Basketball Plays

This play is a short seconds sideline inbounds play to run against man to man defense.

Syracuse Women’s Associate Head 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.

 

 

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The 2 player will cut strong to the corner as a decoy.

The 5 player will screen for the 4 player cutting to the wing.

This action sets up the lob.

 

 

After the 5 player sets the screen for the 4 player, he/she will step high to the key begging for the ball.

This will set up the backscreen.

The 1 player will set the backscreen for the 5 player for the lob.

If there is a switch, hopefully the 5 player will have a size advantage on X1 for the lob pass.

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

Today’s play is a sideline inbounds play to run against a 2-3 zone.

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

Vonn is the Associate Head Coach for the Women’s program at Syracuse.

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.

 

 

 

The 2 player (Shooter) will cut to the strong side corner.

The 4 player will screen across for the 1 player who cuts to get the ball.

 

 

 

The 1 and 4 player will align in a 2 Guard Front to occupy the Top defenders (X1 & X2) in the Zone.

The 3 player will step in on the wing for the 3-point shot.

If X3 takes the 3 player, the pass will go to the corner to the 2 player.

The 5 player will duck in and post up X5 as an option. Overload Set.

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 Michigan State On Ball Screen Sets are from Coach Scott Peterman of the Men’s Basketball Hoopscoop Coaching site.

They are from Coach Scott Peterman’s “The World’s Greatest Collection of Basketball Coaching Clinic Notes.”

You can get a copy of Volumes 4 and 5 along with my eBook with 130 Ways to Improve the Mental Toughness of Your Basketball Program at this link:

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1 dribble enters to the wing and hands-off to 2

 

 

 

1 dribble enters to the wing and hands-off to 2

2 dribbles off a double ball screen by 4 & 5

 

 

2 dribbles across looking to turn the corner.

4 & 5 double away for 1.

5 looks for the slip.

On Ball/Rescreen

 

4 & 1 run pick roll

 

 

 

1 reverses dribble and plays pick & roll with 5.

4 cuts back to the top for high/low option.

 

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This 3 in 2 out play was diagrammed by retired Division I Coach Randy Brown.

This set isn’t something that you would want to run the whole game.

It is a way to exploit it if you have an inside scoring advantage as a change up to what you normally do.

Randy’s site has been recently received a new look.

You can see it at coachrb.com.

It features his mentoring program for anyone interested in becoming a college coach.

 

Inside Triangle

This is an inside triangle set that can be run as a quick hitter or continuity offense. 3-4-5 are in a revolving screen and cut mode on the interior. 1 and 2 are available on the wings as receivers and passers into the post. Guards must move up and down sideline to occupy their defenders to allow inside scoring.

1 dribbles to the wing

4 down screens for 3

If 3 is not open for an inside scoring opportunity, he cuts above the arc.

1 passes to 3

3 reverses the ball to 2

4 cross screens for 5

If 2 can feed the ball inside to 5, he makes the pass.

 

 

3 down screens for 4

2 passes to 4

3 cross screens for 5

Continue the down screen cross screen with ball reversal.
Randy’s site has been recently received a new look. You can see it at coachrb.com. It features his mentoring program for anyone interested in becoming a college coach.

 

This ball screen play is from Coach Scott Peterman’s 158 page Louisville Cardinals Playbook.

 

Louisville Drag Double

 

4 and 5 set a staggered ballscreen on 1.

1 attacks the right side. 4 rolls to the basket.

3 slides up to the left wing.

 

 

5 pops out to the top of the key.

1 passes to 5.

5 passes to 3.

 

 

 

5 sets a ballscreen on 3.

3 attacks the middle.

 

 

 

A couple of plays from the Arizona Men’s Basketball Coaching Newsletter.

One of the actions is a way to deal with teams that double team your low post player.

The second action is a way to attack perimeter switches that are mismatches that you can take advantage of.

Even if these sets don’t work for your personnel, I hope it gives you some inspiration as to how you can take advantage of these situations when they occur against you.

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Attacking a Post Trap

Run this and similar actions when you face teams that trap the post or if you have an exceptional post player who is trapped.

5 screens 3 to the wing.

1 hits 3 and cuts to the corner.

4 and 2 are spaced on the opposite side wing.

As the ball is fed to the post and the defense traps the post, utilize the player being guarded by the trapper (#4) to screen the defender guarding the shooter (X2)

 

 

 

2 moves to a spot where 5 can get him the ball by throwing out of the trap.

 

 

 

 

Attacking a Perimeter Switch/Mismatch

#1 dribbles to the right side deep elbow.

#4 screens #2 into an on ball screen for #1

 

 

 

The purpose of the ball screen is to create a switch betwwen X2 and X1

2 quickly sprints out of the screen.

 

 

 

 

5 ballscreens for 2.

The left side of the floor is clear if 2 rejects the screen.