What’s up, internet basketball junkie?

The Summer is here and NBA Finals are set to begin - let's hope we get more than 4 games 😬

Watching the pinnacle of the sport has me thinking about who and what I study for high level concepts... For example:

For high level program standards, I use these rituals​

For high level entertainment, I watch the NBA

For high level coaching, I study Nate Oats

For high level tactics and strategy, I study the Euroleague

And for high level practice planning, I use Brain.fm

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THE STARTING FIVE

🥇 Best of the Week The "skip opposite" action is the most fun wrinkle Auburn uses with their Flex Offense... and it can be incorporated into any offensive system

Matt Hackenberg @CoachHackGO Auburn doesn't just run the flex pattern - they punish you on the backside Auburn uses "skip opposite" options expose over-help, isolate Broome, and unlock new scoring threats Let’s take a deeper look 🧵 7:0 AM • May 30, 2025 30 Retweets 560 Likes Read 2 replies

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PG - 🏀 Do you call it "Winner," "Victory," or something else?

Matt Hackenberg @CoachHackGO Brad Stevens call it "Winner" LeBron calls it "Victory" Either way, it's worth a stash in your back pocket for special situations 11:0 AM • May 29, 2025 32 Retweets 570 Likes Read 7 replies

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SG - ✖️ Three things are non-negotiable as a team from Coach Larry Brown

1) defend
2) give up no second shots
3) take good shots

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SF - 🏀 Morphing a 1-3-1 is one simple slide... The trigger to make the slide is dictated by where the ball goes

Matt Hackenberg @CoachHackGO The 1-3-1 zone trap becomes man-to-man on the pass “down” It’s a back side exchange with communication and pointing to get matched up 7:0 PM • May 28, 2025 15 Retweets 238 Likes Read 3 replies

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​PF - 🦶🏼 Want to improve how you teach finishing footwork?

​Try THIS... cosigned by The Hoop Herald​

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​C - 📖 Jay Wright's 1-2-2 Press is a great way to get opponent's out of executing their half court offense

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Matt Hackenberg @CoachHackGO Jay Wright's 1-2-2 Press Break an opponent's rhythm, kill clock, and force them out of their system of offense 9:0 PM • May 27, 2025 8 Retweets 100 Likes Read 1 replies

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OFF THE BENCH

🏀 The SLICE Series - a series of 5+ quick hitter plays out of a box alignment (including some good cheapies)

🛞 "Wheel" Action always makes for a beautiful diagram (from Playbook Wizard)

🎥 What am I working on? Promoting the two newest products - Villanova 1-2-2 Tempo Press and Auburn Flex... started working on the Bucky McMillen pressing system and EuroLeague subscription package... updating existing products with additional features (these updates will come for free if you already purchased the product receiving the upgrade - Circle Motion upgrade - likely next week, then a Deny & Disrupt film element, then a Powerhouse Program Building update)

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Have a great week!

-Coach Hack

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