Basketball Plays

Basketball Plays from the Spurs and Heat

By Brian Williams on May 2, 2014

These two man to man sets from the Spurs and two secondary break options from the Heat are draw from Coach Scott Peterman’s Spurs and Heat Playbook compilations.

The plays are from the Basketball HoopScoop and Coaching Toolbox 3 eBook bundle which includes:

1) San Antonio Spurs Playbook
2) Miami Heat Plabook
3) Coaching Toolbox’s 130 Ways to Get a Lot More Accomplished in Practice

You can find out more about the eBook bundle at this link:

Heat & Spurs Playbooks with 130 Ways to Improve Your Practices

If you have any questions about the Playbooks, please feel free to email me or call/text me at (317) 721-1527.

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Heat Pistol 1 Secondary Break

2 sets a flat screen for 1.

1 dribbles to the left corner.

5 sets a backscreen for 2.

2 flares to the top of the key.

5 sets a ballscreen on 1.

1 attacks the basket.

Heat Single Thumb Down Secondary Break

4 sets a downscreen for 2 and then pops out to the left wing.

2 cuts to the top of the key.

1 passes to 2 and cuts to the left corner.

5 sets a ballscreen on 2 and rolls to the basket.

2 attacks the basket.

Spurs 1 Tap Head X

1 passes to 4.

2 rubs off 5 to the left side corner.

5 sets a ballscreen for 4 and rolls to the basket.

4 comes off the ballscreen looking to score or to 5.

Spurs 240

1 passes to 2 and UCLA cuts off 4 to the right low block

1 then backscreens for 5.

5 cuts to the right low block.

4 sets a downscreen for 1.

2 can pass to 1 or 5.

The plays are from the Basketball HoopScoop and Coaching Toolbox 3 eBook bundle which includes:

1) San Antonio Spurs Playbook
2) Miami Heat Plabook
3) Coaching Toolbox’s 130 Ways to Get a Lot More Accomplished in Practice

You can find out more about the eBook bundle at this link:

Heat & Spurs Playbooks with 130 Ways to Improve Your Practices

If you are interested in adding to your Coaching Toolbox take look at what I believe is our best offer.

CLICK HERE to select from a list of more than 70 eBooks.

If you have any questions about the Playbooks, please feel free to email me or call/text me at (317) 721-1527.

Basketball Plays Side Out Short Seconds

By Brian Williams on April 28, 2014

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

Basketball Plays Box NY Overload

By Brian Williams on April 21, 2014

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.

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:

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

Here is the link: The Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays

Basketball Plays Michigan State On Ball Sets

By Brian Williams on April 19, 2014

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:

The World’s Greatest Collection of Basketball Coaching Clinic Notes Volumes 4 and 5

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.

Coach Scott Peterman has put together “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: The World’s Greatest Collection of Basketball Coaching Clinic Notes Volumes 4 and 5

If you are interested in adding to your Coaching Toolbox take look at what I believe is our best offer.

CLICK HERE to select from a list of more than 70 eBooks.

Basketball Plays Inside Triangle

By Brian Williams on April 14, 2014

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.