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James breaks down micro-behaviors, role-player development, and the 12-lens viewing framework at HoopBrief. Former college assistant coach with eight seasons of video coordination work in the GLIAC and SoCon.
5 articles on HoopBrief.
College coaches don't watch AAU and high school the same way. Here's the coaches' viewing protocol — what they watch for at each, why both matter, and what gets you recruited.
For a decade, the NBA optimized for one thing: get your best player a switch and let him cook. In 2026, the smartest staffs are running off-ball screens harder than they have in fifteen years.
Take one possession. Twelve coaches will see twelve different things. Here's how to learn the lenses — and why most fans are stuck in just one.
Most fans watch the ball. Coaches watch six other things. Here are the five tracking habits that change what you see in a playoff game.
We tagged the first round of CF tape for the same micro-behaviors that won the R1 report. Here are the twelve that already show up.
