“Late Game Situations”: PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Notes (June 5, 2020) | Coach Brian Stamme

"Late Game Situations": PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Notes (June 5, 2020)

Cabral Huff – Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School (GA)

Organization
- Be thorough and detailed in what you do
- Detailed practice plans – make the world go ‘round
  - Essential to being efficient
  - Stay with a drill until it is done right
- Time & Score Situations Every Day
- Have a Vision
3.5 Seconds Left – Up 3 BLOB – On Defense
- Scouting said not good shooting from 3 so
  - NO FOUL, Switch Everything
4.9 Seconds Left – Down 1 w/ Time Out
- Flow and took a step back 3 – Learning situation
7.2 Seconds Left – Up 3
- Didn’t Foul – Players make plays

Q/A in Overtime

Full Court Pressure LGS – Help and Recover
- Shell Drill Full Court
- No Paint Touches – Drill 15 seconds
Down 3 with 2 FT’s miss the second?
- Practice how to miss a free throw
Draw things up on the fly?
- Mostly NO – But if you KNOW it and trust your players attention in the huddle
“Picking a college is about the next 40 years not the next 4”

Late Game Situations

How much time do you spend on Late Game Situations?

Yves Michel – Carolina Ruff Ryders (NC)
- Something need to add to our practices
- Relied on drawing things up in the moment
Brian Stamme – Clackamas Community College (OR)
- Phoenix 96 Drill
  - Score 96-96, 2 minutes on clock
  - Clock starts when 1 team hits 100
  - Creates a wide range of situations on the fly instead of starting with an advantage/disadvantage they play it out
Kyle Bush – Marion Military Institute (AL)
- Do Late Game Situations early in practice when team is fresh
- Call 30 Second Time Out in practice to draw something up
Geoffrey Mallory – Southern Illinois Pharaohs (TN)
- Proper Preparation Prevents Pore Performance
Nigel Thomas – North Carolina Central University (NC)
- Watch a college game UNC vs Duke & Breakdown situations seen in practice
Jon Plefka – Post University (CT) Women’s
- 65-65 Drill
- Focus defensively on how to guard situations
Arvin Mosley – Triple Impact Coaching (WA)
- 52 Cards – With details of situation and let them go play.
  - Time, Ball, Score, Bonus, Possession Arrow
- Break it down
- Let you players coach – Let Assistants Coach

3 Point Defense – 9 seconds you are up 3, no time outs?

Adam Jacobsen – Cal Baptist University
- “33” Defense – 1-2-2 with 4 guys outside the 3 point line
- 1 guys protects the rim
- Extend to FC
Yves Mitchel
- “Front” – Pressure inbounds and front other 4
Jon Plefka
- 3-2 Match up – Trust you defense

Ball Screens in late game?

Brian Stamme
- Love B/S, Give your best player an advantage, Roll/Pop Options, Put stress on the D
- Defensively Switch a late game B/S
Geoffrey Mallory
- Double or Ice
Kyle Bush
- Be aggressive – Don’t second guess yourself
Nigel Thomas
- Set G on G screen so switch doesn’t effect
- Blow it up defensively
Jon Plefka
- Ghost Screen – Blur Screen

Main Group

Mosley’s Group
- Jacobsen – “33” Defense – 4 guy
- Mallory – Propper Preparation Prevents Pore Performance
Williams’ Group
- Mathis – Trapping B/S in LGS
Santos’ Group
- James Williams – Have multiple options on plays – AUDIBLES
Richie Schueler
- Whatever you do you must Practice It!
- Being Prepared
- Fouling up 3 – Trust
  - Can you rebound
  - Can you inbound
  - Can you make FT

Late Game Situations

10 Seconds, other team ties it. Do you can time out?

Anderson
- Go with it – put the ball in your best player’s hands and live with his decision
Geoffrey Mallory
- Euro Special
  - Curl for inbound, rim runner, dribble weave, trail sets screen for rim runner to set ball screen for 2^ndweave
- Rolling with situation
Stamme
- Depends on the flow of the game. If we need structure or we have struggled on offense call time out. Otherwise go against an unset defense.
Jacobsen
- Personnel on the floor – Need to sub and get offense
- See if you have something in first 5 seconds then have TO ready
- “33” was prepared for all situations, even w/o time out

What is in your bag of tricks?

Michel
- Dead ball situation – have a player tie his shoe
Mallory
- Opposing coach threw is key on the court
Mosley
- Hack A Shaq – to extend game
- Defensive group was in to foul but didn’t foul
  - Left with no scorers on the next possession b/c no TO
Jacobsen
- Have Best Teams on your PLAY CARD
  - Best Pressing Team
  - Best FT Team
  - Best 3 Point Team
- Practice LGS or have plays for all Groups

Do you have any staple Offensive and Defensive Philosophies?

Reggie Anderson – Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School (GA)
- Switch B/S or Blow It Up (Trap)
Plefka
- Rebound – Crash 5 at all times
- Man – switch everything
Stamme
- 3 Termination Plays that are well practiced
Thomas
- Take you out of what you want to run with Pressure and Deny
Jacobsen
- Teach how to win in different situations
- Shoot Arounds – Practice Home Runs or LGS Plays

Main Group

Richie Schueler’s Group
- Sam Stevens – Send 2 guards to the wings and advance the ball up the floor.
Mike Blaine’s Group
- Coach Mullins –Down 2 Quick 3 – no time out take quick 3 and follow with a crash. Create 2 Possessions
Jason Williams’ Group
- Will Fried – Know Your Team – This is us
- Yattah Reed – Trust your players
  - Feel of the game
Santos’ Group
- James Stevens’ – No Time Out – Practice it every day
Richie Schueler – Bag of Tricks
- Substitute on 2^nd shot to set up your press
- Take a Delay of Game Warning