David Joerger Memphis Grizzlies NBA Quick Hitters by Wes Kosel

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I have coached at the NCAA Division 2 (Southwestern Oklahoma State University), NAIA (USAO), and JUCO Levels (Blinn College and Carl Albert State College) as well as high school. I just felt that fellow coaches especially young coaches need to constantly work on their “game”. Just like the basketball players that we coach. We as coaches need to improve ourselves. That is my story and why I do this blog.

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January 12, 2015

David Joerger Memphis Grizzlies NBA Quick Hitters by Wes Kosel

Attached are two plays from Memphis Grizzlies head coach David Joerger. The Grizzles won Sunday in a tough double overtime game against Phoenix to move to 26-11 on the season and 17-6 in conference. The Grizzlies are currently tied for 1st place in the Southwest Division with the Houston Rockets. Although the last ten games the Grizzlies have been in a bit of a slump (5-5), they will be looking to get back to how they started the season. In the first 25 games, the Grizzlies started 21-5. The Grizzlies are winning by sharing the ball (10th overall in assists per game with 22.6) and playing solid defense (8th overall in points allowed with 97.8). The following are two quick hitters that the Grizzlies used in the double overtime win over the Suns. Memphis has been very good at being patient and finding the open option in the play. The first play, Loop Slip, was used as a sideline out-of-bounds play in the game but can be used as a set play as well.

David Joerger Memphis Grizzlies NBA Quick Hitters – Loop Slip
5 sets a back-screen for 3 as 2 clears to the opposite corner. 3 loops around 5 to set up for a back-screen for 1. 1 passes to 5 and acts as if he is going to use the screen from 3. 3 slips the screen and 1 runs around 5 to get the ball on a dribble hand-off. 1 looks to score or pass to 3 cutting off of a staggered screen to the right wing.

David Joerger Memphis Grizzlies NBA Quick Hitters – Zipper High Low
1 dribbles up to the left wing as 5 screens for 3. 3 cuts to the block then uses a zipper cut to move back to where he started. 4 screens the screener opening up the low post for 5. 1 looks to pass to 3 or 5, but if neither are open he looks to pass to 4 flashing to the high post. 4 looks hi/lo or to 3 flaring to the right wing.

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.

David Joerger Memphis Grizzlies