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BASKETBALL COACHW
EEKLYHazing is not DeaD — Give it Your Full Attention to StoP it
HigH Ball screen gives Weak-siDe curler space to score
January 14, 2016issue 120
$5.99
Learn From The ‘Game oF The Year’
Use These 2 BiLL seLF seTs in YoUr ProGram
TransiTion DriLL‘Fours’ Fuels Competitive Fires
< Wayne selDen, Jr., Scored the moSt imPortAnt bASketS in
triple ot vs. oklaHoma emBrace rivaLries, Don’t AbAnDon them
When Legs get tireD, LimiT The acTions in YoUr seTs
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is your top priority. But, truly, has this rivalry reached a point where the potential for violence has become inevitable?
You don’t see Duke and North Carolina calling off their games. Earlier this season I watched an epic Iowa/Iowa State game that came down to the final shot. Kansas and Oklahoma are bordering Big 12 rivals and played the “game of the year” this season by all accounts with Kansas emerging victorious in triple overtime (see pages 3-5 for play breakdowns from this game). And guess what? Some Kansas fans actually stayed in the building to wait for Oklahoma’s Buddy Hield to wrap up a post-game interview … not to harm him but so they could applaud for him.
We can’t just do away with rivalries when they become too heated. As a coach, part of your responsibility is to be the face of your program and talk to players, fans and supporters when tensions begin to flare.
If he was truly that worried about player safety, Krystkowiak needed to reach out to BYU head coach Dave Rose and have a conversation about it. He needed to address his fan base and players to instruct them to maintain composure no matter the situation.
Sure, we’re talking about controlling 18- to 22-year-olds and no head coach has the ability to stop a few people who only want to fight from doing so. But, the majority of fans and students are level-headed — treat them as such.
Most of them are going to encounter strife, high emotions and volatile environments in their lives, as
For the first time since 1944 and for only the second time in 100 years, the BYU and Utah men’s
basketball teams will not play each other next season.
Utah head coach, Larry Krystkowiak, decided to call for a “cooling-off period” for the rivalry after recent incidents between the schools on the basketball court and football field — most recently when BYU’s Nick Emery punched Utah’s Brandon Taylor near the end of Utah’s basketball victory last month.
This is a horrible, short-sighted decision.
Rivalries fuel basketball. Sure, you can pack more people into a football stadium, but give me an overcrowded gym with standing-room only on an evening when a rival is in town.
Basketball players are exposed. They’re performing without helmets or face guards. You can see their emotions. Fans from both sides clearly can hear each other in the close quarters. I’ve covered a lot of sports in my day and the most tense, exciting venues always have been basketball gymnasiums.
I do understand Krystkowiak’s stated concern. Player safety always
Embrace Rivalries, Don’t Abandon Them
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BASKETBALL COACH
WEEKLY
Hazing is not DeaD — Give it Your Full Attention to StoP it
HigH Ball screen gives Weak-siDe curler space to score
January 14, 2016issue 120
$5.99
Learn From The ‘Game oF The Year’
Use These 2 BiLL seLF seTs in YoUr ProGram
TransiTion DriLL‘Fours’ Fuels Competitive Fires
< Wayne selDen, Jr., Scored the moSt imPortAnt bASketS in
triple ot vs. oklaHoma emBrace rivaLries, Don’t AbAnDon them
When Legs get tireD, LimiT The acTions in YoUr seTs
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In this issue...
3 LEarn FroM ThE ‘GaME oF ThE YEar’
Kansas’ Bill Self perfectly utilized his dynamic junior guard, Wayne Selden, Jr., in a triple-overtime epic against Oklahoma
4 run a SIMPLE SCrEEn & SPaCE
When legs are tired, use fewer actions to get your shooters open, such as the ones found in this set
5hanDoFF, BaLL SCrEEn & CurL
A high ball screen allows the ball handler to get deeper into the set, which opens up the lane for a curling weak-side player
6 ‘FourS’ FuELS CoMPETITIvE FIrES
Work on scoring with a numbers advantage, defensive communication, hustling back on defense and competitiveness in this drill
Rules against hazing seem to be a part of almost every basketball program’s handbook these days. But, you need to do more. You can’t reasonably expect to dissuade hazing simply by having players read a handbook page and sign it.
The most recent hazing incident, this time in Ooltewah High School in Tennessee, has resulted in the canceling
Hazing Still needS Your attentionQuiCK Hitterof the entire basketball season and, much worse, three players charged with raping a teammate.
