1. AN OVERVIEW: THE METHOD BEHIND THE MADNESS
THE GRINNELL SYSTEM—
AN OVERVIEW:
THE METHOD BEHIND THE MADNESS

2. CREATION OF THE RUN & GUN SYSTEM
The QUESTIONS
The ANSWERS
The COMPONENTS of the System
The FORMULA for Success (Stat Goals)

3. THE KEY QUESTIONS How can we score as many points as possible?
How can I get as much out of as many players as possible?
How can I have more fun coaching and lower my stress level?
How can I foster better team chemistry/relationships?

4. How can we maximize our scoring?
Traditional BBall: “Get Better Shots”
Run & Gun BBall: “Get MORE Shots” and…
“Shoot MORE Threes”
So, if getting more shots is essential to maximize scoring…
HOW can we get more shots?

5. Three Ways to Get MORE Shots
I. Increase the Pace of Play
II. Force More Turnovers
III. Get More Second Shots

6. How Can We Increase Pace of Play?
Fast Break—ALL THE TIME
Press—ALL THE TIME
Give “Green-light” to Shooters
Teach LESS patience offensively
Teach 12 second shot goal
Interesting Result: Your TO% goes down! (You teach players to shoot BEFORE they turn it over!)

7. How Can We Force More Turnovers?
Press ALL THE TIME…
…after MADE shots
…after MISSED shots
…after REFEREE HANDLES (dead balls)
…and even in front court!

8. How Can We Get More Second Shots?
Send FOUR to the boards
Shoot more 3’s (longer RB’s)
Shoot more in Transition (harder to box out)

9. THE HUMAN FACTOR: Units and Playing Shifts
MAX effort needed to make press work.
MAX effort won’t be given by unhappy players.
MAX effort after 60 seconds is physically impossible, therefore you must…
1) Play shorter shifts (<60 secs),
2) Play lots of players (12+), and
3) Sub in groups of five (foster group spirit).

10. THE COMPONENTS: The Fast Break The 3PS Scheme The Press The ORB Scheme
The Playing Units

11. THE FORMULA FOR SUCCESS: Five Goals (College Men)
Field Goal Attempts Goal (100)
Three Point Attempts Goal (50)
Turnovers Goal (32)
The ORB Goal (35%)
The “Trips” Goal (no longer used) (150)
The New “Shot Differential” Goal (+25)
Adjust Formula numbers for your situation:
For 32 minute H.S. games reduce by 20%

12. BY PRODUCTS Happy Players (sometimes) Less Stress (sometimes)
More Fans
Recognition
More Fun
Less Emphasis on Winning
(PROCESS OVER PRODUCT)

13. DISCLAIMERS!!! The System is not a “Cure All”
It can backfire if implemented for the wrong reasons
It can backfire if implemented w/o certain types of players (not necessarily “athletic”)
It can backfire if players don’t “Buy in”.
It is hard to implement PART of it… …it is a SYSTEM.