Early Offense - Early Push

Early Offense - Early Push

A good early offensive flow prevents the defending team from setting up their pre-planned defense by forcing the defenders to “react” rather than “act”. When the early offense is able to advance the ball into the operating area within 2-3 seconds, it forces the defenders to break down of their organized defense. This scenario can force a 1 on 1 situation and if the offensive player is creative enough, he may be able to produce a high percentage field goal attempt. Pushing for early offense before the defense can set-up can also create mismatches to the disadvantage of the defending team. Most early offense plays depend on quick inbounds and pass advance to reach the offensive operating area before the defenders can set-up in the front court.

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This entry was posted on Monday, February 4th, 2008 at 10:45 am and is filed under basketball. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Introduction to Early Offense, Fast Break

Introduction to Early Offense, Fast Break

The Need for Early Offense - Fast Break

If you’re on the offensive end, pushing the ball for an early offense is a vital part in play to disrupt the defensive set-up by the opposing team. Early offense forces the defenders to “react” on the ball movement rather than “act” (attack). The main idea here is to advance the ball quickly into the front court and attack the defense before the opponents are able to set-up or organize their defense.

Opposing teams that walk the ball to the front court to set-up the offense are much easier to defend against the teams that push the ball fast for early offense. Opposing teams that run the ball to the front court in a span of 2-3 seconds are difficult to defend because it disrupts the chance of setting up the defense. The early offense creates situations for quick mid range jump shots, penetration lay-ups and kick out passes for easy scoring. Teams that walk the ball to the front court are much easier to defend because the defending players are allowed to set-up the positions on the defensive end. A well set-up defense can execute traps and denials and force turnovers and rush the shots as the time on the clock runs out.

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This entry was posted on Monday, January 28th, 2008 at 1:19 pm and is filed under basketball, basketball offense. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

The Head Fake By Billups In Pistons - Celtics Game

Last nights head fake by Billups my not of been the play of night, but it sure did revive what was at one point one of the best rivalries in basketball. Though, since that head fake or pumps shot made me think of how important is in today's game.

Rather if it was the head fake/pump fake or not. The shot fake is almost a lost art these days while you can find a few that are excellent the importance it can have on a game as seen as last night in the Pistons vs. Celtics can be a lot.


Please come back shortly to learn how to properly execute a shot fake.

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This entry was posted on Thursday, December 20th, 2007 at 11:18 am and is filed under basketball, basketball shooting drills. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Check Out This Jumper

There is a person on the earth that can literally jump over cars and practically does it for a living. That’s right please let me introduce you to a soon to be if not already famous car jumper by the name of Chris Bryant.

Chris Bryant is 23 years old and enjoys jumping over cars and is very good at doing it. Not only has this young man from Akron, OH become famous very fast by jumping cars, but now thanks to The Ellen DeGeneres Show!

Bryant has been appearred on the DeGeneres show a few times, and just today was his Nike Debut commercial that you can see at Ellen DeGeneres website. Ellen when interviewing Bryant the first time best described him as a human grasshopper. Though, I know many people especially basketball players would like to have hops like him.

This car jumping mad skill from a young Chris Bryant who normally is a bus boy at a local restaurant in Akron. Now has is own nike shoe, nike commercial, and getting all kinds of publicity!

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This entry was posted on Monday, December 17th, 2007 at 1:22 pm and is filed under basketball. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.