Looking for a game-winning late-game sideline out of bounds play? Here are a couple of sets run for game-winners during the first couple of weeks of the NBA season. The first is courtesy of the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers were down 1 to the Boston Celtics with 11.8...
Play of the Week: Barcelona Stagger BLOB Here is a couple of baseline out of bounds plays that Barcelona has run this year under new coach Šarūnas Jasikevičius. The first is a good staggered look for a shooter. Rather than run a straight double stagger for the...
One of my favorite basketball coaches in the world, Šarūnas “Saras” Jasikevičius has a new home. He left his native Kaunas, Lithuania, where he grew up and eventually became a player and then head coach of Zalgiris Kaunas Basketball Club. He has relocated to...
Miami Heat EOG SLOB v Bucks- Game 4 Need a 3 out of the side out of bounds? Here is a great set for you. In overtime of Game 4, down 4 with 6.3 seconds left, the Miami Heat ran and executed this scissor-action SLOB to perfection to cut the game to 1. The...
If you are anything like me, you have used this quarantine period to try and get better- break down film, watch online clinics, go back through old notes, etc. It has also inspired me to read more than I usually do. I tried to balance my Covid-19 reading list so that...
In this great article coach Hamilton presents some Special Situation Home Run Basketball Plays, and some Last Minute plays that you can use to win close games. We had great feedback on this, therefore decided to publish an update of it. The Home Run (3 seconds left)...
I remember watching coach K in a game of Dream Team against an European national team. I remember that in this game the US Team implemented a big number of pick and roll offenses in order to dominate. Pick and roll offense is crucial for any team that is looking for a...
The “Next” Defensive Trends in Basketball is on the mind of most basketball coaches. There are a variety of ways teams are guarding the pick and roll: -Teams with more traditional bigs tend to utilize the “Drop” or “Catch” coverage. This coverage is designed to keep...
Belmont Backdoor Play 9.5 seconds. Murray State 75. Belmont 74. Belmont ball. Ohio Valley Championship and a trip to the NCAA Tournament on the line. What are the Bruins going to draw up coming out of the timeout? Murray State had just hit two free throws to take a...