Half Court Hoops - Coach's Cut: 2020 Season

Facundo Campazzo Ballscreen Breakdown

Half Court Hoops — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:01:03 GMT

Facundo Campazzo just signed with the Denver Nuggets, and it will be a great fit for a backup point guard role. His ability to run a ballscreen has never been in question, he is crafty, patient, and …

Best Ballscreen Defense & Zalgiris ATO Specials

Half Court Hoops — Sun, 15 Nov 2020 19:39:30 GMT

I asked for questions you guys have about anything that I can answer, as will be the case at least once a month moving forward! If there is anything that you have questions about going forward you ca…

Ja Morant Rookie of the Year Breakdown

Half Court Hoops — Sun, 08 Nov 2020 15:50:29 GMT

Ja Morant won the 2019-20 NBA Rookie of the Year behind an incredible athleticism and explosiveness as well as an incredible feel for the game. In this breakdown we are going to look at why he was so…

Igor Kokoskov Fenerbahce After Time Out Specials

Half Court Hoops — Sun, 01 Nov 2020 14:00:09 GMT

Igor Kokoskov has been on my radar and my coaching “watch” list (I will be releasing my watch list for NCAA teams before the season in a few weeks) that I use to study for my own personal playbook si…

2020 NBA Playoffs Best Sets

Half Court Hoops — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 13:00:58 GMT

The 2020 NBA Playoffs had the best X’s & O’s from the best coaching minds in the world on full display. When I finished the 2020 NBA Playoffs Playbook, I tried to find the best sets from the playoffs…

Coach's Cut - Lakers vs Heat Defensive Edits

Half Court Hoops — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 19:33:12 GMT

It is hard to look at the defensive film and try and predict what the team will do against their opponent. Each round of the playoffs are different teams with different opponents and the schemes and …

Lakers vs Heat 2020 NBA Finals Preview

Half Court Hoops — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 22:25:50 GMT

The 2020 NBA finals are set, with the Los Angeles Lakers facing the Miami Heat. Both teams finished their opponents with relative ease, with the Lakers finishing every series with 4-1 wins & the Heat…

Coach's Cut - How to beat the Heat's 2-3 zone defense

Half Court Hoops — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 23:13:45 GMT

The Miami Heat’s zone defense is the best in the NBA. Not only do they play it the most out of any team at 11% of the time per Synergy’s data. The Heat have played zone defense for 870 possessions th…

Coach's Cut - Miami Heat's 2-3 Zone Defense

Half Court Hoops — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 08:01:08 GMT

I have a TON of film I want to look at for this next game. I want to dive into the film and see how teams have scored against the Heat’s zone this year, and see if there is something to expect - I am…

Coach's Cut - Celtics vs Heat Game 1

Half Court Hoops — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 06:27:37 GMT

I wanted to break this game down in more detail, but the Nuggets and Clippers game 7 was crazy! I broke that down but still wanted to get a breakdown of the end of the game from the Celtics and Heat.…

Coach's Cut - Celtics vs Raptors Series Breakdown

Half Court Hoops — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 07:26:10 GMT

WHAT A SERIES!! One of the best coaching chess matches I have ever seen. It was incredible to watch and break down as a coach, almost every possesion had something change for both teams. For this Coach’s Cut breakdown I wanted to look at some of the playcalls, sets. I am going to do an extended edit of games 6 & 7 - those are going to take an extra day so I can get those done in the best way.

Full Breakdown:

Playcall - Single

Coach's Cut - Miami Heat Offense vs Milwaukee Bucks

Half Court Hoops — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 18:05:05 GMT

Full Extended 48 minute breakdown of the Heat offense vs the Bucks. I have included timestaps for easier navigation, it might be easier to view on YouTube - Enjoy!

Original Breakdown & Coach’s Cut (St…

Game Prep: Rockets vs Lakers Game 2

Half Court Hoops — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 20:13:20 GMT

The Lakers have no answer for James Harden and it is pretty obvious. They can slow him down, throw bodies at him but it looked pretty easy and Harden seemed to look relieved to look at his defender a…

Game Prep: Nuggets vs Clippers Game 2

Half Court Hoops — Sat, 05 Sep 2020 21:12:11 GMT

The Clippers blasted the Nuggets in game 1 and I do not think many people are surprised. After a grueling 7 game series in which they Nuggets came back from down 3-1 to fight back and play on basical…

Toronto Raptors vs Boston Celtics Game 3 - Coach's Cut

Half Court Hoops — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 07:08:13 GMT

The Raptors won game 3 on a buzzer-beater shot from OG Anunoby with .5 seconds left that most likely saved their season. Getting this much-needed win came down to the last seconds, but the Raptors fo…