December 18, 2009 Chalkboard 2 end-of-clock ball screen concepts -The first concept is the Utah Jazz’s “Slip-N-Screen” something Utah will near the end of the shot clock out of a traditional 4 flat set with Deron Williams controlling the ball up top. The “Slip-N-Screen” is a pre-designed slip of a ball screen only for the player to sprint back and set another ball screen for the ball handler. 4 sprints up as if to set a ball screen on x1’s left shoulder (for 1 to go right), but he slips the screen and dives in the direction of the rim looking for the pass. However, as soon as he passes the free throw line, he pivots and turns to set a ball screen on x1’s other shoulder (right shoulder for the point guard to come left). This time he holds the screen rather than slipping. Because of x4 needed to react to his slip on the first action, the hedge will inevitably be late. -The next concept requires the screener to be skilled enough to break a defender down or to be a good shot 3 point shooter. Again with the shot clock winding down, the alignment starts in a 4 flat set with one of the bigs sprinting up for a flat ball screen (set with the screener’s back facing the baseline rather than on a shoulder of the defensive player). However, before he gets to the ball screen (no screen is actually being set), he pushes hard off his left foot and flattens out his cut to the right wing, turning to catch and square his feet for the pass from 1. Run by Kevin Willard at Iona College
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December 18, 2009 Chalkboard
2 end-of-clock ball screen concepts
-The first concept is the Utah Jazz’s “Slip-N-Screen”
something Utah will near the end of the shot clock out of
a traditional 4 flat set with Deron Williams controlling the
ball up top. The “Slip-N-Screen” is a pre-designed slip of
a ball screen only for the player to sprint back and set
another ball screen for the ball handler. 4 sprints up as if
to set a ball screen on x1’s left shoulder (for 1 to go
right), but he slips the screen and dives in the direction of
the rim looking for the pass. However, as soon as he
passes the free throw line, he pivots and turns to set a
ball screen on x1’s other shoulder (right shoulder for the
point guard to come left). This time he holds the screen
rather than slipping. Because of x4 needed to react to his
slip on the first action, the hedge will inevitably be late.
-The next concept requires the screener to be skilled enough to break a defender
down or to be a good shot 3 point shooter. Again with the shot clock winding
down, the alignment starts in a 4 flat set with one of the bigs sprinting up for a
flat ball screen (set with the screener’s back facing the baseline rather than on a
shoulder of the defensive player). However, before he gets to the ball screen (no
screen is actually being set), he pushes hard off his left foot and flattens out his
cut to the right wing, turning to
catch and square his feet for the pass
from 1. Run by Kevin Willard at
Iona College
February 22, 2010 Chalkboard
2 NBA crunch time SLOB plays
Any coach fortunate enough to catch Saturday’s Knicks-Thunder game saw 3 great SLOB plays drawn
2 Phoenix Suns Play Calls (1 set play, 1 early offense)
Set Play: “Under” 1 2
Diagram 1: 1 dribbles at 4. 4 Back doors. 1 uses spin dribble to turn back left. Diagram 2: 3 and 5 set a post stagger for 4.
Early Offense: “1 Twist” 1 2 Diagram 1: 1 dribbles it up the pro-line (halfway between lane line and sideline). On ball reversal from 1 to 5 to 3, 2 flex cuts off 4’s screen. Diagram 2: After passing to 3, 5 turns to screen away for 1. The key to the play is the “twist” action that occurs on 1’s catch. After setting the away screen, 5 “twists” to set a ball screen for 1 on his catch.
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December 18, 2009 Chalkboard
Arizona dead corner SLOB play against pressure
(ball had gone out of bounds on their scoring end as deep in the corner as you
can get)
Starting in an alignment in which the five players are in direct line with each
other, 2 sprints out of the back position acting as if he’s coming to the ball, but
turns suddenly to screen for 1. 4 will be also screening and 1 uses the double
screen to lose his man and come free to catch the ball on the wing.
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February 5, 2010 Chalkboard
2 NCAA ball screen concepts picked up this past week
The first ball screen concept we’ll look at is something Purdue will do out of a
traditional UCLA screen. As shown in the diagram, Purdue’s 4 (Robbie Hummel)
will hit to the left wing and make a smash cut off of 5’s (JaJuan Johnson) UCLA
screen into the post. Once 4 clears 5, 5 turns towards 2 in what looks like
traditional “UCLA screen into a wing ball screen” action, but as he approaches 2
he changes his position. Rather than setting the ball screen with his chest to the
sideline on x2’s left shoulder, he changes maneuvers below x2 to set a screen
with his back/ass with his chest facing the baseline. Neither the hedge or x2 has
time to adjust to the change and 2 can step by for an easy post feed (to 4) or, if 4
has cleared, an easy path to the basket.
-The next concept is a rub/ball screen/flare
screen action that Virginia used Wednesday
night to beat NC State. The text begins with 1
hitting 2 and following with a same-side cut
at the same time that 5 is looping out of the
post for a ball screen. 2 dribbles off 1’s ass in
a “rub” action. Instead of setting the ball
screen that the D had been anticipating (UVA
will loop their ball side post out to set a wing
ball screen often), 5 moves quickly to get out
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of the way of 2’s drive and instead is setting a flare screen for 1 who just
performed the rub action with 2.
In both actions shown, neither 5 man is setting a traditional ball screen, rather
they are running actions that look to be ball screens in order to draw a hedge
from the defense where they quickly adjust to take advantage.
Northwestern’s wrinkle on Princeton “Fly” set play This set play is a staple of the Princeton Offense. Northwestern runs the traditional play quite a bit,
but has a number of wrinkles they’ll use if they catch the D overplaying the action.
Traditional “Fly”
Left Diagram: The play begins with a simple dribble flip between 1 and 2 out of a traditional Princeton 4-out alignment with the post raised. 3 and 4 exchange on the weak side.
Right Diagram: 2 takes 1-2 dribbles off the handoff before throwing a crosscourt pass to 3. 5 steps to set a back screen for 2 who rips right into his cut looking for the pass from 3 for a layup. Many (not
all) Princeton teams will have 5 step right into a ball screen for 3.
“Fly 2”
Left Diagram: 1/2 dribble flip. 4/3 weak side exchange.
Right Diagram: 2 throws
crosscourt pass to 3. 5 and 2 turn to set double for 1 to curl into the
paint.
“Fly In”
Left Diagram: 1/2 dribble flip. 4/3
weak side exchange.
Right Diagram: When 2 throws the crosscourt pass to 3, instead of 5 setting the back screen, 2 screens in on x5 to allow 5 to pop for a three pointer (Beilein runs this
Left Diagram: Starting in 1-2-2 set, the action is initiated by the 2 wings running into a cross. 2 goes first with the goal being the two wings crossing each other’s body on the right side of the lane. Right Diagram: Rather than popping out to the wing, 3 steps to screen for 4. 4 gets another cross screen from 5 and cuts underneath the rim to a spot just below the block to catch a post entry pass from either 2 or 1.
March 9, 2010 Chalkboard
2 late game set plays for a 3 run by University of Florida
“2 Down”
-A continuous doubles play Florida has gone to in several big possessions this year. The play
begins with 4 and 5 sprinting to set a double screen for 2 to pull across the court to look for
the pass over his shoulder from 1. 2’s cut, however, is largely a decoy as the three that Florida
is really looking for comes when 4 and 5 turn to screen down for 3 for a catch-and-shoot
opportunity. (You can finish this play by having 2 come through to the corner using another
double screen set by 4 and 5).
“2 Up” -A play that was actually
run by both Florida and
West Virginia this
weekend, “2 Up” looks like
a double screen for 3 to
come up the middle of a
top of the key three
pointer as 3 back cuts his
man and 2 screens x3. As 2
steps out to receive the
catch from 1, 3 starts
angling up the court and
sets a screen for 5 to cut into a postup. Depending on the situation (down just 2?) you can
throw it in, but the open look is, after setting the screen, 3 stepping behind the three point
line.
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January 25, 2010 Chalkboard
Bob Knight’s use of stacks versus a 2-3 zone
High:
1 dribbles off the top while 3 (your 2nd
best handler) steps up and 2 (your best
shooter) steps out to the wing.
How does the top of the zone play this? 1
dribbles one of the top defenders off
while the other guard defender takes 3
stepping out, but who gets to 2? Do they
bring a forward up and leave the short
corner/long corner uncovered?
Low:
1 dribbles away from the stacks as the top
man (5) screens the bottom forward
defender to create a 1-on-1 opportunity
for 4 in the middle of the lane.
ADDITIONAL BOB KNIGHT ZONE OFFENSE THOUGHTS: -Positioning of players in attacking a zone is of the utmost importance. Against a
man-to-man, the defense decides who will guard whom while the offense
decides where they will play. Against a zone, the defense decides where they’ll
play, but you dictate the matchups.
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-Get 3 to play 2 on one side of the floor then reverse the ball to the 3-on-2 on
the other side of the floor.
-Doesn’t like cutting players through a zone. If you want them there, have them
there to begin with.
