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At least a dozen coaches have asked me for the document from this YouTube video on the Flexible 1-2-2 Defense:

If you want it too, you can access it here for free: The_Red_Defense_Playbook.pdf

The above video is an excerpt from the full stream with Coach Marty Dello (90+ minutes in length that includes game film)

And for the an even deeper dive into the 1-2-2 3/4 court press and learning all the details of running it, check out the guide to the Jay Wright Tempo Press:

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🥇 Best of the Week Imagine if the school resource officer came over and cuffed you mid-game... "Sorry coach, Rolex + Spain has been banned nationwide." Straight. To. Jail. 😂

Matt Hackenberg

@CoachHackGO

Rolex + Spain
This should be illegal

10:59 PM • Apr 16, 2026

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PG - ⌚ Speaking of Rolex... TJ Otzelberger may have the biggest Rolex collection of them all:

SG - ⌚ Some say I'm obsessed with Rolex (which true)... but I'm also obsessed with Wemby. I even went to watch Wemby play against the Cavs in Cleveland (and he didn't even show up - it was really sad 😥 but it allowed the Cavs to win the game!).

But best believe when I spot Wemby running Rolex action, it's gonna get relayed to you:

Matt Hackenberg

@CoachHackGO

Name something harder to guard than "Rolex" action?

2:57 PM • Apr 19, 2026

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SF - 🏀 A concentrated power game against zone defense offsets the inclination of your players to just jack a bunch of threes... This thread is just drop in a bucket of The Encyclopedia of Zone Offense:

Matt Hackenberg

@CoachHackGO

The best coaches don’t settle vs zones - they have a power game ready
Here are 9 ways to ATTACK THE BASELINE of a ZONE:
1 | Baseline Overload
Force x5 to cover the high post then duck in

11:1 AM • Apr 17, 2026

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PF - 🏀 When coaches talk about keeping things simple, this is what they mean. Coach Kramer's "Relentless Transition" course is built on simple, functional speed:

Matt Kramer

@coachk6463

Complexity slows a fast team down faster than any defense ever will

1:15 PM • Apr 15, 2026

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C - 🏀 While we are on the topic of transition, here's my 5 favorite drills to teach a simple transition offense system:

Matt Hackenberg

@CoachHackGO

Top 5 Favorite Drills for TRANSITION OFFENSE
1. “FIRE Scrimmage” 5v5, no inbounding required, execute your rules for transitioning on a defensive rebound or turnover, play in 2-3 minute bursts, great conditioner

1:0 PM • Apr 15, 2026

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The NBA Playoffs have begun!

I would not jinx the Cavs by picking them to win the title, but they have looked pretty good so far.

I have considered picking every other team other than the Cavs to jinx all them.

Everything has gone pretty chalk except the Pistons and Magic.

The interesting thing there is the Pistons got the #1 seed on a full regular season of toughness and physicality...

And they didn't even look like the toughest team against the Magic in game 1.

One game means very little, but it does mean something. It will be interesting to see how the series continues to play out.

Have a great week!

-Coach Hack

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Tony Pesta

@Tony_Pesta

James Harden had a solution for anything the Raptors threw at him in the PNR yesterday:
Punishing drop coverage, burning switches, and hitting the open man whenever he drew multiple defenders