Lon Kruger OU Sooners Attacking a Hard Hedge

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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September 30, 2016

Lon Kruger OU Sooners Attacking a Hard Hedge by Wes Kosel

Coach Lon Kruger, who has been with the Oklahoma Sooners for five seasons now, has proven that he can win anywhere. He has a 590-361 career record and has won over 100 games at three different programs (Florida, UNLV, and Oklahoma). Since taking over for the Sooners in 2011, he has increased the win total for Oklahoma each year (from 15 in 2011-2012 to 29 wins in 2015-2016). He has made two Final Four Appearances (1994 and 2016), won two Mountain West Conference Tournament Championships, and a Big 10 Regular Season Championship in 1998. He has bee named Coach of the Year in three different conferences (SEC, Mountain West, and Big 12). As a player at Kansas State, Kruger was Big Eight Player of the Year in both 1973 and 1974. This play for attacking a hard hedge by Coach Kruger uses a “rocket action” to beat the defensive coverage.

Lon Kruger Oklahoma Sooners – Attacking a Hard Hedge Set Play

Sooner Rocket

Coach Kruger beats a hard hedge in this play by using a “rocket” action, which means keeping the 4 man high (instead of running an action on the backside). Keeping 4 in place allows the point guard to quickly hit 4 after attacking the hard hedge. 4 can then throw to 5 rolling to the basket. What teams will eventually do is have x4 help in the middle (4 should take the shot) or x2 will start creeping in from the corner to help on the roll by 5. If this happens, 4 should make a pass fake to 5 and instead pass to 2 in the corner for a shot. The rocket action can be used against a hard hedge, trap, or switch, all which have x5 coming high to defend.

Attacking a hard hedge

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