-3 deep alignment on baseline against a 3-2
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January 15, 2010 Chalkboard
Seton Hall University’s Bobby Gonzalez’s timeout philosophy
8 Areas to Cover During a Timeout8 Areas to Cover During a Timeout8 Areas to Cover During a Timeout8 Areas to Cover During a Timeout
1. Who has possession and where is it? (“Where’s the ball?)
2. What defense are you in? (Matchups?)
3. What offensive set are you running?
4. Foul situation (Are you in bonus? Is anyone in trouble?)
Diagram 1: 1 passes to 2. 3 cuts hard off 5’s screen. If x3 doesn’t get caught on the screen (opening up a layup opportunity), 3 spreads out to the corner. Diagram 2: 5 turns and screens in for 4. 4 curls the screen to the right block. Diagram 3: 2 passes to 1 who dribbles at 5’s elbow angle ball screen. 5 rolls off the screen as 4 moves to fill behind.
University of Illinois set play versus 2-3 zone 1 2 3
Diagram 1: Starting in a 1-2-2 alignment to counter the 2-3 zone, 1 passes to the right wing and loops around 5 at the right block to pop out to the corner. Diagram 2: 2 dribbles to the top of the key (dribble rotate!) before throwing back to 1 lifting out of the corner to the wing area. On 2’s pass, 3 begins his cut off the double screen set by 4 and 5. Diagram 3: 3 cuts to the corner and shoots the three-pointer if it’s open. If he is defended, he looks to the inside action where 5 cross screened for 4 and then popped to ball side elbow.
Bulletin Board Things the PROS are saying that your players should be taking note of
-Billy Donovan: “From my sophomore year to my junior year, I went from being the 8th man on a bad team to being the leading scorer on a team that went to the NCAA’s. The morning after our season ended my junior year, Coach Pitino called me into his office and
told me, ‘Billy, don’t ever lose sight of what got you here: hard work.”
-Jerry Sloan on Karl Malone and John Stockton: “They wanted to work and really didn’t like being around people who didn’t want to work.”
-George Hill: “If you knew my game from high school and college, I always got better the next year. I never came back the same player. I knew coming into this year it was going to be a
big year and I would improve if I was given the chance.”
-Kevin Garnett is constantly reminding his teammates, “We need to keep this on we.”
-In 2008 when the Indianapolis Colts 1st-round pick was unable to make it mini-camp due to class work, Peyton Manning, just months removed from his 3rd MVP award, would twice-a-week drive 3 hours to work out with the rookie wide receiver for 2 hours before getting in his
car and driving home.
-Tony Dungy’s 2 ways to be uncommon: 1. Possess talent above everyone else (0.00001%)
2. Have an attitude/drive/desire you don’t see in a lot of people
-Jerry West’s ultimate barometer: “Is he a good teammate?”
-Kevin Eastman: “Our championship team [2008 NBA Champion Boston Celtics] didn’t want us to tell them what they wanted to hear, they wanted us to tell them what they needed
to know to win the championship.”
-Tyson Chandler: “I think later in your career, you’ll think, ‘I wish I’d let somebody coach me up, really coach me, really maximize my potential.”
-Olympic Gold Medalist Lindsay Vonn’s younger brother: “Her life focus has been about this day. Her whole career has been done for this moment.”
-Kevin Durant in response to a reporter’s question regarding what would be the one
thing KD would teach to young players: “The quality of hard work.”
-Mariano Rivera: “To me October is what we do in spring training; October is what we do in February. We don’t do all that prep and all that teamwork and all that running for
the season. That’s for October, for the playoffs.”
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January 18, 2010 Chalkboard
Butler Spread Ball Screen Set
1
2
3 4
Diagram 1: Staring in a 2-3 lifted set, 1 hits 4 and runs a slice cut off of 5 to the
block.
Diagram 2: 4 swings the ball to 3 and runs off of a back screen set by 5 to the
block (which 1 has now cleared to the corner.
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Diagram 3: After setting the back screen for 4, 5 turns to screen away for 2 who
waits for the screen then cuts to the top of the key for a catch.
Diagram 4: On 2’s catch, 5 turns around and sets an angled ball screen for 2 to
drive it left. 5 dives hard to the rim. As 3 sprints to the top of they as the “fill”
(very important!)
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November 25, 2009 Chalkboard
Arizona’s “Triangle” delay game from yesterday afternoon’s game versus Colorado
1 2 3
A traditional 2-1-2 delay game set, the three players involved in “Triangle” don’t necessarily need
to be your three perimeter players, but rather three good free throw shooters that are capable of
handling the ball against pressure. “Triangle” is a simple continuity involving a guard-to-guard pass with
the passer cutting hard off another player situated at the top of the key. After setting the back screen,
the player at the top of the key fills the spot the passer vacated and receives a pass.
In Arizona’s OT win against Colorado in the Maui Invitational yesterday, you were able to see the
importance of a good delay game. Nursing a six point lead with under a minute to play in regulation,
Arizona unsuccessfully tried to get into their delay game, but ended up turning it over and allowed
Colorado to force overtime. In the extra period, however, Arizona worked “Triangle” to perfection on 2
different possessions to wear out the clock and get the win.
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November 27, 2009 Chalkboard
Two ball screen concepts I’ve seen in the last week
Indiana University’s Rub:
A concept Crean certainly has taken from the NBA and
brought to the college game, a “rub” is preceded by an
aggressive push by the point guard up a side. The
trailing big runs at an angle directly at 1’s defender. He
is simply running right into x1’s path rather than actually
setting a ball screen. 1 makes a change of direction
dribble and drives right off his back.
Orlando Magic’s Weakside Ball Screen:
A concept Orlando has been utilizing a lot lately is
setting up a ball screen on one side of the floor
only to quickly crosscourt the ball and run one on
the weakside. Here, 4 sets up as if to set a wing ball
screen for 1 to drive left, but before 1 gets to the
ball screen, a read is made and 3 cuts through. 1
reverses the ball to 2 as 5 sprints up to set a wing
ball screen for him. The whole concept revolves
around the concept that the offense wants to
distort the defense’s hedge and make their show
late. Another example of this is below, but
now the initial ball screen is set up as a high
middle ball screen rather than a wing.
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December 4, 2009 Chalkboard
2 ball screen concepts I picked up during the Maui Invitational
The first one is from the University of Arizona
and is what I termed a “double screen slip-
fade”. In it 5 and 4 turn to set a double wing
ball screen for 1 on the left side of the court
with 5 being the top screener and 4 being the
bottom. However, as 4 arrives in the area to
set the screen, he pauses only momentarily
and instead slips to the wing opening his
body to the ball. If his defender has already
assumed a hedge, he must scramble to get
out to defend on a pass from 1 to 4. 1 has the
option to hit 4 right away or go off the ball screen with the choice to hit 5 on the
roll or throw back to 4.
This next one is a “butt ball screen” that Vanderbilt is utilizing this year, but is a
very European concept in that several
professional teams over there run
rather than the traditional ball screen
we know. With the butt ball screen, the
screener is setting the screen with his
butt rather than his chest. Where a
traditional ball screen is set with the
intention of the ball handler’s defender
running into the defender’s chest, the
butt ball screen is set to have that
defender run into the screener’s back.
Lason Perkins details this technique
extraordinarily well in his DVD “Secrets
of International Basketball.” The change allows the screener to immediately be a
player once the handler clears the screen as he is already situated with his chest
facing the basket. The screener can immediately cut to the hoop rather than
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pivoting and cutting and there is the additional bonus in that the screener is
already facing the basket to shoot on a throwback pass. Vanderbilt consistently
had success off this in their secondary break.
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November 20, 2009 Chalkboard
Ball Screen Trends:
Various ball screening tactics I’ve picked up from the NBA/NCAA in the last month
Used by the Cleveland Cavaliers, the purpose of this action (and
really all actions in the ball screening game is to eliminate, or
delay, the hedge). In this action 1 dribbles at the trailing 4 in what
looks like a traditional drag ball screen. However, 4 steps as if he
were to prepare to set the screen and then backcuts to the rim. 5
has circled up to the top of the key and 1 instantly changes
directions to come off a ball screen in the other direction.
Used by Siena of the MAAC, this is a ball screen set in transition
(for the diagram I isolated 1 and 5, but in reality this is taking place
during an early offense situation where the wings may or may not
be already filled). Siena’s 5 puts pressure on the defense by
running hard at the rim in transition, but if he doesn’t have an
opportunity for a pass over the top or a seal, he peels out of his
run and sets a ball screen for 1 with his back facing the baseline.
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Used by Niagra also of the MAAC, this is a dribble weave-ball screen continuity offense that
consists of a ball screen, a roll and replace and a dribble weave action repeated throughout a
possession. 1 begins with the ball on the left wing and drives it into 4’s ball screen set at the top of
the key. 4 rolls as 5 circles to replace. 1 dribbles at 3’s defender to perform a dribble handoff with
3. 3 takes the ball and drives it at the ball screen 5 is now setting. 5 rolls, 4 replaces and 3 hands off
to 2.
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November 9, 2009 Chalkboard
Bob Knight’s double screen play run at Indiana and Texas Tech
A great play to run versus man-to-man because if the screening is solid, there will
be an open shot every single time. The play begins with 2 shooters (2 and 3) lined
up at the middle of the free throw line. 2 and 3 proceed to sprint to the right
block to set a double screen for 5. 5 starts high, but runs off the screen low to the
left block. 3 then pivots to screen 2’s defender to free 2 to make a cut to the
elbow for an open jumper.
