Nuggets Basketball

Cindy Ferguson asked:


do think LeBron [James] has surpassed Kobe as a player.”

Never have words been less prophetic, particularly from the lips of Mr. Clutch himself, Kobe Bryant’s mentor and adopted basketball father, Jerry West. Amidst a frenzy of speculation pitting the Cavs’ LeBron James against the Lakers’ Bryant, Kobe managed a stunner for friends and foes alike, giving an all-out performance against the Nuggets in game 1 that brought the Lakers a narrow 105-103 victory.

The series opened Tuesday night, with the Lakers entering against the Nuggets after an unimpressive series against the Houston Rockets. The Nuggets were able to grab the lead in the first half, but by the fourth quarter, Kobe seized the game. He finished having made 40 points, with 18 in the last quarter, and sank in six free throws in the last 30 seconds.

“Once I sensed we didn’t have the energy,” Bryant explained, “I had to take it upon myself to lead by example.”

Lead by example he did. The Nuggets had managed a 13 point lead in the first quarter, with Carmelo Anthony scoring 20 points in his first 20 minutes of play time. Anthony made 39 points in the game, and Chancey Billups added 18, making seemingly impossible 3 pointers. The Lakers, on the other hand, seemed frozen. By the fourth quarter, LA was struggling against a seven point deficit with seven minutes remaining. Pau Gasol tossed two free throws that tied the game at 99. Then Kobe sprang into action.

Bryant started at the line, driving for a layup that closed the gap to five points, made two free throws, and hit a fadeaway jumper. He interrupted Billups’ smooth 3 pointers and a free throw by J.R. Smith. In the last seven minutes, he scored 15 points and added 3 more when he passed to Derek Fisher in the right corner. In short, Bryant gave the performance that Lakers fans had come to expect from him, classic Kobe: clutch shooting, hard closing, and a winning mentality that barreled in on the Nuggets like a train.

He even popped an injured finger, which had to be forced back into place.

Coincidence? Perhaps – if it is a coincidence that back in 2003, in a game against the all time star Michael Jordan, Bryant had a season-high 55 points. Perhaps it is also a coincidence that West – the man who traded for Bryant back when teenagers were considered risky, who offered support as Bryant bickered with Shaquille O’Neal – betrayed his young protégé on the eve of a key playoff series, in the wake of Bryant’s loss of the MVP to LeBron James.

Whether intentional or not, West appears to have incited Bryant into a fury that left fans breathless at the edges of their seats.

“Tonight we had very little else going for us,” Lakers coach Phil Jackson said, “and [Bryant] muscled his way through that game.”

Bryant has claimed that he is unconcerned about the debate over best player. “It hasn’t been, ‘Can you stay on top as the best individual basketball player,’” Bryant said. “That’s not something that has driven me. It’s about winning another championship.”

Game 2 is on Thursday.

KERRY

William Smith asked:


Whether you’re a serious baller or just practicing your jumper in the driveway, most good stores have got the shoes for you. You should be able to browse through a wide selection of styles and colors to match your game, while giving you the support and comfort you need. So whether you are looking for a little more lift to perfect that alley-oop shot or just working on dribbling the ball down the court, most good stores have what you need to get moving today.

The NBA basketball shoes are more than mere footwear. They are actually a fashion statement. You can be sure that a basketball shoe promoted by the game’s stars will be the most worn shoe that season. Basketball fans wait for shoe giants like Adidas, Nike and Reebok to announce their product line before the NBA season.
Each shoe launch is accompanied by a high voltage campaign. This campaign is run not only on newspaper pages but also on television screens and is plastered on hoardings across the nation. The race is to catch the star of the season, and make him endorse the shoe.

What is interesting is that the basketball players select a shoe according to the position in which they play. The most popular are high-cut shoes because they provide strong ankle support. However, power players who play inside prefer sturdy shoes because of the heavy pounding that their feet take. The perimeter players go for shoes that are light since light shoes help them to move and cut. These fine differences are unlikely to be noticed by fans because NBA rules require that all team players wear shoes that are of the same color.

The basketball shoes of some NBA players get written about because they have their names or numbers stitched on their shoes. Some even write messages on their shoes with markers. But the most unique case is that of Mark Jackson, an ex-Denver Nuggets player. He used to tie his wedding ring into the shoelaces to remind him of his wife and family!

Shoe giants initially used to name shoes after superstars like Michael Jordan. But now Reebok has entered into an agreement with NBA to market a line of NBA-Reebok shoes. This arrangement, which came into effect in 2002, provides for the manufacture and marketing of two shoes — NBA Master Link and NBA Denial. Both these shoes carry the NBA logo on the tongue, sole, heel and sock liner.



GUADALUPE

Stephen Lars asked:


Kobe Bryant scored 38 points taking the Lakers to the first victory in the West Conference semifinals (109-98) against the Jazz of Utah. Additional help came from Pau Gasol with 18 points and 10 rebounds, while the Jazz players also did their part with Mehmet Okur with 21 points and 19 rebounds and Carlos Boozer with 15 points and 14 rebounds.

The Lakers certainly came back to life after their fall in the previous qualifying round against the Denver Nuggets. While at play with the Jazz the Lakers were down but were able to recover for a final victory.

Another clash was also taking place between coaches Phil Jackson and Jerry Sloan who had not been face to face since the 1998 NBA final between the Bulls and the Jazz. The Lakers took advantage of the low Jazz shot percentage 36/95, 37.9 a definite turn-around which aim the team.

From the beginning, Gasol knew to take advantage of the gaps left by the rival defense to catch the assistance and be led directly to the hoop. Two Jazz players tried to block him but Gasol knew how to prevent that blocking and scored his best points.

On the other hand, Utah Jazz Deron Williams had a very positive control of the ball as he handled it with intelligence a plan, which was working against his rivals during the first quarter, as they were faster than the Lakers.

It is very possible Bryant will be named the best player of the season; he has been very steady and has not fail his team when needed most. During the first quarter of the game against Utah he scored 15 points leaving the Californians with one point of advantage (25-24). .

The Lakers also had extra resources with Vujacic whose triples triggered the team’s take off. Gasol on this end kept approaching the hoop and led the team to a (41-28). The team’s true winning formula was a combination of speed in the attack and an intense defense.

Throughout the game the Lakers led with a small difference while the Utah players distributed amongst themselves the points in the same way as in the game carried out in the series against the Rockets last Friday.

During the second half, the Lakers spectacular game continued despite the constant attack from the Utah players Boozer and Okur who tried to turn the situation around but did not find the way to it. Then in the last quarter with the scoreboard at 79-72 the Staples Center trembled as both teams continue their fight for the night triumph.

The Jazz suffered an unexpected removal of one of the players; when Boozer walked out of the court; then Gasol awoke and began to score (101-90) and only 44 second before the end of the game; Utah just did not how to solve the equation and the Lakers imposed their superiority quickly to grasp the win.



LESTER

Stephen Lars asked:


With Ginóbili’s return, the Spurs will certainly lit up their NBA champions’ goal. The Argentinean scored 23 points including 12 in the last quarter while Tim Duncan added 17 points and the French Tony Parker scored 26 points on Sunday’s victory over Los Angeles Clippers 88-82.

Ginóbili was not present in five games due to a left-hand finger twist. For this past game, he played with his hand bandaged to protect his injury.

“I felt well during all the game. Simply I did not do the shots that I’m used to do, but I should be patient and let this happen by itself”, said the Argentinean who got five of 12 shots from the perimeter and 12 of 13 from the punishment line.

The Spurs begun the season with a 17-3 record and they had a record of 6-6 in their last 12 games; due to this figures Coach Duncan was happy to have Ginóbili return.

“He is our specialist in finishing the games, and a great assistant and gives another dimension to the team, especially in the last minutes”, said Duncan. “When the plays don’t turn out well, someone has to penetrate the contrary defensive”.

Ginóbili’s two free shots gave the Spurs an advantage of 64-62 before the last quarter; the Argentinean only played 29 minutes.

Other Spurs’ Argentinean Fabricio Oberto played 13 minutes in which contributed with two points. The scoreboard was kept tight almost the entire game. The Spurs’ great advantage is that they are the current NBA champions and the players feel the need to continue leading the team two a second championship.

In other games, the Denver Nuggets defeated 109-96 the Philadelphia 76ers, with a total of 38 points from Allen Iverson who played against his old team.

The Washington Wizards crushed Seattle 108-86 and the Dallas Mavericks won 101-78 over Minnesota Timberwolves with a total of 30 points from the German Dirk Nowitzki.



ALVIN

John asked:


The game against Minnesota Timberwolves, an unfancied team languishing at the bottom of the league should have been a walkthrough anyways for the Denver Nuggets. But at least during the first half of the game, it seemed the other way around. Raid after raid, the Timberwolves built up a heavy score line in their favor. By the end of the first half, the Minnesota team had built up a solid two digit lead over the Nuggets.

But it must be said here that something forced the Nuggets to play like the way they played in the first half. Obviously, it seemed like it was a ploy to lull the Minnesota team into a false sense of security. At least, what panned out for the Nuggets in the second half definitely seemed to suggest so! The game plan of the Nuggets changed, and suddenly you could find the team in an aggressive mould.

Leading the bandwagon was Carmelo Anthony. In the third period, Anthony made absolute mincemeat of the Timberwolves’ defense, which by now was flying on seven skies after their amazing display in the first two quarters. By half time, the Timberwolves were leading 56-44, something that did not do any good to the pride of the Nuggets. After the halftime, Anthony turned in a stellar performance, which not only cut the lead, but also allowed Nuggets to move ahead 84-78 into the final period. The Nuggets in this time scored 40 points, something of a record by Nuggets’ standards.

