Basketball Plays

Basketball Plays Flat 54 Slip 54

By Brian Williams on July 27, 2015

This is a good layup slip play from a Flat UOB Set…

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

You can also see more of his plays in the Related Posts links at the bottom of this post.

Vonn 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.

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Flat 54 Slip 54

The 5 player will pop back for the pass from the 3 player.

All the other players will pop back high to set up the action.

3 Player will cut to the corner after inbounding to 5.

The 5 player will quickly pass the ball to the 1 player on the wing.

After making the pass to the 1 player, the 5 player sprint to the wing to set the screen but instead slips to the basket for a layup.

Good vs. Hedge Defense!!

If the slip is not available, the 4 player will follow right behind the 5 player to set the ball screen.

Good pick and pop action or easy jump shot for the 1 player if X4 helps on the slip action.

(Could also create some movement between 2 and 3 to keep their defenders occupied.

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

Basketball Plays: Golden State Warriors DHO and Post Flash

By Brian Williams on July 23, 2015

These 2 man to man set plays below are from the Golden State Warriors Playbook that was compiled by Wes Kosel

If these sets do not fit your players, I hope you can at least get an idea from them that you might be able to incorporate into what you currently do.

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Warriors Post Flash

1 passes to 5 flashing to the high post.

1 screens for 3 who cuts around the screen and then around 5 for a hand-off.

Once 3 has the ball, 5 and 1 set a staggered-screen for 4.

Warriors DHO Wing Stagger

1 dribbles towards the corner and gives the ball to 2 on a dribble hand-off.

5 follows 1 to set a ball-screen for 2.

5 rolls to the basket as 2 drives middle.

3 sets a flare-screen for 4.

If 4 gets the ball without a shot, 3 turns around to set a ball-screen for 4.

4 drives middle as 3 rolls or pops.

End of Game/Qtr Need 3

By Brian Williams on July 20, 2015

These two inbounds plays came from the FastModel Sports Basketball Plays and Drills Library.

The site has thousands of drills and plays that have been submitted by basketball coaches from around the world.

The first play is an under the basket inbounds play, the second is a side out play.

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

Contributed by Brandon Mullis, Ragsdale High School in Jamestown, NC

This is a last second play that can also be used at the end of quarters in high school.

One of our opponents ran this BLOB to perfection against us a couple seasons ago.

We did not defend the action very well and gave up the open shot in the corner to lose by one point.

BLOB

1 comes off the triple stack to receive the inbounds pass at the low wing/corner from 3.

1 dribbles toward the top of the key while 2 and 5 move to middle of the lane to set staggered screen 3.

As soon as 3 clears 2, 2 curls around 4’s screen to the corner.

1st Option: 1 passes to 3 for the shot near the top of the key, coming off the double staggered screens from 2 and 5.

2nd Option: 1 reverse pivots and passes to 2 in the corner for the shot, coming off the screen from 4.

Wizzards Curl Hammer SLOB

Submitted to FastModel by Kyle Gilreath,

This play that the Washington Wizards ran at the end of Game 4 in the 2015 Playoffs against the Hawks for Paul Pierce is one of my new favorites. It is very simple yet extremely effective as a misdirection.

2 (Beal) curled off a stagger from 3 (Pierce) and 1 (Wall).

After receiving the inbounds pass, 2 dribbled to the baseline as 5 set a hammer screen for 3.

Attacking a 1-3-1 Defense

By Brian Williams on July 15, 2015

Here are some thoughts on attacking a 1-3-1 defense.

My hope is that you can get an idea or two to add to what you currently use to attack a 1-3-1.

Or, that it at least gets you to put some sustained thought to what you are doing now and how you could do it better.

The video was put together by high school hall of fame coach and current college assistant coach, Doug Schakel.

The video is a You Tube video, so please make sure that the server you are using allows You Tube access.

The video is about 22 minutes long. You will need to click the play arrow to start it.

Basketball Plays 12 Hook Flash C Screen In Blocker Wing

By Brian Williams on July 13, 2015

A quick hitting set to run against a 2-3 zone defense to get a 3 point shot.

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

You can also see more of his plays in the Related Posts links at the bottom of this post.

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12 Hook Flash C Screen In Blocker Wing

This is a good Zone set for a 3-Pointer.

The 1 player will dribble entry to the wing, with the 2 player (Shooter) making a shallow cut to the top.

The 1 player will pass the ball to the 2 player, then to the 3 player, and then to the 4 player in the corner.

The 5 player will flash to the elbow when the ball is passed to the 3 player.

After making the pass to the 4 player, the 3 player will screen in X2 at the elbow area.

The 2 player will cut behind the screen to the wing for the 3-point shot.

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:

“THE GAME IS ALWAYS CHANGING? ARE YOU?” Vonn Read

Here is the link: The Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays

Basketball Plays Horns Down Clear vs. Trap

By Brian Williams on July 6, 2015

A man to man quick hitter to run against a team that traps the on ball screen and then rotates up.

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

You can also see more of his plays in the Related Posts links at the bottom of this post.

Vonn 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.

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Horns Down Clear

This is a Regular Horns Set.

Trap by the Defense – The defense traps the 1 player and rotates up to take away the pass to the 4 player.

This type of trap can create problems for the offense if the trap is a good one.

This is the adjustment to the trapping scheme!!

The 2 player will clear to the opposite corner right before the play to take away the defensive rotator (X2).

The defense will trap the 1 player.

The 5 player will roll to the block to occupy X4 at the rim.

Since the 2 player cleared to the opposite corner, X2 cannot rotate up to guard the 4 player at the top of the key.

The clear action takes away the rotator (X2)!!

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:

“THE GAME IS ALWAYS CHANGING? ARE YOU?” Vonn Read

Here is the link: The Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays