Offense

Pistol Transition Offense

By Brian Williams on December 5, 2019

Coach Stephen Gentry, previously at Oklahoma State, now on the Illinois Staff.

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Weak Stack Zone Offense Quick Hitter

By Brian Williams on December 3, 2019

St. Louis Men’s Assistant Coach Zak Boisvert has assembled some clips of a zone offense quick hitter used by Loyola of Chicago.

His YouTube channel has several videos with various types of man to man plays, zone sets, and inbounds plays as well as clips on various defensive coverages.

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Boomerang vs. Ball Screen Switch

By Brian Williams on September 18, 2019

St. Louis Men’s Assistant Coach Zak Boisvert has assembled some clips of the boomerang technique vs a ball screen switch.

I have also included a second video of Kelvin Sampson’s “Beat them off the catch drill” to work on practicing the skill of catching the basketball on the run and not traveling.

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Kelvin Sampson Beat Them off the Catch Drill

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Press Offense Sets: 2 Up, 3 Up, & Replace

By Brian Williams on September 16, 2019

This video with Kelly Wells, former Head Coach at the University of Pikeville (Kentucky).

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Zone Attack Concepts

By Brian Williams on September 4, 2019

This post was contributed to the FastModel Sports Basketball Plays and Drills Library by Randy Sherman of Radius Athletics.

Zone concepts demonstrated by the Oregon Ducks (NCAAW) from 3-Out/2-In hi-lo alignment.

There is also a short YouTube video at the bottom of this post to further illustrate the concepts.

Zone defenses are designed to clog driving lanes and protect the paint, but they also come with built-in gaps that a well-organized offense can exploit possession after possession.

The key isn’t just running a set play against the zone — it’s understanding the reads that let your team consistently attack the soft spots defenders can’t cover. In this post, we’ll break down zone attack concepts straight from the Oregon Ducks’ 3-Out/2-In hi-lo alignment, a set that puts constant pressure on the defense to make tough choices.

From high-post entries and hi-lo action to skip passes and misdirection, these concepts show how ball and player movement can pull a zone out of shape and create clean looks. A short video breakdown is included at the end of the post to help you see these reads in action before installing them with your own team.

Wing enters to High Post.

If no shot is available look Hi-Lo to the player behind the zone.

Wing enters to High Post.

If no shot is available look Hi-Lo to the player behind the zone.

If no hi-lo is available, look to fan it to the weak side.

Attacking a gap in the zone draws in two players and creates a 3 point shot for wing.

The pass from wing to point moves the defense. The zone anticipates the offense will fully reverse.

Throw a misdirection pass against the grain.

4 pins X2 and 3 skips to 1. This creates an advantage for shot/drive.

Move The Nail Defender

By Brian Williams on September 12, 2018

Six tips for moving the “NAIL” defender to aid in top penetration contributed to the FastModel Sports Basketball Plays and Drills Library by Randy Sherman of Radius Athletics.

Some thoughts on ways to employ false motion and spacing to move the help defender and create driving opportunities from the top.

You might not be able to use all of these, but you can employ one or two to improve your spacing.

Every basketball coach knows the frustration of a well-spaced offense getting clogged by a single alert help defender sitting on the nail. That defender at the foul line is often the difference between a clean driving lane and a contested, low-percentage attempt from the top of the key.

The good news is that you don’t need a complex scheme to solve this problem — just a handful of well-timed actions that force the nail defender to commit elsewhere. In this post, we’ll break down six practical ways to use screens, cuts, and false motion to pull that help defender out of the driving lane. Whether you run one of these concepts or mix several into your offense, the goal is the same: open up top penetration by making the defense choose between helping and covering their assignment.