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November 11, 2009 Chalkboard
Boston Celtics BLOB series from 11/06/09 game versus Nets
The set begins in a double stack at the elbows with the wings emptying to the opposite side. 1
throws to 2 on the right side and cuts through to the left block. On 2’s catch, 5 brushes off 4’s
screen and sprints to screen for 2. However, 5 slips the screen right to the rim. 4 now turns and
sets a ball screen for 2. 2 dribbles off the ball screen into the middle of the floor while 4 sprints
to use the double screen set by 1 and 5 in the middle of the lane (can be on left block to avoid
3 second call). 2 kicks to 3 on the left wing to send it one more to 4 sprinting to the corner for
the open three or 1-on-1 driving opportunity.
Note: Marquette ran various things off this including a regular pick-and-pop for 4, a double
screen (by 4 and 5) after 4 sets the ball screen
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Dallas Mavericks set play from 11/04/09 game versus Hornets
1 2 3
Diagram 1: 5 steps to the midpost area to receive pass from 1.
Diagram 2: 1 cuts as if to screen for 4, but cuts hard off 5 for handoff/short pass. On
1’s cut, 3 has moved to set a flare screen for 2.
Diagram 3: After setting the flare for 2, 3 moves to set a ball screen for 1, but slips
early and dives to the rim. 5 has turned to set a down screen for 1. 1 can hit 3 on the
slip, 4 coming off the down screen, 5 rolling or create something for himself.
Lineup:
1: Rodrigue Beaubois
2: Jason Terry
3: Shawn Marion
4: Dirk Nowitzki
5: Kris Humphries
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December 8, 2009 Chalkboard
A set play run in the half court by FC Barcelona (starring Ricky Rubio)
1 2 3
Diagram 1: The play starts in a 1-4 high look with 1 hitting the 5 at the right elbow and cutting
through the middle. After clearing the semi-circle, 1 turns and joins 4 in setting a double back screen
for 2. 2 has stepped towards 5 before busting to the rim using the 2 screens.
Diagram 2: 4 turns and screens down for 1 who comes to the perimeter for a catch from 5.
Diagram 3: 2 and 4 set a baseline runner screen for 3 who sprints to the left corner for an open look.
Coach John Calipari (Kentucky vs UCONN)Iso play for John Wall 12.9
1 Iso (1 of 4)
1 passes to 3.
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4
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Coach John Calipari (Kentucky vs UCONN)Iso play for John Wall 12.9
1 Iso (2 of 4)
2 cuts along the baseline to empty out theleft side of the court. 5 looks for thepostup/lob over top once the 2 clears. 1takes a flare screen from the 4 andcontinues the cut to the (left) elbow.
2
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Coach John Calipari (Kentucky vs UCONN)Iso play for John Wall 12.9
1 Iso (3 of 4)
3 passess to 4. 4 passess to the 1 who postup at the high post.
4
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Coach John Calipari (Kentucky vs UCONN)Iso play for John Wall 12.9
1 Iso (4 of 4)
Once the entire left side is cleared out, the 1iso to the basket to score or kick.
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Nets set play in 11/04/09 game versus Nuggets
“Fist Cross”
Top Left: 2 begins the
action by running through
to the left wing. 4 sprints
to set a ball screen for 1
while 3 runs to set a cross
screen for 5.
Top Right: 5 rubs off 3’s
cross screen into post
position looking for the
feed from 1.
Bottom left: the play finishes with 4, instead of rolling,
running to set a down screen for 3. 1 has the option to hit 5 for
the postup or pass to 3 coming off the down screen.
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Orlando Magic set play run in 12/02/09 game versus Knicks
1 2
Diagram 1: Starting in a 1-4 high set, 2 sprints to the left wing, using a double
drag screen set by 4 and 5 (3 dropping to corner).
Diagram 2: Having dribbled towards the left high elbow area to sell the drag cut,
1 quickly spin dribbles as 5 has turned and screened for 4 to cut to the right wing
and look to sweep the catch for a baseline drive.
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2007-2008 Phoenix Suns SLOB inbounds for Steve Nash game-
winner
1 2
Diagram 1: 2 cuts through the painted area to ball side corner.
Diagram 2: on 2’s cut, 1 circles to the elbow area and looks as if he will dive
between 4 and 5 for a basket cut, but instead pushes 4 through to the ball side
block area. As this is occurring, 5 is squaring up to set a screen for 1 to curl back
to the ball for a 3 point look. (4 spaces out to the right wing after setting the
screen).
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December 1, 2009 Chalkboard
Radford’s “Wheel” zone attack versus a 2-3
1 2
3 4
Diagram 1: on 1’s pass to 2, the opposite wing (3) flashes to a spot just
underneath the foul line. If he doesn’t get the pass from 2, 3 cuts to the short
corner looking for a catch. Again, if he doesn’t catch, he proceeds to the deep
corner.
Diagram 2: 5 fills the spot just underneath the FT line that 3 vacated. If he is not
open for a catch, he cuts to the short corner. 4 lifts out of the corner to fill the left
wing spot.
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Diagram 3: The ball is reversed and on 4’s catch, 2 makes the FT-short corner-
deep corner cut
Diagram 4: 5 fills the spot just underneath the FT line that 2 just vacated. If he is
not open for a catch, he cuts to the short corner. 3 lifts to the right wing spot.
11/4/09
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November 4, 2009 Chalkboard
2008-2009 Louisville set in Big East play
Top Left:1 throws to 4 and
runs off a back pick set by
5 at the elbow. 4 swings to
2 and follows with a ball
screen.
Top Right: After setting
the back pick, 5 screens
away for 3 who tests the
curl. If the curl isn’t there
he pops out to the top of
the key for the pass from 2.
Bottom Left: After throwing
to 3, 2 receives a flare
screen from 4. 5 down
screens for 1 who pops for a
wing catch thrown by 3.
Bottom Right: 1 looks
inside to post up 5 on the
seal, but if it is not there,
waits on 4 coming to set a
ball screen after he sets a
flare for 3.
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Texas A&M stacks play run versus West Virginia in the 76 Classic 1 2
Diagram 1: A&M starts in a stacks set with 2 immediately popping to corner. 3
wraps around 4 and once he has cleared, 4 lifts to the left elbow as 1 brings the
ball to the right wing and throws to 4 on his flash.
Diagram 2: Rather than cutting through 3 stops in the lane and screens x5. 5
rolls off his back and cuts underneath the screen for an easy paint catch.
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“4 Down”: Marqutte set from 2006-2007 season
1 2 3
4 5
Diagram 1 (Top left): 2 breaks out of the stack at the left block to the left elbow where 1 throws it before 1 begins
to cut through the defense. However, when 1 gets to the nail of the free throw line, instead of cutting to the basket,
he changes his angle and sets an away drag screen for 4.
Diagram 2 (Top middle): 4 uses the drag screen by 1 to come to the middle of the floor to receive a pitch from 2
(who clears out past the 3 point line).
Diagram 3 (Top right): On ball reversal to 1, two things can happen: 4 can follow his pass with a ball screen (not
shown) or 5 can set an up screen for 2 to cut to the ball side block.
Diagram 4 (Bottom left): 4 and 5 then turn to set a double staggered screen for 3 to come to the top of the key.
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Diagram 5 (Bottom middle): On 1’s pass, he now runs off a triple. 3 is looking to pass to him or looking to go to 2
for a step-out iso.
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Indiana University offensive set
1 2
3 Diagram 1: On an early push, 1 throws
ahead to 2 and cuts through. 3 cuts hard
to the free throw line before popping to
the top of the key (4 will run behind him
in the trail spot)
Diagram 2: 2 swings the ball to 3 who
swings the ball to 1 who has cut off of
4’s down screen to catch in the left “slot”
area.
Diagram 3: 5 sprints up to set a ball
screen for 1 and rolls to the rim as 4 fills behind to perform a roll & replace.
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December 3, 2009 Chalkboard
2 Michigan State set plays that have been a staple of Tom Izzo’s
playbook for the last 15 years, yet they still routinely score on
them.
4 drives at 1 to complete a dribble handoff as 5 sets a flare screen for 3 on the
weak side of the court. After the dribble handoff, 4 is sprinting down to the block
to screen for 2. 1 has plenty of options: hit 2 coming off the down screen, turn
the corner himself, hit 3 on the flare, hit 5 stepping out after setting the screen
(for State, this is always a shooter) or hit 4 pinning his man.
A SLOB play Michigan State will run
when they need a quick score, this play
puts the ball in the hands of their best
playmaker and gives him an open side
of the floor to drive to with a couple of
other options. After 2 passes into 1, he
sprints through to the opposite corner
(this must be a sprint in order to create
a possible drive and kick situation). On
1’s catch, 3 steps up to set a ball screen
and once 1 turns the corner, 3 sprints
off a double flare screen set by 4 and 5.
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1 has the option to take it himself, drive and kick to 2 or throw over the top to 3
on his flare cut.
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University of Dayton dead corner SLOB play run during 2008-2009 season
1
2
3
Diagram 1: 1 rubs off 5 to come
to the sideline for a catch. On
his catch, 1 dribbles to the
middle of the floor and 3 runs a
flex cut off of 2’s screen.
Diagram 2: 4 and 5 set a double
down screen for 2 to come off of to the left wing
Diagram 3: As soon as 2 clears 4’s outside shoulder, 4 cuts to the middle of the free throw line
looking for the pass from 1 and 4 dives right to the left block.
