Why you should never shoot a three pointer in basketball.
Would you shoot the ball from the free throw line on the other side of the court? You can, but your odds of hitting are slim. Now compare that to a layup. Obviously, you have a much higher chance of hitting a layup than a full court shot. The closer you are to the basket, the easier it is to hit the shot.
On defense, the further out you force the other team to shoot, the greater the odds they will miss.
What happens on offense all the time, is the three point line is a stop line. Everybody stops at it. When taking a step or two in, or cutting to the basket could increase the odds of hitting the shot dramatically. Plus your odds of rebounding a miss increase if your closer to the basket.
The best thing to do is pretend the three point line doesn't exist. Try to get as close to the basket as you can without getting blocked. You will put a ton more pressure on the defense. Drive every chance you get.
On defense, bait the other team into picking up their dribble and shooting threes. Put your hands up to make the shot as hard as you can. Rebound the miss. Really clog the lane and from the free throw line and in, or from the three point line and in. Do not play team defense from the half court line. Let them run around out there and start your defense when they get close. Imagine, their point guard drives by his man. You can recover much faster if that happens when you are at the free throw line, than the half court line.
It will also put defenders in much better rebounding position if they are closer to the basket. Fouls can also be cut down. Keep your hands up, let them score, fouls are more important than baskets. If the ball is closer to the basket then you, you are out of position. Remember, you want them to shoot further out.
Over the course of a game, little statistical advantages add up. It does not matter how good or bad a player you are the closer you shoot and the further they shoot, the better.
Have Fun!
Thursday, March 3, 2016
A Great Inbounds Play
A really good play to inbound the basketball under your own hoop.
The two traditional plays are the box and the stack. Both of these plays put all the defenders in the perfect position to rebound the ball. Plus, the ball can be stolen easily.
Instead, line the other four players up at the half court line and spread them out. On the signal, all four sprint in for a layup. Any of the four could get open. Its, whoever is faster or reacts better. I like to go on 2 or set. As in, 1,2,3 or ready, set, go.
This play got a team a layup every single time it was used. To different people.
The advantage also is now all four offensive players are in perfect rebounding position and the four defensive players are out of rebounding position.
A wide open layup is a pretty easy shot to hit. If not a layup, a very close easy shot, with rebounders everywhere.
Its not designed for a single person or two, anybody can get open. Its a blast to mess with the other team by changing start numbers. First two, then one.
Also, my family likes to use animal names, go on Armadillo.
Its also a blast to watch the other coach trying to scream at his kids on how to defend it.
The ball gets stolen a lot less.
Have fun!
Elephant, Giraffe, Zebra, Armadillo!
You should see us play football and what we do with the snap count. ;)
The two traditional plays are the box and the stack. Both of these plays put all the defenders in the perfect position to rebound the ball. Plus, the ball can be stolen easily.
Instead, line the other four players up at the half court line and spread them out. On the signal, all four sprint in for a layup. Any of the four could get open. Its, whoever is faster or reacts better. I like to go on 2 or set. As in, 1,2,3 or ready, set, go.
This play got a team a layup every single time it was used. To different people.
The advantage also is now all four offensive players are in perfect rebounding position and the four defensive players are out of rebounding position.
A wide open layup is a pretty easy shot to hit. If not a layup, a very close easy shot, with rebounders everywhere.
Its not designed for a single person or two, anybody can get open. Its a blast to mess with the other team by changing start numbers. First two, then one.
Also, my family likes to use animal names, go on Armadillo.
Its also a blast to watch the other coach trying to scream at his kids on how to defend it.
The ball gets stolen a lot less.
Have fun!
Elephant, Giraffe, Zebra, Armadillo!
You should see us play football and what we do with the snap count. ;)
Setting A Pick!
How to correctly set a pick on offense.
The first thing is do not set the pick on the side of the player you are running towards. Take two extra steps, run behind them, and set the pick on the opposite side. The advantage is now your dribbler is not run straight into your defensive man. You just picked off two players and give the dribbler a clear path to the basket.
Do not set the pick from your left if you are facing away from your basket. Run from your right side and set it like I described. You do this because if you run from your right, set the pick on the opposite side, your ballhandler now has a clear path dribbling to their right and using their strong hand.
Done correctly, the dribbler is wide open for at least a second and can shoot.
