During Nick Nurse's first year as the Toronto Raptors head coach, he entirely revamped its out-of-bounds playbook. A perfect encapsulation of that is one of the Raptors' most used baseline out of bounds sets - "C" BLOB. This mover-blocker-esque action does not have any superfluous movement and each motion has a subsequent option and read that follows. See More
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During a mid-season slump for Kyle Lowry, Nick Nurse introduced this San Antonio Spurs classic into the Raptors playbook. The former Tony Parker pet play involves sending a guard around a series of baseline screens to carry their momentum into an advantage on the catch. During the 2018-19 season, Toronto opened up a couple of games looking to get Lowry going and did so by running this play. See More
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After this play was left dormant for several years in the Raptors playbook, Nick Nurse has brought it back this season to get Danny Green perimeter jumpers. Dwane Casey had previously run this play at least as early as the 2013-14 in Toronto for DeMar DeRozan, but had left it unused in recent seasons. In 2018-19, Nick Nurse has opened several games running this play. See More
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“Thumbs Up” is a quick hitter play run for Toronto’s shooters. Nick Nurse seemingly adapted the general concept of continuous staggered screens from plays run by Dwane Casey in previous years. This one is generally run in a normal half court scenario with the aim being to get Kyle Lowry and Danny Green good catch-and-shoot opportunities. See More
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Nick Nurse (and Dwane Casey before him) have used “62 Flip” – a play that disguises itself as a typical off-ball action but is really a ball-screen play. The Toronto Raptors debuted it in their playbook during the 2018 playoffs and have continued to use it during the 2018-19 season. A set that gets their players in motion to keep defenders moving, "62 Flip" is used in typical half court scenarios. See More
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Hammer plays are commonplace across the NBA, and Nick Nurse has several different pet plays that utilize this action. Typically run in after timeout scenarios for their best catch-and-shoot players, this play and formation is out of the “Triangle” and the Toronto Raptors' spacing reflects that. With a big on each elbow, the weak side of the floor forming a triangle with a guard in the deep corner and the other near the hashmark, as well as the ball handler initiating the play from the slot extended. See More
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This play, a staple of the San Antonio Spurs offense for years, has become a pet-play of Nick Nurse’s to start the game or half. Put into the Raptors playbook in the middle of the season, this play is used for Kawhi Leonard, Pascal Siakam, and Marc Gasol to get a post touch. The first option is for a post-up to score, but the second option/counter involves a kickout pass to leverage aggressive off-ball defense against itself. See More
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Michigan State ran this play late in the 2nd half against Texas Tech in the Final Four. Blog Post: Michigan State's Championship Identity See More
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Michigan State ran this play late in the game against Texas Tech in the Final Four. Check out the video below. Blog Post: Michigan State's Championship Identity See More
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Texas Tech ran this look late in the 2nd half against Michigan State in the Final Four. Blog Posts: Texas Tech Defense Puts Opponents on Red Alert National Championship Game Preview: Texas Tech XsOs See More
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This is a good quick hitter set to use against a match-up 2-3 zone. Baylor was able to execute and get a basket versus Syracuse during the 2019 NCAA Tournament. Blog Post: Baylor Bears - Zone Offense Breakdown Diagrams: Inside Ball Screen vs 2-3 Zone Stack Back Screen Lob vs 2-3 Zone See More
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This is a good quick hitter set to use against a match-up 2-3 zone. Baylor was able to execute and get a 2 versus Syracuse during the 2019 NCAA Tournament. Blog Post: Baylor Bears - Zone Offense Breakdown Diagrams: Inside Ball Screen vs 2-3 Zone Stack Back Screen Lob vs 2-3 Zone See More
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Fenerbahce ran this SLOB to get Kelsey Plum into space and downhill attacking the rim. A simple action to create an overload on the inbound side and a wide open half of the court on the other. See More
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Fenerbahce ran this quick hitter after a broken beginning to a possession, which started with the same flat ball screen action against ZVVZ USK Praha's ice ball screen coverage. See More
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3 cross screens 5 to catch a lob at the corner of the weak side backboard. 4 cross screens 2 towards the ball. 2 sprints off of a screen by 4 who looks to slip to the basket. 1 takes a few steps onto the floor before using a flare screen to the corner. See More
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