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62 of 62 plays
Cross
Pass to the wing, screen away up top, cross screen down low. Read the post defence.
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See the playAway
Pass to the wing, screen away for 3, who attacks the free-throw line. Read the post defenders.
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See the playFist
Wing ball screen set high. 2 drives middle, 4 rolls to the rim. Read x4.
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See the playHigh-low
5 flashes to the high post and faces up. Read the low defender, then the rest.
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See the playGap
Posts in the dunker spots. 1 drives the gap and reads the help.
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See the playSwing
Posts in the dunker spots. Swing to the wing and attack the closeout baseline.
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See the playShort
Vs a 2-3 zone. One post to the short corner, one to the high post. Make the low defender choose.
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See the playBox
Baseline out of bounds. Cross screen for 5, then screen the screener for 4. 2 is the safety.
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See the playDiamond
Press break, 3-1-1. Inbound fast, beat the trap through the middle, pass ahead.
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See the play5-Out
Everyone outside the arc. Pass and cut to the basket, fill the empty spot, and punish any defender who overplays.
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See the play4-Out
Four out, one in. Wing entry, the post seals ball side, the guards cut and replace. Read the post defence: post up, inside-out or high-low.
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See the playDrive & Kick
Five out, lane open. Drive the gap, read the help, kick it out. Attack a hard closeout with a second drive.
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See the playFlex
Reverse the ball, flex cut off a baseline screen, then screen the screener. Reverse and repeat until the defence breaks down.
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See the playHorns
1 comes off 5's ball screen at the elbow. Read the bigs: hit the roll, the corner, 4 at the top or 1 off the flare.
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See the playUCLA
1 passes to the wing and cuts off 4's back screen. 4 steps out for the ball, then 1 comes off a down screen or posts up.
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See the playFloppy
2 and 3 start under the rim. 2 runs off the double on the left and reads x2: curl, straight up or fade. 3 sets the single and pops.
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See the playIverson
2 cuts across the top off both elbow screens to the right wing. Then 5 sets a ball screen, or posts up if they switch.
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See the playSpain
High ball screen, then 2 back screens the roller's defender and pops. Read the roll, the pop or the drive.
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See the playMiddle Pick-and-Roll
Middle ball screen from a 4-out look. Read the screen defence, roll or pop, and skip it to the corner if the low man helps.
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See the playElevator
The shooter runs up the lane between two screeners, who close the doors behind her. Catch and shoot a three.
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See the playClock
Hold for one shot. Spread the floor, drain the clock, then a high ball screen with eight seconds left.
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See the playOverload
Vs a 2-3 zone. Put four players on one side: wing, corner, short corner and high post. Find the one the zone leaves.
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See the playBaseline Runner
Vs a 2-3 zone, from a 1-3-1. Reverse the ball fast while 4 runs under the zone to the far corner. Read the low defender.
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See the playDive
Vs a 3-2 zone. Two guards up top, a high post and a short corner. When the wing defender runs out, the high post dives behind her.
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See the playCorners
Vs a 1-3-1 zone. Two guards up top, shooters in both corners, a post behind the middle. Drive the gap and make the baseline runner choose.
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See the playSkip
Vs a 2-3 zone. Swing the ball, screen the back of the zone, then skip it to the open corner.
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See the playMiddle
Vs a 3-2 zone. Guards split the top three, the high post catches in the middle and reads the low defenders.
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See the playChin
Wing entry, post steps up, back screen for the far guard. Then the screener pops or sets a ball screen.
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See the playZipper
A guard zippers up off a down screen to the wing. Then a post entry, a ball screen or a handoff.
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See the playStack
Baseline out of bounds. Four in a line by the block peel off: top, corner, a screen and a cut to the rim.
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See the playLine
Baseline out of bounds. Four across the free-throw line. Screen the screener for a layup, with a corner shooter and a safety.
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See the playSeal
Baseline out of bounds vs a 2-3 zone. A shooter in the corner, a post seals the middle, the inbounder steps in.
