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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Stingy D

My morning reading included a NBA defensive article that I found pretty interesting - NBA Defensive Evolution

A lot of coaches that I talk to say they are not "fans" of NBA basketball. I think these coaches are old school and may not fully understand the actual complexities behind NBA strategy.
The NBA is a GREAT learning tool to a coach (especially the playoffs where the great teams are playing at full speed in complicated systems). Understanding defensive concepts and how teams defend certain actions is where I have been able to absorb knowledge. If you watch closely, you'll recognize the pattern of overloaded helpside defense, along with the amount of double teams at certain times in the shot clock ran at certain offensive players.

To counter these defenses, NBA  teams utilize a large number of set plays that have multiple actions. Any coach can watch an NBA game and come away with a handful of good offensive sets, but some may be too complex to implement at the high school level. Offenses in the NBA use these to counter the overloaded helpside defenses. The Miami Heat are one of the best at countering these defenses and have adapted - Heat Offensive Counters

Since there is no mandated shot clock at the Iowa high school level (DM Register article->) YET -  (although I think it'd be cool to be the first Iowa team to own one), I am curious to know what kind of defense that coaches prefer at their level? Do you play more of a helpside/pack the paint defense similar to wisconsin and St. Louis, or do you play pressure/fullcourt system that VCU does?

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