Solving “Dead Corners”

As we continue to study and dissect the the variety of ways coaches can run a “Modern 5-Out Offense” {đź”’}, a more recent evolution of this style of play centers around the use of the corners when maintaining offensive flow. In an effort to play more “position-less basketball” within 5-Out spacing, some teams have moved […]

Josh Loeffler {Loyola Maryland}

We sat down this week with newly hired Head Coach of Loyola Maryland MBB, Josh Loeffler! In his second appearance on the podcast, Coach Loeffler dives headfirst into the areas of late-game coaching, including psychology, preparation, and situational work, and discusses reestablishing a culture and defensive rebounding tactics during the always fun “Start, Sub, or […]

John Shulman {Central Arkansas}

We sat down this week with the newly hired Head Coach of Central Arkansas MBB, John Shulman! In a wildly entertaining and thoughtful conversation we dive into Coach Shulman’s thoughts on BLOB defenses, along with the value of being unpredictable in them, and discuss his preference of switching on defense and “reading the room” as […]

Tagging Up: A Primer

Lately, we’ve been thinking and talking a lot about the “Tagging Up” offensive rebounding system and felt it was worth revisiting. There hasn’t been a week this summer where we haven’t discussed with coaches their hopes of being a better offensive rebounding team this upcoming season, and all the benefits that go along with it. […]

The “Hot Stove” Screen

Too Hot to Touch *Special thanks to Coach, Ben Ostrow, for his contribution to this week’s Deep Dive.  “It isn’t what you do, it’s how you do it.” – John Wooden We (sadly) haven’t quoted the winningest coach of all time too often here in the newsletter, but given Coach Wooden’s affinity for the tinniest of details, […]