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Mark Few: Attacking Zone Defenses
Gonzaga men’s basketball coach, Mark Few, weighs in on how to attack a zone defense....
Basketball: How Mark Few puts games out of reach
Eight games into the West Coast Conference season (through Jan. 31, 2012), the Gonzaga Bulldogs have struggled in the first half of games before putting away opponents in the second half. Gonzaga held a 274-231 scoring advantage during the first ...
Lessiter Publications Team Sports Division Announces New Appointments
Brookfield, Wis. - Lessiter Publications, Inc., the publishers of Coach And Athletic Director, Winning Hoops, Team Sports Strategies and the Real AAU, has promoted Patrick Sharpe to Vice President of Audience Development.
“Patr...
Winning Revitalizes Baylor Athletics
USA Today, Jeff Millerhttp://tucsoncitizen.com/usa-today-news/2012/01/04/spirits-finally-soaring-for-baylor-athletics/That “dear old Baylor spirit,” from the school song, has been tested mightily for decades. Losing was so pervasive among...
With lockout nearing end, basketball back in focus
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKN_NBA_LABOR?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-11-30-22-57-18NEW YORK (AP) -- These are the kinds of negotiations NBA fans have been waiting for.Teams began talking to agents Wednes...
Basketball: Shaka Smart’s three best inbound plays
DIAGRAM 1: Inbound Play 1 (A). From a box set, 5 screens for 4. 4 heads toward the ball-side corner. 5 then receives a backscreen from 2. 5 rolls to the hoop while 3 shifts for a possible outlet pass. DIAGRAM ...
Basketball: Two plays to create mismatches
'Toronto' DIAGRAM 1: 'Toronto' (A). 1 dribbles into the set and receives a screen from 4. 5 pops out. 1 passes to 5. 1 moves to the opposite wing. 2 and 3 pop to the corners. DIAGRAM 2: 'Toronto' (B). 4 sets a ba...
Basketball: Tom Crean’s full-court play
Coaches, especially young ones, often don’t spend enough time game planning for specific situations. You need to be ready for anything when you are on the basketball court, which is an important lesson I learned from studying the likes of Morgan Wo...