Huskie is a great pick-and-roll basketball play that gives the point guard multiple passing options off of the ball screen. O1 drives his defender into the on-ball screen being set by O4. At the same time, O2 cuts to the weakside corner, using O3 and O5 as a double screen. O1 attacks the lane and looks to pass to either O2 in the corner or O4 rolling down the lane after the screen. … [Read more...]
Baseline Hi/Lo Play
Utilize a couple of baseline cuts to help create a high/low action in this quick-hitting basketball play from the Baylor Bears. 1 passes to 3. 2 cuts across the baseline off of screens from 4 and 5. 1 floats to the corner as 4 flashes to the high post. 1 then cuts to the opposite corner as 3 passes to 4. 4 looks to make the hi/lo pass to 5 inside. … [Read more...]
OKC Thunder Flex Option Plays
Here are 3 different basketball plays run by the Oklahoma City Thunder. Each of these plays are from a 'Flex Offense' set and incorporate additional options such as a pick-and-roll, post isolation, penetration, etc... If you run flex actions or simply want a good play or 3 to use in your system, check these out! Thunder Flex Play 1 passes to 5 who passes to 3 cutting to the wing. Once 3 has the ball, 4 sets a flex screen for 2. 2 cuts to the opposite low post looking for the pass … [Read more...]
2-3 Flex Action Ball Screen
This is the fourth in a series of 4 flex action plays from Coach Fred Hoiberg when he was at Iowa State. See the others here: 2-3 Flex Action Curl 2-3 Flex Action Staggered Downscreen Option 2-3 Flex Action Overhelp Dribble Entry 4 sets a screen for 1 who drives left as 5 sets a flex screen for 2. 1 looks inside to 2. If 2 isn't open, he turns to cut through a double screen from 5 and 4. 1 looks to pass to 2 for a shot as 5 and 4 close the elevator screen to block 2's … [Read more...]
2-3 Flex Action Overhelp Dribble Entry
This is the third in a series of 4 flex action plays from Coach Fred Hoiberg when he was at Iowa State. See the others here: 2-3 Flex Action Curl 2-3 Flex Action Staggered Downscreen Option 2-3 Flex Action Ball Screen 1 passes to 4. 5 sets a flex screen for 2. In this option, 5's defender (x5), helps on the cut. With x5 out of position, 4 passes to 1 who dribbles over to pass to 5 inside. … [Read more...]
2-3 Flex Action Staggered Downscreen Option
This is the second in a series of 4 flex action plays from Coach Fred Hoiberg when he was at Iowa State. See the others here: 2-3 Flex Action Curl 1 passes to 4. 5 sets a flex screen for 2 who cuts into the lane looking for the pass from 4. 1 screens down for 5 who cuts up for a shot. A second option is for 4 to pass to 3 before 1 screens down. If this happens, both 4 and 1 set a staggered screen for 5. 5 cuts to the elbow looking for the pass from 3. … [Read more...]
2-3 Flex Action Curl
This is the first in a series of 4 flex action plays from Coach Fred Hoiberg when he was at Iowa State. See the other Flex Action plays here: 2-3 Flex Action Staggered Downscreen Option In this flex set quick hitter, the ideal look is getting an open look inside the lane via a curl cut. Other options to score make this an effective play out of a flex action. 1 passes to 4. 5 sets a flex screen for 2. 2 cuts into the lane looking for the pass from 4. If 2 isn't open, 1 … [Read more...]
Down Loop Hand Off Play
This is another play from Senegal that they ran during the AfroBasket 2015 tournament (see 1-4 Stagger Away for the other). In this quick hitter, a perimeter hand-off leads into a pick-and-roll with multiple scoring options. 3 screens down for 5. 1 passes to 5. 3 cuts back up the lane line to loop around 5 for a hand-off. 4 sets a ball-screen for 3. 3 drives right looking for 4 on the roll or for 1 in the corner for a shot. … [Read more...]
Prescott Triple Options Play
This basketball play makes use of multiple screens to create at least three scoring opportunities. From a low block dive to a lob to a 3-point attempt, your scoring options are covered with this quick hitter! O1 makes the wing entry pass to O4. O3 moves across the lane to set a screen for O5 who dives to ballside low block. O4 makes the pass if available. As O3 is setting the cross screen, O2 walks up to screen O3's defender. After O5 clears, O3 uses the screen and cuts to weakside block … [Read more...]
Big Up Double for 3 Play
This basketball play has a lot of movement and screening action with the ultimate objective being a 3-point attempt from the top. The play begins with a wing entry pass from O1 to O4. O3 cuts to the ballside corner and O5 sets a backscreen for O1. If open, O4 can make the pass to O1. If not open, O1 will cut back out to the weak side wing. O4 reverses the basketball to O5 who then reverses it to O1. O4 and O5 move down to set a double screen for O2. O2 uses the double screen and … [Read more...]