Author: Tobi The Great

This update isn’t heavy on the new features but adds a ton of quality-of-life changes. Plus, I have plans for the next update to be full of cool new stuff. More on that below. This update includes: NEW FEATURES Player Fouling Out – This has been something I’ve deprioritized for a while, but it has… Read more

as of 3/22/25 Trying out a new section here. I make too many updates to player/team/possession logic stats to realistically be able to track them. But I usually try to include details about large-scale changes to core logic. Maybe. When you are playing in league mode, the game adds stat bonuses/penalties to teams, based on… Read more

Simulating basketball at its core seems like a straightforward task. Players have attributes—shooting, passing, defending—and these attributes drive gameplay. You build teams from groups of players, then match these teams up to play games. Easy enough, right? But wait—basketball isn’t just numbers on a stat sheet. How do you capture the natural ebb and flow… Read more

Happy New Year. I hope people have been enjoying the 2024-25 season, as have I. There’s been a number of interesting trends taking place this year – most notably the increase in three-point attempts. It feels like every team is trying to make half of all shot attempts come from behind the arc. I’m looking… Read more

Merry Christmas. Just pushed a little Christmas update for BasketballCoach: – Added some pretty snowflakes to the homepage – more tuning for shot attempt distribution in a team Happy holidays! Read more

Happy holidays to all. This update includes: NEW FEATURES QUALITY OF LIFE UPDATES WHAT’S NEXT As always, thanks so much for playing! Read more

Happy belated start to the 2024-25 NBA Season. As of this writing, the Knicks are 5-5, and I am not pleased. I think they still have potential though, along with a couple of other struggling teams. This season is gearing up to be a great one, and I’m looking for Basketball Coach to be just… Read more

I have returned. Back from a not quite so brief hiatus. But I finally managed to create an iteration of my favorite mode ever in Basketball Coach: League Mode. Heavy emphasis on the word “iteration”, because the mode is pretty basic at the point. However, it brings a new level of immersion to the coaching… Read more

Gregg Popovich. Erik Spoelstra. Phil Jackson. Longtime basketball fans will likely have heard of these names at some point. These guys represent only a subset of some of the most celebrated basketball coaches in the history of the NBA, and the sport itself. In building my game BasketballCoach, my aim has been transferring as much… Read more

The idea always starts off simple. Basketball players have baseline player attributes, like three point ability or passing skill. You then need some grouping of these players to make up a basketball roster, then a bunch of teams to go against each other. Before you know it, we’re pretty much there! But wait? How do… Read more