Player Development

The Blueprint: Cracking The Defensive Shell

A simple guide on reading "help" defenders when playing on-ball and basic WIMS movement concepts when playing off-ball.

Nov 21 •

Follow The Money: A Team's Payroll Is The Ultimate Bull$hit Detector

What my first two years working with Malik Beasley taught me about the NBA's opportunity hierarchy and what accepting vs. declining a rookie extension…

Oct 23 •

The Blueprint: How To Be A Successful Movement Shooter

Every October, before the start of training camp, I assemble one final project for each client to wrap up their off-season: “Player X’s Blueprint.”

Oct 10 •

How To Build A Player Development Plan: Malik Beasley's 2018/19 Plan

Malik Beasley's 2018/19 Plan

Jan 24 •

Reading Coverages: Gap, Lock & Trail, and Top Lock

Death By A Thousand (Intelligent) Cuts

Jan 3 •

What Keyser Soze Taught Me About Pump Fakes

Verbal Kint sat across from Agent Kujan in a tiny San Pedro, California office with a corkboard, a cup of coffee, and a simple task: make Kujan believe…

Nov 16, 2023 •

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