Hoops Companion Newsletter - January 2024
Happy 2024!
It’s been a quiet few months of posting (basketball-season limits my time a little bit), but we’ll be pushing out more content the next few weeks. Christmas Break was good to me in that regard!
Before we dive in, don’t forget that I’m offering consultations for coaches for the rest of the season…but there is limited space. If you want me to watch film, do some scouting, hop on Zoom calls to discuss your program, be a neutral eye, etc. - just shoot me an email in reply to this!
Let’s dive in:
HOOPS COMPANION POSTS FROM NOVEMBER/DECEMBER
PLAYS OF THE MONTH
UNC Horns Spain - simple but tough to guard spain ballscreen set
Some looks at different Princeton actions from a community college
FAU Double - the fake ball screen is a subtle action that gives a shooter a little space
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DRILLS OF THE MONTH
Ten Favorite Transition Drills from Michael Lynch
LEADERSHIP/GROWTH LINKS AND THOUGHTS
Matt Rhule explaining coaching staff expectations for the off-season - this was one of my favorite behind-the-scenes videos I’ve seen in a while. It’s always interesting to see how coaches lead outside of the game.
The most urgent person usually wins - great video from Kara Lawson
CULTURE THOUGHTS
Sundance Wicks on culture was one of my favorite tweets of the month - click for the images
HOOP THOUGHTS/CONCEPTS/IDEAS
Danny Hurley - “Defense tells you if you won or not, offense tells you by how much”
NON-COACHING STUFF
Life Advice
IF YOU’RE GOING THROUGH IT…
Keep going.
WHAT’S COMING IN JANUARY?
“Clean” Basketball
Film breakdowns of common teams and actions
Thoughts on stacking days
A lot of NBA/College Hoops stuff
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