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FIBA EUROPE
COACHES OFFENSE
Ergin Ataman began coaching the

Efes Pilsen Istanbul junior team in
1990, winning seven national cham-
pionships. For two years he was
head coach of Turk Ankara and in
1998 he left for Stanford University.
The following year, while coaching
ZONE
Pinar Karsiyaka, he moved back to
Efes Pilsen, guiding them to the
Turkish National Final and the
Euroleague Final Four. Voted Coach
of the Year in 2000, he was asked to
join the Turkish Olympic Committee.
OFFENSE by Ergin Ataman
He is head coach of Mens Sana
Siena, and with this team, he won
last year the Saporta Cup.
In the recent past we had many

complex zone offenses that worked
the defense with several ball swings
in the hopes of causing some kind of
mistake. Now, with the 24-second
clock, the predominant offensive
principle that I utilize involves giving
the players a few simple concepts
that allow them to immediately
attack any kind of defensive align-
ment and without the use of set
plays.
In order for this to happen, the first
thing we must do, however, is define
the particular areas in which our
various players can move:
Our center must constantly move in
the area outlined in diagr.1.
He must work behind the defense,
using a series of flash cuts in the
center area to get open, trying to
gain positions from about the middle
post to the corner.
Our power forward has his particu-
lar space, as in diagr. 2, taking posi-
tions from just below the free throw
line all the way to the three-point
line (so he can shoot, swing the ball
in an emergency, or screen for peri-
meter players). It is essential for the
two post players to maintain the
right spacing, not too close to one
another. This forces the defense to
spread out (for example, if 5 is in the
middle post, 4 should be beyond the
three-point line, or if 5 is in the cor-
ner position, 4 can be below the free
throw line, as in diagr. 3 and 4).
We prefer that our two inside
players take the second type of
position, posting sideways (diagr. 5)
we think this creates more problems
for the defense.
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COACHES OFFENSE
D.1
The first goal of our offense is to

pass the ball to the players in one of
D.2
these two positions. Every time one
of the two catches the ball, the other
must cut strong towards the basket,
as in diagr. 6 and 7.
We ask our perimeter players to
move freely outside the three-point
line, maintaining spacing between
themselves and the inside players,
and making sure that one defender
cannot guard two offensive players
at the same time (diagr. 8).
We also want to teach our players
D.3
some offensive situations that, even
if not pre-arranged, can be very
effective: A quick pick and roll at the
high post (diagr.9); back screens
between perimeter players; or back
screens between the inside and
perimeter players against a 3-2 zone
(diagr. 10 and 11).
Only later will I give a starting set up
for the offense; for example a 1-4
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D.4
D.5
D.6
D.7
D.8
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D.9
D.10
D.11
formation, which is quite useful in

identifying every type of defense
that can be employed. A big part of
the offensive work of my team con-
sists of optimal player spacing. It’s
not only my job. The players must
learn to take initiatives and create
opportunities that are not pre-arran-
ged, knowing that every movement
they make will cause a correspon-
ding movement of the other players
in order to preserve the correct spa-
cing (penetrate and kick).
This is only one part of the offensive
strategy. In the meantime, you can’t
forget the proper technical work on
passes, skip passes, fakes, post
player collaboration with the other
teammates, and all the fundamentals
that are employed against zones.
I have found that this type of offensi-
ve approach gives great confidence
to the players and makes it very dif-
ficult for the opposition to ever scout
the team prior to a game.
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Ergin Ataman began coaching the

In the recent past we had many

The first goal of our offense is to

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formation, which is quite useful in

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