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Man to Man set for a big. The animation has the post player shooting an elbow jumper but the baseline play could also be used to get a post up if you wanted to tweak the set. Take a look at the animation of Baseline Play for a Big for clarification.
Rebel is a man to man set with a wing pick & roll and a double pin down screen for a shooter. The play starts in a 1-2-2 set. Timing is key to so that shooter arrives and positions themselves for a shot as the ball handler comes off the Read More
Man set out of a classic John Beilein two guard set. The play has a staggered screen for a guard and a weakside post isolation for a big. Michigan Staggered Screen Play animation
Simple Give and Go Sideout Play. In the animation the 2 is the only option give and go option but adding the 1 off of the staggered screen at half court could also be an option. Here is a link to the animation for Give and Go Sideout Play
Man set with a gate screen option followed by a ball screen option. Point guard enters to high post. Strong side wing vacates to block. Point guard fills the wing. High post passes back to the point guard on the wing. Wing sprints between the 4 and 5 who close Read More
Quick hitter backdoor play to relieve a little pressure from an overly aggressive man to man defense. The set basically gets the entire offense team above the free throw line extended and looks for a back cut. The passer will probably need to set this up with a strong pass fake. Read More