This play is designed to use against teams that go under on ball screens. It was contributed by Houston Women’s Assistant Coach Vonn Read.
Coach Vonn Read has submitted several plays from his playbook series The Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays to the Coaching Toolbox.
If you can’t use this exact play with your personnel, I hope it gives you some ideas on what you can do to play to your players’ strengths when you are playing a team that goes under on ball screens.
Coach Read has also served as an assistant coach in the WNBA with the Phoenix Mercury, Orlando Miracle, and San Antonio Silver Stars.
He was an advanced scout for the Orlando Magic as well as The Charlotte Sting.
This is a Re-pick set to take advantage of teams that go under on ball screens
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The 5 player will run up to set the ball screen, allowing X1 to go under.
The 4 player will cut to the elbow area.
As soon as X1 goes under the screen, both the 4 and 5 players will set a double stack ball screen for the 1 player on the cutback dribble.
Again, this play is used against teams that go under on ball screens.
X1 utilizing the “Under” scheme will now have to fight under 2 ball screens, which gives the 1 player a wide open 3 pointer, elbow jumper or drive layup.
If either post defender hedges out, the 1 player can throwback to the 4 player popping, looking for the 3-pointer or high low pass.
Coach Read has also put together The Basketball Encyclopedia of plays. You can check them out here: The Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays or read more about the books:
Any coach looking for the latest and innovative plays from the Professional, College, or High School levels can stop looking. With a compilation of over 7,700 different plays, you will never need to purchase another basketball playbook again. These playbooks can be used as a great reference tool for years to come. This 2 Volume Book includes plays from 19 different play categories, and they are the most extensive playbooks on the market.
The Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays (Platinum Series) contains over 7,700 Plays (Both Volumes combined) from the NBA, WNBA, USBL, and College levels from someone who has worked as an Advanced Scout or Coach on each level!!! This book has been intensely compiled over the last 21 years, with plays taken from a lot of NBA Coaches (past and present), WNBA coaches, and College coaches (Men’s and Women’s) from around the country.
Any coach that is serious about improving their knowledge of the game from an X and O standpoint will benefit tremendously from these books. These Books can be used to discover New Quick hitters, add a New Package to your playbook, or develop an entire Offensive System. There are a lot of new ideas and concepts in these books to study, and the Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays can be a great resource for coaches on all levels!!! This book is definitely for those X and O junkies who are always looking to improve as a Coach.
“THE GAME IS ALWAYS CHANGING? ARE YOU?” Vonn Read
Here is the link: The Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays
