Late clock SLOB ran by the Denver Nuggets to free up Jokic to shoot a 3. Most teams don't run plays for their 5 to shoot a 3, so be creative with where you would line up your personnel, but the actions are very quick and tough to defend. More from Kevin Bruinsma: Utah Jazz - Defensive Game Plan See More
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The Toronto Raptors have followed the league-wide trend of introducing stack pick and rolls into their offensive playbook over the past two seasons. It leverages their best players' top skills, as their backcourt is tremendous in pick and roll scenarios, while Kyle Lowry in particular is a tremendous screener for his size. Dwayne Casey has implimented the use of stack pick and rolls by toying around with how the action is initiated, but has recently settled on going 4 flat along the baseline before lifting the screeners for the high ball screen. See More
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End of clock play, but can be ran in all situations. OKC utilizes it to get Paul George a three point look. Personally, I like the two post up options, however they were not looked for in this situation due to the time and score. More from Kevin Bruinsma: Utah Jazz - Defensive Game Plan See More
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Pinch Post set commonly run by Oregon Ducks to get a forward into an Isolation situation at the high post. 4 has option to attack and score, or find shooters spaced if defenders come help. See More
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The Wildcats ran this SLOB several times during the semifinal matchup vs Kansas. At the 13:17 in the second half, the inbounder looked to Spellman (5) for a short corner turnaround jumper (seen in Frame 1). In the first half (14:21), Brunson (1) used the ball screen to set up the fill behind shooter after Spellman's ball screen (Frame 3). Final Four Breakdown: Villanova Wildcats - XsOs Behind the Dominance See More
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The Kansas Jayhawks score a staggering 1.35 points per possesion when Devonte' Graham is passing to a roll man in a pick and roll situation. This box BLOB is designed exactly for that scoring situation. Final Four Breakdown: Kansas Jayhawks' X Factor See More
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Most teams aren't typically drawing up inbounds plays for their 5 to shoot a three. But when your 6'9" center (Omari Spellman) is shooting close to 45% from deep, you make an exception, as Villanova does. Final Four Breakdown: Villanova Wildcats - XsOs Behind the Dominance See More
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Loyola-Chicago uses this play to shift the defense from one side of the floor to the other by allowing the ball to touch a different side of the floor at least four times during a given possession. Each time the ball switches sides of the floor, defensive players on the weak side of the floor have to sprint into help. When the ball gets back on their side of the floor, they then have to close out to contain the ball. Forcing the defense to move and make continual closeouts usually results in defensive breakdowns. This is how the Ramblers are able to attack the paint and get open shots. See More
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The Villanova Wildcats have the abiliy to spread you out, creating wide driving lanes across the court. This BLOB creates a potential scoring opportunity for every player, based on the defense's reaction. Final Four Breakdown: Villanova Wildcats - XsOs Behind the Dominance See More
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The Villanova Philosophy: When 5 of your top 6 players shoot 39% or better from 3, you run as many stagger screens and pin down screens as possible to get those shooters open from deep. And if the defender shows on the second screen in the stagger, the 5 man slips to the bucket for an easy bucket. Final Four Breakdown: Villanova Wildcats - XsOs Behind the Dominance See More
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Kansas State set up this lob play by setting a pindown screen for the point guard in the middle of the floor. When 1 receives the ball, 5 sets a back screen for 3 to cut to the rim. 4 sets a flare screen for 2 to occupy the other defenders as 1 makes a lob pass to 3 at the rim. See More
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This is a great set out of the Michigan Two Guard offense that could result in a wide open layup, a guard post up (Marcus Smart mismatch action), or a screen-the-screener 3pt point look. Final Four Breakdown: Michigan Wolverines - Find, Use, Create Philosophy See More
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Don't be fooled but the lack of "success" of these set plays in the video clip below. The coaching staffs in post-season play are so well scouted and the teams are elite in preperation that oftentimes the desired shot is not available. Nonetheles, the analytics surrounding side changes and paint touches remains true, as they break the defense down with each action. This set presents several shot opportunities, and the spacing is so phenoenal that however the defense plays it, there will be scoring options with the advantage created. See More
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Buffalo ran this action in its NCAA Tournament win vs Arizona. The Bulls added a little twist to the traditional back screen, ball screen action by using a PG to back screen for 4. This gives the lob an option and makes a bigger defender cover more ground. It also flows right into roll and replace action. NCAA Tournament - XsOs Behind the Upsets See More
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The Toronto Raptors have revitalized their offense in the 2017-18 season, but not without keeping some old favourite set plays from previous seasons. This play is a repurposed crunch-time special, as it use to be a staple of close games in the 4th quarter more than 5 years ago. Over the years, this set's usage has ebbed and flowed. This year, the Raptors are using it outside of a late-game setting and are introducing it into their After Timeout specials. See More
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