SLOBs

2 Gregg Popovich SLOBs

By Brian Williams on April 30, 2015

A couple of Sideline Out of Bounds Plays from the San Antonio Spurs and Gregg Popovich.

The plays are in the San Antonio Spurs Playbook which is a part of our annual Season Starting eBook special.

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Triple

1 passes to 4 then moves inbounds to get the ball back from 4.

1 then dribbles off a ball-screen from 5 as 4 cuts to the basket off a staggered screen from 2 and 3.

1 looks to pass inside to 4.

If 4 gets the ball but doesn’t have a shot, 5 screens for 2 as 1 clears to the corner.

4 looks to make a move or pass to 2 for a shot.

Triangle

4 screens for 5 who screens across for 3.

3 cuts up and 2 rubs through to the corner.

1 looks to pass to 2. If 2 isn’t open, 3 is the outlet.

If 2 gets the ball, 3 makes cut off a back-screen from 5.

2 looks to make the lob pass to 3.

If 3 isn’t open, 4 screens for 5 who curls the basket for a lay-up.

Basketball Plays: 1 Zone & 1 M-M BLOB

By Brian Williams on February 23, 2015

This week’s X and O post is from the FastModel Sports Basketball Plays and Drills Library The site has thousands of drills and plays that have been submitted by basketball coaches from around the world.

The first play is a Baseline Out of Bounds Play to run against a 2-3 zone and the second is a man to man BLOB.

You can also find out more about FastModel Play Diagramming software by clicking this link: FastDraw

Iowa State 2-3 Zone BLOB

2 inbounds the ball to 4

4 swings the ball to 3 through 1

4 sets a flare screen for 1 on x1, then flashes to the high post.

3 passes to 4.

2 runs the baseline and fills the corner.

5 cuts to the basket.

Argentina Man to Man BLOB

This play was contributed by Fabian McKenzie who has been a head coach at the university level for 16 years. He has been involved with the Canadian Women’s National team program for the past 8 years.

3 sets a screen for 1 to pop to the wing.

4 sets a back screen for 3 to go to rim.

2 looks at 1 on wing, 3 or 4 at the rim

If 1 catches it, immediately pass to 5 who swings the ball to 3 who has popped to the opposite wing

2 sprints toward ball and then turns to set a cross screen for 4 to come to rim.

5 sets a down screen for 2.

3 looks at 4 at the rim of 2 coming up off of 5’s screen.

As 2 catches it, 1 slides to corner and 5 turns to set a ball screen.

Basketball Plays: Short Seconds SLOB

By Brian Williams on February 17, 2015

Here is an idea for a short seconds Sideline Out of Bounds play to run against man to man defense that has three options.

This post was contributed by Houston Women’s Assistant Head Coach Vonn Read.

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

You can also see more of his plays in the Related Posts links at the bottom of this post.

Vonn 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.

Flare Hammer Combo Set

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The 1 player will come off the screen set by the 4 player and curl to the basket for the pass.

On the catch, the 1 player will drive baseline, looking to kick it to the 2 player in the corner for the 3-point shot.

On the drive, X2 will get caught staring at the ball, while the 2 player flares to the corner off of a flare screen set by the 5 player.

If you only need 2 points, the 1 player can drive for the layup.

2nd Option

If the 1 player is not open, the 3 player will pass to the 4 player.

The 4 player has 2 Flare screen options, either to the 2 player or 3 player.

The 4 player can pass it to the 2 player coming off of the flare screen set by the 5 player.

If you only need 2 points, the 5 player can slip to the basket for a layup on the flare screen.

3rd Option

The 4 player can also pass it to the 3 player coming off of the flare screen set by the 1 player for the 3-point shot.

If you only need 2 points, the 1 player can slip to the basket for a layup on the flare screen.

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 Beilein Last Second SLOB

By Brian Williams on October 2, 2014

This short second sideline out of bounds play is from Scott Peterman’s Basketball HoopScoop compilation of John Beilein’s Michigan Playbook. It is an idea for a way to get a 3 point shot at the end of the game if you are down 3.

You can get it along with the Best Plays of the Conference Champions and 130 Ways to Improve Practice for $25at this link: Michigan, Conference Champions, Improving Practice

I hope you can add a few tweaks to it and find a way for this or a similar play to fit in with your special situations system.

Schedule some time in practice to do some experimenting with new ideas to see how they fit your players, or experiment with various ways that your opponent might defend what you are planning to run.

For example, run this (or any of your special situation plays) with your second unit playing straight man to man and then run the play again having them switch. That will help you players learn what to do in both scenarios.

This play is taken from Scott Peterman’s Basketball HoopScoop site Michigan Playbook. The Michigan Playbook is a part of our Season Starting eBook special.

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3 will set a cross screen for 4

5 will set a cross screen for 2

1 will skip the pass to 3

5 will set a flare screen for 2

3 will hit 2 for a 3 point shot.

You can get it along with the Best Plays of the Conference Champions and 130 Ways to Improve Practice for $25at this link: Michigan, Conference Champions, Improving Practice
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Basketball Plays NBA Side Out

By Brian Williams on May 9, 2014

These two side out plays can be saved for crunch time or any time you are looking for a quick score off an out of bounds play.

These two samples are from the 256 pages of crunch time plays, under out, half court sets, and transition offense from the Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks Playbooks.

Click the link below for more information about the Playbooks.

Thunder and Mavs Playbooks Information

Dallas Mavericks Dive

5 sets a downscreen for 1.

1 cuts to the top right guard spot.

2 passes to 1.

4 drops to the left low block.

1 dribbles toward the left wing.

2 sets a cross screen for 4, then breaks to the wing

5 pops up to the right elbow.

4 cuts to the right low block.

1 passes back to 5.

5 passes to 4 on the cut.

Oklahoma City Thunder Crunch Time

4 pops out to the top left guard spot.

5 sets a flare screen for 2.

2 cuts to the right wing.

4 passes to 5.

3 sets a backscreen for 1.

1 cuts over the top to the basket.

4 sets a downscreen for 3.

3 curls to the left elbow.

5 passes to 3.

These two side out plays can be saved for crunch time or any time you are looking for a quick score off an out of bounds play.

These two samples are from the 256 pages of crunch time plays, under out, half court sets, and transition offense from the Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks Playbooks.

Click the link below for more information about the Playbooks.

Thunder and Mavs Playbooks Information