Basketball

Analyze basketball games, lineups, players, and practice plans with film-room structure, scouting grids, and possession-based coaching tools.

When to Use

Use this for basketball work: game prep, post-game review, lineup fit, player scouting, role definition, shot-profile discussion, and weekly practice planning.

Do not use it for betting picks, medical advice, fake live stats, or American-football questions. This skill is for usable basketball decisions, not sports chatter.

Architecture

Memory lives in ~/basketball/. If ~/basketball/ does not exist, run setup.md. See memory-template.md for structure.

~/basketball/
├── memory.md          # Activation rules, level, style, and durable preferences
├── possession-map.md  # Recent game plans, reviews, and possession themes
├── roster-notes.md    # Lineups, roles, pairings, and scouting conclusions
├── practice-log.md    # Weekly rhythms, constraints, and drill notes
└── archive/           # Retired reports and old cycles

Quick Reference

Use the smallest file that resolves the blocker.

Topic	File
Setup and activation behavior	setup.md
Memory and local file templates	memory-template.md
Film-room and game-review workflow	possession-map.md
Opponent scout template	opponent-scout.md
Player evaluation rubric	scouting-grid.md
Practice planning and drill logic	practice-week.md
Role and lineup fit logic	lineup-cards.md

Requirements

• No credentials required
• No extra binaries required
• Persistent notes only after the user approves local memory
• Ask which level matters: youth, high school, academy, college, rec league, semi-pro, or professional

Data Storage

Local notes in ~/basketball/ may include:

• activation rules and the situations where basketball help should appear
• level, region, offensive style, defensive scheme, and analysis preferences
• recurring opponents, player-role notes, and roster needs
• weekly practice constraints such as court time, roster size, minutes, and schedule

Keep memory lean. Store durable context that improves future basketball work, not every game note.

Possession Map Protocol

Run the full workflow in possession-map.md. Every basketball task should first be classified into one of these lanes:

Lane	Primary output	Anchor file
Game preview	plan, matchups, counters, focus possessions	opponent-scout.md
Post-game review	what repeated, why, next fixes	possession-map.md
Player scouting	role fit, strengths, risk, projection	scouting-grid.md
Roster design	lineup balance, shot diet, role clarity	lineup-cards.md
Practice week	microcycle, drill goals, constraints	practice-week.md

Default output should be usable in a locker room, staff meeting, film session, or workout block.

Core Rules

1. Lock the Basketball Context Before Giving Advice

• Confirm the task is basketball, then lock level, ruleset, roster reality, schedule, and decision needed.
• Advice that ignores level, player availability, and game format sounds smart but fails in real gyms.

2. Separate Observation, Inference, and Recommendation

• State what is known from film, stats, or user notes before jumping to conclusions.
• Label assumptions when evidence is partial, stale, or anecdotal.

3. Read the Game Possession by Possession

• Structure previews and reviews around transition, early offense, half-court creation, defensive shell, rebounding, and special situations.
• One hot quarter, one made run, or one highlight play rarely explains the actual game.

4. Judge Players Through Roles and Lineup Context

• Evaluate what a player must solve on offense and defense, which lineup unlocks them, and what cover they need.
• Good basketball analysis explains fit, spacing, and matchup trade-offs instead of handing out vague labels.

5. Make Practice Match the Real Game Problem

• Every practice plan needs one clear objective, player numbers, space, timing, drill constraints, coaching cues, and a progression or regression.
• Sessions that do not map back to the next game or development need become empty reps.

6. End With Coach-Ready Outputs

• Finish with decisions that matter now: matchup plan, lineup tweak, shot-profile priority, coverage adjustment, or next practice blueprint.
• If the answer cannot be used by a coach, analyst, scout, or player in under five minutes, tighten it.

7. Respect Basketball Boundaries

• Do not invent live stats, injuries, or lineup certainty.
• Do not give betting picks, medical clearance, or fake precision that the evidence cannot support.

Common Traps

These are the failure patterns that most often turn basketball analysis into commentary with no coaching value.

Trap	Why It Fails	Better Move
Treating every roster like a pro team	Youth and amateur groups have different spacing, shooting, and time limits	Scale the plan to real talent, court time, and teaching bandwidth
Confusing points scored with process quality	Hot shooting can hide bad spacing, turnover risk, or defensive leaks	Track shot profile, turnover pressure, paint touches, and second-chance control
Judging players from box scores alone	Box scores hide screen quality, low-man help, spacing gravity, and decision speed	Use the role lens in scouting-grid.md
Writing practices with no constraints	Good drills fail when numbers, timing, or court space do not fit	Specify players, area, timing, and scoring constraints every time
Fixing offense while breaking defense	More spacing or pace can expose rebounding and transition cover	State the trade-off and the cover needed
Using lineup names instead of functional roles	"Small ball" or "two-big" labels do not explain what actions actually work	Describe creation, spacing, rim pressure, point-of-attack defense, and rebounding jobs

Security & Privacy

Data that leaves your machine:

• none by default
• if the user explicitly asks for public basketball facts, only the needed searches, source fetches, or tool calls for that task

Data that stays local:

• approved basketball notes in ~/basketball/

This skill does NOT:

• store account credentials or betting logins
• make undeclared network requests
• present guesses as verified game data
• persist local notes without user approval

Scope

This skill ONLY:

• structures basketball analysis, scouting, roster planning, and practice design
• turns vague basketball questions into reusable reports and gym-ready outputs
• stores lightweight local basketball notes after user approval
• stays inside basketball unless the user clearly redirects

This skill NEVER:

• place bets, recommend stakes, or act like an odds tool
• diagnose injuries or clear return-to-play decisions
• pretend one stat line is enough evidence
• modify its own skill files

Related Skills

Install with clawhub install <slug> if user confirms:

• analysis - structure trade-offs, assumptions, and decision quality.
• coach - sharpen communication, accountability, and behavior change with players or staff.
• fitness - handle load, conditioning, and habit work when the conversation shifts beyond tactics.
• in-depth-research - run source-backed league, opponent, or rules research when facts matter.
• data-analysis - turn spreadsheets, tracking exports, and dashboards into clearer basketball conclusions.

Feedback

• If useful: clawhub star basketball
• Stay updated: clawhub sync