Basketball Plays Strong 4/5 vs. Post Trap

By Brian Williams on June 18, 2014

This play is a play to run when a team traps the low post from their other big.

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.

This is a great concept when teams are trapping the post with the opposite post player!!

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Editor’s Note from Brian: I do realize that most teams will not as a defensive rule, trap the post from the elbow. However, if you the defense traps big to big from block to block, moving the second post to the elbow can do one of two things:

1) It takes away that trap and allows a strong low post a chance to go one on one without being trapped–at least until the defense adjusts.

2) Players will usually react as they have been coached. You might get the elbow defender to react once or twice and trap the low post (before his or her coach can adjust) and get a layup from this set.

It could also be used as a backdoor play for teams that don’t swarm the post from that spot and play very aggressive style of defense.

The 3 player will pop out to the wing for the pass, and the 2 player will cut to the corner for the overload.

The 4 player will relocate to the weak side elbow.

The 3 player will pass the ball to the 5 player.

We run this set because we know the 4 defender will double team the post immediately on the catch.

We put the 4 player at the elbow in position to dive the basket if X4 traps the post.

We overload the strong side to take away the help.

There are no defenders on the weak side of the floor to help X4 when they trap the post.

We get layups on this set alot. It can also force the opponent out of this scheme or continue to give up layups.

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

Tight Pindown Series 2 Shooting Drill

By Brian Williams on June 16, 2014

This drill came from Drew Hanlen, founder of Pure Sweat Basketball.

I like the way the drill incorporates several moves to attack the way the defense plays the cut.

I hope it gives you some ideas to do the same with the shooting drills that you use the most.

Drew is an NBA Strategic Skills Coach & Consultant that has helped over 25 NBA and NBA pre-draft players.

He has run his internationally renowned Elite Skills Clinics in over 30 states and 4 countries over the past four years.

Tight Pindown Series 2 Shooting Drill

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Step 1: Start under the rim, then use the tight pindown and curl to the elbow. Simulate that the defender is sightly trailing, but you do not have enough separation to get oft a clean shot, so you will make a realistic shot fake, get the defender off balance, then rip through and shoot a one dr1bble pull-tip.

Step 2: After shooting, sprint back under the rim, then use the tight pindown screen and curl to the elbow. This time, simulate that the defender is slightly trailing. so you will make a realistic shot fake, get the defender off balance, and then rip through. Simulate that the defender might be able to recover and contest a one dribble pull-up, so make a step back. selling the drive, so that the defender will slide to cut off your driving angle, while you are hopping bock to create space for an uncontested shot.

Step 3: After shooting, sprint back under the rim. Then use the tight pindown screen and curl to the elbow. This time, simulate that the defender got through the screen and is trying to recover and square you up. You will catch and reverse wheel, pivoting on your outside foot, then throw the ball out to gain separation and shoot a one dribble pull up jump shot.

Step 4: After shooting, sprint back under the rim, then use the tight pindown screen and curl to the elbow. This time, simulate that the defender got through the screen, but is still slightly trailing. You will shot fake, then Jordan pivot, by spinning on your inside toot towards the outside, then throw the ball out to gain separation and shoot a one dribble pull-up jump shot.

Continue repeating these four reads and try to see how many shots you con make in two minutes. A good goal is to finish the drill with at least 12 made shots.

Record: Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards) made 17 shots.

Kentucky Feed the Post Play

By Brian Williams on June 14, 2014

This play is a quick hitter that Coach John Calipari has used at Kentucky to get the ball inside to the low block.

This sample is from the Kentucky Dribble Drive Motion Playbook from Scott Peterman.

I have partnered with Coach Peterman to put offer the Kentucky Playbook together with the Duke Blue Devils Playbook as a package bundle.

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2 cuts to the rim.

4 downscreens for 2.

2 pops out to the right wing.

1 dribbles toward 2 and passes to 2.

3 sets a back screen for 4.

4 curls to the left low block.

5 sets a down screen for 1 and then pops to the top right guard spot.

1 cuts off the down screen to the left wing.

2 passes to 5.

5 passes to 1 and down screens for 3.

3 pops up to the top right guard spot.

1 passes to 4 on the post-up.

This play is a quick hitter that Coach John Calipari has used at Kentucky to get the ball inside to the low block.

This sample is from the Kentucky Dribble Drive Motion Playbook from Scott Peterman. I have partnered with Coach Peterman to put offer the Kentucky Playbook together with the Duke Blue Devils Playbook as a package bundle.

For more information about the Duke-Kentucky bundle, click this link.

4 on 4 Full Court Pickup

By Brian Williams on June 13, 2014

This drill is from former Nebraska coach Tim Miles.

He liked to use it at the beginning of practice.

I like to finish practice with a toughness drill that also is a good conditioner.

This drill would be a good one to add to the list of drills during that toughness segment of practice.

I have also listed some skill development drills that have already been posted on the site below the video.

To learn more about the entire DVD that this sample came from, click here: Tim Miles: Developing a Winning Culture with Competitive Practice Drills .

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Basketball Plays Spurs Zipper Elevator

By Brian Williams on June 12, 2014

This quick hitter is posted on the Fast Model Play of the Day Site.

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1 (Mills) dribbles to the wing

2 (Belinelli) sets up his man

5 (Splitter) sets a pin down screen

2 (Belinelli) runs a zipper cut to the top

1 (Mills) passes the ball to 2 (Belinelli)

1 (Mills) cuts over a double flare screen by 4 (Diaw) and 3 (Green)

3 (Green) uses an elevator screen by 4 (Diaw) and 5 (Splitter)

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Basketball Drills 37 Point Thriller Shooting

By Brian Williams on June 10, 2014

This drill came from Drew Hanlen of Pure Sweat Basketball.

Drew is an NBA Strategic Skills Coach & Consultant that has helped over 25 NBA and NBA pre-draft players.

Drew is the Head Skills Coach for Pure Sweat Basketball.

He has run his internationally renowned Elite Skills Clinics in over 30 states and 4 countries over the past four years.

I have included a YouTube video of Drew running the drill at the bottom of this post.

Pure Sweat 37 Point Thriller Drill

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Step 1: Shoot five catch and shoot three-point shots (worth three points each).

Step 2: After shooting five catch and shoot three point shots, shoot five one-dribble jump shots moving to the right (worth two points each).

Step 3: After shooting five one-dribble jump shots moving to the right, shoot five one-dribble jump shots moving to the left (worth two points each).

Step 4: You have one minute to finish the 15 shots mentioned above. Finish the drill by shooting two tree throws (worth one point each). Try to get as many points as possible. A good goal is to finish the drill with over 27 points. Max score is 37 points.

Record: John Jenkins (Vanderbilt, Atlanta Hawks, New York Knicks) scored 33 points.