Basketball Plays

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.

This video is presented by Coach Nick at BballBreakdown.

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I have been asked about this basic pick and roll continuity offense a few times.

I am not implying that it is the only thing that Gonzaga runs. I am not implying that it is the reason that they are in the final game of the tournament.

I am offering it so that maybe you can find a piece or an idea from it that you might be able to apply to your offense.

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A couple of man to man sets from Florida’s Mike White. The first is an early offense set, the second is a half court set. You could make some adjustments and use either for early offense or for half court.

They are from Mike White’s Florida Playbook which is included in this week’s eBook special.

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Florida Pistol 5X Early Offense

4 slash cuts in front of the basketball.

1 dribbles off back of 4 cut.

1 runs a dribble hand off with 3.

5 sprints out and sets a Pick and Roll behind the Dribble Hand Off

Florida Circle High Ball Screen

1 dribble hand offs with 3.

5 pins down for 2.

3 passes to 2.

2 dribble up.

1 curls cut to under rim and comes off pin down from 5.

4 sets flare screen for 3.

After setting flare screen, 4 steps up and sets high ball screen for 2 and pops.

These plays are from Mike White’s Florida Playbook which is included in this week’s eBook special.

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A couple of half court sets from Northwestern.

They are taken from the Chris Collins Northwestern Playbook which is included in the 4 for $35 basketball playbook eBook special.

You can see all 46 options to pick 4 from at this link: HoopScoop and Coaching Toolbox playbooks

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Northwestern Curl

1 hits 3.

4 sets UCLA screen for 1.

2 curls off 5.

Right after 2 curls off 5, he immediately turns and sets screen for 5.

5 takes screen to ball side block.

4 pins in for 2.

Even if you don’t use this exact play, you might be able to fit the double curl screen into something that you already run.

Northwestern DD

5 sprints and sets high ballscreen.

1 comes off 5 and drives middle.

1 pitches ball to 4 whose man is helping on drive.

4 drives the ball off 1 and 5 man diving away from the ball.

2 man fills behind the drive.

If 4 cant drive ball to rim for shot, kicks to 2 who catches and drives middle off of 4. 5 cuts opposite the ball for dump down.

These plays are taken from the Chris Collins Northwestern Playbook which is included in the 4 for $35 basketball playbook eBook special.

You can see all 46 options to pick 4 from at this link: HoopScoop and Coaching Toolbox playbooks

These plays are quick hits to run against a man to man defense..

It is from an old Xavier Men’s Basketball Newsletter.

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You might not be able to run the entire play, but possibly a few of the cuts, screens, and principles can be applied to what you already run.

There are links to other plays from Xavier newsletters at the bottom of this post

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Weave Ball Screen #2

1 Dribble Flips w/ 3.

3 Reverses to 2.

4 Cuts Filters to Opposite Wing.

2 DHO’s w/ 4.

3 Replaces Himself.

4 Reverses to 3.

5 Sets Backscreen for 4.

5 Sets Ballscreen for 3.

5 Rolls to Basket.

1 Replaces 3.

Weave Pop

1 Dribble Flips w/ 2.

2 Dribble Flips w/ 3.

5 Cuts to Elbow.

3 Passes to 5.

4 Sets Backs screen for 2, then pops to the arc.

5 Skips to 4.