With another season in the books, it’s time to pause and reflect before diving into offseason prep. After months of practices, road trips, and late-night film sessions, the offseason offers a chance to reassess and recharge.
Below, you’ll find a recap of some of the most viewed SGTV content you may have missed during the grind. Each concept includes videos, newsletters, and bonus material to help you rethink and retool for next season.
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Most Viewed Offensive Breakdowns of the Quarter
🥇 Full Court Pistol – Made FT Pressure
“Coach Pedro Martinez and Valencia’s commitment to punish extended pressure after made free throws with the Pistol action.”
🔒 SG Plus Content: For more on Coach Martinez’s high-paced arrival offense, explore early empty-side step up screens and stampede attacks.
🗞️ Newsletter
🥈 4 Man Drags & Rim Seals – Drag & Double Drag Offense
“The trade-offs defenses face when guarding early 4 man drag screens, and how smart offenses are weaponizing the action with a 5 man rim seal for easy layups.”
🔒 SG Plus Content: Using the rim seal to screen out rim protection in transition and on penetration.
🗞️ Newsletter
🥉 Attacking the Switch – Clyde {Slide} Clears
“An aggressive PNR coverage where, after the big’s quick show, the next defender from the loaded side automatically “hits” the ballhandler in the ball screen.”
🔒 SG Plus Content: Revisit our breakdowns on Clyde cutting around middle penetration and empty-side ballscreens.
🗞️ Newsletter
Honorable Mention
Attacking the Switch – Right Corner Ghost Screens
“The merits of consistently sends the ghost screen out of the right corner to organize quickly and attack the switch with pace and clarity. By standardizing the origin of the action, they create cleaner reads for the ballhandler while stressing the defense’s ability to communicate and match up in space.”
🔒 SG Plus Content: Our breakdowns on attacking the switch with dribble pitches.
🗞️ Newsletter
Most Viewed Defensive Breakdowns of the Quarter
🥇 Defending the Ghost Screen – Guard Hedges
“Examining how hedging guard to guard ghost screens allows defenses to protect matchups, remove ambiguity, and wall off penetration.”
🔒 SG Plus Content: Miami Heat assistant coach Eric Glass at our SoCal Coaches Summit clinic on protecting weak defenders.
🗞️ Newsletter
🥈 Switch Defense – Post Front & High Post Deny
“Protecting a post mismatch by fronting the post, denying the high post, and switching weakside on any flash.”
🔒 SG Plus Content: Our breakdowns on doubling the post from the top and off the cut of the passer.
🗞️ Newsletter
🥉 Defending the Pop – Weakside Switching
“Using a weakside switch on the catch to protect less mobile bigs in drop coverage against the pop.”
🔒 SG Plus Content: Using a “Box & 1” against a popping big to protect your big and limit rotations.
🗞️ Newsletter
Honorable Mention
Defending the Spain Ballscreen – Hedge & X-Out
“Our updated look into the defensive strategy to aggressively hedge the Spain ballscreen, while keeping the stack defender positioned in the paint and rotating with the corner defender on the perimeter.”
🗞️ Newsletter
Thank you all for your continued support and if you have further questions or want to discuss any of these breakdowns with us please feel free to reach out at info@slappinglass.com.