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MIKEKRZYZEWSKI
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Duke'sMikeKrzyzewsk
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isoneofthepremiercoachesincollegiatebasketball...ehasledhisteamstotheNCAAFINALFOURfourtimesin
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fiveyears...ukehaswontwoACCtitles,playedinsevenNCAAtournamentsandoneNlT...histeamshavewonover75%oftheirgames...1as
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summerhecoachedtheU.S.A.teaminboththeGoodwi11GamesandWorldChampionshipGames.Itisimportantwhiltyouknowasacoach,butwhatisevenmoreimportantiswhatyourplayersknowandwhattheycandoundergameconditions.Oneofourgoalsascoachesistodevelopasystemthatyoucenbtli1don.Spr
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ng,summerandfallarethetimesforcoachestoeva1uateandre-evaluateyoursystemtomakesure
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fitsyourplaye'rs'mentalandphysicalabilities.WecanrunaroundandsaypIayersarestupid,butmaybewe'restuo:dfornotanetyz
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9oursystemtoseeifwhatwe'reteachinqi.shardforourplayerstounderstand.Whenyoucomeupwithasystem,youhavetotakeintoaccountyourperscnne1.Youhavetotake
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"toaccounttheirphys;ce1abi1itiesaswellasthei.rmentillilndemotionalabilities.Early
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nmycoachi.ngcareerIWilSrigidinmyph
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osophyandinmyprac
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eplans.M,ypracticeplanswereveryprecise,buttheywereveryboring.1havesincechangedalot.Istillrunman-to-mandefenseandmotionoffense,butIdothesethingswithinmyownpersonal
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ty.Irundri11sthiltfitcloselytomyownwayofthinking.ThesuccesswehavehadatDukeisduetogoodpIayers,fewinjuries,andthatwehilvealwaysbeenconsistent.Someti.escoachesrunasystemteaChingcertainhabitsandthenrevampthesystemthefollowingyearandteachhabitscontrarytowhattheyhavetaughtpreviously.ThechangeswehavemadeatDukefromyeartoyeararesubtle.Whenyouareattemptingtodevelopa
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ment,butyoushou)dstart
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hadominantsystemtobui.ldupon.ApersonalexampleofexperimentationoccurredwhenIwantedtohaveasecondarydefensetoourman-to-man.Sowechoseamatch-upzonedefensethatIwasimpressedwithandrunbyFresnoState.WeuseditonesummerinEuropeandatthebeginningoftheyear.Itwashorrible.What!foundisthatIwantedtouseitabout5%ofthetime,butIexcected
it
toberunaswellastheman-to-maowhichwerun95%ofthetime.Thatjustdoesn'twork.WeII,thenextyear\olerana2-3zone.Wedidn't
pr
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mucfatall.Theonlytime
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unitpracti.aditwaswhenthesecondunitranoffenseagoinstit.Jhadsomeprettytalentedplayers,andItoldthemtoguardthemaninyourarea1ikeman-to-man.I
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yourmanleavesyourarea,tellsomeoneanddon'tallowanypenetration.OneofthereilsonsIusedthe2-3zonethatyearwastouseitasachangeofmomentum.Becauseofthisreason,.Iwaswillin9toaccepttheconSyQuencesifsomeonedidattacki.
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correctIy.J'mnottryingtosellyouonman-to-manandmotionoffense--J'vebeenbeatenbygoodzonesandzoneoffenses.What1amtryingtodoisgetyoutoevaluateyoursystem.Anotherimport~ntfactorindevelopingasystemisinyourresources.Takealookatyourresourcesandsee
if
youcani.proveyourresourcesfornextyear.Thenumberofcoachesyouhavetoteachwithisabi9considerationwhencevelop
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gasystem.Howmanypeopledoyouteach?Doyouhave12or15playersonyourteam?Howmanybasketsdoyouhave?Doyouhaveotherresources1ikeaRebounder,lossBack,milnager
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jumpropes,andneavyropes?Alltheseareimportan
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con-sideriltions.Doyoushareagym?Howmuchtimedoyouhaveforprilctice?Ifyouhave12playersandtwobaskets,howdoyoudobreakdowndrills?Doyoutalktooneandlet11playersstandaround?That'sanadvantageIhavewhen1scoutplayers,
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gettoseealotofprsctices.Thereisonemisconceptionaboutceach
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g.seengreatcoachingonthehighschoollevelon-:andlet11otherpeoplewaitforyou.kid'sfault,itistheteacher'sfaultalso.Thehigheryougo,thebetterthecoachingis.Ihaveandgreatpractices.Idon'tbelieveyoushouldgo1-Whenyouloseakid'sattention.
