David Joerger Memphis Grizzlies Set Plays by Wes Kosel

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July 19, 2014

David Joerger Memphis Grizzlies Set Plays by Wes Kosel

Attached in this playbook are two set plays from Memphis Grizzlies Head Coach David Joerger. Joerger just completed his first year as the head coach of the Grizzlies leading them to a 50-32 record and a #7 seed in the playoffs. The Grizzlies lost in 7 games to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. Joerger has had a unique path to becoming a NBA Head Coach. He first served as a head coach in several minor leagues (IBA, CBA, and USBL) before coaching in the D-League. In one year in the D-League, Joerger led the Dakota Wizards to a Championship over the Colorado 14ers. He then went on to serve as an assistant for the Grizzlies before taking over as head coach at the start of the 2013-2014 season.

David Joerger Memphis Grizzlies Set Plays – 1-4 High Gasol/Randolph Hi/Lo

1 passes to 5 (Gasol) at the high post then loops around Gasol to screen for 3. 3 cuts to the basket looking for the pass from Gasol. If 3 isn’t open on the initial cut, he cuts back to the wing off of a second screen from 1. If he still doesn’t have a shot, Gasol dribbles across the free-throw line as 4 (Randolph) cuts down the lane line then loops into the lane posting up. Gasol looks to make the hi/lo pass to Randolph inside. If he doesn’t have an angle to pass, Gasol can pass to either wing who looks inside to Randolph.

David Joerger Memphis Grizzlies Set Plays – Conley Stagger

1 (Conley) passes to 2 then cuts through to the opposite low post. 2 looks inside to 4 then passes to 5 at the top of the key. 5 then dribbles toward 2 to give him the ball on a dribble hand-off. 2 uses the hand-off from 5 as a screen as 4 and 5 set a staggered screen for Conley. Conley cuts to the wing or corner for a shot.

Wes Kosel is an assistant coach for men’s basketball under Head Coach Doug Novak at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Kosel joined the staff at Bethel after serving two seasons at Texas Lutheran University and one season at Haskell Indian Nations University. Kosel has an undergraduate degree in Exercise Science from the University of Kansas, and is pursuing a Master’s degree in Physical Education from the University of Houston. The Bartlesville, OK native is also a NSCA Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), and taught weight training and aerobic fitness courses while coaching at Texas Lutheran. He has coached AAU programs, volunteered with elementary and middle school basketball teams, and has worked basketball camps for various programs including the Houston Rockets, University of Houston, Texas State, and Texas A&M Corpus Christi.