About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of situational basketball strategies and decision-making in coaching, using specific game moments as examples.

Was De'Aaron Fox's blocked layup at the end of Game 4 a bad decision, or are we all just being couch coaches with the benefit of slow-motion replay? Sam and TJ use that exact moment — plus the late double team on Brunson and San Antonio's third-quarter three-point barrage — to dig into one of the most debated topics in coaching: how much time should you actually spend on situational basketball? They get into building "non-timeout calls" to change the flow of a game, why shot selection (not ju...

People in this episode

Hosts: Sam, TJ

Topics covered

• situational basketball
• coaching strategies
• shot selection
• game flow
• decision making

Keywords

• De'Aaron Fox
• situational basketball
• coaching
• shot selection
• game strategy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: San Antonio

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