Chicago Bulls - Pitch Dive
08/02/2016This counter option works really well if the defense tries jumping the side ball screen. 4 slips to the rim instead of setting the side ball screen. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawThis counter option works really well if the defense tries jumping the side ball screen. 4 slips to the rim instead of setting the side ball screen. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawIn this horns set play, Villanova uses a ball screen up top then sends the two bigs to the weak side corner to set a staggered screen. The cutter has two options: 1) use the staggered screen for a shot or 2) back cut to the rim for a layup. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawThis quick hitter gets an open shot on the wing, but the guard coming off of the "Orlando" action could also look to score off of the ball screen. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawThis misdirection play is used to get the ball to 5 posting up inside. The ball screen at the top of the key could also be a great pick and pop opportunity. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawWe start by forming a triple stack on either block with our player being guarded M2M on top. To initiate the action, the point guard uses a freeze dribble to attack the top defender in the box and the players forming the stack set a double screen on the low box defender and the middle guard looks to pop out to shooting range. If the bottom of the zone shifts out quickly to defended the short corner/corner shot, the ball side post immediately screens away and brings weak side post across the hoop for a baseline bounce pass. If nothing develops on this action a quick pass to the point guard followed by a ball screen by the guarded player and the action can be run to the other side. If at anytime the bottom box defender anticipates the corner pass, the point guard can ball fake and immediately hit the post player slipping the screen on the block. You can also run this play with your player being guarded M2M as the baseline runner. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawIn this version of "3-low", we are using our two post players along the baseline as screeners and sealers and our top two guards as gappers. The two top guards are to play in gaps and be ready to penetrate and pitch against the one guard front. They are also trying to read the defense as our guarded player comes off of baseline screening actions. This play has the same action upon a baseline catch in that the strong side post player immediately screens away for the weak side post player. If a star player catches in the corner, the ball side post can also set a ball screen for the guarded player. This puts the defense in a vulnerable position and forces help from the zone players. As you can see in the diagram, the player has multiple reads off the ball screen (shot, roll man, reverse). My favorite part of this action is that you are engaging multiple defenders thus creating action and indecision by the defense. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawYour point guard needs to initiate the action by dribbling opposite your guarded player setting up a side ball screen with your low posted player. Your other players unguarded players ( 4 and 2 ) fill the ball side corner and weak side slot area. Most zones go under ball screens, so as th point guard comes off ball screen she should immediately look to penetrate elbow are for a shot. If the defender goes under the ball screen we teach our post player to "bury" the defender by performing a reverse pivot and sealing off defender and allowing the point guard to attack elbow area for a shot, pitch ahead, or a pitch back. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawPlay is initiated with a dummy ball screen by the 1 and 5. As the ball screen takes place the 2 player immediately down screens for the 4 player. 1 comes off the ball screen and pitches ahead to the 4. After setting the ball screen, 5 sprints to set a fake down screen for 3 and will receive a "rip" screen from the 2 for a lay-up. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawWith 6:25 left in their round of 32 matchup with Indiana, Oregon ran this quick hitter out of a box SLOB set to get Sabrina Ionescu a wide open 3. Note the counter to the switch on the down screen would create an automatic slip & high low with the guard at the top and the post player setting the screen. Blog Post: Oregon Wing Ball Screen Series See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawThe San Antonio Spurs summer league team ran an End of Game (EOG) play to beat the Warriors at the buzzer with a lob to Jonathan Simmons. The play showed how teams could take advantage of defenses that hard hedge (when the screener’s defender steps in the path of player coming off the screen) or switch off ball screens. Kyle Anderson is tasked with inbounding the ball, in the stronger side corner is the Spurs best shooter in DeJounte Murray. His job is not to move from that spot and keep the floor spread. Bryn Forbes is in the weakside corner and it appears as if CJ Williams and Simmons are setting a double staggered for Forbes. As Forbes comes off the first screen, Simmons’ defender jumps out early to hedge on the screen and make it a difficult entry pass to Forbes. As soon as the defender hedges Simmons slips right to the basket without ever setting the screen. Anderson throws the lob but it is a little off target but Simmons uses his athleticism to catch the ball, gather himself and goes straight up to score over the defense. Even if the defense switched in this situation Simmons would have the superior position as he has a direct lane to the basket and there would be no one in between him and the ball. The play above is a great example of a team slipping a screen to take advantage of teams See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawThe Chicago Bulls ran this play to start the second half of the NBA Summer League Championship game. Denzel Valentine was scoreless in the first half so they ran this play to get the ball in his hands and get him going. A logo pick & roll is a ball screen action that starts where the NBA logo is usually situated on the floor, a little off of the post area. In this play the screen from the 2 for the 5 made it difficult for the Timberwolves to provide help on the ball screen. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawLithuania ran this unique shuffle cut variation in their opening round game against Brazil. Typically shuffle cut actions put the player receiving the staggered screen in the weakside corner . This way they can easily come off of the staggered screen after the shuffle screen takes place. In this play, 3 uses the UCLA cut to look for a layup on the strong side. If 3 isn't open he moves to weakside block to open up a cutting area for 1, who is using the shuffle screen from 4. 4 & 5 then immediately set a staggered screen for 3. If 3 doesn't have a shot, Lithuania has added a ball screen option where the point guard sets a back screen for the 5 to free him up for a layup. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawSerbia ran this as their first halfcourt play in the gold medal game against USA. Milos Teodosic (2) was able to turn the corner on the ball screen and force help from x4 in guarding 5 on the roll. This left Milan Macvan open for 3 and put Serbia up to start the game. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawThe Boston Celtics summer league team used this play as their regular sideline out of bounds offense. Having the 5 pop up top to receive inbounds pass gives them a safe outlet since most 5's won't deny the ball that far up the floor. 1 comes off of multiple screens before looking for the inbounder (2) on the flare screen. If 2 isn't open. 1 uses the ball screen from 5 to create a scoring opportunity. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawThe New York Knicks ran this play during the 1st quarter of their Christmas Day game against the Boston Celtics to look for a postup for Carmelo Anthony (3). 2 passes to 1 on the wing and cuts to the corner. 3 makes an Iverson cut off of 5 & 4 to go into a side ball screen with 1. 2,4, & 5 relocate to the weakside for spacing. See More
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