This is a great set lifting the 5 up to the nail. 1 is potentially open off the lob on the initial cut. 5 pops off of 1's back cut where his man must tag 1 or he will be open. 5 goes straight into a Rugby action as we call it (dribble handoff with a player inside in the 3pt line looping out and around 5 on the handoff). A counter or wrinkle to this set would be 5 faking the handoff and keeping it himself on the drive. See More
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In transition, Virginia runs two side ball screens that ends with a good look in the paint. Breakdown: Virginia - Pin Screen Reads See More
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This is an interesting set by the Hawks. Definitely takes advantage of having 4 players that on the floor that can shoot. Allows Kevin Huerter (2) and Dewayne Dedmon (5) to operate in a pick and roll with adequate spacing all around. What I like about this is the timing involved. When Dedmon recognized Huerter had his man beat, he waited a about a quarter of a second to roll so that Huerter could have an opportunity at clean look at rim, while still being there as a trailer should the defense overhelp. This is a lot harder to run if your team does not have 4 players that are threats to shoot, because there is less spacing if they are able to gap the 4, making it more difficult to get to the rim, even if the ball handler beats his man! See More
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- 1 goes into a dribble handoff with 2 and cuts off to the the lane. - 1 sets his defender up underneath the rim the cuts back out to the wing off of a screen from 4 to receive the pass from 2. - 5 back-screens 2's defender and 1 throws back to 2. - 5 sets a ball screen for 2. - If 3's defender helps on 5's roll, 3 will be open on the perimeter. See More
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Early offense option, with Curry seting a down screen for Durant. Cousins has cleared out, so if defenders switch, Durant can post up opponents' point guard while Curry pops out to provide Durant with an extra pass, if needed. Click for more GSW plays See More
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This action is great for an athletic big who can create off the bounce. It puts x5 in a tough spot having to guard the high ball screen immediately followed by the Iso drive! Click to view the latest FMS Plays of the Week! See More
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Double Drag with shooter and post player. 1st Option: 5-2 Pindown 2nd Option: If x2 plays "Top-Side" Defense, 2 makes backdoor cut for lob. See More
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Fist Regular is a half court continuity action which presents multiple options for your offense, including a post up by 4 and pin down for 3. Download: Shuffle Offense Playbook See More
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Very effective secondary transition/early offense set from Cardinals Head Coach Chris Mack. This action uses some false motion and then incorporates a flare screen followed by a ball screen. If you love 4 Out spacing, add this to your playbook ASAP! On the FMS blog: Early Offense Philosophies Flare Screen Essentials See More
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1st Option: 2-1 Hand-off into 1-5 Ball Screen 2nd Option: Keep Counter - 2 fakes a Hand-off and go to the Rim 3rd option: If 2 curls to the Basket after 5's Pindown, then 5 starts playing a 2-man game with 1. 4th Option: Create a 2-man game with Giannis Antetokounmpo as a Roll-Man. See More
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1st option: Create an open look after an Early Wide Pindown See More
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This is a situation where having a 4 that can handle the ball can make your offense dynamic. On this play, Aaron Gordon acts as point guard, running a basic Pick and Roll with Nikola Vucevic, along with some added motion with the 1 and 2. This accomplishes a few things: A) The beginning of the set looks almost as if the point guard is coming up to take the ball, which forces the defense to anticipate. B) Having the 4 as the ball handler, 1 off the ball, and the 3 stuck in the corner puts Russell Westbrook and Paul George off the ball, allowing the offense to attack the Thunder's weaker players. C) A taller player can simply see the roll man better and deliver a nice pass that goes through the help defense in a way that a smaller player may not be able to do. D) The off-ball motion during the roll forces defenders to keep their attention on their assignments away from the ball. While this play requires players with unique skillsets, the concepts can be translated to just about any level, the idea that having a ball handler who is not the typical ball handler can be used to exploit weaknesses in the defense in ways that only using a traditional point guard cannot. Check out this blog post on my experience as a FMS content intern! See More
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Here is an early offense action that Rick Barnes runs with his Tennessee Vols, the current #1-ranked team in the country. Click to check out more Tennessee and other Top 25 teams sets here! See More
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Click here for the full Loop series from KJ Smith! On the FMS blog: The Top 25 Plays of 2018 See More
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Real Madrid's head coach Pablo Laso runs a lot of transition actions in order to find open shots. This one is for sharpshooter Jaycee Carroll, who sets a cross screen and then exits through a double (stack) screen. Power forward pops out in case his defender helps on the curl and center seals inside for a high-low option. Blog Post - Pin Down Series: How Real Madrid Creates Open Shots See More
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