Comments on: Basketball Coaching: Closing a Basketball Game http://coachingtoolbox.net/blog/basketball-coaching-closing-a-basketball-game/ Visit www.coachingtoolbox.net for hundreds of free basketball tools! Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:13:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Ken Sartini http://coachingtoolbox.net/blog/basketball-coaching-closing-a-basketball-game/comment-page-1/#comment-523 Ken Sartini Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:31:33 +0000 http://coachingtoolbox.net/blog/?p=66#comment-523 Great information Brian. Using your scenario being up 8 with 2 minutes to go on the clock I was already putting that one in the W column. :-) We were usually a good free throw shooting team but a lot had to do with whether or not we were in the bonus. IF we were NOT in the bounus we were more aggressive to score.... we wanted to shoot free throws and if we were just holding it we would be playing into their hands... they could be physical and maybe get away with a foul, get a steal and score. So were looking to take it to the basket out of our Open Post Offense. We would not be shooting threes at this point of the game. IF we were in the bonus, then we would want them to foul us and only take a wide open lay up... nothing forced. When the ref handed the ball to my shooter at the free throw line for the second shot, we would send a player up to sub... we make the shot, horn goes off and we sub setting up our safety press designed to get them to take time off the clock... just keeping the ball in front of us. Great information Brian.
Using your scenario being up 8 with 2 minutes to go on the clock I was already putting that one in the W column. :-)
We were usually a good free throw shooting team but a lot had to do with whether or not we were in the bonus. IF we were NOT in the bounus we were more aggressive to score…. we wanted to shoot free throws and if we were just holding it we would be playing into their hands… they could be physical and maybe get away with a foul, get a steal and score. So were looking to take it to the basket out of our Open Post Offense. We would not be shooting threes at this point of the game. IF we were in the bonus, then we would want them to foul us and only take a wide open lay up… nothing forced.
When the ref handed the ball to my shooter at the free throw line for the second shot, we would send a player up to sub… we make the shot, horn goes off and we sub setting up our safety press designed to get them to take time off the clock… just keeping the ball in front of us.

]]> By: admin http://coachingtoolbox.net/blog/basketball-coaching-closing-a-basketball-game/comment-page-1/#comment-27 admin Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:06:41 +0000 http://coachingtoolbox.net/blog/?p=66#comment-27 I know you don't want me to thank you, but I will... :) I appreciate your comments and what you have added to the site. Thanks Coach! I know you don’t want me to thank you, but I will… :) I appreciate your comments and what you have added to the site. Thanks Coach!

]]> By: Coach Welch http://coachingtoolbox.net/blog/basketball-coaching-closing-a-basketball-game/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Coach Welch Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:24:23 +0000 http://coachingtoolbox.net/blog/?p=66#comment-26 A lot of good content! As a college coach we have to approach it a bit differently, but with the same general philosophy. We're looking to score, but under our conditions. We have our 'free throw shooting team' in the game and we tell the gals we're looking for a lay up or a foul early and late in the shot clock we'll take the open three if it's there. Being a Don Meyer 'fan', I like the word "Four" and will use it in the future. Hard to believe that in as many times as I've seen Don at clinics - that one got by me! We do try and spread the floor, looking for the opportunity to attack the basket with the above thought - lay up or foul - or both! Thanks for the article. I'm enjoying your daily thoughts on our great game. (but you don't have to keep thanking me every day!) A lot of good content! As a college coach we have to approach it a bit differently, but with the same general philosophy. We’re looking to score, but under our conditions. We have our ‘free throw shooting team’ in the game and we tell the gals we’re looking for a lay up or a foul early and late in the shot clock we’ll take the open three if it’s there.

Being a Don Meyer ‘fan’, I like the word “Four” and will use it in the future. Hard to believe that in as many times as I’ve seen Don at clinics – that one got by me!

We do try and spread the floor, looking for the opportunity to attack the basket with the above thought – lay up or foul – or both!

Thanks for the article. I’m enjoying your daily thoughts on our great game. (but you don’t have to keep thanking me every day!)

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