Billy Donovan: Celtic 50
05/31/2013Here is a shooting drill from Billy Donovan. The drill allows players to compete against each other and their own times. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawHere is a shooting drill from Billy Donovan. The drill allows players to compete against each other and their own times. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawWichita State ran this play against Indiana for their first basket in the NCAA tournament. Ron Baker ripped the ball middle and drove left for the finish, but he also had Darius Carter posting up on the block as an option. If you are looking for a postup, having VanVleet screen for Carter would create a mismatch if they switch the screen. VanVleet could then cut off a screen from Cotton to the wing to still create a lane for Baker to rip and drive left. 23 - Fred VanVleet 31 - Ron Baker 3 - Evan Wessel 12 - Darius Carter 32 - Tekele Cotton See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawHere is a series of drills that Coach Hurley uses at Saint Anthony to work on ball screen reads. It is a great example of how your skill work can build your offense. I like that Coach Hurley is creating good habits for his athletes while simultaneously developing their skills within the offense. This is a good concept to think about and use to develop drills that will create good habits within your offense. As we teach at PGC Basketball, "In moments of extreme pressure, athletes revert to their most deeply held habits." See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawThis is a drill from Tom Izzo for working on your help defense. I like the way Coach Izzo lines up between the two lines and gives the help defender feedback as he teaches his help philosophy. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawHere is a SLOB that Coach Izzo uses at Michigan State. It can be run as a full-court or half-court play. If you have an athletic 5, it also provides them with the opportunity to rip and drive by their man. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawHere is a play with multiple options that Coach Izzo and Michigan State use against a 2-3 zone. It gives you a look at a post up, drive, short corner jumper, or 3 from the corner. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawThis is a great competitive drill that works on defensive closeouts, catching drives, guarding the ball, getting chest stops, keeping the ball out of the paint, attacking closeouts and driving into the paint under control. I got this drill from my high school coach, Jay Blossom. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawThis is a great drill to get your players to box out on defense and crash and avoid box outs on offense. Too many rebounding drills benefit the taller players and don't truly reward players for boxing out or getting around box outs, so this drill is perfect to reward pursuit effort. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawThis is a drill from my Team Toughness Drill Book. You can get a copy of the complete drill book at http://tinyurl.com/ToughnessBook. This drill is great for post players because it works on the following: -Establishing position -Scoring if you get a deep catch -Reading the nail defender -Escaping double teams -Passing out of traps -Flashing from weak-to-strong side -Scoring in a 1v1 situation See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawIf you're like me, you HATE the traditional three-man weave drill because players don't take it serious, players make bad passes, players travel during the drill and players shoot uncontested lay-ups (which rarely happens in games). Here's two great variations of the three-man weave that are actually game-like and will get your players better! For 50 of my best competitive team drills, get a copy of my Team Toughness Drill Book at tinyurl.com/ToughnessBook See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawThis is a great continuous 2v2 transition drill that builds toughness, enhances cardio & helps players transition from offense to defense. Scoring 2pts for a made 2pt FG 3pts for a made 3pt FG 5pts for a 5sec call or steal on an inbounds pass Losers run a sprint for every point they lose by in 6 minutes See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawIncredible set by Coach Spo. Has a great floor spacing lineup with 4 shooters plus LeBron. This action has everyone moving and because of their offesnive game they all have to be guarded. This allows LeBron to get open on the left side lane extended. He then can drive an kick to anyone on the floor but he takes advantage of his spacing to score a layup. Incredible Set. 1-Norris Cole, 2-Ray Allen, LBJ-LeBron James, 4-Shane Battier, 5- Chris Bosh. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawAs a University of Kentucky fan I have been able to watch Billy Donovan several times a year since I was a kid. It's still burned into my mind excellent post players such as David Lee, Jo Noah, and Al Horford dominating my beloved Cats on the block. Although, those are certainly not the only posts that have excelled in his system. This is one of my personal favorites of Coach Donovan and I look forward to seeing how well it works for Kevin Durant. This play is great for multiple reasons. The first, it is a natural counter to a normal secondary break action for the Gators, a spread pick and roll. The guard rejects the screen to drive baseline. The 3 man (normally for Coach Donovan is an excellent 3pt shooter) is spaced in the corner. The key to this play, is freeing up a stretch 4 for an open look. After dishing and spacing, the 1 man leads the stagger for the 4 while the 5 man completes the stagger. What happens if there is a big to big switch? This all depends on your personnel. Let's apply this to Coach Donovan's new team, the Oklahoma City Thunder. If this play is ran for Durant at the 4, the options for the defense aren't pretty. If the screen is gapped, you run the risk of Durant having a wide open look. If you switch, you risk having a center guarding arguably thefts scorer in the league. Again, you don't have KD on your squad and I know I don't. But perhaps this can get you an isolated mismatch. Questions/comments/concerns? Message me on twitter @jacobcollins34 See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawIt's never too early. I know I am itching to get back into the gym and start working with my guys. Thanks to my autorenewal of League Pass, I've been able to catch some glimpses of a few NBA teams working young guys in and trying to get timing down. This is a play for a stretch big, that came after a timeout in the 2nd half of the Charlotte-Miami preseason game on Sunday. Another resource that coaches can use in the drudgery of waiting for practice to start is NBAtv. All week last week, NBAtv's crew were running their series Inside Training Camp and it was awesome. The interaction between players is fun to watch and there is no doubt that you can take a drill from each practice. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawThis is a great 3-man transition drill that ends with a penetration and kick action. See More
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