Basketball Plays

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.

 

 

Today’s play is a way to get the ball to a big at the basket.

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.

 

 

 

1 dribbles to the wing. 3 curls around 4 and 2 cutting to the corner.

 

 

 

5 will turn and set the fake screen for 4.

At the same time, 2 sets the screen for 5 for the slip layup.

If X5 helps on the screen on 4, 5 should be open.

If X2 helps, 2 should be open popping to the top.

 

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

I have posted several plays from Syracuse Associate Womens’ 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.

This play is a quick hitter to use against man to man defense.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 passes to 4 at the elbow and takes 2 steps away from the ball.

3 spaces to the corner.

 

 

2 curls high to the top and sets a split screen for 1.

1 will come off the split screen and get the handoff pass for the jump shot.

 

 

 

 

If 1 does not have the jumper, he can drive hard to the basket for the layup!!

 

 

 

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 two quick hitters are posted on the Fast Model Play of the Day Site.

Click on the link to check out a lot of other great baskeball drills and baskeball plays!

They were contributed by Michael Bowden, Video Director for Maryland women’s basketball.

Both have a couple of ways to score, but the purpose of each play is to get a 3 point shot.

 

 

 
 

Set #1

1 dribbles the basketball to wing.

5 and 3 set screens to get the 2 open

1 hits 5 after 5’s screen for 2.

 

 

4 screens the 2 on the curl

4 then screens the 3 to pop to the corner

4 should be able to post and seal deep in paint

5 hits 3 in the corner for a shot or 3 can feed 4 in the post.

 

Set #2

1 dribbles across the court

4 sets a pin down screen for the 3

2 sets a cross screen to bring the 4 to the ball side block

5 moves to the block.

 

5 and 3 then set a double down screen to bring the shooter to the top of the key.

 

 

Both of these plays came from Coach Mike Neighbors

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Punch Special

5 and 4 exchange while 3 sprints to stack with 5 on the block

 

 

 

 

4 sets screen on top o f the zone

2 screens top wing of the zone

5 screens bottom of the zone then sits on next defender

1 uses screen and looks for 3 or 5

 

1 can pass t o the 3 or keep i t and find the 4 rolling or the 5 replacing the 4

 

 

 

 

We go straight into our punch if we do not get anything off initial action

 

 

 

Punch Flat

2 and 3 work no mans land so zone has hard time deciding who guards them

5 sets flat screen on the top of the 3 – 2 then pops t o 3 point line

1 uses the screen forcing the zone to collapse

1 reads options and finds open teammates

This play is from the March Arizona Basketball Coaching Newsletter.

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Basketball Plays Hit and Turn

3 dribbles towards ball screen from 5.

Before using the ball screen 3 dribble hands off to 1

3 then continues off screen for 5

 

 

5 turns and screens for 2.

4 screens for 3.

1 passes to 2.

 

 

 

5 ballscreens for 2