Somehow, it’s July already, and as the year continues to march on we’re taking a moment to reflect back on all the defensive schemes, offensive strategies and technical details we’ve covered over the past three months in our SG Plus breakdowns and newsletters that you may have missed while you were recruiting, travelling, vacationing, etc…
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Below you’ll find a short recap accompanied by the video, newsletter, and extra added content for each concept that was explored that week.
???? PNR Series – The Skip Dribble
“Highlighting the use of the Skip Dribble in the PNR, and its effectiveness in allowing the ball handler to play with a change of pace and/or change of direction in their PNR set ups & attacks.”
???? SG Plus Content: Our PNR series collaboration with The Pro Lane on the Reject, Hostage Dribble & Snake Dribble.
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???? Deceptive Designs – Tenerife’s Sets for Sasu Salin
“This breakdown highlighted Tenerife’s use of deceptive screens and decoy actions to free their shooters.”
???? SG Plus Content: Andrej Lemanis Pin Down series with the Brisbane Bullets.
???? Dynamic, Decision-Based Warm Ups
“We were joined by The Pro Lane to run through a number of drills to help coaches introduce decision making, skill & conceptual development into a warm-up.”
✚ Pair With: Our podcast with Coaches Drew Dunlop & Jake Grossmann of The Pro Lane.
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???? Ben Lammers’ Quick Show Recovery
“This video highlights the defensive technique in providing aggression on the ball in the PNR with a quick show while also being able to recover back to protect the rim.”
✚ Pair With: Our podcast with Alba Berlin Head Coach, Israel Gonzalez, on the “ABCs” of their PNR Defense.
???? SG Plus Content: Alba Berlin’s Next & Last PNR Coverage.
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???? Penn State’s 5 Out Delay Offense
“This was a fun look into the details of Coach Micah Shrewsberry’s Delay Offense with Penn State.”
✚ Pair With: Virtus Bologna’s Delay Swing Away
???? SG Plus Content: Joventut Badalona’s 5 Out Delay Offense.
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???? Attacking Off Ball Screen Stunts
“This video and newsletter analyzed various offensive strategies to attack aggressive off ball screening stunts off the passer.”
???? SG Plus Content: Off Ball Screen Stunts & Next Defense.
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???? Crunch Time with Tobin Anderson
“Newly hired Iona Head Coach, Tobin Anderson, joins us in the Film Room to breakdown their historic NCAA Tournament victory over 1 seeded Purdue to discuss Post Doubles, Defending Baseline Inbounds, Late Game Pressure and much more.”
✚ Pair With: Our podcast with Coach Anderson on many of these same topics.
???? SG Plus Content: Get caught up on all our “Crunch Time” sessions (late-game decision videos).
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???? Manresa’s Arrive Offense – Hunting Stampedes
“Coach Pedro Martinez and his club, Manresa, are one of our favorite teams to study, and in this breakdown we looked at the use of the Stampede Action in their 2-sided arrive offensive spacing.”
✚ Pair With: Royce O’Neale’s use of the stampede catch.
???? SG Plus Content: Manresa’s Empty Side Flow Offense.
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???? DHO Skip Receives
“We enjoyed looking at Kevin Pangos’ use of the Skip Step in the DHO, receiving with the Skip Step to build patience and aid his decision making.”
???? SG Plus Content: Defending the DHO, Deny and Under.
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???? UConn Deceptive Designs
“Our detailed look into National Champion UConn’s Swing Thru and Diamond Series.”
???? SG Plus Content: Heroes Den Bosch “Flare the Ballscreener” series.
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???? 3-2 “Monster” Zone (Available for purchase!)
“A 3-2 zone, which morphs into a 2-3 zone look as the ball moves from the top of the perimeter to the corners. The term “Monster” denotes the big/forward positioned at the top of the zone, whose responsibility is to mirror the ball as it is passed along the perimeter, consistently positioning themself at the level of the ball.”
✚ Pair With: Our podcast conversation with Merrimack HC Joe Gallo on his “No 3’s” Zone defense.
???? SG Plus Content: Merrimack’s “No 3’s” Zone Defense.
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???? Olympiacos’ Under Solutions
“We loved diving into the fantastic way Olympiacos tailors their attack against the ‘under’ in the PNR to their personnel and offensive philosophy.”
???? SG Plus Content: Olympiacos Flex Ballscreen Motion.
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???? Nova Southeastern’s Press & Pace Concepts
“A Breakdown of D2 National Champion Nova Southeastern’s Press and their calculated risks to create pace off of made and missed shots.”
✚ Pair With: Our podcast with Montclair State HC Justin Potts on the art of pressing.
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Thank you all for your continued support and if you have further questions or want to discuss any of these breakdowns with us please feel free to reach out at info@slappinglass.com.