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Basketball Play - Utilizing the Lakers' talent

Utilizing the Lakers' talent

Mark Travis 11/22/2012

Mike D'Antoni said something very interesting about his up-tempo offensive philosophies. He said that if you have the best team, why not try to give your players the most possessions possible. The theory being that the more times that Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash have to execute their offensive brilliance, the better it will be for his team since the opposition's talent won't be able to match them. If the game slows down, all of the sudden your margin for error shrinks and a handful of mistakes can cost you a game. D'Antoni also said that he expects the Lakers to average around 110-115 points per game, which are numbers that haven't been reached since the Nash/Amare combo in Phoenix was broken up. Those two things tell us that the Lakers will be playing at a very fast pace from now on, and despite the popular belief that their roster is too old to run, a free flowing offense is exactly what a veteran team wants in favor of a methodical offense like Boston runs which requires a lot of physical screening and post-up attempts. And having playmakers like Nash and Kobe together only makes this team more dangerous offensively because of his versatile they are coming off of pick-and-rolls. Nash is perhaps the greatest to ever operate a screen-and-roll and Bryant, because of his propensity to shoot, is a very underrated passer. Throw-in the most skilled big man in the league at power forward in Pau Gasol and the best finisher the league has seen since Shawn Kemp in Dwight Howard and we could have the makings of Showtime 2.0. This play that I have designed would make good use of the cavalcade of skill players that the Lakers have. Because of the up-tempo offense the Lakers will be running, the play starts in semi-transition with Kobe handling the ball at the start. I have inserted Jodie Meeks into the line-up for Metta World Peace to add a true floor spacer. The shots that this set produces are all optimal ones based on these players career hotspots and you can run it several different ways with different players on the floor. It is best with this set up, though, with Kobe initiating the action, Nash bringing a ton of secondary concerns and Howard acting as the league's best roll man and lob catcher. See More

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Basketball Play - Baseline Single or Down Screen

Baseline Single or Down Screen

Basketball HQ 10/09/2012

For a catch and shoot player it is all about catching the ball in enough space to get his shot off. This play is good because it gives the shooter the option to come off the down screen or baseline screen. Giving the shooter options makes it a lot harder on the defender as well. Shooter needs to set his man up and not be predictable on his cut. Don’t let the defender dictate which screen you go off. Big men must head hunt and help the shooter get open by setting a good screen. This play is from the 2005-2006 Duke season. See More

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Basketball Play - Downscreen Shooting

Downscreen Shooting

Brandon Bailey 09/29/2012

TIGHT CUT (2 man's defender trails the cut, and doesn't get screened): - 2 man sets up his cut by walking his imaginary man DEPTH of the screen - Once he gets to the depth of the screen, the 2 man changes his speeds and cuts around the screen (Cone) - The 1 man sweeps the ball below his knees, takes one dribble and dilvers the ball to the 2 man who tight cuts to the basket CURL CUT (2 man's defender trails the screen, and gets screened): - 2 man sets up his cut by walking his imaginary man DEPTH of the screen - Once he gets to the depth of the screen, the 2 man changes his speeds and cuts behind the screen (Cone) - The 1 man sweeps the ball below his knees, takes one dribble and dilvers the ball to the 2 man POCKET CUT (2 man's defender goes underneath the screen, and gets screened): - 2 man sets up his cut by walking his imaginary man DEPTH of the screen - Once he gets to the depth of the screen, the 2 man changes his speeds and cuts behind the screen (Cone) - The 1 man sweeps the ball below his knees, takes one dribble and dilvers the ball to the 2 man FADE CUT (2 man's defender goes underneath the screen, and doesn't get screened): - 2 man sets up his cut by walking his imaginary man DEPTH of the screen - Once he gets to the depth of the screen, the 2 man changes his speeds, gets to the shoulders of the screen, reads the defense, and fades - The 1 man sweeps the ball below his knees, takes one dribble and dilvers the ball to the 2 man BACK CUT (2 man's defender goes over the top of the screen): - 2 man sets up his cut by walking his imaginary man DEPTH of the screen - Once he gets to the depth of the screen, the 2 man changes his speeds, gets to the shoulders of the screen, reads the defense, and backcuts - The 1 man sweeps the ball below his knees, takes one dribble and dilvers the ball to the 2 man See More

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