New video !

Coaches,

Look at one of my favorite overload sets against the zone:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzkmqPD8kH0


Enjoy off-season !


Coach M

Illinois play

Great zone play !

http://www.box.net/shared/rnsgxalhgol36cj5mkdl

Defensive minded

Coaches,

Since season ended, I hope you guys are reading books and trying to improve as a coach and a person. Looking back at my season, I realized teams with football programs were really strong and had good defensive elements. I suggest you try to read football books : terminology and will to win are two omnipresent elements.

Here is an article on football defense : your team has to buy into it !

http://www.letstalkdefense.com/defphilosophy.html

Coach M

YouTube channel !

Coaches,

Like I said in the last posts, I decided to open a YouTube channel up.

Please visit us and take a look at our first video ; that is an experimental one :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV5DivygVOE
Keep visiting us ! New start is ahead !


Coach M

Computer fixed, matchup-zone history

Coaches,

First of all, I'm going to get my fixed computer around 4 pm today... ! Will be able to post strategies ASAP.

Second, in this off-season, I think it's time for all of us to expend our knowledge a little bit more. For my part, I decided to really get into the matchup zone ; not just learning the slides by heart, but understanding the whole philosophy. In order to accomplish that, I needed to know where it all starts from... Here's an exerpt from a great Vandy writter:

There are several versions of the match-up defense, but most of them have the same basic rules and strategies. Perhaps, the innovator of matching up out of a zone defense was John Egli, former head coach at Penn State in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Egli called his defense a 2-3 sliding zone. Cutters would be defended by having the initial zone defender slide with the offensive player, thus changing the face of the zone.


While a player at Syracuse, Jim Boeheim teamed with the great Dave Bing. One night, the Orangemen couldn’t handle Penn State’s defense, and the Nittany Lions upset them. That led to Boeheim becoming a devotee of the 2-3 match-up zone. His Syracuse teams have used this defense since the late 1970’s.


Across the Keystone State, the University of Pittsburgh began utilizing a new type of match-up defense. They initiated their zone from a 1-2-2 alignment and played zone with man-to-man principles. The defense kept changing shape to match the offense, and someone cleverly noted that the Panthers’ defense was like an amoeba constantly changing its shape.


Tim Grgurich left his assistant coaching job at Pittsburgh to join Jerry Tarkanian at UNLV. Tark let Grgurich install a new form of amoeba defense out of the 1-1-3 alignment. This defense added an element of pressure and trapping to the standard match-up zone, forcing steals, turnovers, and an up-tempo pace. The Runnin’ Rebels made this defense popular nationwide when they destroyed Duke by more than 30 points in the 1990 NCAA Championship game and then fielded the most dominant modern day team a year later. The Blue Devils figured out how to attack it and pulled off the upset of the year in the 1991 Final Four over the 34-0 Rebels.

Source :

http://vanderbilt.scout.com/2/489772.html

Enjoy summertime, and visit us daily !


Coach M

New stuff !

Coaches,

Our first animated diagrams about to come out during weekend or beginning of next week...

Gotta visit us daily !



Coach M

NB My main CPU is getting fixed up ... Please be patient for the next report ..

Lack of posts

Coaches,

Please excuse my recent lack of posts ... We've been working on a lot of new projects, taking Hoopjunkies to a whole other level.

Stay tuned, we got really good stuff coming up!


Coach M

CELEBRATE : NCAA 2011 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IS AVAILABLE !

Connecticut versus Butler.
Dogs versus dogs.
Correct season(#9 in Big East standings) versus correct season(13-5 in conference play)
A #3 seed versus a #8 seed.

What can we expect from that game?

Well, for a lot of people, that was one of the most horrible National Championship Game of all time. For coaches, maybe you did not see the execution you would’ve like to. For Kemba fans, you were happy he won MOP Trophy, but he didn’t have an incredible night. But for an analyst, a hardcore hoop-junkie or a defense militant, you had a real good time watching that game, and you watched it over and over again.

Shot were definitely not falling for both of these teams, but they had the shot they wanted most of the time. From a Butler standpoint, the execution was just awesome… Now it’s too easy to say: `` Why did they feed their bigs first on most possessions? That big white guy couldn’t make a single lay-up``.

Well, I will leave that up to Coach Stevens.
However, Butler got a lot of quality looks to the rack, against a ridiculously superior team in terms of size, strength and athleticism. UConn also had way more pure talent.
When you look at the Bulldogs defense, words that come to mind are solid, physical, communication and collective effort. Every defender is on the same page. If you still don’t know what I am talking about, just look at their out-of-bounds defense. It’s perfect. They didn’t get scored of the Huskies’ first out-of-bounds (under the basket) option a single time ; UConn are known for having great stack baseline out-of-bounds plays, and scoring right away.

