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TJ and Sam discuss the importance of details in basketball that teams often overlook, focusing on off-ball actions and defensive plays.

Every coach obsesses over their offensive and defensive systems, but TJ and Sam argue the real edges live in the details most teams neglect. Starting from an old Billy Donovan stat — that players hold the ball only 5-8% of the time they're on the court — they break down how to teach, celebrate, and measure the game away from the ball, from off-ball actions to making defensive plays that quietly save your team points. They make the case for having an intentional rebounding identity and treatin...

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