Basketball Plays

This man to man set is from the Mercer Bears Coach Bob Hoffman. Mercer gained notoriety this past spring with their upset of Duke in the 2014 NCAA tournament.

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Box Zipper

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1 dribbles toward the wing.

4 sets a down screen for 2.

2 makes a zipper cut and receives a pass from 1.

1 can also look to pass to 4 posting up after the screen.

Once 2 has the ball, 5 sets a down screen for 3.

2 passes to 3 cutting up on the screen.

1 then cuts across the lane on a staggered screen from 4 and 5.

3 passes to 1 on the wing.

 

 

After screening for 1, 4 turns and sets a screen for 2 who cuts to the low post.

5 sets a screen for 4 who cuts to the elbow.

 

 

If 2 or 4 aren’t open, 4 steps out to set a wing ball-screen for 1.

1 looks to drive to the basket for the score.

 

 

If 1 is flattened out on the screen, he can pass to 2 in the corner who passes to 4 with post position.

 

 

This zone quick hitter is from Syracuse Women’s Associate Head Coach Vonn Read.

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

This is a simple but effective high low set vs. a 2-3 Zone that results in layups.

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.

 

 

 
 

We put our 5 player and best shooter (2) on the same side.

We start with a pass opposite our best shooter to shift the Zone.

 

 

The 3 player will pass back to the 1 player who will look to hit the 4 player in the middle.

The 1 player will ball fake to 2 before hitting the high post, which draws X3 closer to the shooter and away from the block.

When X3 cheats to the Shooter on Ball Reversal, they will not be able to pinch down to stop the high low pass because their momentum is taking them away from the block to the shooter.

 

If the High Low is not available, we repeat the same action on the other side, looking to get the ball to the middle for the high low.

The 5 player will always play on the weak side block.

 

Coach Read has also put together The Basketball Encyclopedia of plays. You can check them out here.

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

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#1 dribbles to the wing on the same side as #’s 3 and 4.

#3 will cut from the corner to the low post on his side and post up for a possible post feed.

 

 

If #3 does not get the ball after posting up for a count of two, #4 will come halfway to him and set a down screen.

#1 can pass to #3 at the top of the key or to #4 slipping to the low post for a possible post feed.

 

 

On the catch by #3, #1 will make an Iverson cut off of #5’s screen at the elbow.

When #1 gets the ball at the elbow, #2 will clear to the corner opposite #1.

 

 

Once #1 catches the ball at the wing, #4 will set a back screen for #5 for a possible lob.

 

 

 

 

Today’s post features a couple of quick hitting actions. These plays came from the Men’s Basketball HoopScoop Duke Playbook.

The Playbook contains:
23 Set Plays
18 Quick Hitters
20 BlOBs,
2 SLOBs
1 Early Offense and
4 Zone Offense Set Plays.

Play #1

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1 passes to 4.

2 back cuts to the left corner.

 

 

 

 

3 cuts to the mid-wing.

5 and 1 set staggered downscreens for 3.

3 cuts behind 4 for a handoff pass for a possible shot.

 

1 cuts to the left corner.

5 sets a downscreen for 2.

2 pops up to the top left guard spot.

3 can take the shot or pass to 2 for the open three point shot.

 

Play #2

I like the concept of setting multiple screens, including a re-screen for the best shooter.

1 dribbles to the right wing.

2 cuts to the top of the key.

 

 

 

1 passes to 2.

5 sets a backscreen for 1.

1 cuts low and pops back out to the right wing.

4 sets a backscreen for 3.

3 cuts to the the basket.

4 then rolls back to the left low block.

2 passes to 1 and sets a downscreen for 3.

4 sets a downscreen for 3.

1 dribbles toward the top of the key.

3 pops up to the top left guard spot.

1 passes to 3.

 

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This is a quick ball screen isolation set for our 2/3 player when we feel they have a slow defender.

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

Coach Read has served as an assistant coach in the WNBA with the Phoenix Mercury, Orlando Miracle, and San Antonio Silver Stars.  He has also been an assistant in the women’s programs at Syracuse, Houston, and Memphis.

He was an advanced scout for the Orlando Magic as well as The Charlotte Sting.

 

 

 

We start in a stack set and pop our guards out to the wing.

The 3 player then spots up in the corner and the 1 player cuts to the opposite wing.

 

 

This is a fake double ball screen play used to take away the help when we refuse the ball screen and drive for the layup.

Both the 4 and 5 players will sprint to set the fake ball screens.

The 4 and 5 players sell the ball screen, which takes away help defenders at the basket.

The 2 player will reject the ball screen and drive for the easy layup, especially if X2 bites on the ball screen.

If X3 helps, we kick it to our shooter (3 player) in the corner.

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