We thought Kemba and Lamb couldn’t be matched up: wrong.
We thought UConn would destroy Butler from the inside: wrong.

If we look at Calhoun’ squad, they had a remarkable run to the Championship, and congratulations to them. They had great defensive possessions, they ran their sets the way they wanted (except for the fact that Butler were too physical at times). They just couldn’t execute most of their out-of-bounds plays.

The offensive end:
• Butler used a lot of last year’ sets. In addition to post their big guys up, Coach S tried to get Shelvin Mack involved a lot on the perimeter. One sad thing is that Matt Howard never really got started. His refreshing perimeter pop-game could’ve made the difference, but the lack of post-ups did not help the Bulldogs. However, both thumbs up to Butler’s rebounding, winning the offensive battle 20 to 17 !
• Connecticut’s plays were versatile: at one time, they will try to give their big post-ups; at other times, they will spend all 24 seconds trying to get Kemba Walker a shot. Coming out of screens, the Huskies struggled to match Butler’s physical play, plus(+) Butler’ switching defense didn’t help them with the number of screens the Huskies set.


Finally, that game was fun to watch, and analyze. The next 26 plays are the ones both teams ran during the Final Game. They did not score on every one of them, but like I said, both Butler and UConn had good looks to the basket. Even if the defensive end was incredible, we cannot ignore the fact that the offensive performance was very poor. At times, Butler/UConn looked like they only relied on their pick-and-roll isolation game to score.

HERE IS THE LINK TO PURCHASE THE REPORT (2$) :

Thanks to the buyers, and contact us for questions and requests !

JJ isolation

Coaches,

A nice isolation play:
http://www.box.net/shared/p4s03meotd

Coach M

Bye bye Orlando ...

Coaches,

Here is Orlando's last 2010-2011 SOB play :
http://www.box.net/shared/x1i38zjq4h


Coach M

1.07 seconds left...

Coaches,

Here is last night thriller San Antonio play :
http://www.box.net/shared/bqxehfodef

Enjoy this cold-blooded shot !


Coach M

VCU V FL.STATE UOB

Coaches,

What's better than a winning-uob play on a monday morning ? Take notes !

http://www.box.net/shared/17g5b59rge


Coach M

twitter.com/hoopjunkies

Isolating the MVP ...

Coaches,

Here's a Bulls' play:

http://www.box.net/shared/e8oj2ah0ne



Coach M

Start the game like that !

Here is the Miami first play (game 2) :

http://www.box.net/shared/ebmo3c7tu3


Enjoy,

Coach Morrow

Miami has horns !

Coaches,

Enjoy this set:

http://www.box.net/shared/za0gds0mar



Coach Jeffrey Morrow

LA Lakers : 3-peat or triple-post ?

Coaches,

Enjoy this triple-post article :

http://www.box.net/shared/24kfj40xj4


Coach M

Miami Vice !

Guys,

Here is a great horns motion ran by the Heat this season ...

Enjoy and stay tuned!

http://www.box.net/shared/jahe2jtet1

Coach M - twitter.com/hoopjunkies

Twitter !

Coaches,

My season's over ... We managed to win bronze medal (Province/State's third place) last weekend. Now it's time to give you the best plays from this year's NCAA season, and the upcoming NBA season.

Follow us on Twitter @Hoopjunkies to catch up with the newest articles and plays I will be posting.

Coach M

Upset SOB

Coaches,

Make sure to check out my blog daily so you won’t miss my scouting reports. I will be delivering a big one on the most exciting NCAA Tournament games of 2011.
I also want to apologize for the lack of stock these days. I am so busy with my clubs, our league Final Four is taking place this weekend and we are practicing/preparing so much so we can get State-Title (actually it’s Provincial down here) !

Butler winning play : http://www.box.net/shared/18n61syfu8

Enjoy the F4,

Coach M

Butler upset

Once again,

Butler might be this year's Tournament Cinderella team ... Very fun to watch, the Bulldogs always give us great performance in crunch time.

Here is one of their great action:

http://www.box.net/shared/x956nzvoso


Coach M

Flair and slip play : Go Pats !

Coaches,

With playoffs coming, workouts and practices makes it difficult for me to give daily plays. However, it's March and I will find time to give you my favorite plays from Tournament teams. Here is a Villanova play ran late in yesterday's game.

http://www.box.net/shared/q58ro5z0cj


Coach M

Great tempo-free article

Coaches,

Ever heard about tempo-free stats ? Here is a great article given to me by Ray Floriani, a solid college basketball writer ( http://www.collegechalktalk.com/ )

Enjoy:

LYNDHURST, NJ - Tempo free statistics can get involved. But the basics , which enhance our understanding and appreciation of the game, are as simple as the name. Tempo free statistic- a metric that is derived without regard to game pace. Case in point.

