Basketball Plays

Today’s post contains two quick hitting plays that you can set up during a time out or to start a quarter or half when you are facing a 2-3 zone defense.

Adjust these sets to fit your players and philosophy and/or take bits and pieces to combine with what you already run against 2-3s.

The plays are from The Best of Special Teams Playbook assembled by Chris Filios. The playbook contains 210 basketball plays from 40 different NCAA teams.

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UNC Wilmington Sprint High Ball Screen

1 passes the ball to 2, gets a return pass, and then reverses to 3 to force the zone to shift.

As 3 passes back to 1, 4 sprints into a ball screen.

5 seals in x5 to open up a drive for 1.

2 can move to an area for a pass from 1 if x4 helps on the drive.

San Francisco Cross Screen

2 starts in the corner and cuts to the opposite wing.

4 and 5 screen in the middle and low defenders of the zone.

After screening in, 4 cuts to the corner on the same side of the floor as 2

5 screens the middle defender and 3 cuts to the ball side block.

The plays are from The Best of Special Teams Playbook assembled by Chris Filios. The playbook contains 210 basketball plays from 40 different NCAA teams.

These 2 man to man sets are from Scott Peterman’s Euroleague Playbook.

My hope in presenting plays is that you can take them and change them to fit your own needs or to use to brainstorm ways to get your scorers into positions where they can be effective.

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3 cuts to the corner

2 breaks to the 45 degree angle beyond the 3 point arc.

1 passes to 2 and the cuts over for a return pass/hand off.

5 sets a back screen for 2.

4 cuts just outside the nba slot to be a reversal.

5 sets an on ball screen for 1.

2 cuts to the free throw line extended.

4 runs a dribble hand off with 2.

5 then immediately sets a ball screen for 2.

1 spaces to the opposite wing.

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4 and 5 set a staggered screen for 3.

3 curls the screen.

4 rolls to the block and 5 pops to the perimeter.

1 passes to 5.

1 cuts to the opposite corner.

2 lifts.

4 screens for 3 and 3 cuts around 5 for a dribble hand off.

4 pops to the slot.
 

If 3 can’t attack the basket, he reverses to 4.

2 clears and 1 lifts.

4 and 1 execute a dribble handoff.

5 then sets an on ball screen for 1 and rolls.

These two plays are from Scott Peterman’s New San Antonio Spurs Mid Range Offense eBook Playbook.

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Pin DHO Weak Option

1 passes to 5 then screens down for 2.

2 cuts up to get a DHO from 5.

2 drives middle as 3 screens for 4 then screens for 1.

If 4 gets it, he looks to DHO with 1 in the corner.

Pin DHO Weak Post

1 passes to 4 then screens down for 2.

4 gives 2 a dHO as 1 cuts to the opposite side off of 3.

If 5 gets it, 2 cuts over to screen for 1.

If 1 back cuts, 2 loops back for a hand off from 5.

This play was contributed by Bert DeSalvo FastModel Sports Basketball Plays and Drills Library.

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

Here is a zone offense that I (Coach DeSalvo) have used to prepare for 1-3-1 zone defense.

It is designed to get your best player in the middle of the zone to make a play in the heart of the zone.

1-3-1 Zone Offense Prout Push

Start in 1-3-1 alignment

(Start to one side of the floor, the side your most dynamic players is on)

1 passes to 2

2 reverses to 1

1 reverses to 3

3 enters to strong side corner

2 (best player) flashes to high post

1 fades to weak side wing

4 looks to high post for 2 or to skip for 1 for 3 point shot

3 is safety

5 disappears to the opposite box

These plays were contributed by Jon Giesbrecht, Assistant Coach with the University of Winnipeg Men’s program.

You can see several more plays from Brad Stevens as well as other Coaches from various levels and from all over the world by clicking on this link:

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

Guard Get Trap

Looks as if the action will get into STS (Little-Big Cross Screen, Big-Little Down Screen) except defender guarding 2 cheats the screen… 2 comes off of the same side and is wide open…

1 and 5 get into guard get as 2 goes and set cross screen for 4.

2’s defender cheats action, 2 then receives screen from 4.

Pin Pistol Sweep

4 sets wide pin-down for 2, 1 and 2 get into pistol action.

2 keeps ball takes a bounce and reverse to 3.

On the air time of the pass, #5 pins in help.

3 drives to the rim.

5 Out Reverse Motion

1 reverses through the trail.

As the 5 looks at the 4, 4 sets a wide pin-down for 2.

As this is happening, 5 goes into a DHO with 2.