Slappin’ Glass just keeps rolling out great podcasts. If coaches are not listening to them regularly, you are missing out on a great resource. And any of you who have heard Jeff VanGundy speak before know that he is absolutely a must-listen speaker.
Focus on Preventing the Star From Scoring in These Ways
1- Stop Transition scoring by the star
2- Don’t allow them to be an offensive rebounder
3- No reckless shooting fouls
4- Staying with spot up shooters when star has the ball is a MUST
Questions You Must Answer
1- How and when will you double a star with the ball?
2- How will you handle ISO, Post Up, Pin Downs
Three Parts of Physicality
This applies to guarding the star but also defense in general- you must be physical.
1- Players must be loud. There is a relationship between being loud and being intense.
2- Players must be intense, intensity brings physicality.
3- Physical.
Physicalness vs Fouling
1- Anytime a player moves toward the ball, the offense must be met with contact.
2- It is up to the player to learn and adjust to what is a foul and what is good defense.
3- When offense moves toward ball- make contact, steer the cutter, then release to be ready for next defensive action.
Adjusting When Have Trouble Defensively
1- Any adjustment made defensively must be something practiced. Don’t drop in a Triangle and Two if you have not played it
2- Tricks defensively may steal a possession or may allow a team to win a game- but as coaches, we must realize that if rely on defensive tricks to solve defensive problems, it is not a strategy that will win championships.
3- VanGundy does not believe things like switching to zone, picking up full court- are strategies that sustain success.
Two Back Door Cuts That Need To Be Taught
1- When ball is at high post off short roll- the backdoor cut from the corner.
2- When the ball is in the corner, the backdoor cut from the slot.
Three Passes a Post Needs on the Short Roll
1- Bounce pass to other post
2- Lob to cutter
3- Skip pass to opposite corner.
Biggest Change in NBA in Last 10 Years
1- It used to be that 0-1 players when to the offensive boards. Now there will be 3 going to the offensive boards.
2- Three Attempts- both corners and the dunker need to go to the offensive boards. Players going to the offensive board from the corner must always go “over” their man and thru the elbow area to the boards.
3- Slots should never go to the offensive boards.
4- The worst shot in terms of defensive transition is a missed layup or missed drive. No one should go to the offensive boards on penetration shots.
Coaches Need to Realize that Players Don’t Want More Friends
1- They want the coach to bring competence
2- Sincerity
3- Reliability
4- Trustworthiness
Choosing Feedback for Players
1- Post game (immediately after or next day)- players must be given necessary corrections.
2- Feedback should match the action. If they made a good play, don’t say great play. If they made a bad play, don’t say,”That’s ok.”
3- Be as enthusiastic in your praise as you are enthusiastic in your criticism.
4- Evaluate are doing it hard enough? Smart enough? Together enough?
Advice to Coaches
1- Know the subject matter. Be a great student of the game. Be curious.
2- Learn to prioritize what wins and what loses games.
3- Work to be an effective public speaker. You may have a good message for your players, your assistants, your parents, your fans- but if you are not effective giving the message, the message is lost.
4- Know technology. What resources are available to better analyze and teach the game.
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