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If you are looking for an effective way to beat a 2-3 zone defense, the Pin and Skip is a must-have play for your basketball playbook. Zone defenses thrive on shifting and trapping, but by utilizing strategic screens (the “pin”) and a quick cross-court throw (the “skip pass”), you can easily create wide-open looks for…
Very simple sideline out play that is essentially a give an go hand off between the inbounder and the 5. Saw Butler run this SLOB under Brad Stevens against Purdue a few years ago. Executing a clean sideline out-of-bounds (SLOB) play can be the difference between a frustrating turnover and a quick, easy bucket. One…
The “L.A.” set is a half-court man-to-man play that chains three proven actions into one possession: a scissor cut off the high post, a flex screen to the rim, and a double screen to free your best shooter. Because the defense has to survive all three actions in sequence, every option flows into the next…
High Post Entry Play with a backdoor, dribble hand off and a back screen. The play starts in the initial set to the right 4 and 5 sprint to the elbows. The ball is entered to the 5 at the high post. The 2 cuts backdoor and clears out to the weakside corner if they…
Backdoor and 3 point play. We try to set this play up early in the game by using the three point option so we have the backdoor option for late in the game. Stole this play from Grand Valley State University back when I was in college. I feel like our team constantly fell for…
Man to Man Baseline Out of Bounds Play out of a 1-4 high set with a staggered screen for the 2 and a slip action by the 5. Download the PDF of 1-4 High Man to Man BLOB and view the animation here.