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Basketball Plays Star Spin Special

By Brian Williams on September 14, 2015

Basketball Plays Star Spin Special

Today’s post is a good backdoor set for a layup.

Syracuse Women’s Associate Head Coach Vonn Read has submitted several plays from his playbook series The Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays to the Coaching Toolbox.

You can also see more of his plays in the Related Posts links at the bottom of this post.

Vonn 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.

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Even if you don’t run the play exactly as it is drawn up, I hope you can find a way to modify it to fit your needs.

Star Spin Special

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The 1 player will pass to the wing to the 2 player.

The 3 player will cut from the wing to the block off of a curl cut screen set by the 1 player.

 

 

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The 1 player will pop back for the pass from the 2 player.

 

 

 

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The 3 player will cut hard off of the double screen set by the 4 and 5 players.

This is a decoy action to clear out for the backdoor.

The 1 player will dribble hard, looking to pass to the shooter (3 player) coming off the double screen (Decoy).

The 1 player will reverse dribble and then spin back towards the 2 player.

The 2 player will time their cut as the 1 player spin dribbles, which sets up the backdoor layup.

The 2 player can sell the play by cutting and calling for the ball before going backdoor.

 

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

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