How Basketball Players Can Become ELITE in the Pick & Roll
Here's the uncomfortable truth: your team runs pick and roll dozens of times per game, yet most possessions end in contested jumpers or turnovers. We heard Alex Sama break down pick and roll concepts with his college prep team recently, and it really resonated with us — not because the action itself is revolutionary, but because of how systematically he addresses the spacing and timing problems that kill most teams' effectiveness. The pick and roll is basketball's most used action for a reason.
This is why its important to train with a defender👀
A Clippers player went viral this week. Not for a highlight dunk or a clutch three-pointer. For standing up and cheering from the bench during a game. Think about that for a second. We've reached a point where basic teammate support — the absolute minimum of basketball culture — is now considered noteworthy content. We heard about this moment and honestly? It made us uncomfortable. Not because celebrating your teammates is bad. It's great! But because the fact that it went viral reveals somethi
La Lakers Head Coach JJ Reddick has this to say about his team forgetting plays
There's a moment most coaches know too well. You've drilled the play a hundred times. Drawn it up on the whiteboard. Walked through it at half speed. Then the game starts, and... nothing. Blank stares. Missed assignments. A turnover. We heard this frustration discussed recently and it really resonated with us. A coach, clearly exasperated, asked the question that haunts gyms everywhere: "Is it a matter of just forgetting plays or not?" His response? Honest and raw. "I don't know. I wasn't a guy
This one training switch, changed this coaches career forever
Picture this: You're warming up your team military-style. Structured drills. Tight formations. Your voice echoing across the gym with corrections and commands. Then you look across the court and see... nobody. The opposing team has no coaches. Just kids playing. And here's the kicker: those kids are having more fun than yours. We heard this story recently and it absolutely stopped us in our tracks. A coach describing his own transformation from a "really traditional coach, shouting at kids" to
Would you run this game in your next practise
Your best player just caught the ball on the wing. Defender closes out hard. And then... hesitation. That split-second pause where they're processing, calculating, deciding. By the time they make a move, the help defender has rotated and the window has closed. We see this in games every single week, and it's not a skill problem. It's a decision problem. We heard this concept discussed recently and it really got us thinking: the idea of "zero second decisions" in basketball. Not faster decisions
The San Antonio Spurs mastered this 1 concept👀
Your best player catches the ball on the wing with space. What happens next? If you're like most youth and recreational teams, they take two dribbles to "set up," pivot a few times scanning the floor, maybe call out a play. Three seconds have passed. The defense has recovered. The advantage is gone. We heard this discussed recently and it really resonated with us: whenever you have an advantage, you should shoot, pass, or drive in zero seconds. Not one second. Not "quickly." Zero. Sound imposs
If you struggle with finishing under pressure, this game is for you!
If you've been using layup lines to work on your finishing, you're probably not getting much better. Because in a game, it's rare you're walking into wide open layups with no pressure behind you. That's why this game is different. Around the arc, one-on-one. You and your defender, starting from the three-point line, battling all the way to the rim. This is how you actually learn to finish. I'm serious. We've all done those endless layup drills where you grab the ball, take two dribbles, and lay
How to Increase your Fast Break Opportunities
Watch any youth or recreational league game and you'll see the same pattern repeat dozens of times: a player grabs a defensive rebound, lands facing their own basket, takes a dribble or two to gather themselves, then pivots to find an outlet. By that time? The defense has recovered, the transition opportunity has evaporated, and your team is stuck in a halfcourt set. What if I told you the solution is hiding in plain sight every Sunday during football season? We recently came across a fascinati
If you struggle with contact in basketball, this drill is for you!
Here's something that'll blow your mind: most pickup games and rec leagues are won or lost within fifteen feet of the basket, and it's not because of layups. It's the free throw line extended—that invisible line stretching across the court—that separates teams who just play basketball from teams who actually understand basketball. I've watched countless games where one squad figures this out and the other team just... doesn't. And man, it's painful to watch when you're on the wrong side of that
How to make quicker decisions in Basketball
Here's something that'll make you rethink everything: the best offensive players in the world aren't thinking about plays at all. They're reacting in zero seconds. No mental processing. No running through their checklist of moves. Just pure, instinctive basketball. And according to a recent podcast episode that's been making waves in the coaching community, this "zero seconds" concept might be the missing piece in how we're developing players at every level. The premise is simple but profound:
Dennis Schröder says Europeans will take over the NBA👀
Let me say something that'll probably ruffle some feathers: European basketball might actually be playing chess while we're out here playing checkers. I know, I know — hear me out before you close this tab. We all love the high-flying dunks and the ankle-breaking crossovers that dominate our highlight reels, but there's something fundamentally different happening across the pond. Something we need to talk about. European basketball is pure, unfiltered basketball IQ. It's coaching at its finest.