Kevin McHale, coach of the Timberwolves, believes that it was Anthony’s charge in the third period that put paid to his team’s aspirations. Surely, Anthony was on a roll, and he made the Timberwolves pay. The third period charge by Anthony gave the Nuggets the momentum they so much needed. Nuggets definitely do not let go such moments in their games. They size up the opportunity and make their opponents pay. This game was no different and Nuggets ended up winning 116-105 with a 32 point splurge in the final period.

Nuggets, with this game, clearly showed that they are no pushovers. They trailed the Timberwolves in the half time, but were quick to spot some weaknesses in the opposition. Importantly, they had enough reserves in their tank to suppress anything that was thrown at them. The way the Nuggets, especially Anthony played in the 3rd period, is a classic example of how you could turn things around in a game of basketball.

What this game would do would be two things - 1) Demoralize the Timberwolves even further, and 2) Give other teams some hope in their games against the Timberwolves.

It remains to be seen how the Nuggets fare from here on!



LANDON

Cindy Ferguson asked:


Boston Celtics’ forward, the 26 year-old Darius Miles, was suspended for a total of 10-games due to a NBA program anti-drug violation which took place at the end of the 2007-2008 season. The drug apparently used by the NBA player was phentermine and it is classified as an amphetamine. However, for Miles and the Celtics, that is all in the past and the NBA forward is just trying to recover his place in the roster and be able to focus on getting back into the action soon.

Before the incident, Miles was out for two full seasons due to a micro fracture surgery in his right knee. Some doctors thought his knee injury was very severe and his come back was almost out of question. But after continuous rehabilitation and his strong determination, Miles is really close to achieve what he wants.

Both, his love for the game and the faith he has in his recovering, have helped him go through this very hard time; however, now there is no guarantee regarding his contract with the Boston Celtics. His talent and the way he has showed that he can play could have earned him a place in the Celtic’s roster 2008-2009, and if he actually gets the opportunity to play for them he will come back after the first 10 games.

Miles started his basketball professional career at a very young age and he entered the year 2000 NBA Draft. Chosen by the LA Clippers, Miles was the third overall pick that year and he played for two consecutive seasons with them. Later on Miles played for the Cleveland Cavaliers and he was traded in 2004 to the Portland Trail Blazers.

The 2005 season was the career highlight for Miles; in this season alongside with the Blazers, he scored 47 points in a single game against the Denver Nuggets. During the same season Miles averaged 18.1 points only in the first 15 games but he injured his knee and was out for the remaining of the season. Afterwards, Miles had the surgery that left him out of the game for another two seasons. Due to this problem his career was at the verge of ending and the Portland Blazers decided to release him last April.

Even though, Miles decided to try once again with the Celtics, during the summer he signed a non-guarantee contract with Boston which gave him the chance to compete for a spot in the team during the training camp before the season starts. As we can see this NBA player does not give in so easily and that is a great thing, especially because he has great potential and if he recovers, he still has a lot to give to the sport of basketball.

Miles had showed his talent and skills while playing for the L.A. Clippers and the Blazers and we know he has lots of faith and determination and he could obtain a spot in the Celtics. It is very likely we will see much of Miles in the coming weeks playing great basketball and winning points for his new team.



GERARDO

Peri Witny asked:


The season will see some of the best basketball results with top stars facing each other across different arenas in the USA and Canada.

2009 has several basketball events scheduled which will include the 2009 NBA playoffs, NBA draft lottery, NBA finals, NBA draft 2009 along with 2009 NBA All-Star Game to be held at Phoenix on 15 February 2009.

NBA playoffs 2009 will begin from 18 April 2009, which will be the postseason for NBA’s 2009-09 season. The top 8 basketball teams from each conference (Eastern and Western) will qualify for the playoffs. After the first round, the conference semifinals and the conference finals will take place, which will eventually be followed by the NBA finals.

NBA draft lottery is scheduled to be held on 19 May 2009 which will determine the order of the NBA Draft for that year. NBA draft 2009 is planned to be held on 25 June 2009, at Madison Square Garden, New York. Drafted players between the age of 19 and 22 years will participate in this event. The latest 2009 NBA Mock Draft based on Standings include 30 players including Blake Griffin, Ricky Rubio, James Harden, Hasheem Thabeet, Jrue Holiday, Stephen Curry, Jordan Hill, BJ Mullens, Greg Monroe, Earl Clark, Brandon Jennings, Demar DeRozan, AlFarouq Aminu, Cole Aldrich, Gani Lawal, Austin Daye, Tywon Lawson, Chase Budinger, Patrick Mills, Andrew Oqilvy, Kyle Singler, Darren Collison, Jonny Flynn, Patrick Patterson, Jerome Jordan, Tyreke Evans, Tyler Hansbrough, Tyler Smith, Sam Young and Willie Warren.

The NBA finals are expected to start from 5 June 2009, which could be possibly moved up to start from 3 June 2009. The tentative end date is expected to be 18 June 2009 for the NBA finals. It will be the conclusion of the season’s playoffs which will be played in a best of seven series. 15 teams from each conference will participate in this final basketball event, with 5 teams each coming from Atlantic, Central and Southeast from the Eastern Conference, and 5 teams each coming from Southwest, Northwest and Pacific from the Western Conference.

Boston Celtics, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors will play from Atlantic, Eastern Conference, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks will play from the Central, Eastern Conference and Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Bobcats, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic and Washington Wizards will play from the Southeast, Eastern Conference.

Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Hornets and San Antonio Spurs will play from Southwest, Western Conference, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland Trail Blazers and Utah Jazz will play from the Northwest, Western Conference and Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings will play from the Pacific, Western Conference.



HERMAN

Cristi asked:


If you are an NBA fan, then you are probably an avid collector of sports memorabilia. One of the most popular types of NBA collectibles are those that feature an autograph from the sport’s top athletes. When sold from a specialty store, autographs are often outside of the price range for many and there are sometimes concerns surrounding their authenticity. Therefore, one of the most popular and least expensive ways to collect autographs is through the mail. The best part of all is that the only cost involved is that of postage stamps.

NBA athletes, in general, are often very accommodating to their fans and are commonly happy to sign an autograph. The best place to reach an NBA player is through their franchise team, which will not frequently change addresses and is therefore the most reliable way of making sure that your fan mail reaches its intended destination.

During the height of their career, many NBA athletes are swamped with autograph requests. Therefore, it can often be difficult to respond to each letter individually or even in a timely manner. Therefore, patience is the key when collecting NBA autographs through the mail. When requesting an autograph, always send a SASE (self-addressed stamped envelope) with enough postage to accommodate the return mailing costs. If you are sending your own NBA collectible to be signed, including a photo or trading card, make sure that the envelope size will accommodate the item without it having to be bent. If you are sending a larger collectible, you may need to ship the item in a box to ensure safe delivery and always be sure to include the actual return postage and not cash to cover the costs of mailing.

You can always reach an NBA athlete in care of their franchise team. In addition, listed below are the addresses of the Dance Teams for each NBA franchise. The dance squads will often send posters, signed and/or unsigned, to fans who request them.

NBA Franchise & Dance Team Addresses:

Atlanta Hawks & Atlanta Hawks Dance Team

One CNN Center

South Tower, Suite 405

Atlanta, GA 30303

Boston Celtics & Boston Celtics Dance Team

151 Merrimac St., 5th Fl.

Boston, MA 02114

Chicago Bulls & Chicago Bulls Dance Team

United Center

1901 W. Madison

Chicago, IL 60612

Cleveland Cavaliers & Cleveland Cavaliers Dance Team

Gund Arena

1 Center Court

Cleveland, OH 44115

Dallas Mavericks & Dallas Mavericks Dance Team

2500 Victory Ave.

Dallas, TX 75201

Denver Nuggets & Denver Nuggets Dance Team

Pepsi Center

1000 Chopper Circle

Denver, CO 80204

Detroit Pistons & Detroit Pistons Dance Team

The Palace of Auburn Hills

Two Championship Dr.

Auburn Hills, MI 48057

Golden State Warriors & Golden State Warriors Dance Team

1011 Broadway

Oakland, CA 94607

Houston Rockets & Houston Rockets Dance Team

Toyota Center

1510 Polk St.

Houston, TX 77002

Indiana Pacers & Indiana Pacers Dance Team

One Conseco Court

125 S. Pennsylvania St.

Indianapolis, IN 46204

Los Angeles Clippers & Los Angeles Clippers Dance Team

Staples Center

1111 S. Figueroa

Los Angeles, CA 90037

Los Angeles Lakers & Los Angeles Lakers Dance Team

555 Nash St.

El Segundo, CA 90245

Memphis Grizzlies & Memphis Grizzlies Dance Team

60 Madison St., 10th Fl.

Memphis, TN 38103

Miami Heat & Miami Heat Dance Team

601 Biscayne Blvd.

Miami, FL 33132

Milwaukee Bucks & Milwaukee Bucks Dance Team

3501 S. Lake Dr., Suite 100

Milwaukee, WI 53207

Minnesota Timberwolves & Minnesota Timberwolves Dance Team

Target Center

600 First Ave. North

Minneapolis, MN 55403

New Jersey Nets & New Jersey Nets Dance Team

Nets Champion Center

390 Murray Hill Pkwy.

East Rutherford, NJ 07073

New Orleans Hornets & New Orleans Hornets Dance Team

1501 Girod St.

New Orleans, LA 70113

New York Knickerbockers & New York Knickerbockers Dance Team

Madison Square Garden

Two Pennsylvania Plaza

New York, NY 10121

Orlando Magic & Orlando Magic Dance Team

RDV Sportsplex

Two Magic Plaza

8701 Maitland Summit Blvd.

Orlando, FL 32810

Philadelphia 76ers & Philadelphia 76ers Dance Team

First Union Center

3601 S. Broad St.

Philadelphia, PA 19148

Phoenix Suns & Phoenix Suns Dance Team

Phoenix Suns Plaza

201 E. Jefferson

Phoenix, AZ 85004

Portland Trail Blazers & Portland Trail Blazers Dance Team

One Center Court, Suite 200

Portland, OR 97227

Sacramento Kings & Sacramento Kings Dance Team

One Sports Pkwy.

