The Washington Wizards run this set when inbounding the ball from the baseline. The play leverages their guards' ability to screen, shoot on the catch, as well as have enough "gravity" to force the defense to make a decision on the Slice cut. Scott Brooks uses it often when Bradley Beal is in the game. The play call is "4." See More
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This was a quick hitter ran by UMBC to beat the Virginia pack line defense by clearing out a side of the floor then slipping a screen during the 2018 NCAA Tournament. NCAA Tournament - XsOs Behind the Upsets See More
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Play from Villanova in the National Championship game to get Donte DiVincenzo into a side pick and roll situation. Villanova uses some false motion action to distort the defense before getting into the ball screen. Blog Post: Villanova Wildcats - XsOs Behind Offensive Dominance See More
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Shooting 40% from 3, Michigan's Moe Wagner draws attention from defenses any time he steps to the perimeter. If the inbounder's defender turns to Wagner (5), the Michigan big man gives a quick pass back to the initial passer. See More
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Kansas likes to get the ball quickly into the hands of Devonte' Graham. This box BLOB spaces the floor and allows Graham to get to the basket or dish to the big if the defense helps. Final Four Breakdown: Kansas Jayhawks' X Factor See More
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The Ramblers have great ball movement within their set offense but they also excel in their passing when the plays break down. They do an excellent job of attacking the paint and drawing a second defender to them. When they pass it out they create a "One More" pass situation. In these situations the offensive player receiving the first pass usually has a chance to score but by making an immediate extra pass they get their teammate an even better scoring opportunity. This creates longer more difficult closeouts for the defense that the offense can create out of. See More
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Loyola-Chicago doesn't have great size in the post especially when their starting 6'9" center Cameron Krutwig goes to the bench. So they will double team when teams try to post them up. They will usually bring the extra defender from one of three areas: from the top, from the baseline and from the closest perimeter player. Skilled teams can make you pay for putting an extra player on the ball. Passing it out of the double team will put the defense in outnumbered situations. The Ramblers excel in rotating out of these situations to get matched up before the offense can make them pay. See More
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Loyola-Chicago uses this play to shift the defense from one side of the floor to the other by allowing the ball to touch a different side of the floor at least four times during a given possession. Each time the ball switches sides of the floor, defensive players on the weak side of the floor have to sprint into help. When the ball gets back on their side of the floor, they then have to close out to contain the ball. Forcing the defense to move and make continual closeouts usually results in defensive breakdowns. This is how the Ramblers are able to attack the paint and get open shots. See More
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The Villanova Wildcats have the abiliy to spread you out, creating wide driving lanes across the court. This BLOB creates a potential scoring opportunity for every player, based on the defense's reaction. Final Four Breakdown: Villanova Wildcats - XsOs Behind the Dominance See More
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Don't be fooled but the lack of "success" of these set plays in the video clip below. The coaching staffs in post-season play are so well scouted and the teams are elite in preperation that oftentimes the desired shot is not available. Nonetheles, the analytics surrounding side changes and paint touches remains true, as they break the defense down with each action. This set presents several shot opportunities, and the spacing is so phenoenal that however the defense plays it, there will be scoring options with the advantage created. See More
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This is a set to run vs a Match-up Zone Defense. "Smash Down" is the counter to "Smash" and looks to take advantage of the middle defender of the zone staying low and anticipating getting sealed. Blog Post: Keys to Attacking a Match-up Zone See More
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"Smash" is a set to run vs a Match-up Zone Defense. The key to this play is to make bottom defender of zone commit to either the dribble or wing shooter coming to the corner. The goal is to seal off the middle of the zone and bring the other post player low for a layup. Blog Post: Keys to Attacking a Match-up Zone See More
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"Flood C" is a set to run vs a Match-up Zone Defense. It is the counter to "Flood" and is run to get a 3pt shot from the corner. The play begins the same way as flood and the action stays the same. Where this play differs from Flood is that instead of throwing back to the 1 after the drag dribble, 2 throws it right back to the 4. 5 sets a screen on the bottom of the zone and 3 comes back ball side looking to catch and shoot behind 5's screen. Blog Post: Keys to Attacking a Match-up Zone See More
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Loyola Chicago started this play with two dribble handoffs as 3 cut to the left corner. This shifted the defense and cleared the right side of the floor. As 2 dribbled at 1, 1 uses the flare screen from 5 to get open for the shot. On the FMS blog: Loyola Chicago Ball Screen Offense Breakdown See More
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John Beilein's Two Guard offense is full of beautiful action and full of endless possibilities. You really need a dynamic 5 man who can shoot and force the defense to spread. This is a simple misdirection action to create a double driving gap. We are using this more and more since the way the game is officiated, and the rules are designed guarding the ball one on one with space for them to create is one of the hardest things to do defensively. If you are interested in learning more of the Two Guard offense, and getting a TON of quick hitters out of it I recommend Tom Jicha's dvd from Championship Productions. Ironically, I have never watched Beilein himself teach this, but we play several teams that run this offense and when run correctly with a big that can stretch the floor you are in for a long night defensively. See More
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