When you're experiencing tough stretches and accompanying fatigue, it can be easy to slack off during practice. Guard against that. The lack of aggressiveness might carry over to games. I've been known to turn a light shoot around on game day into a highly intense competitive practice. Only players with an attacking attitude can be effective in my system, and if they're going to be attacking in games, I want them attacking in practice, too.
An attacking offense takes time and commitment to run, but if you stick with it, the rewards are well worth the effort.
From a broad philosophy of play, isolate a system and its individual components. Master those essential components and then work on each detail, such as specific plays and situation-specific tactics
The key offensive principle is to attack. Players can't be passive or hold the ball. The more pressure applied against a defense, the more likely it will crack.
A fast pass beats the fastest dribbler every time, so find ways to move the ball as quickly as possible via the pass, especially to the weak side, where the shooting percentage should be higher.
Stretch the defense by squaring the floor.
On the pick and roll, the screen must separate from the pick.
The other four players on the floor must always be ready to help the ball handler.
Every player and coach is accountable to the offensive and defensive system-no exceptions. Good and bad days come and go during the course of a season, but a system and the commitment to its success should never waiver. Trust in your system and make it work.
