More Boxing Lessons

I'm watching a game the other day, and the coach is all in an uproar because he wanted the wing to get to the optimum position for a post entry pass. This, to me, is ridiculous. Here's why. No two plays are going to be the same throughout the course of the game. That's the nature of basketball. There will always be slight, sometimes imperceptible differences from one play to the next. Of course, some differences will be huge and obvious, but that's not what we're addressing here.

No, what's critical here is that you DON"T teach your wings to get to a specific spot on the floor to execute the play you want. What IS critical here is that you teach your wing the skills to make the play. To make a post entry pass off the dribble, to read the defense, to have the dribble skills to get the ball to a point on the floor that allows for a good post entry pass, that kind of thing. And that you teach your post how to get open, how to post up based on how the defense is playing him, and varied post moves to finish the play.