it
isnotjusttheHowdoyougetyourplayersexcitedduringpractice?Oneof
my
maingoalsinpracticeistom~kemyplayersconce"trateforthewholepractice.IfIcangetthemtoconcentrateforanentirepractice,IthinkmychancesilrerealgoodthatIcouldgetthemtoconcentratefortheentire32or40-minutegame.Iwantplayerstoseethingsand1isten.Idon'twantthemtojusthearmetalk,Iwantthemtoliste~Iwantthemtodevelopcommunication.Iwantthemtodeveloptalkingbecauseforustohilvegoodtalk,wehavetoconcentrate.Asilentteamcannotplaygooddefense.That'swhatIthi
nk,
Toplaygooddefense,youhavetohaveteamCQncentration.Torunagooddefense,youneedteamconcentrationnotjustIndividualconcentration.Withinyoursystem,therearesomephysicalhabl
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Theonly\oIaytoaccom-plishthosephysicalhabitsisthroughrepetitiveaction.Physicalactshavetobetaughtoverandoveragain.Whenyoudoindividualdrills,youwantthemtodothatphysicalact10-12timesandyoudon'twanttolosetherestoftheteam'sattention.SomaybeyouhavethosenotInthedrillshootfreethrows,workontheTossBack,jumprope,etc.Haveamanageroragroupcaptainrunthatotherdr
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11a11owyoutodoabetterjobteaching.Ourpratticesatllukeareset
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up30Xoffense,30%defense,30%transitionand10%conditioningandspecialsituations.
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youhavetohaveyoursysteminandbeinpeakconditionbyDecember1,orareyougivingyourse1fthechancetoimproveastheseasongoesalong?Youhavetobui1dateamtMdt""'Wi'il
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atitsbestastheseasonprogresses.Idon'ttrytoputthewholesysteminatthebeginningoftheyear.Weputinthebasicmanandmotion,butIaddthing.sthroughouttheseason.Yousendoutamessagetoyourplayers.Youdon'tallowthingstobecomestale.Youshculdnotberunn
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nqthesamekindofpracticesinfebruarythatyoudoinNovember.InFebruaryweh~ve45-minutepr~c-
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ces.Westi11havepre-practiceandpost-practice,buttheregularprecticeis45minutes.Playersdon'tfeelIikeit'spracticeduringpreandpost.Youcangetmoreattentionandmoreworkoutoftheminthesesituations.Theplayersenjoy
it,
fee1goodaboutthemselvesafter
it
anditkeepsthemfresh.Idon'tdo5-on-5dri
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morethan10minutes.Imaydoasimi
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nutesIateroninpractice,butnotfor20minutes.Theattent
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onspangets1essand1ess.Theattentionspanofyourpl~yersgetslessastheseasonwearson.Iusevideotapeforpracticesandgames.Youshoulduse
it,
it's
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valuableteachingtool.In
pr
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ices,wefollowaplayeraround.Wedon'ttellhimthatwearedoingth
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s,butwedoit.Whateverhedoes,youtape
it.
Theimportantthingaboutkidsisthattheyseethemselvesacertainway.Theydon'tseethemselvesasyoudo.
If
youconv
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neethemthatthewayyouseethemisright,youaregoingtobeabettercoach.Usethevideotapeandshowtheplayersbothnegativeandpositivethingsheisdoingtohelphimbecomeabetterplayer.Here'sanotherthingIdo,Ichange1ocationsonthem!I'llshowthemthetapeinoneplaceandhaveatalkinanother.Changeplacesforthemtokeepfresh.NoticereactionsofplayerswhentheycomeoffthefloOf.Whenaplayercomesoffthefloor,heshouldcometothebenchandlistenattentivelytothecoach.That'stakingresponsibility.Whenyou'regood,youshculdbecongratulatedandright1yso.Whenyou'rebad,you'rebadandyouhavetotaketheblamewhenyou'renotgood.let'sworktogethersothatyouarenotbad;.Weshowourplayerswhatweexpectatsubstitutions,attimeouts,andatfreethrowline-meetings.WhenyOIJrpIayersknowthecameraisrunning,theywi11workharder.Thecameradoesn't
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ie.Changingdrillskeepstheplayersfreshandattentiveandyoumusthaveaplanforthepractice.Rememberyoualwaysneedflexib
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ityinyourprac
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ices.Baske
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oa11isagameofadjustments,youhavetohavestopgaps,somethingthatchangesmomentum.Oneofourstopgapsistousegamesituations.Makeyourpracticesmoreg~me-like.OurgameplansaremoreelaborateintheearlyseasonthanIaterintheyear.In
pr
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wheretheyjustdon'tknowwhatyouknowbutwhattheycandoundergameconditions.