Effective versus a man-to-man defense, this play is a killer against an opponent that will 2-3 all
SLOBs as the action in diagram 3 will shred a zone as the bottom left wing is occupied with
covering the double screen and the middle defender rushes up to cover 5’s flash, leaving the
middle wide open for 4’s dive.
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November 30, 2009 Chalkboard
Set play run by West Virginia in Anaheim this past week to get an
open shot for their 3-point marksman Casey Mitchell (2 in diagram)
1 2
3
Diagram 1: WVU moves into a lifted 2-3
set with the top being squared with their
2 guards, 1 and 2 (Mitchell: the shooter).
1 passes to 3 to initiate 2’s scissor cut
into the ballside post. Diagram 2: 5 turns to set a back screen
for 1. After screening for 5 pops out for
a catch from 3.
Diagram 3: 2 moves out to the wing as if
to set a back screen for 3, but 3 at the
last instant assumes a screening position
as 2 curls around him for an open look.
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Oklahoma State plays for shooters versus Iowa State’s 2-3 zone in Big XII
Plays 1 and 2 are best to be run consecutively.
Play 1 Play 2
Play 3
Play 3 is run with 1 receiving a high ball screen from 5 (Oklahoma State relied heavily on
ball screens to attack Iowa State’s 2-3). A stagger is occurring on the weakside with 2
screening the outside bottom defender and 4 screening the middle defender. Once 3 clears
his shoulder, 2 will set another screen: this time for 4. The play finishes with 5 setting a
down screen for the bottom R defender for 1 to wheel around to hit 2 for the open look.
BYU “Whiplash” set to free Fredette BYU used this throughout Mountain West play and into the NCAA Tournament to get their best player, Jimmer Fredette, open looks. The set is predicated on timing and the
ability of your 5 man to hit bodies on his screens.
1 2
3 Diagram 1: The play starts with a simple UCLA action following 1’s entry to the wing. Diagram 2: Almost immediately after 1 rubs off 5’s UCLA, 4 (a shooter for BYU, making it more dangerous) comes right behind him and runs off 5’s body to the mid-post area looking for either a quick catch-and-shoot or a post feed. Diagram 3: 5 now turns and goes to get 1 (who has moved underneath the rim) on simple down screen for an open look.
In this set there are simply too many actions to cover for the defense to play it perfect. At somewhere along this set, someone is going to get an open look. Think of what x1 needs to do on this play to play it perfectly: provide ball pressure on the point, jump to the ball on 1’s pass to 2, bump 1’s UCLA cut, knock 1 off his post-up, be aware of a possible help situation with 4 coming off 5’s screen and then, finally, get through 5’s down screen
ready to defend 1 at the top of the key with huge driving gaps.
QuickhitterDetroit
Horns set
1 passes to 2, who then dribbles to the top of the key
4 goes to the block to set a pick for 1 (single)
3 and 5 go to the block to set a pick for 1 (double)
1 cuts to the basket after the pass and then can curl off the single pick or thedouble pick for a three-pointer
Zipper set
1 passes to 2, who then dribbles to the top of the key
4 goes to the block to set a pick for 1 (single)
3 and 5 go to the block to set a pick for 1 (double)
1 cuts to the basket after the pass and then can curl off the single pick or thedouble pick for a three-pointer
4-up set
1 passes to 2, who then dribbles to the top of the key
4 goes to the block to set a pick for 1 (single)
3 and 5 go to the block to set a pick for 1 (double)
1 cuts to the basket after the pass and then can curl off the single pick or thedouble pick for a three-pointer
1
Quickhitter1-up set
1 passes to 2, who then dribbles to the top of the key
4 goes to the block to set a pick for 1 (single)
3 and 5 go to the block to set a pick for 1 (double)
1 cuts to the basket after the pass and then can curl off the single pick or thedouble pick for a three-pointer
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Boston Celtics’ “Hit-n-Curl” action
Diagram 1: Out of transition, 1 dribbles off the
pro spot to the left sideline while 5 sprints to
screen for 4 who sprints into what looks like a
traditional sideline ball screen with the strong
corner filled
Diagram 2: Instead of sprinting to set the ball screen, 4
stops at lane line extended where 1 hits him. After passing,
1 sprints to screen for 2. 2 tight curls the screen to the rim
looking for the pass from 4 for the layup.
Diagram 3: If 4 doesn’t make the pass, 1 pops
back out the corner where 4 hits him and follows
for a corner ball screen for 1 to drive it middle.
3 Diagram 1: Starting in an A-set alignment, 1 passes to the post situated at the elbow away from the shooter (2= Ray Allen). 1 cuts through and sets a flex screen for 2. Diagram 2: 4 looks at the flex cut (passing if open) before turning to his right to pass to 3 (Pierce) creeping out of the corner. Diagram 3: 4 follows with a corner ball screen and as 3 drives off the ball screen, 4 moves to set a down screen for 2. 1 has the option of driving it himself (1 has lifted, 5 has dived to the opposite alley) or throwing to 2 for an open jumper.
Frame 1: 4 screens in for 2. 2 steps left before coming off
4’s screen for a catch.
Frame 2: 4 turns to screen for 1 (the inbounder) on 2’s catch. 1 cuts up the middle of the court. On 1’s catch, he turns to face the basket and gets a ball screen from 5 to
drive left.
FC Barcelona’s “11” BLOB play
Diagram 1: 2 and 5 set a double screen for 4 to dive to the weak side block. Diagram 2: After screening for 4, 5 pivots to screen in for 2. 2 comes off the double screen set by 5
Left Diagram: Starting in a 3-out/2-in alignment, 1 passes to 2 and makes a boom cut. 3 fills at the top of the key. Middle Diagram: On 2’s pass to 3, 1 runs off the double baseline runner set by 4 and 5. On his catch, 1 can shoot if defense is unable to get through the screens. Right Diagram: 1’s catch signals that it’s 2’s turn to run off the double screen, but the tweak Kansas State makes to this popular play is that as x2 reads the continuous double action and jumps the two screens, 2 comes off underneath the first screen before slicing up the middle to the top of the key for an open three.
French National Team: getting your point guard off the ball
“Out Regular” Left Diagram: 1 hits 2 and makes a same side cut (not all the way to the corner). 3 moves into the block area. Middle Diagram: Once 1 has cleared, 4 pops for a catch. On 4’s catch, 5 sprints to screen for 1. 1 comes off the ball side of 5’s screen looking for a catch (you will get open looks off this action alone). Right Diagram: 3 cross screens for 5. 1 looks to throw it in. 4 screens away for 2.
“Out Double”
Left Diagram: 1 passes to 2 and makes a same side cut. 4 moves to the block (rather than popping in regular “Out”. 3 fills to the top. Right Diagram: On 2’s pass to 3, 1 runs off the double screen set by 4 and 5. 1 catches looking to sweep into a baseline drive.
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Maryland’s “Double Down” play
A twist of the traditional twin down screen play
Diagram 1: Set up like the traditional twin down screen play, 5 walks towards 2
as if to set a down screen and 2 plays it as if he is about to use it before changing
directions and coming of an Iverson-like drag screen set by 4. 2 opens to the ball
looking for the pass.
Diagram 2: While 2 darted away from the screen, 3 sprints across the lane to use
5’s down screen for an open shot.
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Gonzaga post isolation set play out of their 4-out Motion 1 2
3
Diagram 1: Starting in their 4-out/1-in alignment with a lifted post, 1 and 2
perform a dribble handoff on the left wing (this can also be a pass followed by a
same side cut by 1). A simple exchange occurs on the weakside.
Diagram 2: 2 takes 2 dribbles off the handoff and passes to 3 before cutting hard
off 5’s screen into the post looking for a catch. It is important that 2 posts hard
because x2’s effort to deny him the catch sets up the next portion of the play.
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Diagram 3: As x2 worked to deny 2 the post catch, 5 steps out after the screen
and catches. 2 seals x2 and holds his position in the middle of the lane for 2 to
throw the entry pass.
It’s tough to defend because the offense has changed sides of the floor twice
within a span of 2-3 seconds and as the defense adjusts to take something away
on one side of the floor, they are vulnerable to a seal on the other. Gonzaga, one
of my favorite teams to watch because of their offensive concepts, is on TV
Greece’s zone offense package versus China’s 2-3 1 2 Diagram 1: 1 passes to 2 on the left wing and cuts through to the strong side short corner. 4 flashes to the high post. Diagram 2: 2 makes a skip pass to 3 (this can also be a ball reversal from 2 to 4 to 3). On 3’s catch, 1 cuts to the corner. 3 4 Diagram 3: 3 conducts a dribble pull move by dribbling along the 3 point line and “pulling” 1 towards him. 3 throws back to 1. Diagram 4: Another “dribble pull” move is conducted as 1 dribbles up the court only to throw back to 2 cutting to the right corner.
Arizona State’s “Clear” (Swoosh cut + tight curl) Because Herb Sendek is one of the most innovative coaches in the country and
they really runs a variety of stuff, I suggest all coaches spend some time watching Arizona State if they can. Here’s my favorite action of theirs.
