Comments on: Steve Nash Advice for Point Guards http://coachingtoolbox.net/blog/words-from-steve-nash-for-point-guards/ Visit www.coachingtoolbox.net for hundreds of free basketball tools! Mon, 21 May 2012 14:20:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Coach Morris http://coachingtoolbox.net/blog/words-from-steve-nash-for-point-guards/comment-page-1/#comment-1380 Coach Morris Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:32:43 +0000 http://coachingtoolbox.net/blog/?p=385#comment-1380 One thing that is important to add is that the point guard not only needs to know where her teammates are in two or three dribbles, but where the defenders are. Numbers are critical. Point guard needs to know whether to attack or not. It is a myth that teams that push the ball down the floor are expected to have more turnovers. They will have more turnovers ONLY if they lack discipline and discernment. It makes no sense to hurry down the floor just to turn the ball over or throw up a bad shot during the normal course of the game. Our goal is to force our opponent to sprint the floor. If they do that, then we run secondary break and get into our offense. If they fail to do that, we will score lay-ups. Nowhere in our goals does it say, "Hurry up and turn the ball over or take the first shot we get no matter how bad it is." We can get bad shots all night. Our opponent will give us those. "Think numbers" is what we tell our team. One thing that is important to add is that the point guard not only needs to know where her teammates are in two or three dribbles, but where the defenders are. Numbers are critical. Point guard needs to know whether to attack or not. It is a myth that teams that push the ball down the floor are expected to have more turnovers. They will have more turnovers ONLY if they lack discipline and discernment. It makes no sense to hurry down the floor just to turn the ball over or throw up a bad shot during the normal course of the game. Our goal is to force our opponent to sprint the floor. If they do that, then we run secondary break and get into our offense. If they fail to do that, we will score lay-ups. Nowhere in our goals does it say, “Hurry up and turn the ball over or take the first shot we get no matter how bad it is.” We can get bad shots all night. Our opponent will give us those. “Think numbers” is what we tell our team.

]]> By: Dr. Laurence MacDonald http://coachingtoolbox.net/blog/words-from-steve-nash-for-point-guards/comment-page-1/#comment-1374 Dr. Laurence MacDonald Mon, 18 Oct 2010 03:33:53 +0000 http://coachingtoolbox.net/blog/?p=385#comment-1374 This is to Jeff Menzi: Jeff: A point guards main responsibility is to get the offence going and distribute the ball to players in the best scoring position. Your comment sounds a little selfish for a point guard. If you understand what Steve is saying, use your scoring to bcome a better passer. If you can score, that means the defence has to concentrate on that ability leaving teamates open for opportunities and contrary to that, if you are a great passer, then that ability will set up your scoring opportunities. This is to Jeff Menzi:

Jeff: A point guards main responsibility is to get the offence going and distribute the ball to players in the best scoring position. Your comment sounds a little selfish for a point guard. If you understand what Steve is saying, use your scoring to bcome a better passer. If you can score, that means the defence has to concentrate on that ability leaving teamates open for opportunities and contrary to that, if you are a great passer, then that ability will set up your scoring opportunities.

]]> By: glenn wilkes http://coachingtoolbox.net/blog/words-from-steve-nash-for-point-guards/comment-page-1/#comment-1373 glenn wilkes Mon, 18 Oct 2010 01:17:31 +0000 http://coachingtoolbox.net/blog/?p=385#comment-1373 I wrote this first after listening to Steve at the Nike Academy. I believe you should give our website the proper credit. www.basketballsbest.com Glenn Wilkes I wrote this first after listening to Steve at the Nike Academy. I believe you should give our website the proper credit.

http://www.basketballsbest.com

Glenn Wilkes

]]> By: jeff menzi http://coachingtoolbox.net/blog/words-from-steve-nash-for-point-guards/comment-page-1/#comment-512 jeff menzi Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:31:18 +0000 http://coachingtoolbox.net/blog/?p=385#comment-512 Good stuff but what if you struggle on becoming a score because your always trying to pass ? The pass 1st mentality seems to be disturbing my offensive flow for shooting Good stuff
but what if you struggle on
becoming a score because
your always trying to pass ?
The pass 1st mentality seems to be
disturbing my offensive flow
for shooting

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