Monday, November 10, 2014

Coach Bob Walsh's latest

Coach Bob Walsh's latest is "5 Guys Playing The Basketball."  An excerpt:
"...Get away from your man when he doesn’t have the ball. This is one concept in simple terms that is a big part of 5 guys playing the basketball. You shouldn’t be able to touch your man when he doesn’t have the ball, and I think this concept is pretty different from what most players are taught growing up. Watch your guys when their man goes to use a screen, and almost naturally they get closer to him and put their hands on him. Not only does this make it harder for them to beat the screen – because now their man can run them into it – but it also keeps them from playing the basketball. They are taught man-to-man defense, to guard one guy, and not let him score.  If all 5 guys do that, no one is going to score right?  If you have 5 guys who are quicker, faster and better than the guy they are guarding, that might work. But the guy with the ball knows which way he wants to go, knows what move he is going to make. That’s a pretty significant advantage  when it comes to one-on-one play. Give me five guys that aren’t going..."

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