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Huskie Pick and Roll Play

By Michael Lang

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...]

Filed Under: Motion Offense Plays, Youth Motion Offense Plays Tagged With: Pick and Roll Plays

Baseline Hi/Lo Play

By Wes Kosel

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...]

Filed Under: Motion Offense Plays Tagged With: High/Low Plays

OKC Thunder Flex Option Plays

By Wes Kosel

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...]

Filed Under: Motion Offense Plays, Youth Motion Offense Plays Tagged With: Flex Actions

2-3 Flex Action Ball Screen

By Wes Kosel

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...]

Filed Under: Motion Offense Plays Tagged With: Flex Actions

2-3 Flex Action Overhelp Dribble Entry

By Wes Kosel

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...]

Filed Under: Motion Offense Plays Tagged With: Flex Actions

2-3 Flex Action Staggered Downscreen Option

By Wes Kosel

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...]

Filed Under: Motion Offense Plays Tagged With: Flex Actions

2-3 Flex Action Curl

By Wes Kosel

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...]

Filed Under: Motion Offense Plays Tagged With: Flex Actions

Down Loop Hand Off Play

By Wes Kosel

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...]

Filed Under: Motion Offense Plays Tagged With: Pick and Roll Plays

Prescott Triple Options Play

By Michael Lang

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...]

Filed Under: Motion Offense Plays Tagged With: Lob Plays, Low Post Plays, Plays for '3'

Big Up Double for 3 Play

By Jeff Osterman

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...]

Filed Under: Motion Offense Plays Tagged With: Plays for '3', Plays for the Shooter

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