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of a pin screen by 5 and 4. 3 cuts low across the lane to their wing
position at the free-throw line extended. As 5 and 4 screen for 2, they
end up in their appropriate positions. Plays can be executed to either
side of the floor, making the offense more unpredictable.
DIAGRAM 4: Twins to five-up. 1 dribbles to start the action. 3
and 2 make their L-cuts up and out from their initial locations, while
5 and 4 move one or two steps lower. All three plays could then be
run toward either side of the floor, but with an entirely different
appearance to the opposition.
DIAGRAM 5: Four-down to five-up. 1 advances the ball into the
frontcourt, as all four off-ball players explode from their positions
along the baseline. 5 and 4 cut diagonally across the lane to their
respective high-post elbow locations. 2 makes an Iverson cut over the
top of 5 and 4, with 2 running along the baseline before curling up to
the free-throw line extended. With all four players initially flattened
out, they all end up in their new positions and can attack either side of
the defense.
DIAGRAM 6: Three-over to five-up. 3 breaks up and out from
their original position, while 2 Iverson cuts over the top of 5 and 4.
1 could make the wing pass to either 3 on the left side or 4 on the
right side. That begins any of the three plays in the offense's original
package.
DIAGRAM 7: One-down to five-up. 4 steps into the high-post
area on the right side of the floor, allowing 2 to break across the freethrow
line over the top of 4 to the opposite wing. From the low-post
block, 5 makes a straight vertical cut up the lane line to their own
high-post elbow position. With 1 and 3 handling the ball across the
timeline, 3 could slip a quick ball screen for 1 before settling in at the
free-throw line extended on the left side of the floor. An alternative
is to have 3 dribble the ball toward 1 for a dribble handoff before
drifting to the wing position. This puts all players in the same spots as
the five-up set.
Coaches can call any plays before their personnel explodes out of
their cosmetic disguise into their standard positions. Simply putting
a new face on the offense should be easy for coaching staffs, and
players should have no trouble learning the new disguises. The " price "
of confusing the opposition is relatively cheap, because only the initial
action has changed. The meat and potatoes of the offensive scheme
remains the same, giving comfort and familiarity to the team.
John Kimble coached basketball for 20 years in Illinois and
Florida, accumulating more than 340 wins. He has authored five
coaching books, 90 articles and created 28 coaching videos. He can
be found at www.CoachJohnKimble.com.
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