Rick Pitino

One of my favorite coaches is Rick Pitino.  Here are some of his thoughts.

Discipline is an organized plan of attack- Rick Pitino
Warm Up & shooting:

• Set shots around paint
• Jump shots 2 ft behind
• Do not jack up 3's
• Shooting is just as much psychological as physical
• "On every shot, try not to hit the rim.  It helps your focus on arc.

Screen Shooting:

• Use a tackle pad as screen 
• "Don't ever come off a screen blind to the defender"  Peek over your shoulder
• Run the ball into your hands.  " Shoulder to shoulder w/ Screen
• "You clear the screen" Even on flares. push back and step into your shot
• The step in drives the right hand, elbow, leg towards the shot
• never come off screen early, physically make contact with your man (Better to be late on screen)
• On rip through-Stay low to ground to negate the travel

Finishing

• Inside the NBA arc (Charge circle) you can draw a foul; take away shot blockers
• Jail= Under the rim
• Put defender in Jail with your inside shoulder, shoot with your outside hand.
• Do not be afraid to go body to body.

Last thought from Pitino
Do not take a challenged jump shot
Under 32 % if challenged
over 42 % if open