It's crazy how working on something that is seemingly irrelevant to one of your problems can help so much.
In basketball, if your team is giving up too many fastbreak points, you would think that the way to limit those fastbreak points is to get back on defense faster. Get your players to commit to running back on defense and working hard.
However, the best way to limit fastbreak points starts before the opposition even gets the ball; it starts with the shots you select on offense. Get your players to take good, high percentage shots. The more shots your team makes, the more the other team has to take the ball out and work their way up the length of the court as opposed to a shortened court after a missed shot.
You can try as hard as you want to get your players to get back on defense. I'm not saying it's not a good thing to practice. But if you're doing that in hopes of limiting your opponent's fastbreak points, you're just going to tire your players out; instead, get them focused on the offensive end in order to bolster their defensive effort
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