Once the game is over, players often clammer to see the stat sheet. How many points did I score? How many baskets did I make? They want to know if they've stuffed the stat sheet with rebounds, assists and steals.
The box score will never be able to give you the full story. It doesn't show you:
But they DO have a big influence on the whether your team wins the games.
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All players should be practicing to become great shooters.
Not only for themselves... ...but for their current and future teammates. Your team will thank you. When a player is a threat to knock down outside jumpers and three-point shots, his or her defender is forced to stick to them like gkue. Just watch one possession of a defender guarding Steph Curry.
The thing about bad shooters... A bad shooter can be an offensive liablility. The defender guarding him or her can roam around the court providing help and clogging up the lane.
This is why "shooting" is the #1 skill in basketball. It’s the reason someone small in stature but is a great outside shooter, like Trae Young, was a lottery pick and a very important piece to the future of the Atlanta Hawks. Not only does a great outside shooter score more points for their team... He or she also gives TEAMMATES more space and opportunities to score. Securing rebounds is a vital piece in playing winning basketball. Defensive rebounds mean limiting the opponent to one shot on the offensive end. Offensive rebounds mean securing another possession for your team. All vital ingredients contributing to team success on the court.
Let's hear what Kawhi Leonard, 2019 NBA Finals MVP, says about rebounds... According to his former teammates at San Diego State, Kawhi used to yell "THE BOARD MAN GETS PAID" every time he pulled down a rebound. His teammates also told also shared a few other things Kawhi would say on the court:
The question, you ask is Why did he say "BOARD MAN GETS PAID!" A reporter asked Kawhi about the quote after Game 3 of the NBA Finals, and he said: “I used to say that back when I was in high school and college. Just wanting to get to this league. It’s about working hard, basically, outworking the opponent. Rebounds help you win games, big rebounds, offensive rebounds, limiting the team to one shot. And that used to be our motto, just some of us that were in college that was trying to get to this point.” In summary, rebounding is about outworking your opponent. Anyone can be a good rebounder if you willing to work hard to get position and make the utmost effort to get the ball. Effort can take you a long way in this game.... and in life. Every coach wants a team like this...
Our Summer Season is a little less than two months away. Season starts June 17th. Be sure to reserve your spot today. Access this page to sign up: https://www.playmakersports.net/store/p8/summer19league.html Special thanks to all the parents, players, friends and family members who helped make our first season a tremendous success. Congratulations to all my "Playmakers" as you all grew as basketball players, teammates and people this season. That's what sports is all about. It challenges us to learn about ourselves and become all-around better people for it.
Summer season starts June 17th. I look forward to seeing you all back to take it up a couple levels for our second season. Remember, we also have an open gym on April 5th - Make sure to bring friends who might be interested! Get signed up today as space is limited. Week 5 games are in the books. What did we learn? We learned the bubble drill we ran in practice paid dividends in the games.
The bubble drill is simply a five on five scrimmage where the off ball offensive players are not allowed to "crowd" the ball handler. If the off ball offensive player gets within a couple feet of the ball handler, the offense loses possession. It motivates the off ball players to move without the ball, create space, flash across the lane, find open spaces in the defense to exploit and set screens for teammates away from the ball. Great job using what you learned in practice this week on Gameday! To protect yourself from Cupid's arrow, you need to put up a solid defense. When does that defense end? Put simply, when Cupid is all out of arrows.
Same thing in basketball. You cannot transition from defense to offense until you have possession of the ball. You must continue playing defense until your team grabs a rebound, secures a loose ball or makes a steal. Don't relax or stop playing defense when the other team takes a shot. There could be multiple shots. Defense does not end until your team secures possession of the ball. You're hard work is rewarded by getting the ball and making the conversion to offense. Happy Valentine's Day Everybody! Strong, accurate bounce passes are much tougher to defend than chest and lob passes. Strong bounce passes turned into assists and winning plays. Soft bounce passes were stolen by the defense. Chest passes and lob passes were mostly unsuccessful.
We need to remember that the receiver of the pass is 1/2 the equation. The receiver has to focus on the ball and watch it in to both hands to secure the catch. A receiver can help the success rate of the pass by going to get it. Meaning meet the ball as it comes your way. Go towards it to catch it. This creates less space for the off-ball defender to intercept the pass. Fundamental Principles of Team M2M Defense Include:
Bounce Pass
Why?
There are two sides to successful passing:
Let's not forget about the 2nd person involved. The receiver. The off-ball player should be moving into gaps in the defense, cutting to get open and spacing the floor correctly. If not, they can be just as much to blame (maybe even more so) for a turnover as the player who's doing the passing. |
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