EXPERT SESSIONS AND ADVICE
Basketball Offense
A great counter when facing a 2-3 zone, have your wings cross and screen the top defenders creating an opening for the ball handler to drive. Why use this zone play Robert Morris University ran this play against Youngstown earlier this season. Rather than the typical zone play in which the ball moves around the... MORE
Draw the opposite-corner defender into the lane with a dribble drive, then have a curling wing player screen that defender to allow for an uncontested shot. Why use this play Duke makes 3-point shooting look easy because of the movements used to create open shots. Here, the opposite corner becomes wide open after an inside... MORE
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Defenders trap on every pass as the offense attempts to find the open player before the drill spreads into a 4-on-4 full-court game with required trapping. Why use this drill? Ramp up the intensity with this passing and trapping drill, which turns into a full-court workout. Setting up this drill is easy Spread four offensive... MORE
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Use your trailing big man to set a high ball screen, which eventually leads to a pass back and your center flashing high or the point curling off a low screen. WHY USE IT As defenses scramble back in transition, a high ball screen opens multiple scoring options, which includes the point guard coming off... MORE
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Move the ball into the short corner against a zone, then look across the court for a shooter moving into an open spot on the weak-side wing. WHY USE IT The opposite wing sometimes is wide open for a zone-attack offense when the ball moves into the short corner. Use this drill to practice executing... MORE
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Give your shooter an opportunity to win the game by running that player off a hard off-ball screen before circling to the backside for a 3-pointer. WHY USE IT When fewer than 3 seconds remain on the clock, your options are limited. Defenses tend to overplay the initial receiver and lose track of backside player.... MORE
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A high screen in a zone forces the other high defender into a choice — guard the ball handler or stay on the wing — either way you have scoring options. WHY USE IT When facing a zone, use a high screen to eliminate a defender from the action and use your numbers advantage to... MORE
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Move your best shooter into a clear window as the point guard attacks and draws the defense, which sets up the kick-out pass. WHY USE IT This is a great play to use late in a game whether you need two or three points. The initial and third actions net two points while the second... MORE
Your big man sets a pair of screens for the same player to set up an open mid-range jumper coming off an underneath inbound play. WHY USE IT This is a play run by many college teams this year. The term “two-man game” usually means pick-and-roll, but here it describes how one player sets two... MORE
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The 4-Out Motion only works when the players are constantly moving, screening and clearing space — all of which happens in this set of actions. WHY USE IT The 4-Out Motion is about much more than play on the perimeter. It’s about spacing and creating attacking opportunities at the rim. SET UP The ball is... MORE
