Here are some notes from NBA Hall of Fame coach Hubie Brown at a September clinic.
*What kills a player's potential?
1. Low pain threshold
2. Low IQ (basketball)
3. Selfishness
4. Can the person do the intangibles (charges, loose balls, etc)
5. Drugs and Alcohol
*Accountability is greatly missing in today's game
*Shooting makes up for a multitude of sins. I have a shooter on each unit no matter how bad of a defender he is. We can hide a bad defender, we just need him to make the necessary rotations.
*Key halftime stats:
1. Offensive rebounds (and points off)
2. Fast break %
3. Deflections (Why do I love deflections so much? Because it shows that we're working and it tells me we're bothering them from making the pass to the spot they want)
*Give your players a chance to talk
*Never end a drill without a basket. It does 3 things:
1. Improves their confidence
2. Conditioning, forces them to chase the ball down
3. Enforces good habits, conditions them into making scoring a reflexive action
*A coach must pay attention to the last 6 minutes of a game. Ask yourself:
1. Did we get high percentage shots for our shooters?
2. Did we get to the free throw line?
3. Turnovers
*Zone Attack
1. What kinds of shots are you getting?
2. Can you score in the paint?
3. Can you get to the line?
4. Can we get to the glass for offensive rebounding?
Hubie's 3 toughest offensive actions to guard:
1. Staggered screen for a shooter
2. Dribble handoff
3. Backscreen
