That “System” Won’t Work

It happened again.  The University of Virginia Men’s Basketball team made another early exit from the NCAA Tournament by falling to Colorado State 67-42. UVA’s performance was dreadful and left many wondering why they even got in the tournament in the first place. The Cavaliers and their head coach Tony Bennett face some well-deserved criticism …

Point Series: “Spin” Options

One of the beauties of the Princeton Offense is that there’s always a counter. It is said that “Princeton” has no beginning and no end. Point Spin is an example of this zen-like quality.  Point Series At its core, the Princeton Offense is a series of two and three-player actions stemming from various shapes and …

Princeton Offense: Point Series Shooting Drills

Below is a mini-playbook of breakdown drills designed to get shots within the actions of the Point Series of the Princeton Offense.  Included are breakdown drills for Point Over, Point Away and Point Spin. The objective of the drills is to get volumes of shots specific to the offense. A coach could advance the drills …