The numbers don’t lie. Change your defense
Hey Coach,
If you think the coaches at the top of the game have blind faith in their systems, you’d be mistaken.
These guys are committed to winning, not any one dogmatic approach…
Just like you and me, it’s adapt or get overrun!
Here is a textbook case of a coach who acknowledged a problem and took very specific steps to correct it.
Head Coach Brad Underwood was not in a desirable situation…
He inherited a “rebuilding” program…(we all know what that means).
And after two dismal seasons, he was open to change.
His high-pressure defense that has worked so well in JUCO was letting him down.
It was time to adapt or die.
Here’s what he did to turn the Illini program around and build a top 25 team…
Brought in outside help (from the Celtics organization)
Studied Sweet Sixteen teams, Big Ten teams, and more
Analyzed the categories where his team ranked worst
“I looked at where we were at in all those things and knew we had to make some changes. What we were doing, there were some positives for it. But at the end of the day, change needed to happen, and we had to do that.” – Brad Underwood
The result was a complete transformation.
The good kind.
He succeeded in morphing his pressure defense into a more of a pack line defense following the detailed plan in our new playbook.
And now you can put this plan to work for you.
In fact, we’ve dedicated an entire section of this playbook to the breakdown of the pressure defense to more of the pack line defense Underwood implements today.
In total, we’ve put together 122 pages of the plays responsible for pulling a once-proud D1 team out of the dregs and into contention!
Here’s all the proof you need that defenses have and will continue to evolve.
Have you?
If you need a blueprint, this is it.
See you courtside,
Scott “always evolving” Peterman
Hey Coach!
I’m shifting gears on ya!
Admittedly, I’ve been hyper-focused on the defense lately.
It’s time to turn the ball over…as it were.
And I’m doing it with a brand new playbook!
I also think I started with the right guy…
Dana Altman may not get the same press as guys like Hall-of-Famers Mike Krzyzewski and Tom Izzo, but are you up to speed on his stats?
Coach Altman is one of only six active coaches in NCAA Division I with 22 consecutive winning seasons. (This group includes Krzyzewski and Izzo of course.)
He is the 34th head coach to record 600 career wins at the Division I level, and is the winningest head coach in Oregon history. In 2016-17, Altman led Oregon back to the Final Four for the first time in 78 years.
In addition to being 3 time Pac-12 Coach of the Year.
Works for me…
Anyway, here’s how I came at this one…it’s a bit different.
It’s called simply enough—Oregon Ducks Spread Offense. I broke this one down into 5 sections.
Sections 2-5 are game breakdowns:
Arizona State
Washington
UC Irvine
And Virginia.
Not a bad group I’d say…
But what I really think you’re going to like is section 1.
(The whole thing is 115 total pages, btw!)
In this first section, I dive into things like:
10 Rules for Developing Offense
Philosophy (not enough time is spent here, in my humble opinion)
And then things like:
Spacing
Dribble entry
UNC break
Pinch Post
And a LOT more…
I like this approach and believe the end result is a much more “complete” playbook for you.
I suspect you’re going to like it, as well.
I wanted this to be something you’d want to print off and start to implement with your players ASAP.
So, if you’re looking to that little offensive “jolt” and think the Spread Offense could be the solution, grab this one ASAP.
See you courtside,
Scott “Spreading the love” Peterman
Are you looking for an offense that is built on versatility? Do you have a roster of players that are interchangeable? Do you lack a real low post threat? Then the Spread Offense Playbook is for you.
The Spread Offense is a position-less offense that is perfect for teams that have interchangeable pieces that excel at all spots and big men that are skilled, who can drive, pass, and shoot. It can be a matchup nightmare for opponents. It is designed to spread the defense out, pulls opponents, big men, away from the rim, makes them guard on the perimeter, and take advantage of mismatches.
In this Spread Offense playbook, you will receive 90 pages of Spread Offense from two of the hottest coaches in the NCAA- Oklahoma State’s Brad Underwood and Oregon’s Dana Altman.
Brad Underwood has used the Spread Offense to rise in his head-coaching career. Underwood came to OSU following a three-year stay at Stephen F. Austin that ranks as one of the best starts to a head-coaching career in college basketball history. With his most recent NCAA Tournament run at SFA, Underwood improved his career record to 89-14, tied with Coach Brad Stevens for the most wins by a head coach in his first three seasons at a NCAA school. While winning three consecutive Southland Conference Coach of the Year titles, Coach Brad Underwood led SFA Lumberjacks to the two longest winning streaks in Southland Conference history. Coach Underwood piled up a 53-1 record in conference play during his three years in Nacogdoches, Texas. Coach Underwood was on every athletic director’s list that was hiring coaches when his team beat the VCU Rams in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Coach Underwood was known for defensive at SFA, but they had a great assist-oriented offense there. The Oklahoma State Cowboys are currently ranked second in the country in Adjusted Offense at 125.3 points per 100 possessions.
Dana Altman’s Oregon Ducks have ranked in the top ten and one win away from winning the Pac 12 Conference in back to back seasons. Coach Altman has 19 consecutive winning season and is in elite status from doing just that. The only coaches that have completed that task are Tom Izzo, Roy Williams, Bill Self, Jim Boeheim, and Mike Krzyzewski. Coach Altman won more games in his six seasons at Oregon than any other coach. He is 154-64 at Oregon and 564-307 for his career at Marshall, Kansas State, Creighton, and Oregon. He has guided the Ducks to six 20 win seasons, and that includes four consecutive NCAA Tournaments. Coach Altman’s teams have been in the Elite Eight and two sweet sixteen appearances.
Get the offensive ideas of two of the best offensive coaches in the country and improve your team’s offensive versatility today.