This set to attack a box and 1 defense was contributed by Coach Bert DeSalovo.
Few things derail an offense faster than an unscouted box-and-one, especially when your team hasn’t drilled a specific counter for it.
That’s exactly the problem this week’s set solves. Contributed by Coach Bert DeSalovo, this triple baseline action strings together flash cuts, staggered screens, and cutter reads to systematically unravel the box defense’s coverage.
Instead of relying on one isolated action, the set builds in secondary and tertiary options, so if the first man doesn’t come open, the ball naturally swings to the next scoring chance.
It’s a simple, repeatable series any staff can install in a single practice — and one your players will enjoy running against a defense that usually frustrates them.
1 dribble to 3 to key action.
5 fakes flashing to the middle and backscreens for 3
3 sprints to opposite block area
4 screens x4
2 screens x4 or x3 chasing 3
3 curls or bumps to the corner depending if x3 piggybacks the screen or comes over the top
1 passes to 3
If 3 is covered, 3 spaces behind 3pt line
2 splits and flashes to the middle
4 backscreens x3 for 3
If two catches in the middle, 5 dives to the block to create a 2 on 1 vs. x5
If x4 helps on 2/5 (2 on 1), 4 can pop to the wing that 3 vacates for a 3pt shot
