“Offensive Rebounding/Transition Defense”: PhD Hoops Virtual Coaches Roundtable Notes (May 22, 2020) | Coach Brian Stamme

Ryan Badrtalei – UC Irvine Associate Head Coach

• Know how your team is built
• Emphasize rebounding every day in practice
• Offensive Rebounding & Transition D go hand and hand
  • Your rebounding drills should add a transition element
• “Get through the elbows and get back” – send one to the nail, tip spot
• Wedge Out – big in dunker spot push up and in from baseline to rebound
• Loosen & Hand Work – when shot goes up
• Controlled tips – drill it in practice
  • Added to Mikan Series
  • Add Warm Ups
  • Controlled Tips on the Backboard
    • Tip Ball at Highest Point
    • Tip High on the Glass
  • Tip to yourself – tip and move
  • RULE – If Below rim 2 Hands, Above Rim = Tip
• Transition D Absolutes
  • Sprint Back
  • Stance w/ hands up
  • Communication –
    • You Don’t Have A Man!
  • Play Personnel Tendencies
• 3 Components of transition D
  • Get Back
  • Locate Ball
  • Locate Threats

Break Out Group Discussion – Moderator Richie Schueler

• Tony Jimmerson Golden West College
  • Send 3,4,5 put 1&2 back as quickest players
• Nigel Thomas – Asst. North Carolina Central
  • Play Smaller – jam the ball on defensive rebound
  • Jam the PG on the outlet – Give time to get back
  • Designate 1 guy to jam the PG
• Bob Hutchings – Stockton University, NJ D3
  • 3 to the glass – smaller team so had to figure who rebounders were and make them the 3
  • Work on rebounding everyday – Emphasize All the Time
• Todd Wolfson – St. Francis Pasadena
  • Depends on our matchup – if your man goes to take a charge or block a shot = You go rebound
• Steve Bridgeman – U of Cal Penn
  • Crash 4 – faster bigs on team – If we get the rebound there is no defensive transition, if not fast enough to get back
• Oliver Eslinger – Cal Tech
  • Technical approach – put pressure on the other team.
  • 4 & 5 crash to the weak side.
  • Foul Line extended or below – sprint through the elbows
  • 3 to 4 guys eyeing the rebound every time
  • Have the mentality you are a rebounder no matter position
• Kevin Nosek – UC Davis
  • Not an emphasis for O Rebounding – Hasn’t been a strength
  • Time spent on getting back – 3 guards back – Middle, Wing – Wing.
  • Load to the ball and Keep it SIDED
  • We get quality shots so focus has not been on getting to the glass
  • “Scout team never takes the ball out.”
• Rob Garlington
  • High school year to year is different with personnel.
  • Like Special Teams in football – need to assign someone to focus on it
  • Half Back & Full Back Positions are assigned
    • Half Back = Best Defender – Get 1 Turn Every time!
  • Brian Stamme – Clackamas CC, Oregon
    • Rebounding Triangle – Both Blocks and Charge Arc
    • Tip Spot – Nail – Available for tip outs or long rebounds
    • 1 Deep
  • Richie Schueler
    • 3 to the boards – 1 back, 1 to garbage can spot

Jamming the rebound???

• Physicality creates unnecessary fouls
• Jam the rebound to set up press full court

Group Discussion – Take Aways

• Various markers on the court – get to these spots
• Chris Sparks
  • 3 Pinch Points – to slow the break
    • Jam Rebound
    • Jam 1^st Catch
    • Jam First Pass up to the wing
  • Landen Cummings’ Group
    • Get Back, stop Ball, Identify Threats
    • It’s about who you are playing – Scouting Determines # of crashers
  • Huntley’s Group
    • Andre Gray- UNC Greensboro – Board Coverage is by personnel
      • Board Guys and Circle (Back) Guys
    • Anthony Santos’ Group – Fullerton
      • Break and Remake
      • Go to Gap not their Back
      • Free Throw Rebounding – Spin off Contact
    • Sam Stevens’ Group
      • Always Moving, Watching & Ready

Defensive Transition Breakout Session – Moderator Richie Schueler

• Garlinton –
  • Press Misses if we know our opponent and have scouted we will attack their outlets
• Derion Hurley – Pro in Barbados, Aspiring Coach
  • Press Every miss, Long, Fast Athletes
  • Down Side – we give up deep

How do coach change of possession?

• Nosek – Communication is KEY!
  • Build D Trans into every Drill
  • Scout team never takes the ball out – get it and go, so we have to react
• Doc – Everything is Connected! –
  • Transition = Defense
  • Conversion = Offensive Transition
  • Every rebound is a 50/50 ball
  • Garbage spot = looking/waiting for tip out but Ready to get back
• Hutch – Sprint Back, Communicate,
  • D Trans = CONDITIONING
  • What can your team comprehend

Where Do you Pick up the ball?

• Hutch – Depends on Opponent
• Bridgeman – Stop or Slow the ball at the Volleyball Line
• Nosek – Middle, Side, Side
  • Scout a shooter and load his side with a guy
  • Create extra Possessions through TURNOVERS

How do you coach positions for getting back?

• Hutch – Built in to rebounding philosophy – 3 crash 2 back
• Bridgeman – Furthest guy is always back
  • If you have no chance then don’t go rebound
• Richie – With little prep time w/ travel teams – designate 1 guy
• Stamme – Always be moving when shot goes up so you are prepared to Get Back!

Mass Group Discussion

• Will Fried
  • Practice Transition Every Day
  • KYP
• Oscar Yebra
  • Offensive Rebounding is most important selfless play, team play
  • EFFORT
  • CTR = Critical Time & Reaction
• Carson Long – Gilford – Protect the rim, stop the ball
• Kevin Nosek
  • Build Communication & Spacing Early
  • As season continues – add it to every drill
  • Scout team never take it out of bounds

Play 3 on 4 Half Court – to teach communication