TJ and Sam discuss the Xs and Os decisions all coaches have to make going into their preseason and the implications for your team.
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Show Notes:
• Topic Intro
OFFENSE
• Why + Who = What + How
• Does it matter if it’s a fun offensive system to play in?
• Balancing freedom & structure
• Testing your team’s IQ
• Does your team know:
– What they’re hunting
– How to hunt it
– How to improve
• Does talent need structure?
• Getting player buy-in
• Ability to spread the floor
• Making up for deficits
• Questions to ask
• How many things can you be great at?
DEFENSE
• To pressure or not
• Matching your offense and defense
REBOUNDING
• Both sides of the ball
• Tagging
• Creating roles
SPECIAL TEAMS
• How committed do you want to be?
• Defense
• Low Clock / Late Game