Basketball in 22 words

Basketball can be explained in 22 words. Offense in 12 words: Give and go Pick and roll or pop Pass and screen away And defense in 10 words: Ball pressure Ball you man Hit find go get it I’d be remiss to not acknowledge Al LoBalbo as the originator of, “Ball, you, man” and Tom Izzo’s adage, “Hit, find, go get it,” when a shot goes up. For all the analytics, which have their place, still, we must not be guilty of obfuscation -- making the simple complex. Basketball ain’t that easy but it ain’t that hard either. “Rome wasn’t built in a day” but it got built. And so it is with successful basketball program builders that focus on the basics.