I want to share something that I “rediscovered” this season.<\/p>\n
After every game or scrimmage, ask yourself the following 8 questions about your half court offense…<\/p>\n
When you think about it, that’s all there is to offense.\u00a0 Regardless of what motion offense you run, that’s all you can do on offense.<\/p>\n
In the past I have used these questions as reminders to keep our offense SHARP.\u00a0 However with some luck and success over the last couple years I have slipped…<\/p>\n
I stopped asking those 8 questions last season.\u00a0 Frankly, in the last couple years we had enough talent and skill that I didn’t need to ask those questions to win games.\u00a0 I became complacent.\u00a0 And it hurt us this season!<\/p>\n
Over half way through this season I realized that we severely lacked ball movement and ball reversals.<\/p>\n
We did everything else.\u00a0 And we were getting the ball inside constantly (35+ shots in the paint per game).<\/p>\n
It’s a subtle thing. But we were taking tough shots and shooting a low percentage.\u00a0 We can get better shots and do a better job of loosening up the defense.<\/p>\n
Once I realized that the ball was sticking way too much.\u00a0 And we needed a lot more ball movement and ball reversals… we made the adjustments and our offensive efficiency improved significantly.<\/p>\n
Looking back, I wonder….\u00a0 why didn’t I not see this sooner??!!<\/p>\n
I still can’t believe I let it go for that long.<\/p>\n
Lesson learned.\u00a0 From now on, I will ask those 8 questions and reflect at least once every week.<\/p>\n