It won't show up on the stats, but helping your team score lots of points will put a smile on your face.
Have Fun!
The first thing is do not set the pick on the side of the player you are running towards. Take two extra steps, run behind them, and set the pick on the opposite side. The advantage is now your dribbler is not run straight into your defensive man. You just picked off two players and give the dribbler a clear path to the basket.
Do not set the pick from your left if you are facing away from your basket. Run from your right side and set it like I described. You do this because if you run from your right, set the pick on the opposite side, your ballhandler now has a clear path dribbling to their right and using their strong hand.
Done correctly, the dribbler is wide open for at least a second and can shoot.
It won't show up on the stats, but helping your team score lots of points will put a smile on your face.
Have Fun!
Defensive Stance
My defensive stance is different than most peoples. Let me explain its advantages.
First off, most people guard facing the offensive player. Their legs are across from the offensive players legs. The first thing I do is guard at an angle. My right foot is between the offensive players feet. My left foot is outside and forward of their right foot. My right hand is down to steal the ball. My left hand is up to block their shot.
The first thing you will notice is this forces the player left. If the player is left handed, switch sides. The player now has to use their off hand to dribble. The player will still shoot from their right side and your left hand is in a perfect blocking position. Driving right, means they have to go in a wide arc to get around you, giving you plenty of time to recover.
I taught this defensive stance to a gym full of 500 1st to 6th graders. I then had them each practice it once. The result was two kids got lucky and made the shot. Sixteen kids were blocked. Four hundred and ninety eight missed.
Keep your hands up and out on defense.
Have fun!
First off, most people guard facing the offensive player. Their legs are across from the offensive players legs. The first thing I do is guard at an angle. My right foot is between the offensive players feet. My left foot is outside and forward of their right foot. My right hand is down to steal the ball. My left hand is up to block their shot.
The first thing you will notice is this forces the player left. If the player is left handed, switch sides. The player now has to use their off hand to dribble. The player will still shoot from their right side and your left hand is in a perfect blocking position. Driving right, means they have to go in a wide arc to get around you, giving you plenty of time to recover.
I taught this defensive stance to a gym full of 500 1st to 6th graders. I then had them each practice it once. The result was two kids got lucky and made the shot. Sixteen kids were blocked. Four hundred and ninety eight missed.
Keep your hands up and out on defense.
Have fun!
Guarding the Best player
How do you stop the best player on the other team?
Every basketball team has a player that is the highest scorer. At its core basketball is a game of physics. You need the basketball to score. If the best player on the other team never touches the basketball, they cannot score.
Never let them inbound the ball to the best player. Never let them pass the ball to the best player. If the best player ever touches the ball guard them as close as you can. If you can't guard full court pick up the best player at half court. Make them pick up their dribble. Make them pass. Live with the rest of the team beating you.
Have the player on your team, that the best player on their team is guarding run all over the court on offense. Wear the player down as they play defense.
You will discourage the player and the other team. They have a much harder time scoring when their best shooter is not the one shooting. It will actually increase your odds of winning the game.
I once held a guy who scored 60 points the previous game to 0 points. He only touched the ball twice the entire game and shot bad three point shots both times. He did not dribble the ball once. He played Division one NCAA basketball.
Have the mentality, I am going to guard the other teams best player. He will not touch the basketball.
Remember the number one basketball rule, Have Fun!
Every basketball team has a player that is the highest scorer. At its core basketball is a game of physics. You need the basketball to score. If the best player on the other team never touches the basketball, they cannot score.
Never let them inbound the ball to the best player. Never let them pass the ball to the best player. If the best player ever touches the ball guard them as close as you can. If you can't guard full court pick up the best player at half court. Make them pick up their dribble. Make them pass. Live with the rest of the team beating you.
Have the player on your team, that the best player on their team is guarding run all over the court on offense. Wear the player down as they play defense.
You will discourage the player and the other team. They have a much harder time scoring when their best shooter is not the one shooting. It will actually increase your odds of winning the game.
I once held a guy who scored 60 points the previous game to 0 points. He only touched the ball twice the entire game and shot bad three point shots both times. He did not dribble the ball once. He played Division one NCAA basketball.
Have the mentality, I am going to guard the other teams best player. He will not touch the basketball.
Remember the number one basketball rule, Have Fun!
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