Erik Spoelstra Miami Heat SLOB 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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December 4, 2013

Erik Spoelstra Miami Heat SLOB by Wes Kosel

Here is a sideline out-of-bounds play used by the Coach Erik Spoelstra and the Miami Heat. In this play, Ray Allen throws the ball in, Shane Battier lines up in the ball-side corner, LeBron James on the ball-side elbow, Chris Bosh at the free-throw line, and Dwyane Wade on the opposite wing. The Heat will switch around the players in these positions, but it is important to have a good screener at the free-throw line, and a scoring threat at the elbow (where LeBron is lined up) and the opposite wing (where Wade is). The first option (not shown) is for LeBron to drive to the basket after receiving the in-bounds pass. In this case, Wade would cut to the corner instead of the basket looking to receive a pass from LeBron if he is cut off. If LeBron cannot take his defender, Bosh steps up and sets a back-screen for Wade. If he is open, LeBron can pass to Wade for an easy lay-up or Wade can post up at the block looking for a pass from LeBron or Battier.

If the defense starts guarding against the back-screen cut (Frame 2), Wade can instead flare to the wing off of the back-screen from Bosh. Bosh then steps to the ball and receives a pass from LeBron. Bosh can then reverse the ball to Wade and these two can play a two-man game on the open side of the floor. Either Bosh can set a ball-screen for Wade, or Bosh can cut to the block looking for a pass on the post-up. This play gives playmakers, LeBron and Wade, open space to score. A disadvantage of this play is that both Allen and Battier are stuck on the weak side. However, Battier could start on the opposite side and run across to initiate the play, or Battier could set a back screen for Allen to get back-screen actions on both sides.

I hope you enjoy this play from Erik Spoelstra.

Coach Wes Kosel

Wes Kosel is an assistant coach for men’s basketball under Head Coach Tommy Jones at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, TX. 2013-2014 marks the second year for Kosel at TLU. Prior to arriving at TLU, Kosel served as a student assistant coach under Head Coach Chad Killscrow at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, KS. 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 teaches weight training and aerobic fitness courses 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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