A Coach's Diary

This is a good change up to the traditional 3 on 2/2 on 1 transition drill by the Cleveland Cavaliers in their training camp from 2016.

The drill in the video above is a part of our closeout series that we do.  We usually do this leading up tot shell defense.  Our philosophy is to give up no open shots.  To make sure that we can do this, we have to work on flying to our man, closing out with a high inside hand, and chopping our feet as we approach the ball-handler so that she can't blow by us. Here the Cleveland Cavaliers show a couple of parts of their closeout progression in their training camp from 2016.

With the Warriors and Cavs facing off in the finals for the 3 rd straight year, it’s been fun being able to watch two completely different styles of basketball facing off against each other. On one hand, you have the ‘Flow’ of the Golden State Warriors motion offense where the set screens, get ball and player movement, and ball reversals in looking for great shots and scoring opportunities by taking advantage of defensive breakdowns.   On the other side, you have the Star Power of the Cleveland Cavs where every offensive decision is made by one of the stars.   They spread the court and breakdown the defense and create scoring opportunities by taking advantage of their 1 on 1 matchups and ball-screens.  

LeBron James, Draymond Green, 2 Chainz and special guests come together at a local New Orleans barbershop to talk the NBA, Olympics, music, football and more.    They hit on many topics, including what its like to play in a classic game 7, playing for Coach K in the Olympics, ‘the process,’ LeBron’s decision to come back to Cleveland, and guys in the NBA who don’t know their roles and DON'T KNOW HOW TO PLAY!