Left Diagram: 1 quicks to 2 and cuts through. 2 looks inside to 5 as 4 and 3 fill. Middle Diagram: Ball reversal from 2 to 4 to 3. 5 has flashed to the high post on 4’s catch. On 4’s pass to 3, 4 dives and screens in on 1. 5 follows 4 and sets a like screen. 1’s cut is what I term a “swoosh” cut (kind of looks like the Nike symbol) as he moves up the court away from the ball. This cut can be very dangerous if the receiver is a skilled driver who excels at catching and sweeping the ball. Right Diagram: On his catch, 1 can sweep the ball through to drive it left or he can look inside as 5 has screened in on x4 and 4 is now curling to the front of the rim.
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Indiana University’s zone offense against Michigan’s 2-3
Diagram 1: Tom Crean really emphasizes a strong push by the point guard
who throws it ahead to 2 and cuts through as 4 trails the play. 3 makes a squared cut to
the top of the key by flashing first to the spot right before the FT line before changing
direction to catch the ball at the top of the key.
Diagram 2: The ball is reversed to 1 on the left side of the floor and the goal is for 5 to
be already circling up to set the wing ball screen as 1 catches. 5 will set the ball screen
for 1 to drive it middle as 4 has relocated to the opposite side of the floor and has
positioned himself in what Crean calls “The Alley”—the position just outside the lane line
Syracuse University’s go-to set to free Wesley Johnson
1 2 3
Diagram 1: 1 passes to 4 and cuts through. 3 begins inching towards 5 at the free throw line. Diagram 2: 3 wraps around 5, curling the screen to look for 4’s pass leading him to the rim. If he can’t get the pass, 3 can fight momentarily for a post-up (remember this is 6-8 Wesley Johnson). Diagram 3: 5 pops and 4 hits him. On 5’s catch, we have double down screens with 4 getting 3 and 2 getting 1.
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Snapshot of Michigan’s 2-Guard Front Offense
Diagram 1: As 1 dribbles towards the left wing, 5 lifts to the top of the key to
catch. On 5’s catch, 2 back cuts and 4 fills for a high wing catch. On the weakside,
1 has cut through to the corner as 3 lifts.
Diagram 2: 4 hits 3 and comes off 5’s back screen for a basket cut.
Diagram 3: After setting the back screen, 5 turns to set a down screen for 2.
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Michigan play call for a postup out of the “Beilein Offense”
1 2
3 Diagram 1: Michigan runs the “Shuffle Set” out of the Beilein Offense. 1 passes to 4 before making a boom cut. 3 slices off 5 to the block. Diagram 2: 5 pops to catch 4’s pass. After passing, 4 runs off 3’s shuffle screen set at the block. 5 rips the ball through to his left and dribbles at the opposite wing (2) for a DHO. Diagram 3: After performing the handoff, 5 gets a post stagger screen from 4 and 3. 2 dribbles across the middle of the court and passes to 1 who looks to enter to 5 for a catch with two feet in the paint.
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January 5, 2010 Chalkboard
2 John Calipari late-clock plays out of a box set
Kentucky will get into a box set with the
shot clock going down and here
DeMarcus Cousins (4) steps out to set a
ball screen for 1 as 2 and 3 set a double
screen for Patrick Patterson into a post-
up.
The next one is a similar set Cal would run last year at Memphis (haven’t seen it
yet at UK, although Pastner continues to run it in his first year. The play begins
with the same high elbow ball screen, but the diagonal screen for 5 into the post
is now just set a single screen set by 3. After setting the diagonal, 3 turns to set a
down screen for 2 + 4, after setting the ball screen, runs right into a screen,
forming a stagger for 2 to come off for an open jump shot.
“Slash” Frame 1: 4 slices through the defense from his regular trail spot, 2 is waiting on 4 to make his cut and then begins his own. Frame 2: 2 makes a deep shallow cut to the top of the key as 1 drives off his ass to the paint.
“Smash” Frame 1: Again, 4’s slice cut initiates the action. 5 waits on 4’s cut and sprints to the top of the key. Frame 2: 4 has cut through and now 5 arrives at the top of the screen to set a ball screen on 1. The key is how quickly x5 has to adjust from guarding an inactive weak side post to getting out to hedge a ball screen.
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January 13, 2010 Chalkboard
2 play calls from last night’s games
(KSU v Tex A&M, UK v UF)
Kentucky lob versus Florida’s matchup zone
Kentucky ran this lob last night coming out of the under 4 media timeout with the game
tied at 82. 1 (should be your best athlete= Kentucky’s John Wall—every play works
better when you have John Wall at your disposal).
Diagram 1: Starting in a 3-out/2-in set, 1 dribbles to the right wing as 2 circles to the
top of the key. 1 momentarily looks to throw it into the post
Diagram 2: 1 swings the ball to the top of the key to 2. 2 reverses the ball to 3 who has
lifted to the “high elbow” area. On 2’s pass to 3, 4 steps down hard at the zone defender
closest to him (x5) and pushes him up the paint towards the FT line. 5 circles behind him
and screens the opposite wing defender as 1 sprints in for a lob and dunk.
Kansas State BLOB
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Diagram 1: Starting in a 4-flat set, 3 pops out to receive pass from 5.
Diagram 2: 2 cuts to the right block to set a screen for 5 to curl into the paint. 4
performs a screen-the-screener action by screening down for 2 to cut to the corner for
Detroit Pistons double stretch screen options While the double stretch screen existed long before Allen Iverson came into the league, it was Larry Brown’s usage of the play to get AI open that popularized the action and caused it to be a feature in
nearly every NBA team’s playbook. John Kuester, one of the best X’s and O’s guys in the league, showed off a bevy of options off the set in his first year with the Pistons.
Traditional Double Stretch Screen set
Richard Hamilton (2) would be the cutter sprinting off of screens set by 3 and 5 for a left wing catch. 4 spaces to left corner, 1 would cut away,
and 3 would empty to right corner. In its purest form, the set is simply a way to get your best perimeter player the ball on his favorite side of the
court.
“Off” The Pistons began to run this last year when Hamilton got hurt and Will Bynum (a good ball screen guard) started
playing more. Bynum would break off his cut just before he got to the first screen and cut to the wing. The first screener (5) would then step into a ball
screen for Bynum. As 2 drives it middle, 5 pops and 4 ducks in
hard in front of the rim.
“Back”
Here, 5 and 3 set the double stretch screen for 2, but 2’s cut is merely a decoy as the real
action is occurring on the other side of the floor as 5 turns and screens in for 3 slipping out to the right wing for a catch and
sweep baseline. (Note: this was Butler
University’s favorite play to run for Gordon Hayward)
Gonzaga Box (1 of 2)
Initial look is for 3 posting up. 1 can alsochange direction and pass to 2 coming offback screen by 3 and double screen by 4and 5.
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2 can also curl off 5 and fade to corner
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5 and 2 now run 2 man game on the side(Pick and Roll or Dribble Hand off)
Left Diagram: 1 passes to the left wing and runs off 5’s UCLA screen into a post-up. Middle Diagram: Once 1 has cleared his body, 5 turns to set a side ball screen for 2. 1 moves from his post-up position to set a back screen for 5’s roll. 2 makes an advance pass to 4 flashing to the top of the key. 4 looks to throw it to the rim to 5 in the case of the defense making a 1/5 switch. Right Diagram: If 4 isn’t able to throw the lob, he reverses the ball to 3. 4 and 2 turn to set a double stagger for 1.
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December 15, 2009 Chalkboard
Set play from Mark Few’s Gonzaga University Bulldogs
Few’s motion offense is fantastic and he does a very good job utilizing the varied
talents of his personnel. The Zags are on TV this Saturday against Duke and I
recommend that any coach looking to add something new to their motion
offense to tune in.
1 2
Diagram 1: Starting in 1-4 high set, 1 throws to the strongside wing before
making a UCLA set off of 5’s smash screen. 1 empties out if he isn’t open for pass
(no postup)
Diagram 2: After setting the screen for 1, 5 turns to set a wing ball screen for 2. 2
comes off the ball screen and throws to 4 stepping out. 4 catches and quickly
swings the ball to 1 (Few stresses the importance of this first catch off the ball
screen. This player CANNOT play with the ball, it must be shot or quickly passed).
3 has sprinted from the opposite wing and back screens x5 to run to the left
block after screening.
Diagram 3: 1 looks inside to 5 and
passes it to him if open. 3 comes off a
double stagger set by 2 and 4 for an
open three.
Marquette (1 of 4)
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If they take away the 4 layup, the 5 downscreens for the 1 who can read the screenaction for a curl, pop, or fade.
Team USA “Wide” early offense series Without a real post option that can put pressure on the rim early in the shot clock, Team USA is using a variation of the “7 seconds or less” offense Mike D’Antoni uses in the NBA. The series is
predicated on an aggressive push by the point guard upon receiving the outlet pass.
“On” L. Diagram: 1 pushes hard up the floor and quicks to 2 coming out of the corner. 1 runs through to opp. corner with the 1st big down the floor (4) running off his ass into a post-up. R. Diagram: On 1’s pass to 2, the 2nd big (5) began angling towards the R wing and now sprints into a drag ball screen for 2. 5 rolls to the rim as 4 moves behind the ball screen.
“Weak”
Left Diagram: 1 pushes and quicks to 2 coming out of the corner. 1 cuts through as the 1st big cuts
off his ass to the block for a post-up. Middle Diagram: 2 dribbles to the middle of the floor as the 2nd big angles for a weak side
pindown for 3. Right Diagram: After passing to 3, 2 cuts to screen down for 1. A single/double action is set up
with 1 able to choose which side to come out.
