Saturday, January 2, 2010

Offence - high handoff

This play sets up well to provide opportunities for a big that can attack the rim after a handoff and for a wing that can shoot well off a screen. Shooters (2 and 3) are spaced to corners, ball (1) is up top with both posts wide and out. Another option is to have the rim post start low and join the action up top with the trail post opposite. 1 penetrates and kicks to 5 and then sets a flex screen (away and low) for 2 to use cutting across the lane (looking to catch and play). If no low feed materializes then 2 continues to screen away for 3 while 4 replaces the vacancy of 1 at the top.

After flashing to the weakside elbow, 1 receives a pass back from 5. 4 looks for a handoff from 1 on 4's basket cut - 4 must read the defence and cut based on how they are being defended. 5 and 2 stagger screen to open 3 for a shot on the weakside. 3 has to read both screens and cut based on the defensive reaction. 3 could receive the pass from 1 (early or late) or 4 (as a kickout from a prevented drive) and needs to space to the smart spot of the court. If no pass received (hence not a shooter), 2 looks to roll from the weakside . 5 must be aware, plus shot and rebound ready. 1 stays top as a fill for the drive by 4 or as a step-back shooter from a kickout pass by 3.

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