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⛹🏽TSF 119: An Ode to Tournament Time
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What’s up, internet basketball junkie? One bad quarter and it’s over. One great run and you’re immortal. That’s the deal this time of year. Margins shrink, the noise gets louder, and every possession feels heavy. Seniors play like it’s their final breath, underclassmen find out if they’re ready, and coaches either trust what they’ve built - or pull out all the stops to survive and advance. Welcome to tournament basketball, where nothing is promised and everything is earned. Good luck coach! THE STARTING FIVE🥇 Best of the Week Best of luck to everyone as tournaments begin but the reality is... this is timely for most:
PG - 🏀 Thanks to Joey Gallo and the Tandem 2-3 Zone for forcing coaches to learn how to attack zones through the baseline better:
SG - 📺 If you haven't noticed lately, I've been tweeting a lot about the "Pass > Dribble Revival"... From the Nebraska Cornhuskers to Danny Hurley and on to the "5-Out Circle Motion Offense:"
SF - 👀 Rarely ever happens but... this is something I've never seen before:
PF - 🏀 My most simple rules for attacking zone defense (coaches lose sight of these things far too often) C - 😍 Glad I am not the only one obsessed with the "Merrimack Tandem 2-3 Zone:"
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