Gregg Popovich San Antonio Spurs Tim Duncan ISO Plays by Wes Kosel

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April 16, 2015

Gregg Popovich San Antonio Spurs Tim Duncan ISO Plays by Wes Kosel

Here are two post isolation plays from San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich. The Spurs use these two plays to get Tim Duncan the ball in the post. The Spurs do a good job of running through some actions before the isolation entry so that the opposing team has to guard the initial actions and not just stand around for the isolation. The Spurs are averaging 103.2 points per game this season (7th overall in the league) and pass the ball well with an 18.5% assist ratio (4th in the league). Although these plays end in isolation looks for Duncan, the early scoring options provide some good looks for scoring as well.

Gregg Popovich San Antonio Spurs Tim Duncan ISO Plays – Tim Duncan Post ISO
This play starts with four players on the perimeter and one player inside. Duncan (5) starts on the left lane line extended trailing the play. 1 passes to 2 then loops in front of Duncan to the opposite wing. 2 passes to Duncan who passes to 1. 3 then sets a cross-screen for 4 in the lane. 1 looks for 4 posting up, but if he isn’t there 1 passes to 2 at the top of the key. Duncan moves down to the opposite low or mid-post and posts his man up for the isolation entry from 2.

Gregg Popovich San Antonio Spurs Tim Duncan ISO Plays – SLOB Duncan Post ISO
3 passes the ball into 1 then cuts to the top of the key to get the ball back from 1. 3 then passes to 4. 3 sets a down screen for Duncan (5) who cuts to the elbow to get the ball from 4. Duncan then fakes the hand-off to 4 and continues towards the corner to give the ball to 2 on a dribble hand-off. 2 dribbles towards the top of the key then stops to look inside to Duncan posting up.

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Wes Kosel is an assistant coach for men’s basketball under Head Coach Andy Partee at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, CO. Kosel joined the staff at Colorado College after serving two seasons as an assistant coach 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), a certified personal trainer (NSCA-CPT), 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.

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