Basketball Plays

This play was contributed by Matt Wheeler to the FastModel Sports Basketball Plays and Drills Library.

Matt Coaches at Olympia High School in Orlando Florida.

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The point of the post is not that you have to take the play as is.

The hope is that you can take parts of this to include with what you do, or that this will stimulate thinking and discussion among your staff to find ways to enhance your current system.

 

1 dribbles to the wing.

4 cuts up top.

1 passes to 3 in the post.

 

 

 

5 sets a back screen for 2.

4 screens for 1.

3 passes to 5 for a shot.

 

 

This play was contributed by Ryan Nguyen to the FastModel Sports Basketball Plays and Drills Library.

Ryan is a WHP Performance Analyst for Canada Basketball.

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Set run by the Boston Celtics.

This is a counter out of the Boston Celtics “Swing” series.

Rather than 2 passing to 4 and receiving a back-screen from 5 for a shuffle screen, 2 dribbles at 4 and 4 back-cuts to the basket for a post-up.

After 4 receives the ball on the block, 5 sets a back-screen for 2.

2 cuts to the basket looking for a drop pass from 4 for a layup.

The point of the post is not that you have to take the play as is.

The hope is that you can take parts of this to include with what you do, or that this will stimulate thinking and discussion among your staff to find ways to enhance your current system.

1 runs a dribble hand off with 2.

4 back-cuts to basket when 2 dribbles at him

 

 

 

 

3 comes up for a catch from 2.

3 passes to 4.

 

 

 

 

5 sets back-screen for 2. 2 cuts to basket.

4 passes to 2 for layup.

 

 

 

This play was contributed by Evan Orzolik to the FastModel Sports Basketball Plays and Drills Library.

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Set run by the Utah Jazz.

Includes a double screen that turns into a flip DHO into the spread pick and roll.

Creative false action to get into the spread pick and roll alignment.

The point of the post is not that you have to take the play as is.

The hope is that you can take parts of this to include with what you do, or that this will stimulate thinking and discussion among your staff to find ways to enhance your current system.

1 dribbles off double ball screen from 4 and 5

4 rolls to elbow after 1 dribbles past 4

 

 

 

 

5 down screens for 4

1 passes to 4 at top of the key

 

 

 

 

4 dribbles back to 1 and flips the ball to 1

5 gets ready to set elbow ball screen for 1

 

 

 

 

1 dribbles off elbow ball screen from 5

5 rolls hard to rim

-In Spread Pick and Roll

 

 

This play was contributed by Evan Orzolik to the FastModel Sports Basketball Plays and Drills Library.

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

Creative ball screen set run by the Boston Celtics.

Boston used this action to flow into an elbow ball screen for a guard who had a stretch 4 replacing behind the ball screen.

Having the center come off a zipper down screen is a creative design on an already tough action to guard.

 

1 dribbles to wing

2 sets zipper down screen for 5 and then spaces to corner after setting screen

1 passes to 5 in slot

 

 

 

3 flashes to elbow on 5s catch in the slot

5 passes to 3 on elbow

5 follows bass into ball screen for 3 on the elbow.

 

 

 

3 dribbles off 5s ball screen attacking

5 rolls hard to the rim

4 replaces (or lifts) behind this ball screen

 

 

This post contains two man to man plays from Mike D’Antoni and the Houston Rockets Playbook.

Adjust these sets to fit your players and philosophy and/or take bits and pieces to combine with what you already run.

I realize that the NBA defensive rules are different than high school and college, but I hope you can use these sets as food for thought for improving your system.

The plays are from The Houston Rockets Playbook assembled by Chris Filios.

 

 

 

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Stack Double Slide Mix Ball Scren

 

4 fakes ball screen for 1 and cuts to corner.

Certainly, you could have him/her slip to the rim and then space to the corner.

 

 

3 slide screens for 1.

2 pops out to receive a pass from 1;

 
 

 

5 runs a step up screen for 2 and rolls.

 

 
 

Stack Hammer

5 sprints and sets ball screen towards baseline.

2 sets flare screen for 3 to corner.

1 can pass to 3 when he or she gets to the basket if open.

 

Post Kickout

1 passes to 5 and cuts into the lane, then to the opposite wing.

4 dives through the lane, then to the block.

2 lifts.

 

5 passes the ball to 2 on the wing.

2 feed 4 in the post.

 

 

 

2 cuts into the lane.

 

 

 

 

2 cuts off a screen from 5.

4 passes to 5 for an inside out shot.

You can have 3 and 1 interchange.

You could also finish with a staggered screen from 2 and 5 to 1 or 3.

The post is to offer ideas for you to apply to your coaching situation.

The plays are from The Houston Rockets Playbook assembled by Chris Filios.

 

This post contains two man to man after timeout plays.

The fist play is from Steve Alford during his tenure at UCLA.

The second is from Dr. John Giannini’s time with the LaSalle Explorers.

Adjust these sets to fit your players and philosophy and/or take bits and pieces to combine with what you already run.

The plays are from The Best of Special Teams Playbook assembled by Chris Filios.

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UCLA Staggers

1 passes to 3 coming off a staggered double screen from 2 and 5.

 

 

 

5 screens for 2 to curl to the elbow.

 

 

 

 

3 passes back to 1.

4 Ducks into the lane to set up a screen for 2.

3 comes off a back screen from 5.

 

 

2 comes off a triple staggered screen from 4, 3, and 5.

 

 

 

 

LaSalle Fake HO DHO

5 brakes to the elbow and receives the entry pass from 1.

 

 

 
 

1 cuts around 5 for a fake hand off.

 

 

 

 

5 runs a dribble hand off and roll with 3.

You could also fake this one and have 5 take the ball to the basket on the dribble.

The intent of the post is not that you have to run the plays as is, but for them to get you thinking about things that would work for you.