Sacramento, CA 95834

San Antonio Spurs & San Antonio Spurs Dance Team

SBC Center

One SBC Center

San Antonio, TX 78219

Seattle Supersonics & Seattle Supersonics Dance Team

351 Elliot Ave. W., Suite 500

Seattle, WA 98119

Toronto Raptors & Toronto Raptors Dance Team

Air Canada Center

40 Bay St., Suite 400

Toronto, ON, M5J 2X2, Canada

Utah Jazz & Utah Jazz Dance Team

Delta Center

301 West South Temple

Salt Lake City, UT 84101

Washington Wizards & Washington Wizards Dance Team

MCI Center

601 F St. NW

Washington, DC 20001



ENRIQUE

Scott Peterman asked:


Men’s Basketball HoopScoop is not your typical basketball coaching website site.  We have basketball coaching material for all levels.  We have material suited for junior high, high school, AAU, College and Professional basketball.  Men’s Basketball HoopScoop is a basketball coaching website that trades material with you.

Here is all that you have to do:  go to our website and click on the “Complete basketball inventory of basketball coaching ebooks”.  It is an inventory of individual basketball coaching clinic notes that we have.  Just email us and we will help you out.  We just ask that you trade materials with us.  We will help you more than you help us out.

We have basketball coaching materials from Offense, defense, special situations, zone offense, zone defense, shooting.  We have more materials than you could dream about.  We have stuff that has never been on the internet like NBA playbooks, Division 1 playbooks, high school playbooks.

Say that you want something on the newest craze:  Dribble Drive Motion Offense.  We have an ebook that has everything that has been written down or typed on the subject.  We also sell ebooks of our materials for you.  

Here is an example of what we have:

1-3-1 Offensive sets from Europe

Jerry Wainwright: Ideas about Practice

Merritt Island Basketball strength training program

Herb Brown: Defensive Information

Defensive Keys to Victory notes

Jay Monahan: Set Plays to beat Gimmick Defenses

Jay Monahan: Zone Set Plays

Jay Monahan: Set Plays

Jay Monahan: Box Set Plays

Nike Skill Academy Coaches Booklet from Europe 

Quin Synder: Missouri Offensive booklet

Basketball Drills 2

Wharton College Basketball Drills

Gene Evans: 2-3 Match-up Zone

Joe McKeown: George Washington Matchup zone

Jerry Tarkanian: Amoeba Defense (26 pages)

Dr. Tom Davis: 3-2 Flexible Zone defense notes

Don Meyer: Motivational sayings

Coach K: Defensive Booklet

Perry Clark: Tulane Transition Drills

Pete Carril: Spread Game

Pete Carril: Princeton offense booklet

Pete Carril: Motion concepts 

Larry Eustachy: Creating Mental Toughness

John Beilein: West Virginia Basketball Coaching Clinic Skill Booklet 2002 (Over 50 pages, it is a tremendous resource to take a look at)

John Beilein: Nike clinic at Cleveland OH 2002 and Michigan Practice 10-19-07 (Tremendous detail

Quin Synder: Missouri Defensive booklet with tremendous detail

Amoeba Defense article

Tony Barone: Scouting for professional teams (2 pages)

Leonard Hamilton: Defensive toughness (1 page)

Vance Walberg : Pepperdine Practice notes from 10-25-07 to 10-27-07 including actual practice plan.

Kevin Pigott: More Princeton offense notes 

and

Jimmy Tillette: Samford Practice notes

Andy Wood: Open Post Offense notes

Rick Samuel: Open Post Offense notes

Lason Perkins: Open Post Offense notes

Steve Smith: Oak Hill Defensive Drills and Conditioning Drills

Peter Lonergan: Developing Multi-skilled Young Players

Charlotte Bobcats set plays

Steve Alford: Breakdown Drills for Motion Offense

Kevin Eastman: Boston Celtics workout

Greg Popovich: Spurs Early Offense

Kevin Stallings: How to develop a Successful Basketball Program

Nate McMillan: Seattle Supersonics - How to defend Pick and Roll Defense

Mark Few: Gonzaga Playbook

North Carolina: Complete conditioning workouts

Strength and Conditioning workouts

Rick Pitino: Louisville Individual Workout 10-01-05

Kevin Stallings: Vanderbilt Practice 10-13-07 (great detail)

Kevin Stallings: Vanderbilt Practice 11-28-07 (great detail)

Lecanto High School Playbook (excellent playbook)

Phil Martelli: High Tempo Drills

Jerry Tarkanian: UNLV Running game

Jerry Tarkanian: Pressure Defense

Paul Hewitt: Georgia Tech Pressure Defense

Vance Walberg: Pepperdine Practices for 10-25-07 to 10-27-07 (I have to rewrite the notes so be patience. It didn’t turn out well on the Pdf file)

 Coach K: Duke motion offense (not the mike d’antoni stuff from this year)