While it’s not an easy topic to bring up to your players, use this story as launching point for a productive discussion with your team.
Go beyond simply saying you won’t stand for this behavior. Explain how hazing now has deeply impacted the lives of many
players at Ooltewah, and to a much lesser degree, has taken the game of basketball away from everyone, even those not involved in the alleged criminal act.
Players listen to you. They respect you. If you take time out of a practice to address this, they will understand the severity of hazing and hopefully think twice before subjecting innocent players to idiotic rituals.
Utah’s Larry Krystkowiak
decided to pull the plug on his
program’s rivalry with BYU
a coach it’s your job to teach them how to manage these situations rather than simply walk away and hide.
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Bill Self/KanSaS SetS
Brent Musberger’s voice continued to paint the perfect picture to what all of us were
witnessing as Dick Vitale added in extra levels of excitement with each passing bucket.
Everyone expected the No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup to be a good one … but it ended up being even better.
Playing in front of a raucous home crowd, No. 1 Kansas trailed by as many as 10 points in the second half, roared all the way back against No. 2 Oklahoma and outlasted the Sooners in triple overtime Jan. 4.
As most of us sat in awe of this instant classic, I also was amazed with how each coach — Bill Self and Lon Kruger — masterfully managed his team. Dealing with foul trouble, tired legs and complete exhaustion as each
overtime period led to the next, these two coaches essentially put on a clinic in the throws of the best game of the year.
This week I am focusing on how Bill Self utilized Wayne Selden, Jr., in the third overtime period. The 6-foot-5 junior guard scored 21 points in the game but was Self’s go-to when it mattered most.
It was clear that as the third overtime session started, the players were running on fumes. Self smartly ran a set requiring not a lot of movements in creating an open jump shot. You knew this was exactly the play he wanted because you can see him pointing to Devonte’ Graham to dribble the ball to a specific spot just in front of the Kansas bench for the play call.
Selden comes off an off-ball
screen for a simple catch-and-shoot opportunity, which he converts into a 3-pointer to give Kansas a 97-94 lead.
Coming out of a timeout with 1:15 remaining and Kansas down 103-102, Self was at it again. He drew up the perfect play, which had Selden coming from the far corner off a screen, but this time Selden kept the curl tight into the lane, received a pass and continued toward the hoop for a layup to regain the lead. And, as most great teams do, the Jayhawks converted five of six free throws after the Selden layup to close out the victory.
Both of these sets are broken down on the next two pages. They are efficient yet effective and perfect for you to run as you notice players starting to tire near the end of a grueling game.
Bill Self perfectly used Wayne Selden, Jr., in triple overtime to help his No. 1 Jayhawks upend No. 2 Oklahoma, 109-106
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Run A Simple Screen & SpaceA successful set doesn’t always require endless screens and constant movements as Kansas proved with this quick hitter to start triple overtime vs. Oklahoma
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WHY USE ITQuick-hitting plays are perfect when your players need to create open scoring chances without exerting too much energy. When No. 1 Kansas faced No. 2 Oklahoma recently, the Jayhawks opened triple overtime with this set, which simply brought Wayne Selden, Jr., out of the corner and to the wing for an open 3-pointer.
SET UPThe point guard is dribbling on the left side of the court. Kansas coach Bill Self is pointing to this side of the court directly in front of the Jayhawk bench, when making this play call. Your shooter (Selden in this case) is in the left corner. Space another guard to the opposite corner with a post on the opposite block. Place a screener at the top.
HOW TO PLAY1 takes a dribble or two to the left, then comes back toward the top off a ball screen from 4. 4 then starts moving toward the left corner [1]. 4 now goes low and screens for 3. 3 curls around the perimeter off the screen and receives a cross-court pass from 1 [2]. 3 catches and shoots as 4 and 5 box out [3].
TECHNIQUE4’s defender sags into the lane on the corner screen to help on 5 posting up, so be sure 5 is working to get good position. This play requires just a few movements so you get a long-distance shot without putting any extra wear on already-tired legs. Bill Self made a great call to start the triple-overtime period and it led to his Jayhawks winning the game of the year.
