![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But whereas all it really takes to get into your offense quickly is a desire and dedicated commitment to actually doing it, the same is not necessarily true on defense. If initiating your offense as quickly as possible is desirable, it logically follows that allowing your opponent to do the same is, well … not. “You need to get into your offense by then so you can get to your third and fourth option, if you need to.” Brown was still a Golden State Warriors assistant at the time of that coaching clinic, but his Kings team has taken the lesson to heart. The very first one was pace: “Getting into your offense with 21 or 20 seconds on the shot clock,” Brown said, noting exactly the range where the drop-off has been steepest. Several years ago, Kings coach Mike Brown took part in a coaching training session for Basketball Fundamentals, where he explained his three offensive staples. We also know that the correlation between “getting into your offense quickly” and scoring efficiency on a given possession is sky-high. 1 Because of the data generated by those cameras, we know exactly how long it takes for each team to get the ball over the half-court line, and how long it takes for them to initiate the first action - whether that means setting the first screen, making the first cut or taking the first dribble toward the basket - in their offense. These days, the NBA tracks every movement of every player, as well as the ball, 25 times per second, thanks to the Second Spectrum cameras in the catwalks of all 29 arenas. Running the initial action of your set a second or two earlier can mean the difference between having to force a contested jumper just to beat the buzzer, and being able to pump-fake, sidestep and let it fly without a defender breathing down your neck. But even initiating your half-court offense with expediency has its benefits. Shots taken early in the clock - especially those taken in transition, before the defense has a chance to get set - tend to carry a higher expected value than those taken later, after all. And in what is once again the most efficient scoring season in league history, every single second has value - perhaps more now than ever before.Ī common refrain among coaches and players alike is the need for a team to get into its offense quickly, or to prevent the opposing team from doing the same. But once that timer above the backboard hits zero, your opportunity to produce points is over. While it’s tough to put the ball in the basket if you don’t have a high-level ball handler or marksmen to knock down shots and space the floor, it’s not impossible. In fact, it’s the only thing that teams can’t score without. In the modern NBA, there is no resource more valuable than time on the shot clock. 3) is one of the best at stopping offenses from striking quickly. How do you slow down a team like the Kings? Aaron Holiday (No. ![]()
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