Basketball Plays

These 3 ideas for early offense are from George Karl’s 2012-13 Denver Nuggets uptempo offense playbook.

I hope it stimulates some ideas as to how you can tweak your early offense here as the season is beginning the latter stages.

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Double Drag DHO Early Offense

1 runs a dribble hand off with 3.

4 and 5 set a double drag screen on 3’s defender.

3 attacks the right side.

4 rolls to the basket.

5 rolls to the left low block.

Drag Double Wheel Early Offense

5 and 4 set a drag screen for 1.

1 dribbles to the right side.

5 and 4 set staggered down screen for 2.

2 cuts to the left wing.

1 passes to 2.

 
4 and 5 set staggered cross screens for 3.

3 cuts to the left wing.

2 passes to 3.
 
 
 
 

2 Side Big Early Offense

5 sets a flat ball screen for 1.

1 dribbles to the right corner.

4 sets a ball screen for 1.

5 rolls to the basket.
 
1 comes off the ball screen from 4 and attacks the basket.

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Today’s inbounds play to run against man to man was submitted by Houston Women’s Assistant Coach Vonn Read.

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

Coach Read 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 play is designed to attack teams that sag the inbounder defender in the paint to help take away layups at the rim on UOB situations.

 

Curl Pop 4 vs. Inbounds

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The 2 player will curl around the stack looking for the pass from the 1 player.

X1 will help on the cut by the 2 player, which we want.

 

As soon as the 2 player curls around the stack, the 4 player will pop out to the wing for the pass.

The 5 player will cut to set the screen on X1 helping on the curl.

While X1 is helping on the curl, he will get screened in by the 5 player. We use the curl cut to allow X1 to help, thus setting up the action.

The 1 player will pass the ball to the 4 player and quickly step to the corner for the 3-point shot.

Anytime we see a team that helps big in the paint on UOB situations, we will automatically attack with a
counter attack on that defender.

We like to force help at the basket and at the same time screen the helper inside the paint.

Sometimes, the 2 player will block X1 in on the curl, thus setting a double screen.

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

These 2 Man to Man quick hitters run out of a 2 guard front is taken from the Basketball HoopScoop’s Fred Hoiberg Iowa State Cyclones Playbook (written by Wes Kosel).

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Iowa State 2-3 High Ball Screen #1

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4 sets a high ball-screen for 1.

 
 

 

 

As 1 clears the screen, 4 screens down for 3 in the corner.

1 looks to hit 3 curling around the screen.

 
   
 
 
  

If 3 isn’t open on the curl, he continues his cut to the opposite corner off of a screen from 5.

1 passes to 2 who looks to hit 3 for a shot.

 
 

If 3 isn’t open, 1 can pass to 4 at the pinch post.

Once 4 has the ball, 1 can loop around 4 looking for the hand-off.

 
 
 

Iowa State 2-3 High Ball Screen #2

4 sets a high ball-screen for 1.

At the same time, 2 moves in from the corner to set a cross screen for 5.

1 looks to hit 5 at the basket.

 

If 5 isn’t open, 1 looks to pass to 2 cutting up off of a down screen from 4.

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

Coach Read 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.

 

 

 

 

 

Wheel 2/3 Circle

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2 will sprint hard over the top of the screens set by 4 and 5.

This is a decoy action, used to set up the baseline runner action.

 

 
 

3 will sprint hard off the stagger screens set by 4 and 5 to receive the pass at the top.

 

 

 

 

2 will sprint hard off the double screens low set by 4 and 5 for the shot.

 

 

 

 

Wheel Circle Lob

Here is an option that you might be able to get at times

2 will cut hard off the screens set by 4 and 5.

2 will curl hard to the basket coming off a brush screen set by 5.

1 will pass to 2 for the curl lob!!

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