Then you focus on those 3 areas and do what ever it takes to be great. I firmly believe that you must choose 3 or 4 things that you will be great at. Would you rather be MEDIOCRE in 10 different aspects of basketball - or would you rather be GREAT in 3 or 4 areas? North Carolina is great at scoring, fast breaks, and pressure defense. The Celtics are great at M2M defense, rebounding, and teamwork. They know they can only be great at a few things and they must develop an "identity" for their team.ĭuke is great at M2M defense, offensive transition, and communication. It seems that almost all the successful high school, college, and NBA coaches have figured out this secret.
"The coach who emphasizes everything, teaches nothing!" However, this is exactly what most coaches do. It's not possible to be good in all those areas, even for professional NBA teams. Like this article? Download it as a free PDF! ( Download Now!)Īt best, you will be POOR to MEDIOCRE in all those areas. The truth is that your team can NOT be great at man defense, zone defense, fast break transition, motion offense, breaking presses, rebounding, passing, taking care of the ball, ballhandling, shooting, scoring in the post, pressing, and so on.
In fact, I believe this SINGLE CONCEPT is what holds most coaches back!
All of those experiences have indicated that a basketball team can ONLY be great at 3 things! Let me share something I learned by attending dozens of coaching clinics, reading countless books, and constantly studying the game of basketball.
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