Category: Blog Post

Improve Your Team with Postseason Player Evaluations

Player Evaluation Form So, what’s the plan for your team this offseason? Surely it’s more than, “get better,” right? Ultimately, the improvement of your team lies in the off-season improvement of your individual players. But the plan has to be more specific than just “get better.” Players need to know what skills are needed for […]

ATO Specials: Burn Cuts

Old timers, like myself, would tell you, “You don’t need a play call to back door somebody. When your defender turns his head or overplays the passing lane, back cut.” Even in today’s game, that’s a read every player should be taught to make. However, with many teams today moving away from denial, in-the-passing-lane defensive […]

Final Four Preview: Duke Blue Devils

For years, Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski has used a variety of sets to maximize the skill sets of his stars. This year has been no different. And while much of the 2021-22 season saw the Blue Devils primarily playing out of basic concepts (i.e., ball screens, drive and kicks, etc.) in the half court, Krzyzewski has leaned on […]

Cognitive Biases in Coaching: Action Bias Pitfalls

*Originally posted on the FastModelSports.com Blog by Radius Athletics’ Randy Sherman. A tendency toward action bias can at times lead basketball coaches and players astray, undermining short and long term progress. Coaches are hard workers. One does not ascend the coaching ladder of success without long hours and commitment to the job. There is even […]

Cognitive Biases in Coaching: The Impact Of Optimism Bias

*Originally posted on the FastModelSports.com Blog by Radius Athletics’ Randy Sherman. Optimism Bias can lead to unrealistic expectations, disappointment and emotional turmoil for coaches who do not guard against it. There are numerous cognitive biases – or mistakes in reasoning – humans are susceptible to. Coaches can and do fall prey to these biases as well. One […]

Cognitive Biases in Coaching: Identifying Survivorship Bias

*Originally posted on the FastModelSports.com Blog by Radius Athletics’ Randy Sherman. Next in a series on Cognitive Biases and how they can impact our decision making as basketball coaches. Here’s how Survivorship Bias works. One of the common Cognitive Biases coaches display is the “Survivorship Bias.”

Cognitive Biases in Coaching: Avoiding Outcome Bias

*Originally posted on the FastModelSports.com Blog by Radius Athletics’ Randy Sherman. Cognitive Bias In Coaching: Thoughts on avoiding the pitfalls of Outcome Bias for basketball coaches, teams and players.  “But Coach, I made it…” The above phrase is one that many coaches have heard before. The lessons of shot selection are often lost on players […]

Cognitive Biases in Coaching: Defeating Choice-Supportive Bias

*Originally posted on the FastModelSports.com Blog by Radius Athletics’ Randy Sherman. Coaches: Is Choice-Supportive Bias plaguing your ability to make good decisions and move on from bad ones? Here’s how to spot and defeat it. As coaches, we have all made decisions that we have come to regret. During preseason planning you may be excited […]

Contesting Shots Matters and Here’s Why

Earlier this season I listened to Eric Mussleman speak to his team on the importance of contesting shots.  He referenced the 2015-16 NBA season to explain why the distance of your closeout on a shot makes all the difference.  He said that defensive FG% was lower as shots were contested closer.  You can hear him […]