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January 11, 2010 Chalkboard
2 BLOB plays
“Metro”
Used by Mike Dunlap during his tenure at
D2 Metro State, this BLOB play is simple,
but very effective as 3 curls in front of 4 to
set the screen on 4. It is important that
once 4 clears him, 3 is rolling to the
opposite block looking for the ball.
“Jersey”
A traditional screen-the-screener play with the alignment of a “Shooter double
screen” play (4 and 5 screening for 3). 3 sprints to set a back screen for 5 to roll to
the opposite block before receiving a screen from 4 to head to corner for shot
attempt.
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02/09/10 Daily Chalkboard
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February 9, 2010 Chalkboard
Mike Dunlap’s “Nasty”: a triple pick play with a short corner + a low post flash
1 2 3
Diagram 1: The play starts with a 2 guard front with the 3 frontcourt players in a single-single
alignment. Dunlap believes that 3’s positioning (head underneath the rim) is the best spot in the gym
because you can see the entire court from that position. 1 throws across to 2 and on 2’s catch, 4 sprints
out of his screening to position to catch in the dead corner. After throwing their passes, both 1 and 2
were to have moved beneath the free throw line.
Diagram 2: A triple screen is set for 3 who curls off the screen through the elbow before bouncing his
cut out to the left “slot” area. Once he feels 3 has cleared his shoulder, 2 violently leg swings (reverse
pivoting to face the ball) looking for the pass from 4.
Diagram 3: Assuming he wasn’t able to get a lane catch, 2 moves to the short corner as 5 flashes right
off his butt to the low block area.
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02/19/10 Daily Chalkboard
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February 19, 2010 Chalkboard
Duke’s press O against Maryland’s 2-2-1
1
2
Diagram 1: Starting in a 3-across format at free throw line extended with 4
taking it out, Duke looks to throw it in on the strong side of the floor. 2 makes a
hard diagonal cut to the sideline on 1’s catch while 4 sprints to fill the middle.
Diagram 2: 1 looks to take a dribble to the middle of the floor before throwing
back to 2 who has stepped up the sideline slightly (in a push/pull action). On 2’s
catch, 4 is making a sharp diagonal cut and 3 is filling middle. 2 has the option of
hitting 3 or 4.
What makes this tough to defend is the second wave of cuts (4’s diagonal and 3’s
middle flash) that are conducted on 2’s catch. The defense is conditioned to
defend against the first wave (2’s diagonal and 4’s middle flash occurring on 1’s
catch), but the defense is distorted by the time the second set of cuts occurs.
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A concept I really like against any pressure defense is something I took from Tom
Crean and that is to put your best driver on the weak side of the court with the
thinking that he will most likely matched up against the opponent’s slowest press
defender (excluding the 5-man). Also, the weakside of the floor provides the
most amount of driving opportunities against a press.
My 2 favorite passing drills I’ve picked up this summer One of the things I love most about working camps in the summer is the amount of sharing that exists
between coaches. Here are my 2 favorite passing drills that I picked up from fellow camp coaches:
“Corners” The first drill I picked up from my very good friend Tommy Verdell of Expressions Elite AAU, East
Longmeadow High School and the NBDL’s Springfield Armor The drill begins with 3 players situated on the baseline. Player 1 initiates the drill by passing to his right to player 2 and sprinting to FT line extended. Player 2 catches and passes to player 3 and sprints to the half court/sideline intersection. Player 3 passes the ball up the floor to 1 and sprints to the half court circle. The drill progresses as shown finishing with a layup by 1 and a rebound by 2 (not letting the ball hit the ground).
“Fire” The next drill I picked up from a pair of guys, Jason Hassan and Steve Groothius, that serve under
Bob Hurley as assistant coaches at St. Anthony High School in Jersey City, New Jersey. They picked up this drill from a girl’s high school team on Long Island.
The drill starts with a player in each corner of the time line (3 and 4) and a player in the right corner (5) along with 2 lines of players situated on the left baseline (represented by 1 and 2). 1 initiates the drill by passing to 2 and sprinting to the elbow. 2 passes back to him (following his pass by cutting into the middle), 1 passes to 3 and cuts to the sideline behind 3. 3 passes to 2 flashing through the middle of the floor and cuts behind him. 2 catches, passes to 4 and cuts behind. The drill proceeds as shown, finishing with 4 taking a layup and the next group going.
Both drills are fantastic for pre-game warmups. Please pass along any other great drills you have.
My favorite set play of the year—NBDL’s Maine Red Claws
1 2 3
Diagram 1: 1 passes to 5 and from here 5 has two looks. First, 5 looks over his left shoulder at 2’s back cut (attempting to make the pocket pass). Second, 5 fakes the handoff with 1 who has followed his pass. On 5’s catch, 3 begins to move slightly towards 4. Diagram 2: 4 moves to set a pindown on 3, but before he gets to the point of the screen, 2 sprints to set a back screen. 3 continues in the direction of the down screen and receives a DHO from 5. Diagram 3: 3’s first look is to hit 4 for a paint catch. His second look is 2 coming off the down screen set by 5. The Dallas Mavericks ran a similar action this year in
uncontested SLOBs.
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January 29, 2010 Chalkboard
2 NCAA ball screen concepts
-The first ball screen concept is something
Siena College of the MAAC does extremely
well. In dead ball situations, Siena’s point
guard will bring the ball across the time line
in the middle of the floor and Siena’s 4 and
5 will set up as if to set a stagger for their 2
(shooter) out of the corner. As 2 sets to
come off the double, 5 whirls around and
instead sets a flat ball screen for 1(The
screen for 2 is now just a single down
screen). While the spacing is tricky, the
variety of ways Siena scores off this is
incredible. 1 will go drive right off 5’s screen for a layup (as help is distorted by
the down screen), 1 will hit 5 on the roll, 1 will hit 2 coming off the screen for an
open 3, 1 will drive the gap and kick to 3 who continues for a middle drive.
-The next ball screen concept is something Rick Majerus utilizes with his teams at
Saint Louis. The ball screen shown is a simple flat ball screen conducted in the
middle of the floor by a big sprinting up
from his position on the block. What makes
the concept significant is the movement of
the offensive players not involved in the ball
screen. Their flow away from the drive
frustrates the defensive rotation as the
defenders not involved with the ball screen
(x4, x3 and x2) should be zoning up are, but
are caught trying to decide how to react
both to the two movements occurring at
the same time—the guard’s penetration
and the movement of the man that they’re
covering.
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A couple of NCAA isolation concepts used to take
advantage of a mismatch
The first is a concept utilized by Gonzaga to take advantage of the versatility of
their 5 man, Elias Harris, who has the ability to put the ball on the floor and drive
it past opposing centers.
Gonzaga starts in their traditional 4-out, 1-in alignment with Harris on the strong
side block with the ball being brought up the left side of the floor by 1. 1 and 2
run a dribble handoff as 4 and 3 exchange on the weakside. As soon as this
occurs, Harris (5) begins moving from the left block towards the right corner. The
ball is swung around the perimeter to the right corner where Harris catches and
has a 1-on-1 opportunity against a bigger, slower defender.
A simple, but effective move Kentucky uses to get Patrick Patterson a catch in the
post: 3 sprints up from his weakside wing position to set a back screen for
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Patterson (4) who runs off the screen calling for the lob. 3 pops out after setting
the screen and receives a pass from 1 before dribbling to the wing to make a
post entry pass to Patterson who has ducked in. The opposite big lifts to the FT
line to make the distance in which he has to travel to help farther.
NEVADA OFFENSE VERSUS BOX &
ONE DEFENSE
Diagram 1:
In this double stack alignment, both baseline men step out behind screens by the top men.
1 can pass to either side.
1
Diagram 2:
If the ball is passed to 5, 2 will step out to the corner to receive a pass from 5. 2 will have
a shot if the back defender doesn't step out to toake him. 5 cuts through to the basket after
his pass and then screens across the lane for 3. 3 moves to the ballside low post.
2
Diagram 3:
2 passes out to 1 and then screens for 3 to step out behind looking for a pass and shot. As
1 starts his dribble across, 5 sets a backscreen on the offside top defender and 4 drops to
the basket looking for a pass at the basket.
3
Diagram 4:
1 has three pass possibilities, as after 5 screens he pops to the wing. The players are now
Was told by a coaching friend of mine that New Zealand was really running some great stuff offensively and he wasn’t lying. They run a lot of very good set plays
and are a good watch for any coaching looking to pick up something up before the season starts.
“Speed”
Left Diagram: 1/2 dribble flip. 5 back screens 1.
Middle Diagram: 2 throws across court. On 4’s catch and subsequent dribble-
at, 3 cuts backdoor into a screen for 2.
Right Diagram: 4 dribbles at 2 coming off the screen for a DHO. 2 hits 5 on his lift to the left slot. 3 turns and back screens 4 after the DHO. 5 looks to hit 4
cutting underneath the rim.
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Orlando Magic’s “Cutter Double Stagger”
Diagram 1: 1 brings the ball up the left side of the floor as 4 sprints to set a side
pick and roll. On the weakside of the floor, 2 has run to the corner spot and is
now coming off a double stagger set by 3 and 5.
