France Scoring Plays for Tony Parker

Written by Wes Kosel

Wes Kosel will enter his first season as an Assistant Coach at Augustana University under Tom Billeter in 2016-2017. Kosel came to Sioux Falls after two season at Colorado College as the lead assistant. Kosel, a native of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, served as an assistant coach at Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference rival Texas Lutheran University from 2012-2014. Kosel graduated from the University of Kansas in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science. He also has a master’s degree in physical education from the University of Houston. While attending Kansas, Kosel served as an assistant coach at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas. A life-long student of the game, Kosel honed his coaching skills by working summer camps for various programs in Texas, Colorado, Missouri, and New Mexico. Kosel also is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and a Certified Personal Trainer, both of which are certifications earned through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). Kosel and his wife, Molly, live in Colorado Springs.

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July 20, 2016

France Scoring Plays for Tony Parker by Wes Kosel

France qualified for the Rio Olympic Games after winning the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Manila, Philippines in July. For the Olympics, there will be two groups, Group A and Group B. Group A will be France, USA, Venezuela, Serbia, China, and Australia. Group B will consist of Argentina, Spain, Brazil, Lithuania, Croatia, and Nigeria. France will open up action against Australia on Saturday, August 6th. The top four teams from each group will move on to the knockout round of the tournament on Wednesday, August 17th. The Bronze and Gold Medal Games will be played on Sunday, August 21st.

France is led by veteran Tony Parker but have several other NBA talents: Rudy Gobert, Evan Fournier, Boris Diaw, and Nicolas Batum. Parker had a great game in the final of the Olympic Qualifying Tournament. The video below shows a couple of plays used to create scoring opportunities.

France Scoring Plays

Quick Post Ram

This play can open up Tony Parker off of a quick ball screen in the slot, but if nothing is there a ram screen is set for Boris Diaw to drive to the basket.

Tony Parker

Transition Drag

Tony Parker is very dangerous off of side ball screens. In this transition drag play, Parker uses a ball screen to get a wide open dribble pull up jump shot.

Tony Parker

Reverse Ram

In this play, France gets a ram action set for Parker on the right wing. The ram action puts the ball screener’s defender behind the action making it very difficult to stop penetration into the middle. Parker is able to get an open jump shot. He is very efficient at taking a dribble with his left and pulling up with his right hand.

Tony Parker

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