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Basketball Plays Attacking a Down Ball Screen

By Brian Williams on May 12, 2014

Basketball Plays Attacking a Down Ball Screen

These 2 ideas for attacking a defense that downs your side ball screens is from the Arizona Basketball Coaching Newsletter.

It is a monthly newsletter.

If you are interested in being added to their mailing list, email me your:

1) Name
2) email address
3) School or Team
4) Coaching Position

and I will pass it on to the Arizona staff.

 

 

Attacking a Down Ball Screen

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5 screens for 2 who cuts to the free throw line extended.

1 passes to 2 then cuts to the opposite side wing.

 

 
 

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3 and 4 fill the deep elbows.

1 fills the wide wing

The basketball is reversed from the left wing to the right wing to #1.

3 spaces to side after making the pass.

 

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5 cuts to set a ball screen for 1.

X1 takes away the drive off the ball screen.

X5 takes away the straight drive to the basket, forcing the ball down.

 

Option 1

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5 releases and sets a screen on X4.

O4 cuts to the ballside block for a possible post feed.

 

 

Option 2

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5 releases from on ball screen and screens X2

O2 cuts behind the ball for a 3 point shot.

 

 

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  1. Gary Chaffin says

    May 12, 2014 at 8:27 pm

    Paul’s valley girls basketball head coach

  2. williab83 says

    August 14, 2014 at 3:34 pm

    We’ll get you added to the mailing list. Thanks.

  3. Tyler Dietz says

    January 6, 2015 at 1:22 pm

    Middletown High School
    Head JV/Varsity Assistant

  4. williab83 says

    January 8, 2015 at 6:43 pm

    Tyler,

    I will pass along your request to the Arizona staff.

    Brian

  5. Alex Kamberian says

    February 12, 2015 at 2:49 pm

    Head Freshmen/Assistant Varsity boys basketball coach for El Camino Real CHS.

  6. williab83 says

    February 16, 2015 at 2:56 pm

    Hi Alex,

    I will pass your information along to the Arizona staff. Thanks for your interest.

    Brian

  7. Micah Moore says

    May 1, 2015 at 12:03 pm

    assistant coach at Lakeview centennial high school in Garland, Texas. Please add me to the Arizona newsletter.

    Thanks coach !

  8. Ted Anderson says

    October 15, 2015 at 4:31 pm

    [email protected]

    Head women’s coach Andale Kansas

    I would like to be added to Arizona mailing list

  9. Jamila Jones says

    November 12, 2015 at 12:16 am

    Head Varsity girls basketball coach Lincoln High School

  10. Mike Barker says

    November 12, 2015 at 6:48 am

    Hillcrest Heights
    Asst. Coach

  11. Christian Erickson says

    January 25, 2016 at 3:47 pm

    Christian Erickson
    Freshman Girls Basketball
    Moorhead High School

  12. Reginald Turner says

    August 15, 2016 at 9:34 pm

    Reginald Turner
    Head Freshman Boys Basketball
    Varsity Assistant
    El Dorado High School
    El Dorado, Arkansas

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