Diagrams

Half-court man-to-man play that you can tweak or take parts of to fit your team.

The play starts out in a 1-2-2 stack alignment.

5 and 4 set turn out screens for 2 and 3

1 enters the basketball to 2 to start the play

4 moves to the ballside elbow.

1 receives a hand back from 2

5 cuts to the ballside block. If 5 is open, 1 will feed the post.

4 screens for 2 going to the rim for a lob

4 sets an on ball screen for 1 dribbling to the middle

2 cross screens for 5

1 can feed 5 at the midpost, or throw back to 2 coming off a turnout screen from 4.

Coach Vonn Read has submitted several plays from his playbook series The Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays to the Coaching Toolbox.

Vonn has a wealth of Coaching Experience:

NBA: Advanced scout for the Orlando Magic
WNBA Assistant Coach with the Phoenix Mercury, Orlando Miracle, and San Antonio Silver Stars.
Women’s College Assistant: Syracuse, Houston, Memphis

Right out of transition, the 1 player will pitch ahead to the 2 player, who will reverse the ball to the 4 player.

The 1 player will cut through the lane to the mid post area.

The 4 player will dribble the ball to elbow area to set up the Dribble Handoff to 1.

The 1 player will come up the lane to receive the Dribble Handoff.

The 5 player will put their head under the basket to read the action.

If the X1 defender goes under the Dribble Handoff, the 1 player will stop behind the screen and shoot the open 3-pointer.

If the X1 player chases the 1 player on the Dribble Handoff, the 1 player will drive to the basket for the layup.

The 5 player will relocate and receive a dump off pass if X5 helps on the drive.

If the X1 player chases the 1 player on the Dribble Handoff and the X4 player helps on penetration, 1 will pass to 4 rolling hard to the basket for a layup.

The 5 player will space out to take away the help by X5 in the paint

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:

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“THE GAME IS ALWAYS CHANGING? ARE YOU?” Vonn Read

Here is the link: The Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays

This play is run against a man to man defense.

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1 – 4 high across to begin.

#1 takes it on the dribble towards #2 on the right wing.

When that happens, #2 comes across the top off of screens from both #5 and #4.

#1 takes the ball back in the direction #2 is cutting.

#3 cuts down towards the middle of the lane, underneath the basket area.

Once #2 has the ball on the wing, #4 and #5 set a double down screen for #3 underneath the basket.

If you wish, you may even add #1 to complete the triple staggered screen.

We will assume that #2 was not open in the beginning.

If that is the case, #4 and #5 would still continue down and screen for #3 underneath the basket.

#2 would continue down to the low block area, ready to replace #3 underneath the basket.

#1 can hit #3 off the double staggered screen if he is open.

Let’s assume #3 was open.

When he receives the ball, #4 and #5 continue moving in that direction and find #2’s defender for a double screen or a double staggered screen.

If #3 wasn’t open on that play, he would continue cutting and curl around and out of the play while #4 and #5 would set the double or double staggered screen for #2.

Great continuous screen action from your post people trying to free your perimeter people for a jump shot.

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This inbounds play can be run against a man to man defense or a zone defense.

The same play can be run from 3 different alignments.

These are plays run by Tom Izzo. I received them in a set of notes sent to me by Steve Smiley. The notes were taken by Jim Ponchak.

Chips Triangle

3 and 5 cut to corners

2 cuts down the middle of the paint

1 pops back as a safety

4 passes to 3

2 screens for 4

3 passes the ball out to 1

3 screens in for 2

Chips Line

3 and 5 cut to corners

2 cuts down the middle of the paint

1 pops back as a safety

4 passes to 3

The rest of the play is run just like Chips Triangle above.

Chips Box

3 and 5 cut to corners

2 cuts down the middle of the paint

1 pops back as a safety

4 passes to 3

The rest of the play is run just like Chips Triangle above.

This man to man play is from an old edition of the Basketball Coaching Newsletter from the Arizona Men’s program.

They simply call it “Cross Screen Post Up.” I like the screen the screener action

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5 sets ball screen for 1

4 fills the point

3 and 5 set a staggered double screen for 2

The basketball is reversed from 1 to 4 and then to 2

5 turns and uses a screen from 3

4 screens at the free throw line for 3