This is a nice quick hitter from the 1-4 high set because it gives the shooter two screen options with which to choose. It's also a good way to enter into your normal motion offensive system. The players set up in a 1-4 high set as shown. O2 goes over or under O5 and cuts to the opposite wing. O5 dives to the low block. O3 clears through to the opposite corner. O1 makes the pass to O2 on the wing. O4 clears out to the ballside corner. O3 has the option of making a flex cut off of O5's … [Read more...]
Knicks Box Set Play
This box set play incorporates a couple of downscreens, a staggered baseline screen, and a flare screen to make it a challenge to defend successfully. The players set up in a box set as shown in the above diagram. Knicks is initiated with the point guard, O1, dribbling to the right wing as O5 sets a downscreen for O2. O2 should set up his defender to the outside and then cut hard to the top of the key. O1 can look inside to O5 after he sets the screen. If not there, he'll pass to O2 at the … [Read more...]
2-on-2 Catch Up Drill
Purpose: To work on scoring and defending in a transition situation. The offensive players will attempt to score while the defensive players will need to sprint and then defend the offense from scoring. Drill: 4 players line up along a baseline as shown by players 1-4 in the diagram. A player on one end begins with a basketball (O1 in our diagram). The drill starts with O1 passing to O2, who passes to O3, who passes to O4. Players O1 and O3 will become defenders once they pass the ball so … [Read more...]
Box Set 'One' Play
Several screens in this box set play create possible scoring opportunities from the 3-point line as well as in the low post. The players start in a box set. O3 will flash from the low block to the opposite wing, using staggered screens set by O5 and O4. He can take the shot if open. O1 cuts to the opposite wing after passing to O3. After setting the initial screen for O3, O5 will continue to the ballside block by using a cross screen set by O2. O3 looks to O5 inside. Also, O4 will roll … [Read more...]
Double High Box Set Play
'Double High' box set play creates great scoring opportunities with an initial double ballscreen at the top. This ballscreen, along with a few other screens and cuts, gives the point guard options with which to attack the defense. To initiate the 'Double High' play, the point guard (O1) dribbles to the left. O4 and O5 step out to set a high on-ball screen. O1 uses the screens and dribbles back to the right. If O4 is not open and O1 cannot create or penetrate, he continues with the ball to … [Read more...]
Gray 1-4 Play
The 'Gray' 1-4 Play utilizes several screen actions to create an open shot possibility for multiple players. With the screens being set, this play also creates chances for 3-point shot attempts, which is great if that is what you need or want at the time this is called. The players begin in a 1-4 set as shown in the diagram. 2 cuts backdoor as 1 passes to 3 on the wing. After passing, 1 curls around 5 to the opposite wing. 5 pops out to the top of the key area. 3 returns the ball to the top … [Read more...]
Flow Ball Screen Transition Offense
The Flow Ball Screen Transition Offense can be utilized as a series of set plays or most importantly and effectively as a secondary transition offense. In the following diagrams, you will see 8 different entries into the 'flow'. Each of them utilize an on-ball screen to create scoring opportunities. Below the diagrams, you can read through the keys to help you run the Flow Ball Screen Transition Offense effectively. DRAG ENTRY The point guard, O1, sets up for the forward (O5) to ball screen … [Read more...]
2 Minute Transition Game
Purpose: To work on offensive and defensive transition in a 5-on-5 competitive, game-type situation. Drill: Players 1 through 5 are on offense. Players x1 through x5 are on defense. The teams will stay on offense or defense for entire 2 minutes. The drill begins with the offensive team taking the ball at the top. They will run the offense and attempt to score. On a made field goal, the offensive team will take the ball out of bounds and break the other way down the court. The defensive team … [Read more...]
Basic Zipper Set Play
The Zipper Set utilizes a zipper cut and is generally run out of the box set formation. The 'zipper cut' is a cut used off of a downscreen from the elbow to low block. It is a straight cut from block to perimeter. In the play below, O2 and O3 are both performing zipper cuts. In this Basic Zipper Set Play, O1 dribbles to the wing while O5 sets a downscreen for O3. O3 cuts directly up the lane to the top. Depending upon how O3 is being guarded, he can cut off of either side of O4. O1 … [Read more...]
The Getaway Free Throw Fast Break Offense
The Getaway Free Throw Fast Break is a controlled transition offense that is initiated after either a missed or a made free throw. As you can see in the diagram, three players will line up to rebound the opponent free throws. You may, however, choose to put four players in the lane to give yourself a better chance to secure the rebound. It's up to you (and up to how well your opponent chooses to crash the boards on the free throw!) Either way, the overall action is going to be the same except … [Read more...]