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Pedro Martinez & Real Madrid, 2026-27' Pre-Season Playbook A) Transition Plays I) Drag a) Clyde b) Kick Out/Skip/Swing c) Gator II) Empty Drag III) Drag Veer IV) Drag to FT Below PnR Continuity V) Drag Swing to Blind Pig Continuity b) Spread PnR Continuity c) Inverted PnR Continuity d) Single Tag Miami option VI) Reject the Drag/Accept the Ice B) Half Court Plays I) Iverson Empty II) Iverson Dallas/Blind Pig III) Iverson Step-up PnR IV) Iverson Curl V) Iverson Wide-Pin VI) Single Iverson to 4 Spread PnR VII) Iverson Seal, High-Low for Deck VIII) Gut 4 Spread PnR b) Shake c) Veer IX) Gut Touch Step-up PnR X) Decoy Gut DHO PnR XI) Decoy Gut Seal for Tavares Bonus: BLOB, Floppy Series Tomorrow: Aleksander Sekulic& Barcelona 2026-27 Pre-Season Playbook!

Chess of the Day: Darko Rajakovic's Defensive Adjustments to Curry Everybody remembers when Darko Rajaković said about Steph Curry: “I’ve been coaching against him for a long, long time. I can’t wait for him to retire. I’m going to get drunk that night, I promise you that" I’ve analyzed and collected his tactical counters against Curry. Let's dive in: I) Deny & Top-lock against Curry In the top-lock section, Toronto defenders jump at the path to counter backdoor cuts. To respond, Kerr adjusts with weakside interchanges and spacing tweaks to neutralize the help and prevent that jump, as seen in the video. II) Switch-to-Jump on Off-ball Screens Another counter here: Warriors use reversing the angle—similar to counters like Gator against hedge—allowing Curry to receive the ball easily. Also, Korver-connected actions prove highly effective against top-lock or deny defenses. III) Drag Screens & Full-Court Pressure Toronto struggled to defend Curry in drag screens throughout the game as the Warriors played with great flow. To disrupt this, Coach Darko utilized a full-court trap to force the ball out of Curry’s hands, breaking the Warriors' rhythm. Furthermore, while Curry was on the bench late in the third quarter, Toronto applied a full-court press. Since the Warriors lacked another "safe hands" against that pressure, Toronto went on an 8-0 run heading into the final quarter. IV) Targeting Curry in PnR / Forcing the Switch The strategy was clear: Target Curry in PnR. Toronto successfully found open shots but struggled to make them. But I think, when you find an open shot, that offense is successful That's it. As a European Coach, I am very happy to see Coach Darko selected as the Head Coach for the European team at the All-Star Weekend. Best wishes and good luck to him.