Former Iowa coach Dr. Tom Davis would run this motion offense set with great success for the Hawkeyes. It incorporates various types of screens (zipper, pin down, flare) to ultimately free up multiple shooters for an open looks. 3 has option to hit whoever is open, or create for themselves in middle of the floor as defense will be spread out and focusing on screens. See More
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The Toronto Raptors have utilized elements of the Flex offense throughout their playbook over the years. A consistent setting that Head Coach Dwane Casey has displayed with Flex actions in is out-of-bounds plays This set leverages the team's guards and their versatility as finishers, screeners, and perimeter shooters. Additionally, that versatility allows the team to invert their personnel's positioning on the court and put the defense in unusual scenarios. See More
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The Toronto Raptors have used this play for the past several seasons when they are inbounding the ball from the sideline while facing a short clock situation. While the primary objective is generally for DeMar DeRozan to get a quick two, they have added wrinkles over time where a lob pass, as well as a DHO with the inbounder, have been explored. Overall, the play has the ability to be adjusted for specific personnel. A down screen is set by the 5 (or the team's best screen-setter), while a back screen is set by the 2 (primary target) on the weak side of the floor. These are generally used as decoy actions to tug defender's out of position for subsequent actions. 5 engages in a screen-the-screener action while 2 cuts towards the inbounder. The inbounder can pass to the 2, whose momentum should take them to the rim or to the baseline for a jumper. Additionally, the 5 can slip the screen against an aggresive defense and look for a lob pass at the rim. If those options cannot be succesfully explored, 1 quickly passes the ball to 5 as they flash to the strong side elbow to engage in a DHO. See More
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By starting 5 and 1 on the blocks in this 4 Low BLOB, it's almost guaranteed that the defense will not switch on the play's final action (a ball screen). If the defense does switch, there is a mismatch for the 5. See More
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This early offense action is widely used throughout the entire NBA, as well as through other levels of basketball. The version the Toronto Raptors have used over the past couple seasons has manufactured many mismatches for their talented back court, as it allows them to attack downhill while the defense is not set, but also creates advantages for secondary players as well. See More
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The Golden State Warriors ran this as the opening play of the fourth quarter in their Christmas Day game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The multiple quick actions caused the defense to get confused, getting 4 open for a shot. 4 faked the screen for 2 before coming off the flare screen. This caused x4 to provide help on the fake screen, allowing him to get screened by 2. By using a shooter in Klay Thompson (2) to set the screen, x2 wasn't able to leave his man and 4 got open at the three point line. See More
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Horns set the Kansas Jayhawks ran againts the Omaha Mavericks to get a look for a shooter off of a hedging ball screen defense. The blur screen also creates a large double gap for 1 to penetrate. See More
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Drill to work on transition defense, as well as offensive transition decision making. See More
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Coach Dimitris Itoudis of CSKA Moscow runs this BLOB for the team's quick guards. Great against chase defense, as the paint is open for penetration. See More
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The Philadelphia 76ers like to run this "logo" ball screen action for Ben Simmons to prevent defenses from going under. If Simmons is open on the UCLA cut, they'll look to hit for a quick layup. If the layup is not available, 5 will set a flare screen for 2, creating a post split action to prevent defense from digging. See More
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This Horns quick hitter is effective when run against a defense that overplays the passing lanes. Especially after running another Horns set involving a 5/3 hand off, run this action to get a wide open layup. Watch the video below for a breakdown. Send to FastDraw using the button above. Get FastDraw (new subscribers use code: SAVE10) Follow Coach Miller on Twitter View Coach Miller's Playbank page for more plays & drills More FastDraw content from Coach Miller: SSGs for Player Development & Team Offense SSGs for Ball Screen Offense Brad Stevens Playbook Check out the latest coaching content from FMS See More
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Over the past few seasons, Duke's Mike Krzyzewski has had the luxury of playing long, athletic scorers at the 4 position. Players like Ingram, Tatum, and Bagely could all use their quickness against bigger defenders or use their size to post up smaller guards. This Horns set allows an athletic 4 to use quickness to beat x4 to the block from 2's screen. If the defense switches, the 4 can post up a smaller x2. See More
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Coach Brandon Malone used this line press break against 3/4 court pressure to catch defense off guard and get an easy layup. See More
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Play run by coach Sarunas Jasikevicius of Zalgiris Kaunas, during the 2017-18 season of Euroleague. Players should read the defense and find the best option: lob pass, hand off 3pt shot, or execute a pick and roll followed by drive and kick action. FMS Blog: Zalgiris Kaunas - Offensive Series Breakdown (20+ diagrams to download) See More
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The Spurs were very effective with this SLOB against the Heat. Lamarcus Aldrige was playing the 4 spot in this lineup, Danny Green was at the 2, Gasol at the 5, Patty Mills at the 1, and Kyle Anderson took the ball out as the 3. Your best shooter is opposite of where the ball is being inbounded. Your best ball handler or decision maker comes off the pindown. Your most skilled big sets the ball screen and pop. The big does not want to roll in this situation (unless the defense switches little on big) to enable the spacing that the guard needs to get down hill to make a decision to score. See More
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