Player movement Ball movement Dribble Shot
Bill Self/KanSaS SetS
1 Here is your shooter — Kansas used Wayne Selden, Jr., in this spot — start this person in the
corner away from the action at the top
3 4 sets the initial ball screen, then immediately heads to the corner and
screens for the shooter
2 Take a dribble or two toward the shooter to set up the ball screen to
dribble in the other direction
4 1 fires a cross-court pass to 3, who is curling around the perimeter and
remains behind the 3-point line
5 3 catches and shoots before the defense recovers — if the defense jumps the perimeter, look for 2
moving into a shooting window or 1 can cut into the lane for a pass
Handoff, Ball Screen & CurlAnother high ball screen creates a scoring opportunity — this time it’s for the scorer to come behind the ball screen, receive a screen, curl toward the lane and finish at the rim
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WHY USE ITWhen the initial ball handler relocates to the corner after a handoff, the defensive attention focuses elsewhere. Bring this player off a weak-side screen for a curl-and-catch opportunity moving toward the rim for a layup. Bill Self ran this play for Wayne Selden, Jr., with 1:15 remaining in triple overtime against Oklahoma.
SET UPStart in a 1-4 low with the player you want to score handling the ball at the top. Have your point guard begin in the left corner as he or she eventually receives the ball and makes the final pass.
HOW TO PLAY3 dribbles left toward 1 as 1 comes high out of the corner. 3 hands off the ball to 1, then 3 continues to the corner. 4 comes high toward the middle of the free-throw line [1]. 1 dribbles across the top and receives a ball screen from 4. 1 uses the screen to come free on the right side inside the 3-point line. 4 then moves lower and screens for 3 coming out of the corner [2]. 3 curls around the screen, catches a pass from 1 near the middle of the free-throw line, then dribbles hard and attacks the rim for a layup [3].
TECHNIQUEThere is a chance 1 has a clear path to the rim coming off the ball screen, depending on how the opposition defends handoffs and ball screens. Instruct 1 to go to the hoop if there is an opening.
Player movement Ball movement Dribble Shot
Bill Self/KanSaS SetS
1 Execute a handoff here between 3 and 1 as 1 uses the momentum to start dribbling
toward the top of the set
3 1 dribbles inside the 3-point line for better spacing and has the option to attack the
rim if the defense is a step slow2 4 moves high to set the
initial ball screen, then immediately runs toward
3 to set the second screen
4 3 runs a tight curl around 4’s screen so 3 is inside the 3-point line when making the
catch of 1’s pass — now 1 only needs a dribble or two to get to the rim
5 3 must go strong to the hoop as 5’s defender most likely is
going to challenge the shot
‘Fours’ Fuels Competitive FiresThis drill does it all — works on scoring with a numbers advantage, defensive communication, hustling back on defense, matching up and digging deep to beat teammates
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WHY USE ITA level of competition should be a part of everything you do in practice. This drill pits three groups of four players against each other.
SET UPDivide players into three groups of four. Place four minutes on the clock. Give one group (in this example, it’s the white jerseys) a ball and position them behind half-court in position to attack an awaiting defensive unit (red jerseys). The defenders have two players on the floor and two waiting to get into play. The final group (blue) is positioned behind white to play defense.
HOW TO PLAYThe first group (white) attacks 4-on-2. As soon as the ball crosses half-court, the remaining two defenders sprint to touch part of the center circle, then hustle back on defense. Also, the offense has 10 seconds to shoot once the ball crosses mid-court [1]. Once white scores or red rebounds (or forces a turnover), red heads in the opposite direction to attack blue with a 4-on-2 advantage [2]. The same actions continue with red against blue — 10-second shot clock and the addition of two defenders once the ball crosses mid-court [3].
TECHNIQUEIf a team scores, the defenders don’t have to take the ball out of bounds. Play for four minutes and whichever teams scores the most wins the drill. Defensive communication is critical for the two players entering the floor — players must match up quickly to slow the offense.
Player movement Ball movement Dribble Shot
TransiTion CompeTiTion Drill
1 The waiting defenders cannot enter play until the ball crosses mid-court, then once they do communication becomes
vital in matching up with the offense
3 Attack with the numbers advantage to create high-percentage shots — the offense
cannot allow two players to guard four
2 The third team waits patiently at the opposite end and talks about their plan to slow the transition
to buy time for the other defenders
4 If the defense does allow a basket, they don’t have to take the ball out of bounds
before attacking at the other end
5 The new transition offensive players fill lanes and utilize spacing to force the two
defenders into difficult positions
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