Motion Offense Drill & Brad Stevens' Secret To Better Offense

Yeah. I'm not sure. I've never seen any stats on that.

When it comes to playing the game, I think we're relatively on the same page. I believe you should take high percentage shots. I don't care if it's zero passes or twenty passes.

However, I've used similar passing strategies in practice and in games. I believe to our team's benefit.

In practice, I think 3 ball reversals before a jump shot is a great way to practice passing, patience, and shifting the defense. And yes. You may get more turnovers in practice, especially at first.

I've had teams that became much better passing teams because of drills and games similar to this... even at the youth level.

During games, there has been times where I've said "10 passes before a jump shot." I've done it to force my team to be aggressive attacking the basket. I've also used it to chew time off the clock or take a high percentage shot. I've also used it to get a good possession and a good shot. At the youth level, I've used it with the intent to teach. At the high school level, I've used it more for strategy.

Depending on your personnel & beliefs, at the high school varsity and college level, you may use different philosophies to win.

I've also been around programs that emphasized passing and still had very few turnovers per game. The skill of passing was taught in the program. So I tend to be biased and believe you can teach it.

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I understand the worry about turnovers at that level, but you're mistaken about the trends. Golden State is the best ball movement team in the league and ends up with a lot of catch and shoot opportunities because of it.

The trend in offense at the moment is towards points per possession. That's why high percentage is #1 followed by high value. Thus the focus on either a layup or an open three, and the huge avoidance of mid - and long-range jumpers.

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