This set is a part of Coach Lee DeForest’s Princeton Offense system, but could be run as a quick hitter to complement whatever you run.
This set is a part of Coach Lee DeForest’s Princeton Offense system, but could be run as a quick hitter to complement whatever you run.
This week’s featured eBook bundle is the Princeton Offense eBook along with the Comprehensive Ball Screen Playbook eBook.
You can see their descriptions at this Link: Princeton Offense and Ball Screen Playbooks
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CIRCLE – GUARD TO WING ENTRY
In this option, the ball is passed from the guard position (1) into the wing position (3).
The 2 cuts backdoor for the pass from the 5 as well.
The 5 fills the top of the key as high as the guard position about 3 feet above the three point line.
After the pass is made to the forward (3), the forward passes to the 5 at the top.
The 1 and the 2, after cutting to the paint, cut off of the screens set by the wings (3 &4).
The guards circle and return to the guard position next to the 5.
KEY: The wings set the down screen no lower than the FT line extended.
CIRCLE: READ vs. OVERPLAY
After this play has been executed a few times, the defense will be tend to “cheat up” and overplay the guards returning high.
If this happens, the guard, in this case the 2, will backcut hard to the rim for the pass from the 5 and an easy scoring opportunity.
TWIRL – LOW
After the cuts have been made by the guards and no backdoor cut is open, the 1 and 2 are high near the starting guard positions.
The 5 can pass to either guard.
The 5 will sprint to the block to post hard on the SAME SIDE the ball is passed.
In this case, the ball is passed to the 1 and the 5 fills the block on the side of the 1. The 1 passes to the wing and this keys LOW.
3 has the ball and, after passing to the 3, the 1 cuts through the strongside elbow to the corner.
The other guard fills the top spot as the 4 remains on the wing.
If the ball is passed into the post, we are in our LOW set and the options that follow based on the coach’s preference.
This set is a part of Coach Lee DeForest’s Princeton Offense system, but could be run as a quick hitter to complement whatever you run.
This week’s featured eBook bundle is the Princeton Offense eBook along with the Comprehensive Ball Screen Playbook eBook.
You can see their descriptions at this Link: Princeton Offense and Ball Screen Playbooks
