Written by Rick Torbett on October 9, 2009 – 2:48 PM (No Comments)
Q: My question is about the Power Dribble. I noticed on the DVD that when the player at the point Power Dribbles toward the wing, the strong side corner does not circle move toward the opposite corner but, instead, holds their position. The other perimeter players circle move in the direction of the dribble. This [...]
Written by Rick Torbett on September 18, 2009 – 11:41 AM (No Comments)
Q: If a player’s North/South drive attempt fails, the player closest to him in the direction that he was going circle reverses and comes back behind him. Do all of the other players reverse their circle as well or do they continue on and the player whose drive failed fills the spot of the teammate [...]
Written by Rick Torbett on August 28, 2009 – 11:31 PM (No Comments)
Q: I just started coaching your Read & React Offense in a 4-1 set and encountered something of a problem. I wonder how you “react” to this:
Say the post is on the left side of the floor. When either one of the guards or the wing on the right side of the floor turns the [...]
Written by Rick Torbett on June 26, 2009 – 8:49 PM (6 Comments)
Q: Our staff has enjoyed watching your videos about the Read and React Offense over the spring and is excited to try your concept with our team next season. We have a few questions that I am hoping that you can help us with.
We understand the movements in a 5 OUT set when someone drives, [...]
Written by Rick Torbett on June 12, 2009 – 3:39 PM (1 Comment)
Q: I am a big fan of the Better Basketball Video collection, and I use a lot of the ideas and concepts when I teach my youth basketball team. I am very interested in learning more about the Read and React Offense and I plan to purchase the set soon. I have a [...]
Written by Rick Torbett on March 27, 2009 – 10:33 PM (1 Comment)
Q: I am looking to run R&R with my Junior team (Under 16 Girls) this season. We already run a simple 5 OUT Pass and Cut Offense, but I want to expand it by incorporating the R&R framework, hopefully giving my players more options, the flexibility to change looks, multiple entry methods, and more post [...]
Written by Rick Torbett on February 27, 2009 – 7:04 PM (2 Comments)
Q: I could not find the circle movements off dribble penetration from a 4 OUT set. If I use the 4 outside spots of a 4 out 1 in, where does the wing move if the player next to him dribble penetrates in his direction? Is it a natural pitch to the baseline (where [...]
Written by Rick Torbett on February 6, 2009 – 3:08 PM (No Comments)
Q: Concerning Layer 1 of the R&R: In your Scoring Without the Ball DVD, you explain that during a N/S drive from the top of the key, the corner man opposite the direction of the drive should NOT participate in “circle movement” because he would be moving into a dead zone. Instead, you say that [...]
Written by Rick Torbett on January 30, 2009 – 3:52 PM (2 Comments)
Q: If a player takes 1 dribble and then crosses the dribble over to the other hand, thus changing directions, which direction should the offense turn?
A: My first answer to this change of direction by the ballhandler is that it doesn’t happen very often when the one-on-one move is made from somewhere near the arc.
However, [...]
Written by Rick Torbett on January 30, 2009 – 3:48 PM (No Comments)
Q: My question deals with the 4 OUT set. When my point guard comes straight down the court and penetrates, who can he pitch to on the strong side if the wing follows the “Circle Movement” rule and cuts under the basket to the opposite side?
A: Your question ultimately boils down to this, in a [...]