Rose - Winning Basketball Fundamentals

Lee Rose

Human Kinetics

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Rose, Lee H.

Winning basketball fundamentals / Lee Rose.

p. cm.

Rev. ed. of: The basketball handbook, c2004.

Includes index.

1. Basketball--Coaching--Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Basketball--Training.

I. Rose, Lee H. Basketball handbook. II. Title.

GV885.3.R68 2012

796.323077--dc23

2012018519

ISBN-10: 1-4504-3162-3 (print)

ISBN-13: 978-1-4504-3162-0 (print)

Copyright 2013 by Lee Rose

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To my family: As always, thanks for your support and for hanging in with me.

I have to hand it to whoever titled this book. It not only fits the subject matter, and what will result (winning!) if you apply the information effectively, but it also captures what comes to mind regarding Lee Roses coaching forte.

Well over 30 years ago as an assistant coach at Virginia Commonwealth University, I faced the University of South Florida and its highly celebrated new coach. I almost expected an air of arrogance from the opposing bench, occupied by the coach famous for earning a National Coach of the Year Award and leading his two previous schools, UNC-Charlotte and Purdue University, to Final Fours. After all, those were big-time credentials for a coach in the Sun Belt Conference.

But what I observed in that first game and saw in all subsequent contests against USF was a coach who was about his players and team, not about himself. And when you played a Lee Rosecoached squad, you knew you had to play well; the opponent was never going to beat itself.

Lees teams were so fundamentally sound that they always seemed to play better than the individual talents would suggest. Lee was a master of matchups, frustratingly so for the opposing coach. Every time you thought you had an edge, hed counter it with the right defense and personnel. You watch it happen time and again and ask, How does he do that?

Winning Basketball Fundamentals is the answer. From the first page to the last its as solid a book as youll find on the proper execution of techniques and tactics. But what really makes it so valuable are Coach Roses keen insights and beneficial tools. Whether using the three-point shot, free throws, or screen and roll, youll pick up new ideas on maximizing production and consistency. And the coachs player performance rating system is an outstanding evaluation tool for games and practice. From the big-picture guiding principles to the situation-specific inbound plays, the content is loaded with wisdom and ready-to-use applications.

The book is easy to navigate, too. The precision with which Lee Rose communicates his knowledge reflects the same type of discipline his teams demonstrated on the court. That composure and control manifest itself into a succinct and straightforward style of presentation that I especially appreciate.

But in addition to all the great things the book has to offer, even more impressive is what Coach Rose does with it. As was the case with The Basketball Handbook, Coach Rose will buy a large supply of the books and distribute at no cost to schools in some of the poorest areas of Appalachia. Along with the book comes a positive message about education as the key to a better future. And thats a winning point for all of us in the basketball community to remember.

Tubby Smith

Head coach, University of Minnesota

Winning Basketball Fundamentals is for coaches at all levels who are seeking ways to improve instructional skills and for players who are interested in developing an all-around game. In all my years of coaching, Ive never met a player who didnt need to improve in some area. Ive been around good players, excellent players, and great players, but never a perfect player. Whether its free-throw shooting, dribbling, passing, rebounding, setting screens, using proper shooting technique, or some intuitive trait such as selflessness or good decision making, even a great player can improve parts of his game. This book addresses those areas and more.