Deeper Dive into Mike Neighbors Transition Offense
Functionally Fast Offense 101
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Want to improve your team’s transition offense? This week, Arkansas Razorback’s Coach Mike Neighbors joined A Quick Timeout podcast to answer questions about his “Functionally Fast” offense.
If you haven’t had a chance to listen, here is that episode…
Much of that conversation assumed listeners already had an understanding of Neighbors’ Functionally Fast offense. If you don’t know about Functionally Fast offense, no worries. I’ve got you covered in this week’s AQTO+ newsletter.
“We want to play the fastest tempo possible, minimize turnovers, and still take quality shots.”
— Mike Neighbors, Arkansas Razorbacks women’s basketball head coach
Why Functionally Fast?
It allows us to compete and beat the best teams on our schedule.
It’s fun — for players, coaches and fans.
It allows us to peak at the end of the season.
Shot Percentages and the Shot Clock
The system was a response to the common theory that the later you go into a possession, the lower your shot percentage. Based off that, Neighbors and his staff tracked their percentages related the amount of time left on the shot clock in each possession.
21-30: 57%
11-20: 36%
1-10: 7%
Neighbors’ conclusion:
“The faster you play (without turning the ball over), the better chance you have to win.”