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Last One Holding The Chalk...Usually Wins!(May 2007)Assortment of plays, drills and ideas to help your program improve.
Some offensive ideas vs. man and zone (submitted by Coach Duane Silver - coachsilver.com) And a great quick hitter from UCONN. Click Here! Basketball Thoughts From Larry Brown -
Three things are non-negotiable as a team: 1) defend, 2) give up no second shots,
3) take good shots. -
Statistics that are important to me are FG% defense, rebound differential, and
our turnovers versus opponent turnovers. I love team steals. In an NBA game the
93-92 score bothers me. I want the game played with more points. -
During the lockout year, I went to watch Princeton practice. They didn't do one
defensive drill. That year they led college basketball in field goal percentage
defense. There are a lot of different philosophies that are effective. -
Today's players lack a middle game. -
A problem for good young players in the NBA is they get drafted high by a bad
team. They play a lot and produce, but they get accustomed to losing and the habits
of a losing environment. Then, these young players are rewarded, but not for winning. -
Keys to winning include: taking good shots, don't foul, defend with intensity
and togetherness, rebound at both ends, don't turn the ball over. -
Europeans do a great job of utilizing the 3 pt. Line on offense and defense. They
make the game look like its 3 on 3. In the United States, our game looks like
it's 8 on 8 at times. -
Do shell drill every day as a coach. It makes your team better on offense and
defense. -
As coaches, help each other and the game of basketball. -
When it comes to scouting, I focus on what we do. A lot of times I learn from
my players. There is a reason why they are in the NBA. I want to "empower"
my players. -
The best college teams have great senior leadership. -
One jerk can ruin a team. -
When you play for Bob Knight you become "tougher" as a person. -
I don't like offense, I like defense. I believe great defensive teams won't take
as many bad shots on offense. -
Run your program from day one like you envision it being in the future, as you
see it down the road. Coach for now with vision. As a coach, be comfortable with
what you do. Why change? -
I like to workout together as a staff. It promotes an exchange of ideas in a natural
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