Basketball Plays

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

Vonn is currently serving as an assistant in the Women’s at Syracuse.

He 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.

Run this play against a 2-3 zone

 

 
 

 

1 passes to 2 to start the action.

 

 

 

 

The offense will quickly swing the ball to get the Zone moving.

On ball reversal, the defense will have 2 players guarding the 3 player on the bump.

 

The 3 player will quickly pass the ball back to the 1 player who will pass it to the 4 player at the Elbow before X1 can recover.

On the pass to the 4 player, 5 will dive hard to the rim looking for layup.

The 2 player will slide to the corner and the 1 player will space to the wing.

X5 will take the high post player (4 player), and X4 will have to take the 5 player diving to the rim to prevent the easy layup.

This will usually leave the 2 player wide open 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

This play is a quick hit to run against a man to man defense..

It is from an old Xavier Men’s Basketball Newsletter. If you are interested in subscribing to their newsletter, you can do so at this link: Xavier Newsletter

You might not be able to run the entire play, but possibly a few of the cuts, screens, and principles can be applied to what you already run.

There are links to other plays at the bottom of this post

 

 

 

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3 Iverson cuts off 4 and 5 to receive ball. 2 clears away from 3’s cut.

1 cuts to opposite side of pass

 

 

4 screens 5 into an on-ball screen for 3.

After setting the screen, 4 fills the point.

 

 

 

3 comes off the on ball screen and passes to 4.

4 immediately looks to 5 who rolls to the basket afer setting the screen for 3

 

 

If 4 is not able to hit 5, 2 cuts through and the pass goes to 1 in the corner.

Another option would be to run a dribble handoff between 4 and 1.

 

 

Scroll below to see the play.

This play is from the Arizona Basketball Newsletter..

This play is designed to be run against a man to man defense. It features three opportunities to get the ball inside.

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Play starts in a 1-4 high alignment

1 dribbles at 3 for a dribble handoff exchange

 

 

 

2 empties to the opposite side and 3 hits 1 cutting to fill the spot vacated by 2.

At this point in the set is where the option takes place. Running both as counters with different names is better than allowing the players to make the choice

Finishing Option #1

 

3 cuts to the block to be able to set a screen for 2.

4 screens for 5 on 5s way to ball screen for 1

 

 

 

5 ball screens for 1, then 4 and 5 set a double stagger

 

 

 

 

2 has a choice to come off either side

 

 

Finishing Option #2

 

3 does not cut to the block in this option

4 screens for 5 on 5s way to ball screen for 1

 

 

 

3 and 4 set a stagger 4 2. In this option 5 rolls to the basket after setting the ball screen for 1