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Basketball Plays Tom Izzo

By Brian Williams on January 26, 2012

Basketball Plays Tom Izzo

Here is some philosophy on special situations from Tom Izzo. I received this notes from Steve Smiley. they were originally taken by Coach Jim Ponchak at the 2010 Clinic to End all Clinics .

The Anatomy of a Timeout

Try to save timeouts in the 1st half so you can utilize them in the second half
See what your opponent is doing and think

1. What do I want to do?
2. What do I need?

NBA is a great resource if you are looking for Sideline Out of Bounds plays (SLOB’s)

• In his first two seasons at MSU, they lost 14 games by 1 to 4 points.

• Izzo reflected on what he could do to become a better coach and help his teams win those games• He took a football view to coaching his team in that there were 3 phases of the game; offense, defense, and special teams

• He felt that if they focused on Special Teams that they could gain an advantage that would help them win the close games

• Izzo views timeouts and all other dead ball situations as Special Teams

• Special Teams 1) Jump Ball 2) Timeout 3) BLOBs 4) SLOBs 5) Free Throws

• It’s not necessarily the play you run that is important, but the theory/philosophy that is important.
• Need to make sure you’re focused on what’s going on the floor every second of the game
• Aggressive approach – never relax

• Special Teams Objectives

1. Score
2. Go inside or outside?
3. Attack a player in foul trouble?

• SLOB’s – usually tries to score inside-out Here is one of his sideline inbounds plays

2 pops out middle.
3 passes to 2.
1 back screens 3

 

 

 

4 and 5 screen for 1.
2 dribble to wing.
1 uses double screen to get open at the top of the key.
3 continues through to block.
5 slips.
4 pops

 

2 can hit:

a) 3 for a post up
b) 1 for a three
c) 5 on the slip
d) 4 on the pop

 

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