Team A gives up 75 points per game. Team B surrenders 55 an outing. The assumption on the surface is team A plays ’matador defense’ and is only interested in getting the ball back, even it means grabbing it out of their own net. Team B in the mind’s eye is a team well versed in defensive principles, the type offenses dread when they line up against this club.

Taking it further if we know team A averages 85 possessions per game, we realize they love a ’NASCA R’ paced contest. Team B may average 50 possessions which suggests a much more pedestrian and deliberate style. But look at the numbers for a minute.

Dividing points by possession we get points per possession. This figure is a much more reliable number to get a read on as team. There are various ways to play the game but no matter the game plan and/or pace, points per possession gives us a read on a club’s offensive and defensive efficiency. Team A , with their 75 points allowed per game divided by .88 possessions per contest gives up .85 points per possession, an outstanding figure. On the other hand, computing team B’s numbers we see they generously allow 1.10 points per possession. A figure which all but guarantees second division status in their conference.

It is assumed that 1.00 is the cutoff for points per possession. That figure or greater is the offensive objective. On the defensive end, teams strive to keep opponents under that mark.

Possessions are easy to track in the college and pro games as post game statistical sheets are detailed and thorough. On the high school level, they would be recorded long hand as it is rare to find a high school producing a detailed final stat sheet.

For the sake of understanding, a possession begins when a team secures the ball and ends when it is given up. You can ‘give up’ the possession by scoring, turning the ball over (the coaching nightmare) and missing a shot that is rebounded by the defense. Shooting and getting one’s own offensive rebound extends the possession, it doesn’t start a new one.

The Tempo Free stats just noted are the tip of the iceberg. On the college level a number of staffs have assistants record possessions and break them down for more intense study. For instance what was our opponents offensive PPP against our zone as opposed to times we went man ?

On the high school level this is still relatively unchartered area. The preps however could greatly benefit from tempo free studies. Players could appreciate better the value of a possession. Also, a team eliminated from its conference race or a shot at a state tournament bid can close out the season by trying to better their average offensive/defensive efficiency. For the high school coach there is a host of ways to utilize tempo free stats. As noted they would be a great teaching tool and they are relatively easy to compute. You do not need a math degree , just a calculus.

There are a number of other tempo free stats and some can get very involved. The game pace (total possessions) and efficiencies are the starting point. They are utilized and studied at all levels, even by more and more NBA front office personnel. More and more colleges are gradually utilizing and employing tempo-free studies. Chris Mack and his Xavier staff is one program of note that charts and keeps a read on possession and pace, even with the game in progress. It stands to reason adopting them in high school would be of utmost benefit to both players and coaches.

Ray Floriani has been writing on college basketball over 30 years. Some of the sites he writes for include Basketballtimes.com, Collegechalktalk.com, Villanova by the Numbers and CollegeInsider.com. He was selected 1999 Media Man of the Year by the NIT.

Temple time !

Coaches,

A simple but effective backdoor play !

http://www.box.net/shared/8jkrcnox5i

Coaches !

My computer is back ! Enjoy that great Calipari play :


http://www.box.net/shared/4lb4l6apei



Coach M

CPU problems

Hey coaches,

First I want to apologize for the lack of stock on our website lately. I've been having major computer problems...But now it's ok !

Be ready for a ton of plays coming up !


Coach M

Windmill !

Coaches,


Enjoy :

http://www.box.net/shared/q6zeevcbm0



Coach Morrow

Set the tone !

Coaches,

Miami knows how to set the tone:

http://www.box.net/shared/7hrvr2o7k7


CM

The Purdue way

Coaches,

Look at this:

http://www.box.net/shared/t91el11vi3



Coach Jeffrey Morrow

Horns mania !

Coaches,

Another Gonzaga play:

http://www.box.net/shared/sevy33qn46



Coach M

Refreshing UOB

Coaches,

Here is a good UOB to refresh your playbook:

http://www.box.net/shared/zsb3ip15p4



Coach M

Flair for success !

Coaches,

Here is a set from one of my favorite coaches, John Beilein.

I run a lot of his stuff with my team, and it works a lot for us. We will eventually be posting a ''Beilein offense'' special edition, which is a boosted Beilein system adapted for high school, stay tuned.

Watch this set ran a lot against Kansas the other night:

http://www.box.net/shared/8gp2benudc


Coach M

Flex double-down

Coaches,

Here is a great twist to Coach Pearl's flex:
http://www.box.net/shared/cietagq0k1



Coach M

Cool SOB !

Coaches,

Look at this Grizzlies' SOB play :
http://www.box.net/shared/kzno39igm5


Have fun,


Coach M

Zone horns?

Coaches,

Here is a good A-set/Horns-set against the zone (2-3).

http://www.box.net/shared/qrgsoz5ykt



Coach M