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Understanding the Ghost Cut in Basketball
What is a Ghost Cut? Put simply, a ghost cut is a cut where the offense disappears and reappears in some place spooky, like under the basket.
George Vaz
Oct 13, 20253 min read
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4 Creative Ways to Beat a Zone Defense in Youth Basketball
One of the most frequented questions we receive at Transforming is how to beat a zone offense. Within our membership community, we posed the question to our members in one of our monthly challenges.
George Vaz
Sep 15, 20252 min read
Team offense
How to Practice Blast Cuts in Youth Basketball Offense
At Transforming Basketball, we are a big believer in using blast cuts as a primary trigger for U12 and U14 youth teams.
George Vaz
Sep 8, 20251 min read
Team offense
Two Side Break: Transition Principles
Looking to generate quality shots within the first 6–8 seconds of the shot clock? The 2-side break could be the key to enhancing your team’s transition offense.
George Vaz
Aug 18, 20253 min read
Team offense
The Art of Off-Ball Screening
This blog provides an introduction into using off-ball screening actions. The idea is NOT to copy paste these ideas immediately into your offense, but provide a perspective of interesting off-ball…
George Vaz
Jul 28, 20252 min read
Team offense
Dominating the Show Coverage Strategy
What are some coverage solutions (or coverage attacks) that can be used against a show coverage? In this blog, we’ve summarized all the Transforming coverage solutions we emphasize when playing against a show coverage.
George Vaz
Jun 30, 20253 min read
Team offense
What Does “Pace and Space” Mean Within a Conceptual Offense?
What does pace and space even mean? In this blog, we unpack the modern offensive concepts that every coach needs to know.
George Vaz
May 5, 20252 min read
Team offense
How to Master The Short Roll in Your Basketball Offense
How can you effectively use the short roll as a coverage solution against an aggressive defensive coverage? In the modern era of pace and space, the pick and roll is the most used trigger to create advantages on offense.
George Vaz
Apr 28, 20253 min read
Team offense
Principles Over Rules: Unlocking Creativity in Transition Offense
Mastering transition offense is about more than rigid rules—it's about empowering players with principles that allow them to create efficient scoring opportunities.
George Vaz
Apr 14, 20254 min read
Team offense
Coaching the Fast Break: Key Transition Offense Principles
Whether you’re coaching in the NBA, EuroLeague, or youth basketball, one thing remains universally true: the worst transition offense is still more efficient than the best half-court offense.
George Vaz
Apr 7, 20253 min read
Team offense
Spacing 101: Understanding and Optimizing the Best Practices
Spacing has changed the game. NBA offenses today look nothing like they did in the ’90s—more threes, better efficiency, and smarter shot selection. But why?
Simon Caret
Mar 31, 202520 min read
Team offense
The Pick and Roll Spacings Every Coach Needs to Know
If you were to search for pick and roll spacings, the internet would give you a myriad of different spacings. We wanted to keep this blog simple and present four of the most common spacings in the modern game.
George Vaz
Mar 24, 20252 min read
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