Pressbreaker works for those who use it

Rough night against Kapolei. 17U played good in spots, but too much inconsistency with the ball. Pressbreaker - we got easy shots when we ran it. When we didn't run it right, not good. We need to play together and run it right. Trust each other. Not make up stuff along the way and get trapped.

We need to cut when we're away from the ball, slant across the court and get an easy pass from our teammate. That was the biggest reason we struggled tonight. And it shouldn't be. We've worked on pressbreaker a thousand times. But looks like we need to work on it more.

It's not complicated, but a lot of our guys tonight had no clue.

Pass goes to the right side against the press. The guy on the left side, on the other side, cut diagonally across the court. He will always be open because most presses are zone. There will be a gap.

Flip flop it, and it's the same principle. Pass to the left, and the guy on the far right side will cut diagonally through the center of the court for the pass.

Easy enough. We should break the press every time with two or three passes and get layups. All the extra dribbling, nobody cutting, it's all fixable. It's all correctible. So I am optimistic. Running out of patience, a little. But still optimistic.

Tonight's lineup: Chase, John, Kyle, Tanielu, Chris, Mike, Cody, Sierra. Good hustle. A lot of good plays defensively on the press. But also a lot of learning. That's one good thing about playing quality teams like Kapolei. You make mistakes and you have a chance to learn, correct and do the right thing the next time.

Getting better every day. That's what we want! The squad did what they could against an older team, especially with us needing four of our 13U to fill in. Roosevelt has conditioning every night now (Mon-Fri). Don't take the losses too hard. Learn from mistakes, stop repeating them. You know what they are, so practice on your own and practice with the team. But if you don't work on your weaknesses, why are you even playing this sport?

It's all about getting better every day. You can do it.