Jay Wright: Motion Offense notes

Out of Bounds play: Zip Play

Kevin Pigott: Princeton Offense notes with diagrams

Australian Summer Improvement notes

Phoenix Suns: Offensive sets

Iowa Shuffle Zone Offense

Los Angles Lakers: Scouting Report from an actual NBA scout

Funadmentals of the Pick and Roll

Princeton coaches article

Good Gig or not article

Larry Brown and Gregg Popovich Friendship article

Rick Carlise: Interview article

Follow me Coach K article

How to praise an assistant article

High Energy Thad Matta article

 Techniques for getting the ball inside

Roy Williams: UNC Transition sets

Bill Grier: Gonzaga Defense

 Kevin Pigott: Princeton Offense notes with diagrams

Australian Summer Improvement notes

Phoenix Suns: Offensive sets

Iowa Shuffle Zone Offense

Steve Nash: Different workout from the other day

Basketball Drills: A pdf file which consists of 54 basketball drills. It has to be in the top ten of coaching notes that I have come across in the last year. It is a tremendous setup for a young coach or a older coach. It has tons of different ideas especially if you are a motion offense guy.

Ernie Kent: Man to Man offense / Transition game

Roy Williams: North Carolina Transition game

Steve Nash: His workout

Jim Boeheim 2-3 zone defense notes

Vance Walberg Defensive Philosophy

John Kresse: 2-2-1 press

John Kresse: 1-2-2 and 1-3-1 zones

Los Angeles Lakers: 1977 playbook

Indiana Basketball Playbook

Larry Brown: Indiana Pacers Practice Plan (1 page)

Bobby Hurley: Practice Plan (1 page)

Bobby Knight: Indiana Practice Plan (1 page)

Fran Franschilla: Practice Organization notes

George Raveling: Junior Nike Practice plan notes

Open Post Offense notes

UCLA offense: It is on powerpoint and it might be the best looking notes that I have received in a very long time. 

Shuffle Offense

Mike Dunlap: Defensive Philosophy

Hubie Brown: Techniques and Strategies

Don Meyer: Coaching clinic notes

John Beilein: Michigan clinic notes that are typed and have diagrams.

Ramsey: Basketball conditioning program (1 page)

Diamondback Football program

(I had a coach that went to Europe and traveled through France and Spain and went and watched the best leagues in those two countries. It is a collection of great stuff)

France Pro League stuff

Spain Pro League stuff

Spain Pro League: Scouting notes from it. (Great Stuff)

Jim Boeheim 2-3 zone defense notes

Vance Walberg Defensive Philosophy

John Kresse: 2-2-1 press

John Kresse: 1-2-2 and 1-3-1 zones

Los Angeles Lakers: 1977 playbook

Indiana Basketball Playbook

European Multiple Defense

SMU: Half Court Shooting Drills

European Offenses: 4 different offenses

European Pick and Roll Defense

Portorico Scout offense (European offense)

Don Meyer: Creating Turnovers with selective trapping

Teacher’s Influence: a big file on how teachers influence the kids. Good stuff

Mike Dunlap: 1-1-3 zone defense

Mark Turgeon: Texas AM Secondary Break (tremedous stuff….)

Todd Lickliter: Butler Offensive sets (Tremendous stuff…. great sets.)

Pete Gillen: Developing a post game

Open Post Motion offense: great detail

Iowa: Press Break

4 out, 1 in motion offense: Great detail to the notes

1-1-1-2 Conceal Press defense: great detail to the notes.

Jere Quinn (St. Thomas Prep): Philosophy of Coaching

Gregg Popovich: How to Scrimmage

Own the lane Post workout

Dave Leitao: NABC clinic notes

North Carolina: Complete conditioning workout observation

Orlando Magic Summer league observations and Purdue Preseason workout

Indiana WNBA Fever Practice observations

Jerry Petitgoue: Youth Practice workouts

Mike Dunlap: 1-1-3 Matchup zone defense (great stuff)

John Saintignon: Pass-option secondary break (Tremendous resource)

Double Pump Clinic: notes from this fall (really good stuff from Division 1 and NBA coaches)

Wisconsin Green Bay: clinic notes

Bob Huggins: Open Post notes with Diagrams

Bob Huggins: Open Post notes without Diagrams

Italian 2003 clinic: Wheel offense (50 pages worth)

International NBA Clinic: Belgrade 2002 clinic

Post player moves and skills notes

Dick Bennett: Defensive concepts

Coach K: Basketball Thoughts

Rick Pitino: Ball Defense

Mike Brey: Offensive footwork

Steve Hawkins: Man Defense

Cheryl Burnett: Scramble Defense

Jim Boone: Packline Defense and Motion offense, war drill too

LaSalle Academy: Big Men workouts

Princeton Offense: Twenty rules to make it work

Don Meyer: Things that we have to learn

NBA EuroLive Tour: playbook

Larry Gipson: Motion Offense notes

Pete Carril: Princeton High Post Offense

Rick Majerus: Half Court Man to Man Defense

Flex Ball Screen Offense

“Zip” out of bounds play (only one play)

