Film Room
Every week we pause the tape and draw up one play, so you can see what the coaches see.
Coach’s Glossary
All terms →The words coaches use, in plain English. Each one links to the breakdowns that show it.
A zone with two defenders up top and three across the bottom, protecting the paint and inviting outside shots.
Read more → 3-and-DA role player whose job is to make open three-pointers and defend the other team’s best perimeter scorer.
Read more → And-oneA made basket while being fouled. The basket counts and the shooter gets one free throw.
Read more → Assist-to-turnover ratioAssists divided by turnovers. It shows how well a player creates for others without giving the ball away.
Read more → ATOShort for “after timeout”: a play the coach draws up during a timeout. Often the best look at a coach’s creativity.
Read more → Back screenA screen set behind a defender so the cutter can run toward the basket while the defender is blindsided.
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