“Offensive Rebounding/Transition Defense”: PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Notes (May 22, 2020) | Coach Brian Stamme

"Offensive Rebounding / Transition Defense": PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Notes (May 22, 2020)

Ryan Badrtalei – UC Irvine Associate Head Coach

Know how your team is built
Emphasize rebounding every day in practice
Offensive Rebounding & Transition D go hand and hand
- Your rebounding drills should add a transition element
“Get through the elbows and get back” – send one to the nail, tip spot
Wedge Out – big in dunker spot push up and in from baseline to rebound
Loosen & Hand Work – when shot goes up
Controlled tips – drill it in practice
- Added to Mikan Series
- Add Warm Ups
- Controlled Tips on the Backboard
  - Tip Ball at Highest Point
  - Tip High on the Glass
- Tip to yourself – tip and move
- RULE – If Below rim 2 Hands, Above Rim = Tip
Transition D Absolutes
- Sprint Back
- Stance w/ hands up
- Communication –
  - You Don’t Have A Man!
- Play Personnel Tendencies
3 Components of transition D
- Get Back
- Locate Ball
- Locate Threats

Break Out Group Discussion – Moderator Richie Schueler

Tony Jimmerson Golden West College
- Send 3,4,5 put 1&2 back as quickest players
Nigel Thomas – Asst. North Carolina Central
- Play Smaller – jam the ball on defensive rebound
- Jam the PG on the outlet – Give time to get back
- Designate 1 guy to jam the PG
Bob Hutchings – Stockton University, NJ D3
- 3 to the glass – smaller team so had to figure who rebounders were and make them the 3
- Work on rebounding everyday – Emphasize All the Time
Todd Wolfson – St. Francis Pasadena
- Depends on our matchup – if your man goes to take a charge or block a shot = You go rebound
Steve Bridgeman – U of Cal Penn
- Crash 4 – faster bigs on team – If we get the rebound there is no defensive transition, if not fast enough to get back
Oliver Eslinger – Cal Tech
- Technical approach – put pressure on the other team.
- 4 & 5 crash to the weak side.
- Foul Line extended or below – sprint through the elbows
- 3 to 4 guys eyeing the rebound every time
- Have the mentality you are a rebounder no matter position
Kevin Nosek – UC Davis
- Not an emphasis for O Rebounding – Hasn’t been a strength
- Time spent on getting back – 3 guards back – Middle, Wing – Wing.
- Load to the ball and Keep it SIDED
- We get quality shots so focus has not been on getting to the glass
- “Scout team never takes the ball out.”
Rob Garlington
- High school year to year is different with personnel.
- Like Special Teams in football – need to assign someone to focus on it
- Half Back & Full Back Positions are assigned
  - Half Back = Best Defender – Get 1 Turn Every time!
- Brian Stamme – Clackamas CC, Oregon
  - Rebounding Triangle – Both Blocks and Charge Arc
  - Tip Spot – Nail – Available for tip outs or long rebounds
  - 1 Deep
- Richie Schueler
  - 3 to the boards – 1 back, 1 to garbage can spot

Jamming the rebound???

Physicality creates unnecessary fouls
Jam the rebound to set up press full court

Group Discussion – Take Aways

Various markers on the court – get to these spots
Chris Sparks
- 3 Pinch Points – to slow the break
  - Jam Rebound
  - Jam 1^st Catch
  - Jam First Pass up to the wing
- Landen Cummings’ Group
  - Get Back, stop Ball, Identify Threats
  - It’s about who you are playing – Scouting Determines # of crashers
- Huntley’s Group
  - Andre Gray- UNC Greensboro – Board Coverage is by personnel
    - Board Guys and Circle (Back) Guys
  - Anthony Santos’ Group – Fullerton
    - Break and Remake
    - Go to Gap not their Back
    - Free Throw Rebounding – Spin off Contact
  - Sam Stevens’ Group
    - Always Moving, Watching & Ready

Defensive Transition Breakout Session – Moderator Richie Schueler

Garlinton –
- Press Misses if we know our opponent and have scouted we will attack their outlets
Derion Hurley – Pro in Barbados, Aspiring Coach
- Press Every miss, Long, Fast Athletes
- Down Side – we give up deep

How do coach change of possession?

Nosek – Communication is KEY!
- Build D Trans into every Drill
- Scout team never takes the ball out – get it and go, so we have to react
Doc – Everything is Connected! –
- Transition = Defense
- Conversion = Offensive Transition
- Every rebound is a 50/50 ball
- Garbage spot = looking/waiting for tip out but Ready to get back
Hutch – Sprint Back, Communicate,
- D Trans = CONDITIONING
- What can your team comprehend

Where Do you Pick up the ball?

Hutch – Depends on Opponent
Bridgeman – Stop or Slow the ball at the Volleyball Line
Nosek – Middle, Side, Side
- Scout a shooter and load his side with a guy
- Create extra Possessions through TURNOVERS

How do you coach positions for getting back?

Hutch – Built in to rebounding philosophy – 3 crash 2 back
Bridgeman – Furthest guy is always back
- If you have no chance then don’t go rebound
Richie – With little prep time w/ travel teams – designate 1 guy
Stamme – Always be moving when shot goes up so you are prepared to Get Back!

Mass Group Discussion

Will Fried
- Practice Transition Every Day
- KYP
Oscar Yebra
- Offensive Rebounding is most important selfless play, team play
- EFFORT
- CTR = Critical Time & Reaction
Carson Long – Gilford – Protect the rim, stop the ball
Kevin Nosek
- Build Communication & Spacing Early
- As season continues – add it to every drill
- Scout team never take it out of bounds