Baseline Out of Bounds Quick Hitter
This our second of five Read & React Quick Hitter posts in tribute to our newest DVD in the R&R family: Quick Hitters! You can check it out here. Here’s a nice Out of Bounds Quick Hitter to jump start your Read & React from the baseline. Of course, nothing in this Quick Hitter violates […]
Side Out of Bounds Quick Hitter
Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll be posting 5 Read & React Quick Hitters in tribute to our newest DVD in the R&R family: Quick Hitters! It’s so new in fact that it isn’t even live on the website yet, but you can check it out here. Here’s a simple Side Out of Bounds […]
Read & React Terminology
One of the advantages of the Read & React is that it can ease communication between coaches and players. It can also ease communication between coaches and other coaches (as long as they are in the Tribe). So, with that in mind and as an expansion of our previous post, A Cut By Any Other […]
Origins of the Read & React
This article was published today in Basketball Times so I thought it may be of some interest to the Tribe, especially those who are new to the R&R. Several events in my life along with many lingering thoughts about basketball ultimately led to the creation of the Read & React. This article describes a couple […]
I Want Your Players to Be Selfish
Not what you would expect from me, huh? But it’s true. I want your players to be selfish – not in life or as people – but at least while running the Read & React. And you should too. Here’s a quote that puts words to why that assertion makes you uncomfortable. “There is a […]
Quick Note for Cutters
MESSAGE TO PLAYERS: Those who cut the lane must treat the lane with respect; the lane is the #1 killer of the defense; if you can receive the ball or get the ball into the lane more times than your opponent, then on a percentage basis, you will win. Given how valuable the lane is, […]
New Layers: Corners
In the previous post, we went over Ball Screens as a new layer in the Read & React Offense. Well, here’s the final new layer: Corners. Corners gives cutters a reaction when they’ve lost the basket cut. Let me explain. Sometimes when you Pass & Cut, your defender wins the battle, stands you up, and […]
New Layers: The Ball Screen
The rumors are true: there are now 20 layers in the Read & React Offense. Here’s what happened. We released the Read & React over two years ago to tremendous fanfare and excitement (just kidding). Since its release, we’ve put on several basketballclinics, appeared at a bunch of coaching conventions, answered a lot of emails, […]
Let the Post Defender Determine the Next Best Action
Although a ball handler has the freedom to do anything (almost) within the structure of the Read & React, certainly we can all agree that given the situation, the defense, the player, etc, one action will present itself as best. We call this the Next Best Action (NBA). Below are four easy NBA reads for […]
Read & React versus Dribble Drive Attack
I’ve been asked from time to time to compare the Dribble Drive Motion Offense to the Read & React Offense. In order to make a fair comparison, a person should view the DVDs of both offenses, watch teams that run the offenses in real games, and talk to coaches who are sold on each offense. […]