Screen-The-Screener Sets Up Jumper
Start your shooter on the weak-side block, then have the shooter screen high setting up a potential lob before coming off a second screen for an open jumper. MORE
4-Across Double Screen Sets Up Shot
Place your bigger posts on the ball-side of the 4-across set so they can screen for the two shooters and create an open jumper. MORE
Go The Distance Off The Dribble
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Use a triple screen to free a ball handler who attacks the defense with a hard dribble en route to the hoop or off an eventual drag screen. MORE
‘Voodoo’ Conjures Up 3 Options
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The actions aren’t that complicated but produce 3 legitimate scoring options — one of which is a corner 3-pointer while the other two are high-percentage shots near the rim. MORE
‘Love’ These 3 Options Off A Line
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When you have a big man with the ability to shoot from the perimeter, the floor stretches, your options increase and the chances the defense stops you decrease. MORE
1-4 Low Frees Corner Cutter
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As the ball moves around the perimeter and other screens are set, the original ball-side corner runs off a weak-side screen to come free through the lane for an easy scoring opportunity. MORE
Side-Stack, Cross-Court Jumper
An off-the-ball double screen stymies the defenders who can’t recover in time to challenge the open mid-range jumper. Why use is Move the inbounder to the opposite corner and shift the defense. A right-side double screen frees your shooter. Set up Stack three players on the lane line closest to sideline where the ball is... MORE
Sideline Set Nets 3
From Basketball Coach Weekly An inside double screen with a shooter coming high baits the defense to shift left as one of your screeners flares right for an open 3-point opportunity. Why use it Trailing Croatia by four with 17 seconds remaining in the Olympics, Spain’s men’s team ran this sideline play... MORE
“Love” these 3 options off a line
From Roger DeBoer, head coach at Lynden Christian High in Lynden, Washington When you have a big man with the ability to shoot from the perimeter, the floor stretches, your options increase and the chances the defense stops you decrease. Why use it When forming a line of players at the free-throw line, defenders are... MORE
Basketball Plays: Find the forgotten inbounder
From Geno Auriemma, head coach of the University of Connecticut Huskies women’s basketball team. Slip the baseline inbounder to the opposite block as you attack the strong side with the dribble to create a high-percentage layup opportunity vs. a man defense Why use it Many times when the action is on the side upon which... MORE
