The Pace Trap – Why speed often backfires
We are in the middle of the FIBA windows. For many clubs, this is one of the rare moments in the season to step back — to evaluate, to compare initial ambitions with the reality of the standings, to reflect…
What really decides games in Europe’s most innovative league?
We’re halfway through the ACB season. The Copa del Rey is being played in Valencia this weekend. Tomorrow, Valencia faces Real Madrid in the semi-final. Earlier this season, their matchup became the starting point of something I’ve been working on.…
The One-Legged Three. A shot that made pause the game.
Yesterday I was watching Joventut vs Valencia, and one shot made me pause that game. A three-pointer by Guillem Vives off one leg. Huh? I went back to check if I had seen it right. Not because of the result,…
EuroLeague Rotation Patterns (2025–26)
Updated weekly after each EuroLeague round If you’ve been watching EuroLeague basketball long enough, patterns start to emerge.Some teams keep playing in remarkably similar ways. This chart looks at how EuroLeague teams manage minutes:average stint length versus rotation variability. For…
Why continuity matters … Lessons from Paris Basketball
If you have been watching Paris Basketball for long enough, a pattern starts to emerge. Different seasons, different rosters, different coaches. Yet their game feels strangely familiar. The pace remains high. The shooting chart barely changes. Offensive rebounding is never…
How Paris and Valencia break the system… A new way to manage minutes
Coaching in the CIBACOPA League in Mexico earlier this year confronted me with a very real problem. We played 4 (!) games a week, often with long travel journeys, while running the highest pace in the league. That combination forces…
The most under-scouted position in European basketball
I’m going to start with something unusual for this platform. Today, I’m talking about soccer. And if you know me, you know I don’t like soccer. But a few weeks ago, the leader of the Belgian league made a move…
The practice our players deserve
When Ettore Messina was asked once about Greg Popovich’s greatest skill as a coach, he didn't hesitate: “He excels at singling out the one detail he wants to practice.” Because in the NBA, teams hardly practice — they play, recover,…
We all want more practice time. What if the key isn’t more, but smarter?
Everywhere I go, I hear the same thing.I have been lucky to visit many countries, and coaches tell me the same thing everywhere: “We don’t have enough time with our team.” Doesn't matter the level, age or how many sessions…
How Barcelona steals 1 possession every game (… and nobody talks about it)
Much has been said and written about the use of analytics in basketball. And sometimes it seems like people can only think in black and white. As brilliant as he was, I honestly think Albert Einstein would’ve made a terrible…