Category: Evergreen Content

  • Cuts From The Defensive Playbook: Ryan Odom’s System

    We’re back with the second of our two installments of Ryan Odom’s systems. The first was our look at his offenses. This will be a look at his defensive systems. While still meaty, this will be the shorter of the two pieces as there aren’t quite as many nuances to get through. But, notably, both…

  • Cuts From The Offensive Playbook: Ryan Odom’s System

    Welcome to the first of two major installments outlining what we can expect (if history is any indicator) from Ryan Odom’s basketball systems and philosophy. These pieces will certainly not be all-encompassing, as would be impossible given his body of work, but the intent will be to create an understanding of the framework within which…

  • Welcome Ryan Odom!

    And there it is! The worst kept secret over the past week or two, Ryan Odom has agreed to become the next head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers Men’s Basketball program. If you’re not familiar with Coach Odom (CRO? We’ll workshop it), he is the son of Dave Odom, who had a great run at…

  • Thank You Ron Sanchez

    If he envisioned it, I cannot imagine this was how Ron Sanchez thought his shot at leading the program would come. Literal days before “secret scrimmages” after a whole offseason of preparation and work under CTB’s leadership, the spotlight was thrust upon him. There’s a strong case to be made that if CTB hadn’t gone…

  • Cuts From The Corner Welcomes: StLouHoo

    Hey Everyone – I’m excited to announce that, for the first time, Cuts from The Corner will have a new voice joining the mix.  StLouHoo will be collaborating with the site!  You may know him from his awesome half-decade plus as one of the main contributors at Hoos Place.  In fact, as I’ve mentioned before, his counterpart…

  • Cuts From The Corner FAQs

    Hi fellow Hoos fans! As Cuts From The Corner continues to grow, I thought it would be good to have a mission statement of sorts, in FAQ form, for those visiting the site to know what they’re getting into. So… Here are those! Q: What is Cuts From The Corner? A: Cuts From The Corner is a…

  • Cuts From The Offensive Playbook – Flow (Continuity Ball Screen)

    Hello everyone! This is the last of the three dives I’ve done on the three main core offenses that we used last season. My previous two pieces on this featuring Sides and the Inside Triangle can be found using those respective links. Continuity Ball Screen offenses are some of the most common in all of…

  • Cuts From The Offensive Playbook – Inside Triangle

    We’re back! This time we’ll be jumping right into the next offensive break down in the series – “Inside Triangle” often called “3-Man” within the organization. Part 1 of this session I focused on Sides if you’d like to revisit and compare. Again, the purpose of this will be informational to help differentiate our various…

  • Cuts From The Offensive Playbook – Sides

    This will be review for many, but one of the most common requests I’ve gotten since starting this blog is to “demystify” our offensive and defensive systems. Namely, to do a beginner to intermediate guide to help fans better understand what they’re seeing, what we’re doing, and what we’re trying to accomplish through our various…

  • It Wasn’t Just “The Play”: Reminiscing Kihei

    I spent my last post making a case that it would only be beneficial for Kihei Clark to return if he was willing to take on a much more limited role as Reece Beekman’s backup. That was one side of the coin, but for the other, I thought it would also be fun to revisit…