Man~
To-ManPressure
InourMan-to-Mandefense,thehabitsweteach,weteachtoeverybody.ItgivesD1ayersanappre-ci~tionforwhattheotherplayersdo.Wewantourlittlepointguardtok~owwhatitmeanstoourbigfellowwhenafterhehasplayedaDannyManningondefensefor40secondsthathehastodoitagainbecausethepointguardthrewtheba11awayintwoseconds.Man-
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o-Nandefensehasbeengreattome.Iplayeditunderagreatteacher,CoachKnight,and[haveused
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asacoachsuccessfully.IIiketheabilitytotelltheopponentthisiswhatwearegoingtodoandmakehimadjust.TherearetwowaysofpIaying
def
ense,theattitude,"I'mgoingtotrytostopyoufromscoring,"andtheattitude,"I'mnotgoingtoletyouscore."Youhavetotrytobu
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ldanoffensiveattitudeintoyourdefens
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vesystem.Youhavetodoitfromdayone.Weallplay1-on-landtheworstthingthatcanhappentoyouduringal-on-lgameisthattheplayerdrive~aroundyouandscores.Thehabitthatallplayershaveistoplayoffthemanafteryougivehimtheball.Allplayersdo
it.
Itisneveracheckandgetintheopponent'sfacebecausetheplayeristooworriedaboutgettingbeat.Don'tworryaboutgetti~gbeat.Worryaboutpressur
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ngtheball.Youhavetobreakthehabit.Ittakestimea~dworkthebreakthehabit.Youhavetodothistoplaypressureman-to-mandefensesuccessfully.Don'tbeafraidtogetback-dooredeither.Thesetwothingsareveryh~rdtogetoverbecausegettingbeatandgettingback-dooredareputdowns.Inorderforyoutoplaypressureman-to-mandefense,youmustconvinceyourplayersnottoworryaboutgettingbeatorgettingback-doored.Back-doorsandlob,arepressurereleases,offensesarenotbaseduponback-doorsandlobs.Youhavecertainresponsibilitiesandyouhivetoconvinceyourplayerstoaccepttheseresponsi-bilities.Oneresponsibilityispressuringtheb~sketball.Ifyou'repressuringthebasketball,itisnoteasytothrowlobpassesorback-doorpasses.Whenyou'repressuringtheball,Iwantbalance,nolunges.Youhavetogetyourplayerstogetoverthefearsofgettingbeatandgettingback-door
ed,
and
if
youcanconv
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neeyourplayersofthis,yourteamwillplaygooddefense.Weforcetotheoutsideinourdefenseandwehavetoworkonrotationinourdrills.Ifyouforcetothem
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ddIe,youhavetoworkonhelpandrecovermorethanIdo.1fyoudon'tforceanywhere,youhavetowOJ"konhelpandrecoverandbaselinedefenseelso.Thekeyisputtingpressureontheballanddenyingpa~singlanes.
 
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1.BreakShooting
-ballhandlersstartathalfcourtandpassaheadforthe
wing
jumper.Stress:footwork,
hands
ready,andcallfor
the
ball.
-catch,shotfake
and
one-dribbledrive
into
a15
foot
jumpereither
direction.Stress:
establishing
apivotfootandmakingthedribbletake
you
to
an
open
area.
2.Theballhandler
hits
the
wing
wh:>
shot
fakesandpasses
back.
to
the
p:::dntforhisjurrper.
The
podrrt
mustv-ent
and/orreplacehimselfafter
hehas
given
the
ball
up
to
his
teamnate.
Uset:othsides.3.Wingscutthrough
to
theoppositeside.Stress:
be
readyfor
the
shot,
when
you
reoeive
theball-
the
point
keeps
thedribblealive-
go
both
ways.
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shootingwj,th
thecoachasareleaseStress:
execution
ofbackpicks
and
d:Mnscreens,o::mnunicatian,flairnove,insidecutsandreplacingoneself.
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