Will Rey: Combination Defenses

Larry Shyatt: Face Guard Defense

Vance Walberg: Vance Walberg Nation Offense handouts

Art of Defense

Mike DeVillivis: Mini clinics

Bullets Open Post Offense

Australian “AIS” conditioning plan

Joe Scott: Denver Basketball clinic 2007

Ganon Baker: Fiba article on the “Lost art of the Jumpshot”

Business Leadership book: Five Dysfunctions of a team summary

Hoopsource: Basketball Drill Sheet

Coach K: 1988 Basketball Clinic (Great stuff)

Triangle and Two defense

A Bunch of Set Plays

A Bunch of Continuity Zone offenses

Oliver Purnell: Team Chemistry

Kevin O’Neill: Priority Man to Man Defense

Jeff Van Gundy: Basketball Clinic when he was with the New York Knicks (Good Stuff)

UNC Practice Plan: 10-19-07

Tom Crean Coaches Packet (Job interview stuff - to get a job

7 Great Pressure releases for any offense (one page)

LMU Break (notes typed with diagrams)

Motion versus zone (one page)

Don Meyer: 1-1-3 matchup zone

Kelvin Sampson: 1-4 offense notes

Blaine Taylor : 14 options for Transition Game

Warrior Drills

Leadership Summaries 2

John Beilein: Michigan Coaching clinic notes

Stan Van Gundy: We Play Hard Clinic: Pick and Roll Offense (Most detailed notes in a while) (24 pages in detail with diagrams)

Steve Smith: Oak Hill Defensive notes

Lason Perkins: Offensive set notes

Don Meyer: NSU shooting camp / practice

Team Arete: General Thoughts

Transition : To Flex Offense

Pete Gaudet: Post man notes

Paul Hewitt: Georgia Tech Motion offense (general notes)

Leadership Book Summaries

Xavier/ Wright State / Dayton practice notes

John Calipari / Larry Brown Coaches clinic retreat

Executive leadership summaries (Leadership articles)

Georgia Tech Inbounds plays

Dennis Felton: New Georgia motion offense concepts

Kelvin Sampson: Coaching clinic notes

Leadership articles published by Basketball Sense

Mike Dunlap: More coaching notes

Pete Newell/Mike Dunlap: Coaching clinic notes

Mike Dunlap: Offensive transition notes

Mike Dunlap: Footwork warmup

Dick Bennett: Blocker/Mover offense

Bill Parcells: Finding a way to win

Mike Dunlap: Combination of Mike Dunlap Coaching clinics / a touch of stuff with Vance Walberg at the clinic.

Ralph Miller: Pressure Basketball

Football Coaching Matters: Collection of notes from various football coaches

Hal Wissel: Basketball ShootingBasketball ShootingLead-up DrillsBasketball Shooting MechanicsCatch and Shoot JumpBehind the Ball or Step InCorrecting Errors in ShootingFree Throw ShootingMental Practice Perfect ShotShooting Off DribbleShoot-Out Drill.Step Back Jump Shot Off DribbleBW Shooting Chart DailyHook Shooting by HWBW Shooting Chart Monthly

Greg Popovich: my favorite drills

Herb Welling: The Dribble Motion offense and Building the dribble motion offense

Jerry Wainwright: Game Situations (slobs, blobs, and coaching) (Great stuff)

Steve Smith: Oak Hill Drills

Kevin Sutton: 26 Skill Developement Drills

Jamie Dixon: Pitt notes (2 pages)

Tim Miles: Triangle offense notes

Tubby Smith: Notes on Black/White press (When he was at Georgia)

Skip Prosser: Matchup Press

Bill Walsh: Various articles and notes that offer some coaching nuggets….

John Beilein coaching notes

Double Pump Coach’s clinic notes from LA, California (summer 2007)

Oak Hill Academy’s 40 series: Man Quick Hitters

Jay Wright: How to teach the Motion Offense system (It came from Villanova’s basketball staff)Jay Wright: Breakdown Drills for 4-out, 1in motion offense

Jay Wright: 4-out, 1-in motion summary

Vance Walberg clinic at Rocklin (Another set of notes)

Vance Walberg: Half court defense (1page)

Mike Dunlap: 2-2-1 press

Emporia State: Point Zone article

Vance Walberg: Rocklin Coaching clinic notes

Mike Dunlap: Defensive Philosophy notes

Tim Floyd: Playing without size clinic notes

Vance Walberg Defense: Full Court Press notes

Vance Walberg: Mid-South Clinic notes from Tunica

Nike Clinic 2005 notes with diagrams

Nike Clinic 2006 notes with diagrams

Nike Championship Coaches clinic (sept. 2006)

Bruce Weber: 20 essential defensive drills

Bruce Weber: Motion Offense

Patrick Hunt: Motion offense

New York Coaches clinic presentation (one page)

Bobby Knight: Motion offense

Steve Alford: Drills for Motion offense

Fran Franchilla: Hoops 101

Bill Self: KU Press Break notes

Joe Ciampi: 1-1-3 matchup zone notes

Dave Leitao: Attacking 2-2-1 press

Mark Few: Flex for Success

Mike D’Antoni: Coaching notes

Barnigini Develoment work from FIBA magazine

MB Clinic 2001: Oliver Purnell, Paul Hewitt, Dr. Tom Davis, etc….

