Developing A Killer Offensive Basketball Formation
So you wanna develop a killer offense?
Well, before you start wearing out your chalk, take some time to critically evaluate your team. Sit down with yourself and honestly, truthfully evaluate your team. What are their strengths; what are their weaknesses?
This is the first step to concocting your unstoppable offense. Without this evaluation process, you?ll be completely lost when it comes to optimizing and maximizing your team?s offensive production.
Let?s take a quick look at an imaginary team?s strengths and figure out an offensive formation that can maximize their offensive output:
This team has good shooters and passers, a guard who likes to constantly attack the basket, and has excellent offensive rebounders.
So, based on the above information, we know that this team has excellent guards and versatile forwards that can crash the offensive boards and hit from the outside. We can also extrapolate the fact that this team has athletic and talented centers with some perimeter range.
With talent like this, there are many different offensive formations that could be used, but to properly optimize and maximize the talents on this team, they should run a 1-4 offensive set. Why?
Well, mainly because the 1-4 offensive set places their players in advantageous spots on the floor. It creates space and attacking lanes for their dynamic point guard to wreak havoc on the opposition. And, by nature, it places their big men in positions to utilize their explosiveness and shooting abilities.
More than any other offensive set, the 1-4 offense really allows this team to fully take advantage of their speed and athleticism.
The whole ?fully understanding? thing is starting to make a whole lot more sense now, isn?t it. You can see why without this advanced knowledge a coach would have no clue as to optimizing their team on the offensive end.
This fact alone is the main reason why you constantly see teams with lots of talent, but no championships to show for it. The problem doesn?t lie with the players; it is the coaches who are to blame.
The coaches are solely responsible for putting their players in optimal spots on the floor to maximize their team?s talents and abilities.
This is really the difference between an elite coach and an average coach. The elite coach truly understands his team and knows how to fully take advantage of his team?s strengths. Basically, the elite coach uses his basketball expertise to maximize his team?s chances of winning.
This is something an average coach can never be able to do, simply because he doesn?t have the knowledge necessary to implement game winning strategies.
And after all, having the right knowledge is the key.
And, one of the biggest mistakes coaches make is collecting information from unknown, non-reputable websites. They end up researching and gathering information from people who really don?t know basketball, but can talk a sweet game.
Now, don?t get me wrong, they?re a few high quality sites that truly provide a wealth of valuable insight and information that can really boost your team?s winning percentage.
So, don?t totally give up on the internet, simply keep an eye out for amateurish sites that lack quality content and have lot?s of irrelevant advertising on them.
Faisal Khetani is an athletic trainer and contributing writer to an award-winning basketball site. Over 600,000 coaches and players have improved their games and winning percentages with the basketball tips, drills, plays, and coaching advice on: http://www.basketball-drills-and-plays.com
|
|
 |
 |
|
The NBA Draft
Association's (NBA) thirty teams (29 in the United States and one in Canada) can select young players who wish to join the league. These players usually come from college level, but in recent drafts a greater number of international and high school players have been drafted. As of the 2006 NBA Draft high school players gain eligibility for draft selection one year after their graduating class has finished high school, but only if they also are at least 19 years of age as of the end of the calendar year of the draft.
National Basketball AssociationTickets (NBA): TicketNest
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a basketball league. It is an active member of USA Basketball (USAB), which is recognized by FIBA as the National Governing Body (NGB) for basketball in the United States. The NBA has the honor of being one of the four major U.S. professional sports leagues in North America.
Brady Quinn : 2007 Draft Day Picks
Brady Quinn was born on October 27, 1984 in Dublin, Ohio. Standing at 6 feet 4 inches and weighing in at 227 pounds Quinn is the perfect size for an NFL quarterback. And not only has he garnered a lot of attention on the field for his performance, but people have taken notice of his good looks off the field as well.
Troy Smith : 2007 Draft Day Picks
Troy Smith was born on July 20, 1984 in Cleveland, Ohio. Smith is widely considered one of the best quarterbacks to ever pass through Ohio State University. A solid combination of speed, arm, strength, and accuracy has allowed Smith to be a top notch player since his high school days.
Xtreme Fantasy Football.com to Offer Free Fantasy Football Mock Drafts
Is it possible to participate in a free fantasy football mock draft without spending hours on line? It is now, with individual fantasy football mock drafts.
NBA Tickets for Knockout Basketball!
Fans with NBA tickets know that they have passes for much more than just a good basketball game. NBA games are known for their high-profile players and plays that sometimes seem to defy all laws of gravity. Over the years, the league has had its share of glorious moments and complicated controversies.
Maximum Fantasy Sports Releases Their 2008 Player Rankings and Mock Draft
Maximum Fantasy Sports has released their Fantasy Football player rankings for the Season 2008 in addition to their Mock Draft.
Four-time NBA All-Star Mark Price to Provide Specialized Training for Pro Basketball Players
Four-time NBA All-Star Mark Price, along with Suwanee Sports Academy, a player development company, has announced details about a suite of basketball training programs for professional players at the Sports Academy's metro-Atlanta facility. Price, one of the greatest shooters to ever play the game will provide specialized training opportunities for professional and draft eligible players as well as elite college players.
Mike Conley Jr., Lottery Pick in Next Week's NBA Draft, Launches Blog at Yardbarker.com
Mike Conley, Jr., former Ohio State point guard and one of the NBA's top prospects, has launched his personal blog in order to communicate directly with a growing fan base. Conley Jr. becomes the latest player to join the Yardbarker Star Athlete Network. Others include Greg Oden, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ace pitcher John Lackey and San Diego Chargers defensive back Cletis Gordon.
Synergy Sports Technology Announces New Agreement with NBA : Leading Video Scouting Products to be Utilized by NBA, WNBA and NBA D-League
Synergy Sports Technology today announced a new multi-year licensing agreement with the National Basketball Association (NBA) that will continue to bring the power of Synergy?s pro-level video scouting products to the NBA, and for the first time, to the WNBA and NBA D-League.
Kgadi LLC, NBA Basketball Licensed Handbag Designer, Signs with Allison Dawn Public Relations
Kgadi LLC, a licensee of NBA Basketball Logo and Trademarked Handbags, signs with Allison Dawn PR for their product launch.
Great NBA Basketball Dunks
It's the play that makes crowds jump to their feet, players jump from their benches and people who are watching at home jump off the couch and yell, "Holy crap, did you see that?" It's the slam-dunk - the most electrifying and exciting play in basketball. Whether it's a power dunk that nearly breaks the backboard or an acrobatic aerial maneuver where the player twists and turns in the air, a slam dunk gets players and fans fired up and can change the momentum of the game.
viagogo and the NBA Strike Secondary Ticketing Deal for 2007 NBA Europe Live Presented by EA SPORTS in the UK
Europe's leading secondary ticketing company to serve as official secondary ticketing partner for the NBA game on October 10 at The O2 in London.
NBA(R) Pre-Draft Camp Coach Selects SunTech Tango+ for Automated Blood Pressure Measurement
SunTech Medical is pleased to disclose that its Tango+ automated blood pressure monitor was recently utilized for the physical evaluation of NBA draftees at the 2008 Pre-Draft Camp held in Orlando, Florida.
Calvin Johnson : 2007 Draft Day Picks
Born on September 25, 1985 in Tyrone, Georgia, Calvin Johnson has grown into one of the best college football wide receivers of all time. His rare combination of speed, size, strength, and athletic ability make him difficult to guard no matter who is lining up opposite him. Johnson stands 6 foot 5 inches tall, and weighs close to 240 pounds. To go along with this he has 4.3 speed, and a vertical leap of more than 47 inches!
|
 |
|