Diagram 2: Rather than coming off looking shot, 2 curls the stagger and turns to
look to screen x5. 3 now has a stagger set by 2 and 5 to run off of. It is the
second stagger of the play, but now the cutter of the first stagger as become a
screener to get 3 an open look.
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January 12, 2010 Chalkboard
2 late-game play calls from last night’s Ok. State/OU game
Oklahoma State’s “T” play from last night
Diagram 1: starting in a 2 guard front with 2 wings and a high post, 2 (James Anderson, Oklahoma
State’s leading scorer) throws to the other guard and makes a slice cut off the high post to the right
block.
Diagram 2: 3 continues swinging the ball by throwing to 4 on the right wing and receiving a back
screen from 5 (looking for lob over the top).
Diagram 3: After setting the back screen, 5 steps out to receive a pass from 4 who sprints to right
block to down screen for 2. 5 dribbles right into 2’s cut for a dribble handoff. 2 looks to drive the
middle of the floor.
Oklahoma’s Dribble Handoff Wheel
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Diagram 1: Coming off the double stack on the right block, 2 sprints to the left wing for a dribble
handoff from 1 to drive the middle of the floor.
Diagram 2: 1 runs off a triple screen as 2 dribbles to the right wing to perform a dribble handoff with
Panathinaikos Athens dribble weave + a sudden ball screen
1 2 3
Diagram 1: 2 rubs off 5’s down screen into a dribble flip with 1 as 4 trails the play and begins to move into a down screen for 3. Diagram 2: 2 dribbles at 3 who is coming off 4’s body for a dribble handoff. Diagram 3: It’s tough to simulate the speed at which this action happens on paper, but after setting the screen for 2, 5 spins to follow 2 on his dribble. The moment 2 conducts the dribble handoff with 3, 5 is sprinting into a ball screen for 3. Like I said it’s tough to simulate because of just how quick the action is live.
Diagram 1: Starting in a 4-out/1-in alignment, 1 makes a guard-to-guard pass to 2 and cuts through the defense to the right corner as 2 continues reversal to 3.
Diagram 2: As soon as 1 clears to the corner causing the zone to shift, 4 flashes to the elbow. 5 seals the weak side forward creating a 1-on-1 situation at the free throw line between the
offensive player and the middle zone defender. As the series continued, LA would start Kobe in this weak side position so he’d be the one to be sliding into this 1-on-1 matchup with
Phoenix’s biggest player (Robin Lopez/Amare/Amundson).
“Flip”
Diagram 1: 1 dribbles at 2 for a dribble flip entry. Diagram 2: 2 takes one dribble off the flip before passing to 3 at the top of the key. 1 running off 5’s screen to the right corner causes the Suns zone to shift anticipating ball reversal. It is
key that 3 makes a good pass fake to make the zone shift to the right corner before throwing it back to Kobe (2) in his favorite spot on the left wing.
2 Los Angeles Lakers “Triangle” looks from last night
“Pinch Post Dribble”
This is a look off the triangle’s fabled “pinch
post” action that the Lakers love to put Kobe in because it allows him
to be in the middle of the floor with the ball making decisions.
Left Diagram: The Triangle O being a sideline offense, 1 brings the ball up on the right side of the court roughly halfway between the sideline and the lane line. 1 passes it to 3 (the “key” guy) and cuts through. On 3’s catch, 2 cuts to the elbow area (the “pinch post”) and receives a bounce pass from 3. 3 follows his pass by running off 2 looking for a handoff. Right Diagram: 5 and 4 set a double screen for 1 who curls and receives a dribble handoff from 2 looking to drive to the basket.
“Back Step”
This is a great pressure release
within the Triangle Offense. Despite abandoning the
triangle years ago, Uconn’s women still
runs this action when the defense pressures
their passing lanes.
Left Diagram: With x2 and x4 denying the passing lanes and 1 unable to feed 5 in the post, 3 flashes from his weak side position to the free throw line.
Right Diagram: On 3’s catch, 2 steps left and busts backdoor to his right looking for a bounce pass from 3. It’s such a tough situation for x2 to guard as he goes from heavy denial to actually
Saint Joseph’s University (Phil Martelli) play versus matchup zone
“Double Check”
Left Diagram: The play is initiated by 1 dribbling at 3. On 1’s dribble, 3 runs off of 5’s screen and heads up the middle of the court. As 3 clears 5’s body, 2 begins to cut in from the right wing.
Right Diagram: 3 finishes his cut up court. 5 turns to screen for 2. 2 comes off the screen to the left
corner for an open jump shot. Against even the toughest of matchups, this is an almost automatic open jump shot for 2.
Left Diagram: 1 throws ahead to 2 & cuts thru to the weak side as 4 runs into a wide pindown for 3.
Right Diagram: as 3 comes off the down screen and catches at the top of the key, 5 sprints up for a
ball screen. The spacing is fantastic on the ball screen as 4 has cut
through to the opposite corner, 5 rolls to the rim and 1 lifts behind
the screen.
“In” set
Left Diagram: 3 runs over the top of 4 and 5’s screen looking to get his defender stuck on the double screen to open up a curl for a layup. If x3 successfully gets through the screen, 3 cuts through the paint, stopping at the edge of the paint. Right Diagram: After setting the screen, 4 pops for a wing catch while 5 turns away from 4 and begins making his way towards the paint. On 4’s catch, 5 has turned and now sets another screen for 3. 3 looks to either tight curl the screen for a layup or semi-curl it for a jumper right below the free throw line.
Roy Williams: ball screening out of “Carolina Secondary”
“Strong”
Left Diagram: 1 pushes the ball as part of Carolina’s traditional sideline break before passing to the trail man (4) at the top of the key. On 4’s catch, 5 ducks in to look for hi/lo action.
Middle Diagram: 4’s pass fake upon his catch is the key to the play as a good ball fake to feint reversal will cause the entire defense to shift to the left side of the floor. After pass faking, 4 steps
back to his right and passes back to 1 to follow with a ball screen. Right Diagram: 1 dribbles off 4’s ball screen to the middle of the floor. 2 cuts in and sets a
back screen for 4’s roll. If the defense is not clued into the play call, this action often results in a switch with 1 being able to throw it in the air to 4 over a smaller x2.
“Chuck”
Left Diagram: 1 hits the trail man who reverses the ball to 3 (the 5 man follows the ball block-
to-block). 4 follows his pass to ball screen for 3. Right Diagram: 3 dribbles off 4’s ball screen as 2 back screens 5. 3 looks to pull up for his own
Milwaukee Bucks half court set from the 2010 NBA Playoffs
“Heavy” With the offense starting in a 1-4 high set, 1 hits one of the posts at the elbow (4 in diagram). On 4’s catch, 2 cuts backdoor and 5 dives to the opposite block. 1 follows his pass looking for a handoff but sprints to the corner if he doesn’t receive the ball.
4 now turns and dribbles at 3 for a DHO. 2 cross screens for 5 who looks to come free for a paint catch right as 3 turns off the DHO. While 3 looks for a proper feeding angle to get the ball to 5, 4 down screens for 2 in classic “Iowa” action.
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Milwaukee Bucks weak side “Iowa” action
A twist on the traditional post cross screen + down screen action
1 2
3
Diagram 1: The action is initiated by an aggressive push and an early advance
pass made to the right wing as soon as 1 crosses half court. After making the
pass, 1 cuts through on a shallow cut as 4 moves to the spot 1 vacated (cut-and-
replace)
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Diagram 2: 1 fills the left wing area as 2 has moved down to the block area and
will set a cross screen for 5 as the ball is being reversed from the right side of the
floor back to 1 on the left side of the floor. 1 looks to enter into the post.
Diagram 3: To finish the “Iowa” action, 4 down screens for the cross screener (2).
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University of Arizona set play
1 2
3
Diagram 1: 1 dribbles at 2 for a handoff, 2 waits
for 1 to clear and then begins his middle
penetration.
Diagram 2: As 2 dribbles towards the middle of
the floor, 4 sprints to screen away for 3, but slips
the screen into the post. On the other side of
the court, 5 steps out of the post to set a back
screen for 1. 5 moves behind the three point line
after setting the back screen for a catch from 2
on the throwback.
Diagram 3: 1 runs his cut off the back screen
right into a cross screen for 4. The play finishes
with 2 screening for 1 in a traditional screen-the-screener action.
Ball screen sets (Spanish National Team) For anyone that watched last night’s friendly between USA-Spain, there was a helluva chess match going on between Spain’s offense and Team USA’s defense. A late adjustment by Spain led to some
buckets in their narrow defeat.
“High Power” Near the end of the 3rd quarter, Spain started going to this as their primary set with Marc Gasol (5) setting a high ball screen for Ricky Rubio (1). The 4 (Felipe
Reyes) comes up from his weakside block position to set a back screen on Gasol’s roll as 1 hands off to 2 (Navarro). Navarro comes off the handoff looking to
throw it inside to Gasol or drive it himself.
“High 2” After several minutes of Spain running “High Power” and Team USA’s bigs scrambling to get
through the back screen on the roll man, Sergio Scariolo made a late game adjustment:
Left Diagram: After ball screening at the top, 5 begins his roll as 4 takes a step up the court. After several minutes of seeing “High Power”, x5 (Lamar Odom) sprints to the front of the rim to
anticipate the back screen. 5 stops just below the FT line and turns. Right Diagram: 1 has dribbled at 2 and has handed off. With x5 underneath the rim anticipating the back screen, he is late on his hedge and 2 can come off the ball screen right into an open foul
Orlando Magic: “Corner Game” A favorite action in the NBA, you see a variation of this concept done by teams
that run the “Princeton Offense” at the high school and NCAA level.
