Shoot to score

Spacing and timing are imperative for offensive transition.

Have the 2 and 3 players stay out of the dead zones (foul line extended, make sure they are parallel with the key way or on the baseline especially if the other side is playing a zone. Don't sit in the dead zones and make it easy for the defensive side to cheat on defensive transition.

Ball movement and keep the ball in the middle of the court. Scoring quickly is not the best option especially if your defensive transition is poor. Offensive transition is not simply about scoring; it's about transferring the ball up the court.

My personal rule is (with the ball), unless a teammate is that far ahead of you that you can get an easy bucket, don't pass. The more the ball moves, the higher risk of a turnover. Try to get close to the basket, fake the pass to a teammate. Defenders usually anticipate a pass. If you want to pass the ball, elevate for the layup, if the defender comes to you, then drop it down for your teammate.

If you are without the ball, try cutting diagonally to the basket, or hang back for the trailer 3.

Coaches cant stress enough of having the trailer! You will get alot of points off your guards hitting the trailer
If timed right, it works a treat!

Screen Away.

He who hesitates, mast..bates! My rule. All that sh..t above is sh..t.! Anfield clueless! Sorry also dumb, stupid and goes against all good coaches. That why we have this forum. Don´t pass ahead in transition. Then we have no transition.

Who said the sixers don't need a coach!


You guys are up for the job...aaarrrrgghhhh!

Stevie J,

Pretty much the same as you.

Have the lane runners run hard and wide.

Get your bigman running down the middle right under the ring.

Get your 1 man receiving the 1st pass preferrably in the open floor.

Get your 1 man hitting the lane runners, I prefer my one man to dribble the ball through the centre of the court 1st though. Unless lane runners will get an open layup I prefer my 1 man to hit them in a scoring area IE anywhere inside 2 feet outside the 3 pt line.

After he hits the lane runner. Get your 1 man running to the elbow and your lane runner trying to take it to the rack and the weakside lane runner cutting through the opposite blocks.

THe key to good transition is the outlet pass and where the 1 man receives the ball. The rest will fall into place.

Pretty simple really.

I'll normally go into a "quick hitter" for my secondary break into motion from there.

Before you try and make someone else look like an imbecile; read the entire quote and try and understand what it mean in contest.

If you are a poor defensive transition side it can be very dangerous trying to outrun your opposition. By getting into a track meet (up and down the court quickly) will be very dangerous because you own side will not be able to get back on defence or slow the ball down and this will increase the oppositions scoring opportunities.

Last time I looked winning the game was more important that scoring points quickly and if the other side scored 100+ and you don't&.well I guess you have lost the game.

Read the entire quote and use it in its true context moron.

Joe,

Then use correct language!!

SCORING is ALWAYS the best option.

And by having to resort to calling people names, well, I guess it just shows you are completely outclassed by people on this site.

I think what was initally meant was that *shooting* quickly is not always the best option.

Obviously scoring quickly is great, but i think there was a small faux pas (which everyone loves jumping all over).

Shooting quickly in a transition can be killer for teams with poor defensive transition (teams that struggle to find match-ups, or contain an opposition point).