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Basketball Plays Beilein Last Second SLOB

By Brian Williams on October 2, 2014

This short second sideline out of bounds play is from Scott Peterman’s Basketball HoopScoop compilation of John Beilein’s Michigan Playbook. It is an idea for a way to get a 3 point shot at the end of the game if you are down 3.

You can get it along with the Best Plays of the Conference Champions and 130 Ways to Improve Practice for $25at this link: Michigan, Conference Champions, Improving Practice

I hope you can add a few tweaks to it and find a way for this or a similar play to fit in with your special situations system.

Schedule some time in practice to do some experimenting with new ideas to see how they fit your players, or experiment with various ways that your opponent might defend what you are planning to run.

For example, run this (or any of your special situation plays) with your second unit playing straight man to man and then run the play again having them switch. That will help you players learn what to do in both scenarios.

This play is taken from Scott Peterman’s Basketball HoopScoop site Michigan Playbook. The Michigan Playbook is a part of our Season Starting eBook special.

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3 will set a cross screen for 4

5 will set a cross screen for 2

1 will skip the pass to 3

5 will set a flare screen for 2

3 will hit 2 for a 3 point shot.

You can get it along with the Best Plays of the Conference Champions and 130 Ways to Improve Practice for $25at this link: Michigan, Conference Champions, Improving Practice
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Basketball Plays Lithuania Zone

By Brian Williams on September 29, 2014

This zone attack set is from the FastModel Sports Basketball Plays and Drills Library The site has thousands of drills and plays.

This play was contributed by Marc Skelton. Head Basketball Coach Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School.

You can also find out more about their Play Diagramming software by clicking this link: FastDraw

The play was from The 2014 FIBA World Cup. The play was run by Lithuania in their game against Angola.

Also, as with every page on the site, I want to remind you that you can print the drill as a pdf by using the icon at the bottom of the post.

PG passes the basketball to the left wing and cuts to the corner.

4 leaves the high post to replace 1.

5 flashes to the basketball.

1 sprints from corner to corner.

2 passes to 4, 4 passes to 3, 3 swings the ball to 1.

1 might have a three point shot.

If x4 covers him to take away his shot, 1 dribble drags x4 away from the baseleine as 2 fills the corner for a three pointer.

2 fills the corner for a pass back from 1 and a three point shot.

If x5 covers 2 in the corner, O5 should slip to the ball side block.

Basketball Plays Duke BLOBs

By Brian Williams on September 25, 2014

These 2 Underneath the basket inbounds plays below are from the Duke playbook that was compiled by Scott Peterman.

The plays are taken from the Men’s Basketball HoopScoop Olympic Playbook.

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Duke BLOB #1

5 sets a backscreen for 4.

4 pops out to the left wing.

5 steps back to the basket.

1 pops out to the right wing.

3 sets a backscreen for 4.

4 cuts to the basket/right low block.

2 passes to 4.

Duke BLOB #2

2 sets a back screen for 5.

5 cuts to the left low block.

4 sets a cross screen for 2.

2 pops out to the right wing.

1 can pass to 5 on the block or 2 on the wing.

This sample is from the Duke Playbook from Scott Peterman.

The plays are taken from the Men’s Basketball HoopScoop Olympic Playbook. That is among the 40 eBooks that you can choose from to Bundle in our back to school eBook special.

This week’s eBook bundle is create your own bundle by selecting any 2 of the eBooks that we have featured over the past few years for $25.00.

I have reworked the page that lists the eBooks to make it easier to see all of the choices.

Click here for the choices.

If you are interested in adding to your Coaching Toolbox take look at what I believe is our best offer.

CLICK HERE to select from a list of more than 70 eBooks.

If you have any problems or want to include eBooks that are not listed, email me ([email protected]), or call/text me at (317) 721-1527.

Basketball Plays Louisville Man to Man Set

By Brian Williams on September 18, 2014

This play comes from Scott Peterman’s Louisville Cardinal playbook.

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Louisville Dribble Handoff 1

3 passes to 5 as 5 steps to meet the pass

4 sets a back screen for 3.

4 sets a down screen for 2.

2 cuts to the top of the key.

5 dribbles toward 2 for a dribble hand off.

3 cuts to the right wing.

2 runs a dribble handoff with 3.

3 attacks the middle.

5 sets a ballscreen on 3.

4 sets a downscreen on 1.

1 pops out to the left wing.

3 attacks the basket.

This play comes from Scott Peterman’s Louisville Cardinal playbook.

Basketball Plays Arizona DHO PNR

By Brian Williams on September 15, 2014

This play is from the August Arizona Basketball Coaching Newsletter. It was diagrammed by Coach Marc Skelton from a play run by Maccabi Tel Aviv.

This action uses 2 dribble hand offs to get the defense moving before setting the middle ball screen.

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1 passes to 4 and then cuts to the hoop and fills the corner.

(option) pg and 4 can execute a give and go

4 runs a dribble hand off with 3

(option) 3 can fake dho and cut backdoor

3 runs the second dribble hand off with 2.

5 moves up to screen as soon as 2 has the ball

2 attacks the hoop with 5 rolling

Coaching point- when 2 comes off screen, try to hostage dribble the defender and draw 5’s defender

Basketball Plays Cutback Double Special

By Brian Williams on September 8, 2014

This backdoor play is from 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.

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 good backdoor set run out of a high ball screen set.

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The 5 player will set the ball screen for the 1 player and hold their position.

The 4 player will relocate to the block and the 3 player will lift out of the corner to the mid wing area.

The 1 player will use a cutback dribble and drive it at the 2 player.

The 2 player will come to the ball selling the catch, and then cut backdoor for the layup.

The 4 and 5 players will set hard screens (decoy) for the 3 player.

These fake screens occupy the help defenders and take them away from the action.

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