Coach Nick

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About Coach Nick

Coach Nick has dedicated himself to preserving the fundamentals of basketball. By using NBA footage, he breaks down the games with freeze frames, arrows, and slow motion to explain the intricate details of what is happening on the court. By paying close attention off the ball, he opens up a whole new way to watch and analyze the game.

Coach Nick also led the boys basketball team at Birmingham High School in Van Nuys for 3 seasons, where he ran the triangle offense. Coach Nick developed his triangle offense teaching techniques from its creator Tex Winter, who spent countless hours discussing its intricacies with Coach Nick.

As a student at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, Coach Nick was a basketball manager under then Head Coach Stu Jackson, who began the Badgers’ resurgence to national prominence. Stan Van Gundy (former Orlando Magic Head Coach) and Sean Miller (University of Arizona Head Coach) were assistants to Coach Jackson and mentors to Coach Nick during his time in college.

Coach Nick is a basketball historian as well, amassing exclusive interviews with some of the great minds of the game, including Tex Winter, Pete Newell, Pete Carril, and Dean Smith. He is also a Triangle Offense guru who will soon be offering an instructional video on how to implement this system of offense.

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Motion Into Horns 1

Coach Nick 05/09/2016

This set uses false motion to get to a horns set with 3 at the top of the key and 1/2 in the corners. The play is best run to the side of your best shooter and should result in a post up for 3. See More

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Horns Double Back

Coach Nick 05/09/2016

This entry into horns runs 1 into the lane to set a stagger screen with 3 for 4 as 2 gets a dribble handoff from 5. This is a great set to get your 4 on the block for a quick 2. See More

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Horns Slice Pistol High Low

Coach Nick 05/09/2016

Great horns set that is incredibly hard to defend, especially for X3 who has to defend a screen, DHO, and on ball screen. Play is designed to get 4/5 in a high low situation with shooters spacing the floor. See More

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BBALLBREAKDOWN - PGC Glazier Playbook

Coach Nick 05/01/2016

If you’re a FastDraw customer, FastTrade this playbook to your FastDraw account by clicking the “Send to FastDraw” icon above. In FastDraw, click FastTrade and open your FastTrade Manager. Put a check next to your new playbook message and select "Add to Library". Don’t have FastDraw yet? Get the most trusted play diagramming tool now. Download the PDF playbook by clicking here. See More

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The Swing Offense

Coach Nick 12/05/2015

"The Swing is a four-out patterned offense with continuity. All five players are interchangeable, and spacing, screening, cutting and accurate passing are vital. All five players have opportunities to post up inside, and the Badgers often invert their offense and post guards. The offense is deliberate (Wisconsin ranks 333rd out of 351 in the nation in adjusted tempo), often with multiple passes and places value on each possession with high percentage inside shots, or free-throws. Unlike some of the recent, newer offenses that feature dribble penetration as their engine of point generation, the Swing offense is truly a “team-offense” that places a premium on good passing, screening and cutting." - Randy Sherman - http://bballbreakdown.com/2015/02/14/wisconsin-badgers-inside-the-best-offense-in-college-basketball/ See More

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