Kevin Eastman Individual workout camp

UNC Wilimington Clinic notes: (Brad Brownell, Jerry Wainwright, Tubby Smith)

Coaching Wisdom to Ponder notes

Billy Donovan Post Development drills

Thad Matta Clinic notes

Xavier Newsletter (from Sean Miller) couple articles, X’s and O’s.

Arizona Women’s Program study

Arizona Men’s Program study

Gary Waters 3 out 2 in motion offense

Kelvin Sampson coaching clinic

Coach K coaching notes

Phil Martelli Practice organization notes

Sherri Coale Motion notes

Pat Summitt Baden clinic notes

Mark Few Individual Improvement notes

Kelvin Sampson, Skip Prosser, Lon Kruger, Renee Portand at a Nike Clinic

Jim Harrick Program at Georgia (practice plans, offense, 2-3 defense, transition defense, etc.)

Collection of one page notes: (Kevin Eastman 6 musts, Bobby Hurley pg play, Missouri Leadership page, Kim Mulkey Robertson ideas)

Basketball Sense: Vol 12, number 3 and 4

Collection of great notes: (Dick Davey flex, Tom Crean: building a program, Steve Smith: secondary break, etc)

Billy Donovan article from Basketball sense

Bobby Knight (Baden clinic)

Stan Heath (Baden Clinic)

Dave Odom Clinic Notes (Pressbreak)

Skip Prosser clinic notes (Wake Forest Head coach at Dematha clinic)

Todd Lickliter clinic notes (Butler Basketball)

Basketball sense Vol 12, Number 2

Bill Self: Pressbreak

Lady Vols clinic with Pat Summitt (Her whole philosophy)

Lawrence Frank: How to build a motion offense (when he was an assistant with Kevin O’Neill)

Kevin O’ Neill : Wing Skill Development

Kevin O’ Neill: Drills

Kevin O’ Neill: Individual Skill Development (This note is done by Coach Sfera)

Dean Smith : Run and Jump Press

Dean Smith: 4 corners delay game

Kevin O’Neill: 3 out 2- in, motion offense (When he was at Tenn.)

Kevin O’ Neill: Secondary Break

Kevin O Neill: Shell Drill Handouts (great information in it)

Kevin O’ Neill: Program Facts (Ideas on his offensive and defensive program)

Press Break: 3 simple diagrams (Press break, Simple Press break for late in the game, Domino Press break)

Kevin O’ Neill: Defensive Thoughts

Kevin O’ Neill: Press offense

Kevin O’ Neill: Match-up zone

Kevin O’ Neill: Motion offense

Kevin O’ Neill: Man Set Plays

Kevin O’ Neill: Zone Offense

Kevin O’ Neill: Post Skill development drills

Al Skinner: Boston College Flex offense and secondary break into Flex offense

Xavier newsletter: (newsletter that Xavier University sents out. It is cool)

UNC Transition game notesUNC Practice plan for one day

David Loos: Hi-Low motion game and entries

Muffet McGraw: Spread Triangle

Tara Vanderveer: Stanford’s triangle offense

Jim Larranaga: More Scramble defense stuff

Grinnell system: How it works

Grinnell system: Power point presentation (Awesome design)

Jim Larranga Notes with diagrams

Detroit Pistons Training camp notes

Tom Crean: Individual Workout notes

Pat Summitt: Notes from clinic in 2006

Michigan State Program notes: set plays and out of bounds plays

Georgia Tech: Point Zone Defense

Georgia Tech: Individual workouts

Greg Brittenitam (New York Knicks) - Individual conditioning drills

Jerry Krause (Gonzaga ): Becoming a coach of significance

Mike Dunlap: Colorado Coaching academy

Bruce Pearl : Cutter’s series( his modified flex offense), Individual Improvement drills, Vols strength and conditioning program

Flex offense: Different types of them

Georgia Tech: Zone Offense

Georgia Tech: Secondary Break

Georgia Tech: Individual Defense

Georgia Tech: Matchup-press

Georgia Tech: Motion Offense

Nike Clinic 2006: Lorenzo Romar, Trent Johnson, Tubby Smith, Bruce Weber, Gary Williams, Tim Floyd, and etc. (No Diagrams)

Loyala Marymount Fastlane system

Grinnell Offensive system

Don Meyer Clinic 2006

Don Meyer Free Fall Clinic 2006

Don Meyer: Developing your post players

Pete Carril: Princeton Backdoor offense (English version from a clinic in spain)

Bill Foster: University of Miami “Philosophy

Don Meyer Clinic at Oak Ridge2006

Fresno City College handout (Vance Walberg) - mainly repeat stuff, but some new stuff on it.

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