Basketball Plays

Basketball Plays: Slip vs. 2-3 Zone

By Brian Williams on October 9, 2016

These two actions to run against a 2-3 zone defense are some notes from Chris Mack, Head Men’s Coach, Xavier University

You can see the archives of their basketball coaching newsletter at this link: Xavier Newsletter

Xavier runs these sets out of their secondary break, but you could use them as quick hitters or after timeout sets as well.

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Screen Backside

1 dribbles toward 2.

5 and 4 screen in the forward and the top of the zone.

2 cuts off the stagger.

1 passes to 2.

2 dribbles toward 3.

5 and 4 X Screen

5 screens in the defender at the top of the zone.

4 screens in the forward.

2 can skip pass over the top of the zone to 1.

Or, 2 can pass to 5 slipping the screen.

Break Hand Off Pairs

Out of Xavier’s Break Alignment

1 passes to 2.

1 sprints behind 2 to receive a hand off.

3 and 4 interchange on the opposite side.

5 screens in the bottom of the zone for 4.

3 screens in the opposite guard for 2.

1 sees both 4 and 2 cutting.

3 and 5 can slip.

Budenholzer and Lue Man to Man Sets

By Brian Williams on October 5, 2016

Two man to man sets, one from the Atlanta Hawks Mike Budenholzer and the second from Tyronn Lue of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The plays are included in the Basketball HoopScoop’s Atlanta Hawks Playbook & the Tyronn Lue Cleveland Cavaliers. The eBooks were assembled by Gibson Pyper.

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Hawks Strong Horns Slip Stagger

1 passes to 4 who reverses to 3.

5 cuts to opposite side.

1 & 4 set double screen for 2.

3 passes to 2.

2 passes to 4 at the elbow.

5 & 2 set stagger away screen for 3.

2 slips the stagger screen to the rim for a layup.

The other option is for 4 to hit 2 coming off the double screen.

Cavaliers Elbow Series Rice

1 passes to 2 and cuts off a UCLA screen from 4.

4 steps out and receives the ball from 2.

1 continues across the land and sets a flex screen for 3.

5 sets a wide down screen for 1.

4 has the option of passing to either 3 or 1.

If 1 does not have a shot, 5 turns and sets a ball screen.

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NBA Sideline Inbounds Plays

By Brian Williams on October 2, 2016

These Plays are from the Arizona Basketball Coaching Newsletter.

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With each post I make on the site, I am not prescribing that this is what everyone should do, but rather offering ideas that hopefully will stimulate your thinking to come up with ideas that will fit your needs.

For example, you might need to change the positions that are on the diagrams to put your players in the spots that fit them the best.

The first play was diagrammed by Denis Godlevskiy from a play run by Doc Rivers when he was with the Celtics.

The second play was diagrammed by Coach Alan Peel.

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Boston Celtics SLOB

1 starts in the ballside corner and comes to the NBA slot off a screen from 4. (Obviously #4 needs to screen the defender guarding #1. It might be on the other side than the diagram shows.)

1 receives the inbounds pass.

3 cuts through to the opposite corner.

5 pins down for 2.

2 sets screen for ball handler & pops out,

On pop out action 4 sets flare screen for 2 & rolls to to the basket

1 can use quick pass for the 2 or hit 4 who rolls to the basket

Portland SLOB

The play begins with #5 setting a back screen for #2.

After #2 clears, #5 will then set a back screen for #4.

The options for the inbounds passer (#3) are #2 and #4 in that order.

If the lob passes are not open, #2 will clear to the help-side corner and #4 will clear to the ball-side corner.

From here, #5 will turn and set a down screen for #1 who comes and catches between the circles.

If the defense switches, #3 will throw the inbounds pass to #5 who steps back to the ball.

As soon as the ball is inbounded, #3 will fill the corner on his side.

When #1 catches, he will use a middle ball screen set by #5 and go away from the side on which the ball was inbounded.

As soon as #1 clears the ball screen, #5 will roll to the basket and #3 will fill the slot on his side to maintain defensive balance.

Basketball Plays Michigan 25 Down

By Brian Williams on September 14, 2016

These 2 Plays were run by John Beilein when he was at Michigan.

They are from the NCAA Top Men’s D1 Coaches Playbook assembled by Gibson Pyper.

I like the concept of having a counter to your set plays to be able to call.

The NCAA Top Men’s D1 Coaches Playbook is combined with the 2 Guard Front Playbook as a $25 2 Playbook (Digital eBook) Bundle.

You can find out more about the bundle by clicking on this link: Top NCAA Offensive Minds & 2 Guard Front Playbooks

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Michigan 25 Down Chicago

1 makes a guard to guard pass to 3 and then cuts to the corner.

4 receives a screen from 5.

3 passes to 4 and basket cuts.

1 and 2 make fill cuts.

4 passes to 2 and 2 reverses the ball to 1.

After making the pass, 2 makes a cut to screen for 5.

5 cuts just above the elbow.

1 passes to 5.

2 spaces to the far corner.

1 down screens for 3.

3 takes a dribble hand off from 5 and attacks the middle.

1 spaces and 5 rolls.

25 Down Hand Off Backdoor

1 makes a guard to guard pass to 3 and then cuts to the corner.

4 receives a screen from 5.

3 passes to 4 and basket cuts.

1 and 2 make fill cuts.

4 passes to 2 and 2 reverses the ball to 1.

After making the pass, 2 makes a cut to screen for 5.

5 cuts just above the elbow.

1 passes to 5.

2 spaces to the far corner.

5 fakes a dribble hand off to 1 and then hits 3 cutting backdoor.

These plays are from the NCAA Top Men’s D1 Coaches Playbook assembled by Gibson Pyper.

The NCAA Top Men’s D1 Coaches Playbook is combined with the 2 Guard Front Playbook as a $25 2 Playbook (Digital eBook) Bundle.

You can find out more about the bundle by clicking on this link: Top NCAA Offensive Minds & 2 Guard Front Playbooks

Duke and Oklahoma Screen The Screener Sets

By Brian Williams on August 28, 2016

A couple of Screen the Screener sets from Oklahoma and Duke.

They are a part of a Wes Kosel’s Pick the Picker Playbook.”

Wes is on the staff at Colorado College.

I also have a link at the bottom of this post if you would like to download his Pick the Picker Playbook.

The idea is to take bits of pieces of these plays that might fit within your offensive system.

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Duke Box PTP

4 sets a high ball-screen for 1 who dribbles to the right wing.

3 sets a screen for 5 at the elbow.

5 cuts to the ball-side low post.

If 5 isn’t open, 4 sets a down-screen for 3.

1 passes to 3.

If 3 doesn’t have a shot, 4 sets a high ball-screen for 3 then pops to the top of the key.

Oklahoma Corner Stagger PTP

3 cuts off of 4 and 5 to the right wing.

1 passes to 3.

2 sets a cross screen for 5.

4 screens down for 2.

3 looks to pass inside to 5 or to 2 for a shot.

Click here to download Wes Kosel’s Pick the Picker Playbook

Australia – Point PTP Sprint

By Brian Williams on August 13, 2016

This play was run by the Australian National Team and then diagrammed and contributed by Wes Kosel to the FastModel Sports Basketball Plays and Drills Library.

Wes is a former college basketball coach.

You might not want to use the plays that I post in their entirety, but my hope is that you can take parts of the plays and use them where they fit for your system.

This is what Coach Kosel said about the play:

Australia uses a pick the picker action in this play with a cross screen / down screen combination.

If nothing is there, the big sprints out to set a ball screen.