Basketball Concept: DOMINOES Great offense isn’t about forcing shots, it's about knocking over the first domino and letting the rest fall. Dominoes = advantage → reaction → next advantage What This Looks Like in Games: - Beat your defender ➜ help steps up ➜ kick-out ➜ extra pass ➜ open 3 - Paint touch ➜ defense collapses ➜ drop-off or spray-out - Post touch ➜ double team ➜ skip pass ➜ closeout attack - Hard cut ➜ tag defender ➜ lob or dunk One good action creates the next one. Coaching Cue for your next workout: “Don’t try to score. Look to knock over the first domino.” How to Apply / get players to do this implicitly in your workouts - Paint-touch rule: No shot until the ball touches the paint - 0.5 second decision rule: Shoot, pass, or drive immediately - Advantage SSG drills: 2v1, 3v2, short-clock situations (7 second fastbreak drill) Takeaway The best players don’t hunt shots.They hunt reactions paint touches and advantages to initiate dominoes. Question for you: What’s your go-to first domino? Drive, cut, post touch, or ball screen? Drop it in the comments.