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The dribble drive motion offense is an attacking offense where every player on the floor must want to attack the basket on every possession. The basic philosophy is the ball handler tries to push the ball for a layup. The key to the offense is spacing. Without proper spacing the offense will not work to its full potential. Players should focus on staying at the NBA 3 point line for proper spacing.

An offense capable of constantly attacking the defense will gain an advantage as the game wears on. One way to attack the defense is by running a secondary break. Teams that push the ball up have a good chance of scoring an easy basket. When the offense does not score a fast break basket it is essential to have a secondary break to fall back on. A good secondary break will be a quick hitter that…

Basketball season is over and many coaches need to start to think about how to prepare their returning players for the next season. Gym time in the off season can be limited. It is important that any time spent working in the off season allows a player to improve skills and work on conditioning. When players get in the gym it is important they work out at game speed. An individual will not…

The NBA regular season has come to a close and the playoffs start in a few days. I am looking forward to another couple months of playoff action as a new NBA champion is crowned. Last year, fans were just waiting for the Heat and Spurs to reach the finals. That does not seem to be the case this season. When the second season begins on Saturday, there is not one team that is a lock to make it…

The triangle offense was made famous by the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers when Phil Jackson was head coach of both of those teams. Numerous NBA titles were won running the offense that was developed by Tex Winter. What could be considered one of the most successful offenses, can also be called one of the hardest to grasp. The “give and go” offense is full of cutting that is dictated by how…

The NCAA championship game between Duke and Wisconsin will go down as one of the better games in the history of the NCAA tournament. Both teams left everything they had on the floor and I can definately say that Duke earned the championship. It is not very often the finals features two #1 seeds and they lived up to the seeding. Duke fought back from a nine point deficit in the second half to come…