1 2 Option 1
Diagram 1: 1 hits 4 and sprints to screen down on 3. 3 cuts off the screen towards the ball. Diagram 2: 4 takes 1 dribble at 3. 4/3 DHO. 3 drives it middle as 5 sprints to weak side pin down for 2.
3 4
Option 2 Diagram 3: 1 hits 4 and sprints to screen down for 3. 3 curls 1’s screen looking for the pass from 4 for a layup. Diagram 4: 1 pops to receive a pass from 4 who follows with a ball screen.
(Princeton action)
5 6
Option 3 Diagram 5: 1 hits 4 and sprints to screen down for 3. 3 tight curls 1’s screen right into 1’s defender. Diagram 6: 1 cuts to take the DHO from 4. Rather than the weak side pin down that occurred in option 1, 5 sprints to ball screen for 1 immediately after he receives the DHO.
Steve Donahue (Cornell/BC) 2-guard front (“Beilein Offense”) wrinkle
“Slam”
Left Diagram: Traditional 2-guard front entry with 1 hitting 3 and making a boom cut to the corner as the opposite guard cuts to the ball side block. Middle diagram: 3 passes to 5 who steps out to the top of the key. 2 sets a shuffle screen for 3 (the typical “Motion set” out of the offense). Right diagram: The action in which Donahue added to the offense was this right here as 5 dribbles right at 2 who just set the shuffle screen. This is a bang-bang action with 5 dribbling at 2 right as 3 clears the screen.
“Big”
Left Diagram: For this action, Donahue will position his biggest player/best screener on the right wing
to receive the initial pass. 1 passes to 5 and boom cuts to ball side corner. Right Diagram: 5 passes to 3 who has v-cut to his catch. 5 now turns and set a down screen for 1 who
has angled in towards the block area.
February 17, 2010 Chalkboard
Cornell’s motion offense
Basic (very similar to the “shuffle set” out of Beilein’s 2 guard front)
Options:
If 2 hits 1 on his corner cut:
Diagram 1: 2 makes
his shuffle cut, but
this time cuts on the
baseline side to look
for the pass from 1.
Diagram 2: 4 sets an
up screen for 5 to
either cut to the
block or sprint into a
corner ball screen for 1.
If, instead of reversal, 5 returns the ball to the right
wing following 2’s shuffle cut:
With the ball at the top of the key and the right
wing being vacated by 2’s shuffle cut, 5 throws to
1 who has filled 2’s spot. 4 steps up from the block
to set a smash screen for 5 to cut into a post-up.
Left diagram: 1 dribbles into the offense as 5 screens for 2 to cut to the top of the key. 3 has cut into the paint from his left wing and as 4 moves toward the paint and raises his fist to feign a down screen action. Middle diagram: In an action straight out of the “Triangle Offense,” 4 cuts below 2 to the middle of the free throw line for a catch. 2 back cuts on 4’s catch (think LA Lakers). On 4’s catch, 5 turns to down screen for 3. 3 tight curls the down screen. Right diagram: 4 dribbles at 3 coming off the down and the two players conduct a DHO. 2 sets a cross screen for 5 and, if the timing is correct, 5 should be breaking free right as 3 turns the corner off the DHO.
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2 Team USA BLOB plays run during the 2008 Olympics
Both plays are run out of a strong 3 man stack alignment with the off guard isolated on the
weak side elbow
The first play is run for a jump shot for 2. The two players in the back of the stack split with
the 4 heading to ball side corner and 3 diving to weak side block. The play is designed to
tempt x2 to help on 3’s cut because right as 3 clears the middle part of the lane, 2 begins
sprinting to
run off 5’s
shoulder for
a catch from
1 for an
open
jumper.
The next play begins with
4 backing out as a safety
option and 5 stepping to
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the ball looking like a quick catch-and-handoff back to the inbounder play (an action Team
USA ran enough throughout the Olympics that their opponent had to respect it). 3 finishes
the sequence by cutting through to the weakside block. 2 runs right off his butt to set a back
screen for the 5 that stepped to the ball. 5 spins off 2’s pick looking for the lob, however, the
player open most often on this was 2 as x2 scrambled to guard against the lob. Often, 2 was
able to step right off his pick into a layup (if 5 took a rounded curl to the front of the rim) or a
short 12’ jumper (if 5 rolled off the screen).
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Indiana University’s zone action against Maryland’s 3-2 zone
Diagram 1: 1 hits 2 on the left wing only to receive pass back for quick ball
reversal to 3 on the right wing. On 2’s pass to 1, 2 cuts off 4’s back screen to the
right side of the floor (to a spot parallel to the 1st marker on the lane)
Diagram 2: On his pass to 3, 2 makes a through cut to the middle of the lane
before stepping out to the left wing. 4 steps to the top of the key to fill the spot
Indiana University quick hitter out of 3-out/2-in set
Left Diagram: 1 dribble flips to 2 on the right wing. 2 dribbles towards the middle of the court as 1 runs off a triple screen set by the two posts and 3 moving to the middle of the lane. Right Diagram: 2 passes to 1. 1 either takes the open shot or passes to the corner to 4 who turned after setting the first screen and comes off a double screen set by 3 and 5.
Left Diagram: 2 cuts underneath as 3 runs over the top off of 4 and 5’s screen. Right Diagram: 1 begins to dribble away from 3 before passing to 4 who flashes
and looks to hit 3 who cuts backdoor for a layup.
“Hit” set used by various NBA teams
Left Diagram: 2 cuts underneath as 3 runs over the top off of 4 and 5’s screen. Right Diagram: 4 moves to screen x5 to free 5 to set a side ball screen for 3.
Left Diagram: 2 begins cutting underneath like in the other sets, but instead just v-cuts and pops back to the wing as 3 cuts over the top of the double screen.
Rather than cutting to the wing, 3 tight curls the screen to the rim. Right diagram: 4 pops to the right wing for a catch while 5 moves to set a turnout
for 3. On 4’s catch he looks to pass to 3 in the corner or 5 ducking in.
Butler “Up”
Left Diagram: 2 makes an early cut underneath as 1 dribbles to the right wing. Right Diagram: 3 cuts over top of the double screen and makes a tight curl to the
Left Diagram: 2 cuts underneath as 3 runs over the top off 4 and 5’s screen. Right Diagram: 1 dribbles slightly to his right to set up a good angle for the pin
down screen that 4 turns to set for 3.
Miami Heat “2 Up”
Left Diagram: 2 cuts underneath as 3 goes over the top off of 4 and 5’s screen. 1 passes to 3 and cuts through.
Right Diagram: 5 and 4 turn to set a double screen to free 2 for an open shot at the top of the key.
February 16, 2010 Chalkboard
2 Michigan State plays from Big Ten play
For any coach looking to spice up their playbook for the stretch run, I suggest watching
Michigan State-Indiana tonight as Tom Izzo really runs some great (and simple) sets out of a
variety of formations.
1
2 3
Diagram 1: Starting in a 1-4 high alignment, 1 dribbles at 3 for a dribble handoff.
Diagram 2: 3 takes 2 dribbles towards the middle of the floor before hitting 2 coming off 4’s
screen. As soon as the ball leaves 3’s hand, 5 steps up to set a back screen for 3 to run to the
rim (2 is looking to throw the lob over the top).
Diagram 3: Hoping to catch x5 helping on the lob, 5 quickly turns to screen away for 1 who is
open for a three-pointer.
BLOB:
Diagram 1: Starting in a 4-across
alignment, 4 and 5 ‘X’ on 3’s slap of
the ball (5 diving opposite first with 4
coming off his butt). Guards back up to
call for safety.
Diagram 2: The 2 bigs clear the posts
while 1 takes a hard pivot to stop his
safety retreat and sprints to the open
lane. Michigan State runs this quite a bit and the key is how well Kalin Lucas sells it that he’s
heading beyond half court to catch the inbounds pass over the top.
2 Turkey set plays from last night’s World Championship
“4” Left Diagram: Starting in a 1-4 high alignment, the play begins with 4 stepping off the
elbow for a catch from 1. On 4’s catch, 3 empties and 5 screens for 2 who cuts across the lane. 1 moves as if to screen down for 5.
Right Diagram: 4 passes to 2 on the right wing. 1 slips his screen for 5 and instead turns to set a back screen for 4. 2 looks for the lob to 4 or 1 stepping out (can be a 1/5 ball screen on 1’s
catch.
“Across”
Left Diagram: 1 hits to wing and screens away for the trail man as the opposite wing cuts under. Right Diagram: Ball reversal 4 -> 2 -> 1. 3 sets a shuffle screen for 4 to dive to block
Diagram 1: As 1 dribbles at 5’s middle ball screen, 2 clears to strong side corner to open up the weak side. 3 cuts up the lane and sets a back screen on 5’s roll. Often, back screening a roll man will result in a switch and 1 will have an opportunity to throw it to the rim for 5. Diagram 2: If 1 cannot enter to 5, 4 sets a turnout screen for 3 to catch and sweep into a baseline drive.