Yesterday we talked about playing against the pattern offense. Let me take a moment and describe to you what the team running the pattern offense should have spent their practice time doing.
We were consistently able to steal the ball on the dribble. Rather than learning the pattern, they should have spent that time practicing their dribbling. We were able to steal the ball on the wing entry pass - use your time learning how to get open on the wing. We were able to steal the ball when they tried to pass the ball into the post - use that time to learn how to pass off the dribble or from a position of power.
The point I'm making is this: practice time is incredibly precious for any basketball team. If you use your time practicing a pattern instead of working on the skills to make that pattern work, you're not making your kids better players. You're only making them better at running a pattern. There is a huge, substantial difference.
We were consistently able to steal the ball on the dribble. Rather than learning the pattern, they should have spent that time practicing their dribbling. We were able to steal the ball on the wing entry pass - use your time learning how to get open on the wing. We were able to steal the ball when they tried to pass the ball into the post - use that time to learn how to pass off the dribble or from a position of power.
The point I'm making is this: practice time is incredibly precious for any basketball team. If you use your time practicing a pattern instead of working on the skills to make that pattern work, you're not making your kids better players. You're only making them better at running a pattern. There is a huge, substantial difference.
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