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See the playSideline Box
Sideline out of bounds. A safe entry to the slot, then a back screen for the inbounder and a pin-down for a shooter.
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See the playSideline Stack
Sideline out of bounds. A stack by the inbounder breaks to the rim, the corner and the ball. Get it in safely, take the shot if it is there.
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See the playClear
Press break vs man. Get it to your best ball handler, clear the floor and let her go.
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See the playFly
Press break vs a 1-2-1-1. Inbound to the corner, beat the trap to the middle or the sideline, attack the back defender.
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See the playHome Run
End of game, full court, 4 seconds. 5 catches at half court off a screen, or 2 catches the long pass deep.
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See the playLanes
The fast break. Outlet to 1, ball to the middle, wings run wide, 4 to the rim, 5 trails. Read the last defender.
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See the playTrail
No layup on the break? Swing it through the trailing post to the far wing while the first post ducks in.
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See the playDrag
The trailing post screens for 1 on the run, before the defence is set. Read the roll, the drive and the corner.
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See the playSideline Three
Sideline out of bounds. A shooter runs off two screens toward the ball for a three. A slip to the rim if they switch, a safe outlet if not.
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See the playSideline Lob
Sideline out of bounds. A back screen at the elbow sends a cutter to the rim for a lob. If it is covered, the screener pops for a safe entry and a handoff.
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See the playSideline Gap
Sideline out of bounds vs a 2-3 zone. Enter to the gap up top, flash a post to the high post, put a shooter on the far side and read the zone.
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See the playFlat
Baseline out of bounds. Four flat across the baseline. The block screens out for the corner, who curls to the rim.
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See the playBox Cross
Baseline out of bounds from a box. Two diagonal screens make an X: one for a dive to the rim, one for a shooter to the corner.
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See the playQuick
Baseline out of bounds with under two seconds left. A screen for a lob at the rim, a shooter in the corner. Catch and shoot.
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See the playDelay
Protect a lead. Four players in the corners, the best ball handler in the middle. Pass and cut away, and shoot only a layup.
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See the playQuick Two
Six seconds, need two. 1 drives the empty side while 5 back screens for 2 on the weak side. Layup, drop-off pass or a short shot.
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See the playShuffle
Reverse the ball, shuffle cut off a back screen at the elbow, then a down screen for the screener. Reverse it and run it from the other side.
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See the playTrap
Beats a 1-3-1 half-court trap. Two guards side by side, pass before the trap, hit the middle, look behind the zone.
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See the playLine Break
Press break vs man denial. Four in a line at the free-throw line break four ways on the slap, so someone is always open.
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See the playElbows
Vs a 1-3-1 zone. Two posts at the elbows, one middle defender. Pass to one elbow and the other dives to the rim.
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See the playDecoy
Vs a box-and-one. Your best scorer is the decoy. She screens the box and a teammate gets the open shot.
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See the playTop Screen
Vs a 2-3 zone. A post screens the top defender, the guard drives the gap and reads who comes to help.
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See the playEmpty
Side pick-and-roll with the corner behind it empty. Nobody can help on the roll without leaving a shooter.
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See the playPistol
Early offence on the sideline. 1 dribbles at 2: pass ahead or hand off. Then the trailing post sets a flare or a ball screen.
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See the playChicago
A pin-down for the shooter that runs straight into a handoff with the post. Read the shooter's defender.
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See the playWeave
Three guards weave with dribble handoffs. On the third one, turn the corner to the rim or cut backdoor.
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See the playPinch
The post flashes to the elbow for the ball and the denied wing cuts backdoor. If it is covered, the guard cuts off the post.
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See the playHammer
A ball screen sends 1 along the baseline. On the far side, 4 back screens for 3, who drifts to the corner for a three.
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See the playStagger
1 dribbles right. 4 and 5 set two screens in a row on the left for 2, who runs from the corner to the top. She reads x2: shoot, curl or fade.
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See the playIso
Four players go flat along the baseline. 1 goes one on one from the top and reads the help: finish, drop it to a block or kick to a corner.
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