Easy Points You’re NOT Getting (⛹🏽TSF: 129)


What’s up, internet basketball junkie?

This might be the simplest way to steal extra points next season.

And it's pulled directly from "Special Teams: Guide to BLOB, SLOB, Late Game Situations, and more"​

It’s called a cross-pick on free throws - and it’s about as low-maintenance as it gets.

No new offense.
No complicated teaching.
No overhaul to what you’re already doing.

Just a small tweak that creates a big pocket of space for offensive rebounds - because it flips what defenders are trained to do on its head.

I put together a breakdown showing exactly how it works and how you can install it right away:

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It’s one of those small details that doesn’t take much to install… but shows up on the scoreboard fast.


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🥇 Best of the Week With BLOBs, you're looking for simplicity + efficiency. This BLOB has both:

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PG - 🏀 Many coaches don't know what to do when they see a matchup zone.... Matt Painter is not one of those coaches. I broke down his favorite action to use against defenses trying to use man principles out of their zone:

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SG - 🏀 When they build an actual Zone Offense Hall of Fame, I am going... every year, like a pilgrimage... Grab some souvenirs to throw into "The Encyclopedia of Zone Offense"​

SF - 🏀 How does scouting work in the NBA? @ScoutWithBryan spilled the tea:

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PF - 🏀 Coach Pat Casey backed up his livestream appearance on the Bob McKillop Flow Offense with a dynamic thread... if you want a taste of this system in less time that it takes to watch a stream, check this out:

C - 🏀 Spring is "player development SZN"... Here are my favorite drills to create scorers:

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First round of the NBA Playoffs is in the books - and my Cleveland Cavaliers survived and advanced (to be clear, this is not a jinx).

The East feels wide open… like anyone could come out of it right now.

I will not share my pick for unspecified reasons (see the first sentence).

Meanwhile, it sure feels like we’re on a collision course out West with SGA and Wemby.

And I’m not gonna lie - I’ve got NBA games on every night right now.

Best time of the year for an NBA junky.

Have a great week!

-Coach Hack

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