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Former NBA coach Hubie Brown believes that it is vital to
your team’s success to effectively utilize the three-point shot.
Connecticut head coach Jim Calhoun uses the following key
terms to describe his defense: contain,
contest, blockout, rebound and run.
When attacking the press, Memphis head coach John Calipari
wants his team to beat the press up the floor, have good spacing and to attack.
Tennessee-Chattanooga head coach Jeff Lebo likes to run a
motion offense for the following reasons: difficult to defend, develops your players, enjoyable for players,
difficult to scout, adapability, and it’s flexible.
When attacking zones, John Calipari wants to move men, move
the ball, and penetrate the zone.
Ed Schilling, Wright State head coach, likes to use dribble
entry sets, especially late in the game.
Alabama head coach Mark Gottfried has all of his coaches at
practice twenty minutes early to be available for individual work with players.
Abilene-Christian head coach Klint Pleasant wants players
always shooting against a statistic, a clock or a partner. This guarantees there will be competition,
pressure, and punishment for the loser.
When running a side pick-and-roll play, former New York
Knicks head coach Jeff Van Gundy will put the opposite post as deep as he can
on the help side of the floor. This
placement allows the post player on the help side to work out-of-bounds and
back in for offensive rebounds.
If a player comes up short by one shot in a shooting drill,
Klint Pleasant will give them one attempt to meet the goal. However, the player must swish the shot.
Mark Gottfried wants his players sweating and loose when
practice starts.
Klint Pleasant suggests this drill: have a player take 50 three-point shots from
their favorite spot and the player must hit seventy percent.
To improve his player’s ability to v-cut, North Carolina
head coach Matt Doherty uses the following phrase: “break the three-point line twice.”
Jeremy Parrott, Cherokee (TN) High School assistant coach,
suggests having three cardinal rules on offense. On defense, simply match you philosophy.
Matt Doherty teaches the man making a pass and then
screening away to get his back pointed where the man will get open.
