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Out-of-Season Player Development
I think there are two kinds of player development: In-practice and out-of-practice development. In-practice the Dribble Drive is really good – out-of-practice it’s excellent! (more…)
Drag 2 to the 3 – where to go next?
On a Drag 2 drive with a pass to the 3, the question has been asked where the 1 should go after the pass, if you want to take advantage of the post.
Wallberg has the 1 go to the 3-corner after the pass, as shown here.The question posed is if it wouldn’t be better if the 1 goes opposite, as to not clog up the middle with his defender?
I think that solution poses several problems, as I’ll explain below.
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Pick-n-roll is dead 2
The pick-n-roll is dead.
The original Dribble Drive didn’t feature the pick-n-roll much, but that’s not what has killed the pick-n-roll. In fact the pick is still alive, but there is no longer any roll.Coach Calipari was an early proponent of setting the screen and then just sprinting to the basket instead of rolling. Duke has joined the bandwagon, as can be seen on the Bob Knight video below.
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Coach Knight on the Pick-n-Roll, posted with vodpodBack Doors in the High Post Offense
I’ve added a bit about back doors to the Secondary Offense page. The Dribble Drive is a great offense, but a complementary offense that follows the same principles and can be run from the same setup, but gives a very different look, is great for maximizing success.
The details of the offense is in my book, Dribble Drive Motion Offense – An Instruction Manual, but on the pages of the High Post Offense I’ll try to answer any questions about the High Post. (more…)
Slow Break Automatic
The Dribble Drive Motion basically has the sideline break built into it, with the goal being to get the ball up the sideline as quick as possible (for more info check out the book on the right side of the site). For years I’ve run a sideline break that fits perfectly into the Dribble Drive, has lots of reads and will give you four scoring opportunities in about three seconds.
We have nicknamed it the “Slow Break”, because although it works great as a fast break, it is equally good after a made basket, or when your big has secured a rebound, and the other team have numbers back on defense. We have run it as an automatic after made baskets or when the big has rebounded the ball.
The Book is Ready
Look to your right – the Dribble Drive Motion Offence – An Instruction Manual – is ready.
It’s available on Lulu.com, paperback both color ($45 due to cost of print) and black and white ($16.99), or the PDF version ($15).
The first 10 (of 108) pages are available for preview if you follow the links.
Dribble Drive Book Almost Done
All of last week I spent editing the Dribble Drive book. Rearranging, and makings things clearer, along with writing a few new chapters. It is 100 pages exactly, with more than 300 color illustrations. Hopefully I’ll have time to read through it tonight, then upload Wednesday.
All that’s left to do for my book is to read through, correct a few things, do a cover and upload to lulu.com. There will be three versions – a full color printed version, that will be quite expensive, as color printing is expensive, a black and white printed version that will be very reasonable and a PDF e-book color version for self print at about the same price as the black/white printed version.
The only thing that can get in the way is my under 14 girls National School Championship Sweet 16 match and the preparations for it. They’re running a very simplified version of the Dribble Drive, allowing our star guard to get to the rim and find her shooters.
Rebounding
Recently I’ve watched a lot of old Memphis games, and one thing that strikes me is how they offensive rebound. It’s not that they’re aggressive, which they certainly are, but how they’re always first to the ball.
It comes down to the offense and all the tips that are in it. Players just get used to judging the ball and being near the rim all the time. Also players are naturally on a path towards the basket every time a shot goes up, which doesn’t hurt your chances either…
Book Update
Just a quick update on the Dribble Drive book I’m writing.
I’m about halfway through the book. The X’s and O’s section is 95% done, and I’ve started working on the section on how to teach the offense, the drills section, the entries and special plays, Dribble Drive zone offense and the complimentary offense.
It shouldn’t take too long to complete, as most of it is in a playbook already. All I need to do is copy it over, reformat and write additional comments.
I’ve been thinking about how to publish. It could be as an e-book, but it’s occurred to me that, say, Championship Productions might be interested. I’ll contact them and see. What appeals to me about the e-book solution is that it would keep cost down to about $10 per copy which is very reasonable.
The Dominant Post: Inside Screens and Pick-and-Roll
Having a dominant post player in the dribble drive poses some questions, most notably; How do you use them effectively in an offense predicated on guard drives?We’ve created several options for post-ups, but at the moment we’re focusing on creating pick-and-roll options.
We’ve combined a post-up and a pick-and-roll option out of the elevate: The guard elevates the 2 and passes to him. As 1 is cutting through he sets a screen for the post (5). 5 immediately looks for the inside option, then proceeds to ball screen for 2.