Linc Darner WBCA Fall Clinic 2015 Notes

Linc Darner University of Wisconsin – Green Bay 

Notes By: Erick Blasing

Linc Darner was hired the summer of 2015 as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay. Coach Darner’s spent the previous nine seasons as the Head Coach of NCAA DII, Florida Southern, culminating in a DII National Championship and a 36-1 record in 2014-2015.

At the Fall 2015 Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Clinic, Coach Darner introduced his fast break style of basketball to the coaches. Below are my notes of Coach Darner’s talk.

Linc Darner WBCA Fall Clinic 2015 Notes  |  Reasons for the Fast Break Style:

• Up tempo
• Less pressure to make every shot
• “RP 40” – Relentless Pressure for 40 minutes
• Creates more possessions; goal of 85-90 possessions per game
• Wears other team down
• Creates more playing time with added substitutions
• Can give up more points on the defensive end but it is all about PPR (Points per possession).
  • “Sometimes it is good for the other team to score early, makes them think that they can run with us.”
• Scoring gets fans excited

Linc Darner WBCA Fall Clinic 2015 Notes  |  Defensively:

• Press to create TO’s
• If UWGB does turn the ball over, a pass out of bounds is a good turnover.
• Allows time for UWGB to set up their press
• In DII Champ game at FS, Darner’s team shot the ball 25 more times than their opponent and had 16 fewer turnovers.

Installing the Fast Break

• On FT’s, miss = go score and attack
• On FT, make = have set break in place
• Inbounder has a set step pattern to take the ball out of the net
  • Made FT = Inbounder grabs ball as quickly as possible/never touches the floor
    • Inbounder steps 1-2-Plant out of bounds & pick up inbounds foot
    • Outlet pass with one hand
    • It is the receiver’s job to catch the pass
• PG gets butt to the sideline / FT line extended and above
  • PG never goes back to the baseline to catch the ball

Inbound vs. Denial

• If PG is denied, PG cuts towards opponents basket
• Inbounder passes the ball up and over the top
• “If the help defender steals the pass, the PG didn’t run hard enough to get there”

Vs. DBL Coverage on PG

• PG should step into the trap towards the ball
  • cut to split the double team towards the middle of the floor
• Inbounder makes an extended bounce pass with touch, leading the PG
• PG’s job is to run after the pass

Linc Darner WBCA Fall Clinic 2015 Notes  |  3 on 0 Drill with Wing

• Wing turns and sprints wide, ball side
• The wing doesn’t look for ball until ¼ court
• Wing’s first look is to catch and shoot
• PG tosses the ball ahead to the open wing

“Can teach guys to be good passers without turnovers.”

“Goal of 85-90 possessions with 12 turnovers or less.”

Middle Runner

• Sprints and looks to post up in the circle
• Don’t worry about 3 seconds, call not made that often
• Post under the rim / use the rim to protect the ball on a layup

Worthy Cut

• Weakside wing should get wide and sprint to the coaches box
• Look to cut to the rim for a layup
• Back to weakside corner if the lane is clogged by defense or the middle runner

5 on 0 Sequence

½ Ct Offense out of the Fast Break

• If posting middle runner is not open from the wing
• Wing looks to pass back to the PG or skip to the trailing inbounder
• Trailer has to slow at ½ court to allow himself to catch the ball in stride

Single-Single

Vs. Wing Denial = Dribble Out

• PG “Dribbles Out” Wing (Dribble at in Read and React)
• Ball side post, screens and then reposts
• Trailer sets down screen at FT line for wing

“Tap the Head” = Ball Screen

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