Post Play for a Strong Post Passer
Initial Setup & The Back Screen The Cuts & Floor Spacing This set can be an effective high-low action provided you have the correct personnel. Animation
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Man Set with 2 Stagger Screens
While the action looks simple on the surface, its beauty lies in its spatial manipulation, timing, and how it forces the defense to constantly shift its eye lines. Phase 1: The Entry and the Eye-Line Distraction The Setup: We start in a traditional 3-out, 2-in alignment. Player 1 operates at the point, Players 2 and…
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Staggered Double Ball Screen to High Low
Quick, effective way to manipulate defensive spacing and get an easy look inside for your bigs. Here is a breakdown of the execution, timing, and coaching keys to run this set successfully. 📋 The Play Breakdown 1. The Initial Setup Alignment: Traditional Horns formation. The Guard (1): Brings the ball up the center of the floor….
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Triple Ball Screen Action: A Ball-Screen Play That Breaks Down Any Defense
Most teams can guard one ball screen. A lot of teams can survive two. Very few can string together three clean coverages in a row without somebody making a mistake — and that’s the entire idea behind Triple Ball Screen Action. This is a man-to-man play built on one simple, ruthless principle: keep putting the…
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Dayton: A Man-to-Man Play Out of a High Stack Set
If you want one set that gives your offense four legitimate ways to score from a single alignment, Dayton is worth adding to the playbook. It’s a man-to-man play run out of a high stack set, and it layers a double screen, a backscreen, a pick & roll and a stagger into one continuous flow….
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Optimizing the High-Post Hub: Implementing the Scissor Cut with Weakside Counter Actions
When executing a half-court offense against disciplined man-to-man defenses, creating structural advantages through player movement and screen-the-screener actions is essential. The Scissor Cut High Post Play serves as an exceptional quick-hitter or entry set that stresses defensive communication, forces immediate switching decisions, and creates high-percentage looks at the rim. The following technical breakdown outlines the…
