Basketball Plays

This play is from and older issue of the Iona Men’s Basketball Newsletter.

This play is designed as an entry into dribble drive motion, but could be used as a quick hitter to isolate two of your best or as an entry into something else that you run.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Starting in a 1-4 High alignment, 1 passes to 2 and boom cuts.

3 lifts to fill the top of the key.

 

 

On 3’s catch (it’s tough to simulate how quickly the action occurs), 5 screens in for 4 and 2 runs through.

3 looks to drive the gap. The right side (overloaded just a moment before) is now empty and devoid of help (helps if #1 is a shooter)

 

1 dribbles to the free throw line

4 makes an L cut to the top of the key.

2 cuts toward the top, then breaks off at the ft line extended.

5 shapes up in the post.

3 cuts off 5 to rim

5 steps in

4 looks hi-low

4 reverses to 2

 

3 cross screens for 5

2 looks for 5

4 pins down for 3

2 reverses to 3

 

1 slides to corner

4 sets pick and roll for 3

4 rolls

 

 

5 replaces 4

3 throws back to 5

4 steps in

5 looks hi-low

5 reverses to 2

5 follows pass for side pick and roll

 

 

 

These three basketball plays from the NBA playoffs.

They were submitted by Coach Kyle Gilreath. Kyle is a current high school coach and is a former graduate assistant at Florida.

Kyle has written an eBook called “Championship Execution.”

He donates a portion of the proceed to the V Cancer Research Foundation:

You can find out more here: Championship Execution

Also, if you are interested in more offensive sets from the Spurs and Heat, I have information about the Spurs and Heat Playbook bundle from Coach Scott Peterman of the Basketball HoopScoop site. They contain 116 set plays (including several pick and roll sets) 18 secondary break actions, zone sets, and out of bounds plays. You can see more information at this link: Spurs and Heat Playbooks Information

San Antonio Spurs: Zipper Twist Special (Frame 1)

1 zippered off a screen from 4. 3 inbounded to 1.

5 slipped a middle pick & roll and 1 then passed to 2.

By slipping 5 to the rim, it forced the weak side defenders to help in the lane a little more.
 

San Antonio Spurs: Zipper Twist Special (Frame 2)

4 then sprinted into a side pick & roll. 2 turned it down and at the same time 5 flared 3 to the corner for an open 3-pointer from the corner.
With the defense already shifted in the lane, as (4) sprinted out into the pick the Warriors’ defense helped high which opened up a driving lane for 2.

With the defense focused on 2 and 5 this opened up the flare in the corner for the knock down 3-pointer.

Oklahoma City Thunder Slide Punch

3 cut off a screen from 4. By moving 3 over top, X4 had to respect the cut for a moment which forced the defense to be a tad late on the pick & roll.

4 then stepped out and set a pick & roll for 1. 1 came off and found 4 rolling to the rim. The defense decided to stay home on 2 which allowed 4 to be open on the roll.

Throughout the game the Thunder continued to put Memphis into pick & roll situations with a shooter spaced away to force the defense to make a decision to help or to stay home

Heat vs. Bulls Rhodie Punch

2 cut off a stagger from 3 and 5. 5 then flared 3. The Bulls had to respect the fact that 2 and 3 both came off screens.

This allowed 5 to quickly step out for the pick & roll for 1. The defense on 5 was a tad late helping.due to the original scrreening action on 2 and 3.

Screening players into picks OR setting screening which puts the defense in a bind and using the initial screener as a picker makes it very difficult for the on ball screeners defender to effectively defend the screen and roll.

If you are interested in more offensive sets from the Spurs and Heat, I have information about the Spurs and Heat Playbook bundle from Coach Scott Peterman of the Basketball HoopScoop site. They contain 116 set plays (including several pick and roll sets) 18 secondary break actions, zone sets, and out of bounds plays. You can see more information at this link: Spurs and Heat Playbooks Information

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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 coach in the Women’s at Houston.

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.

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1 Passes to the 4 player and cuts to the wing.

The 4 player passes to the 5 player.

 

 

 

The 4 player will downscreen for the 3 player, who will curl to the basket for the layup if open

This curls forces X4 to help to prevent the layup.

 

At the same time X4 is helping on the curl, the 1 player will screen X4 in the paint.

The 4 player will pop out to the wing for a wide open 3-pointer.

X4 cannot help and get through the screen to defend the shooter.

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

If you have an article or a play that you would like me to post, please email me.

This article was written and submitted by Jeff Haefner of Breakthrough Basketball

The play resulted in Bulls sharpshooter Marco Belinelli getting two clean looks at the basket.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is the initial formation of the play.

The posts are lined up on the strong side and the guards are lined up on the weak side.

 

Your best shooter should be on the weak side block. Your two best screeners should be on the strong side. Your best passer should inbound the ball.

 

The play starts with 2 setting a back screen for 1 on the weak side.

If 1 is open, you can hit him for a lay up. But the initial option is just a decoy.

 

The play is actually designed for 2 to go through a “sandwich” screen to receive the inbounds pass.

The shot can be taken from either mid range or the three-point line depending on the game situation.
 

This play is really simple but works extremely well because the initial back screen forces defenders to sink and protect the basket.

This opens up the double screen for the shooter.

Sometimes simple basketball is the best basketball. I guarantee you that your team will get a clean look if you execute this play properly.

Breakthrough Basketball has several other FREE inbounds plays to give your team the competitive edge.

 

High Post entry

 

 

 

 

 

4 dribbles at 2 and continues the sequence.

 

 

 
 
 

 

Option 1

4 can dribble handoff with 2

 

 

Option 2

If 2 is denied, 4 will continue the handoff with 3 off the screen from 5.

 

 
 

3 has three options:

Attack off the bounce,
Throw back in to 5
Wait for the stagger on the baseline
for 1.

 
 

Throw back and in.