Basketball Plays

Basketball Plays: 2 Guard Front

By Brian Williams on July 20, 2016

These 2 plays with a 2 guard front were diagrammed by Wes Kosel and are included in this week’s eBook featured bundle.

These plays came from the NCAA Top Offensive Minds Playbook along with the 2 Guard Front Playbook.

You can find out more about that two eBook bundle at this link: Top NCAA Offensive Minds & 2 Guard Front Playbooks

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Michigan Wolverines Reverse

1 passes to 2 and cuts to the corner.

4 cuts to the block.

5 steps out and gets the ball.

2 cuts off of a shuffle screen from 4.

5 turns and reverses the ball to 1.

5 cuts off of a back-screen from 4.

Stephen F. Austin

1 dribbles to the right pushing 3 into the lane.

4 cuts to the corner and 2 to the block.

3 runs off of a staggered screen from 2 and 4 to the corner.

5 sets a down screen for 2.

These plays came from the NCAA Top Offensive Minds Playbook along with the 2 Guard Front Playbook.

Texas Southern BLOB Diamond

By Brian Williams on July 15, 2016

This underneath the basket inbounds play was run contributed by Andreas Barthel 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

Coach Barthel Saw Texas Southern run this set. The best shooter on the team sets multiple screens before receiving one to get open behind the 3-point arc.

2 sets a back screen for 3

3 cuts to the basket

2 & 5 set a staggered screen for 4

4 curls to the basket

5 sets a screen for 2

2 cuts to the corner

5 slips to the basket

Billy Donovan SLOBs

By Brian Williams on June 22, 2016

Two end of quarter/half/game/end of shot clock sideline inbounds plays from Billy Donovan and the Oklahoma City Thunder.

You will want to put your players in the spots where they can be most effective regardless of whether the positions they play in your system match the traditional numbers that are shown in the plays.

The plays are from Billy Donovan’s Oklahoma City Thunder Playbook (assembled by Gibson Pyper).

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OKC Keep

3 sets screen for 4.

5 sets down screen for 2 who rejects it to opposite corner.

1 inbounds to 4.

4 fakes hand off to 1 and then quickly attacks.

5 clears to opposite block.

OKC Side Out Hammer

3 cuts to the top. 2 passes to 3 and cuts opposite.

1 Iverson cuts off 4 & 5 looking to attack.

2 sets hammer screen for 5.

1 drives to score or to make baseline hammer pass to 5.

Princeton Offense Chin vs. 2-3 Zone

By Brian Williams on June 19, 2016

Coach Vonn Read has submitted several plays from his playbook series The Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays to the Coaching Toolbox.

Vonn is the an assistant coach at Houston.

He 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 Princeton Offense set against a 2-3 Zone.

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The 1 player will DHO to the 4 player to start the set.

The 4 player will pass it to the 2-player.

The 5 player will set the Chin screen for the 4 player cutting to the block.

After setting the screen, the 5 player will flash into the high post.

The 3 player will look to hit the 5 player for the jump shot or high low action.

If X1 sinks down to stop the pass to the 5 player, the 2 player should be open for the 3-point shot at the top of the key.

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

2 Golden State Sideline Out of Bounds Plays

By Brian Williams on June 8, 2016

These two Golden State Warriors Side Out Plays are from Scott Peterman’s eBook “101 Plays of the 2016 NBA Playoffs” assembled by John Zall.

You might also be able to tweak these plays and use them, or parts of them, as a part of your half court offense as well.

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Golden State Warriors 1 Loop Hammer

This play could also be adapted very easily into a half court set.

4 sets down screen for 3

2 inbounds ball to 3

4 and 5 set screen for 1 who loops over top to right wing.

3 passes to 1.

1 turns corner and dribbles towards baseline.

4 sets hammer screen for 2 to left corner.

4 then pops t o left wing for shot as well.

1 can pass t o 2 or 4 for shot.

Golden State Warriors Scissor Gate

I realize that 2 is starting with the ball inbounds, but this can easily be modified and run as a side out play.

4 sets down screen for 5

2 passes t o 5 after cutting t o the perimeter

2 and 1 scissor cut off of 5

3 pulls out o f corner and gets pass from 5

3 dribbles over to left wing

4 and 5 set elevator screen for 2

Brad Stevens Iverson Cut Ball Screen Sets

By Brian Williams on June 1, 2016

These sets are from Brad Steven’s Boston Celtics Playbook from the Basketball HoopScoop.

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You can purchase the entire playbook that these plays came from at this link: Brad Stevens Boston Celtics Playbook&

AI Cut Double Ball Screen

2 AI cuts over the top of 4 and 5. 3 clears to the L corner.

5 screens 4.

4 sprints into a wing ball screen for 2.

5 pops to the top of the key after screening for 4.

2 throws ahead to 5 at TOK as 4 rolls.

Because x5 is forced high to defend 5’s catch (leaving the rim unprotected), 5’s first look is to
the rolling 4.

If 5 doesn’t throw it, he looks to the left side of the court for weak side action (dribbling at 1 for backdoor, pass to and ball screening for 3; or 1 down screening for 3 to get a DHO from 5).