Tom Izzo is one of the greatest coaches out there when it comes to designing offensive plays. Amazingly, he applies some football organizational concepts to his basketball philosophy. Coach Izzo stresses that there are many games that are lost by 6 or less points. Therefore, he has come up with 5 focus areas that he calls "Special Teams." He feels that if his teams can get 15-20 points per game, they will be in a good position to win the game. He breaks his Special Teams into the following categories:
1. Jump Ball Situation (Get the game started right): If you know you can control the tip, come up with 2 different quick hitters to start the game. If you feel you cannot get the tip, set up a play that will allow you steal the tip.
2. Baseline Out of Bounds (Attack when they relax): You will be pleasantly surprised at how many baskets you will score if your team develops the mentality that they have a great offensive advantage when taking the ball out along the baseline.
3. Sideline Out of Bounds (Get an open 3): Many teams defend SLOBS by flattening their defense and we have found great success in screening this defensive set and bringing our shooters to an open area for a high-percentage three-point shot.
4. Free Throw Situations (Turning a miss into points): the best teams only shoot 75 percent from the free throw line, we decided to also emphasize attacking the offensive glass during a free throw situation.
5. After Time Out Plays (Execution and discipline): There may be nothing more frustrating for a coach than to call or diagram a play during a time-out only to have it improperly executed on the floor. To combat this problem and to increase the focus and execution of our after-time-out plays, we will periodically call time-out during practice to diagram and set up a play.
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