Arizona Men’s Basketball – Study Tour 2003

The University of Arizona Men’s Basketball coaching staff, Head Coach Lute Olsen and his assistants Jim Rosborough, Josh Pastner and Rodney Tention, share their thoughts on a list of things including fundamentals, perimeter play and post defense. Also included are nine pages detailing position work drills, shooting drills, 5 on 0 offense, BLOB sets and SLOB sets.

Quotes

• “Be a perfectionist. Don’t accept players not doing things right.”

Winning Thought

• In these notes, the University of Arizona Men’s Basketball coaching staff, Head Coach Lute Olsen and his assistants Jim Rosborough, Josh Pastner and Rodney Tention, share their thoughts on a list of things including fundamentals, perimeter play and post defense. Also included are nine pages detailing position work drills, shooting drills, 5 on 0 offense, BLOB sets and SLOB sets. 

Identify Emphasis Tags

• Offense
• Defense
• Shooting
• Practice drills
• BLOB
• SLOB

Knowledge for Coaches

• 3 things to look for in recruits:  athleticism, coachability and character.
• The best assistant coaches are loyal and understand the team philosophy.
• Catch every pass on 2 feet so you can choose your pivot foot.
• If a team switches, everyone must know how to defend in the post.
• Quickness is more important than height when rebounding.
• On closeouts, go as the ball leaves the passers fingertips.
• Repetition of fundamental skill is always useful.
• 3 ways to defend the screen: show hard and go over, jam and go under, switch.