Breogan – Peja • Pin Down
Switch Defense – Front & High Post Deny
One of the challenges for coaches working across different levels of the sport is that there are not always consistencies in actions, rules, or patterns between the youth, college, and professional game. There are exceptions, however, and one of the most iron-clad rules of thumb at nearly every level of basketball revolves around combating a […]
Andrea Trinchieri Returns!
In this episode we welcome back one of Europe’s most thoughtful and dynamic coaching voices, Andrea Trinchieri. Coach Trinchieri returns for a wide-ranging conversation on defensive identity, in-game coaching, leadership evolution, and the modern coach–player relationship. With most teams deep into the season, the discussion begins around identity — and whether it’s ever truly fixed. […]
Andrea Trinchieri | Situational Coaching & Rebounding Margins | Start, Sub, or Sit?
Andrea Trinchieri – PNR Checklist #slappinglass #basketball #shorts
Moncho Fernandez – Arrive Offense
Clyde Clears
As our month of looking at the switch rolls along, we turn our attention this week to a clever repurposing of a spacing automatic triggered when penetration attacks a two-side spaced floor, commonly referred to as the Clyde Cut (also referred to here as the Slide Cut). Zooming In: The Clyde Cut is effectively two cuts […]
Peel Switching, Solving Hostage Screens & Switching Defense | February Mailbag Pt. 2
Rim Seals: Finishing Drives & Occupying Shot Blockers | February Mailbag Pt. 1
Right Corner Ghosts
There are few true consistencies in basketball, but if there is one you can point to in the later stages of the season, it is the rise in switching. With the home stretch in sight, games begin to look different than they did in the opening months. Player tendencies are well known. There is ample […]