This play was run by the New Orleans Pelicans on their opening night against the Indiana Pacers. Zip 54 Rub is designed to get Anthony Davis an open wing jumper, using his athleticism and comfort on the perimeter to throw off his post defender. Most post defenders aren't used to going over handoffs or screens, and this pattern that Davis runs forces them to do so. See More
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The Chicago Bulls run this play frequently for Taj Gibson to get the ball on the left offensive block, where he is most deadly. See More
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The Atlanta Hawks run this action to get Al Horford or Paul Millsap open for a post-up situation. The Double Rip action usually frees them up to establish very deep position. See More
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Dwane Casey ran this action last year as a single-double for Terrence Ross. Ross was one of the team's go-to scorers when DeRozan was on the bench, and this play utilized his three-point threat. See More
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Horns formation. Dragic (1) hits Morris (4) at the elbow and cuts opposite. While Dragic (1) and Plumlee (5) set the stagger away, Morris (4) engages in a dribble handoff with Green (3). As Green (3) rises on the wing with the ball, Bledsoe (2) comes off the stagger and gets the pass. See More
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The Atlanta Hawks have this brilliant action for Kyle Korver. By using him as a screener his defender will have to help a bit, and that frees Korver up to sprint into a dribble handoff for a three pointer. See More
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Doc Rivers ran this with the Boston Celtics during their Big Three era with Rajon Rondo at the point. Rivers would get the ball back into the hands of Rondo coming off a series of screens, and trying to get a three-man action with Rondo, Ray Allen and a big. See More
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Over the next few days we will break down some of John Wooden's favorite sets from his UCLA teams in the 1970s. Coach Wooden was incredibly accomplished, and the great leadership abilities he exhibited often overshadow the brilliant offensive contributions he has made. This play, which Coach Wooden called "Down", got an isolation post play for a wing after setting a down screen. See More
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This backscreen-loop type action is great for a team with shooters and attacking point guards. See More
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Raptors Horns set to get the man defending a ball handler coming off a ballscreen to trail the action. See More
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A great counter to the Pistol action, Rick Adelman ran this for the Timberwolves to get middle penetration for Ricky Rubio with shooters looping and big men screening. See More
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When a team starts to deny a shooter within the motion weak offense, sometimes a counter is necessary to back the defense off. The Hawks run this counter for Kyle Korver to get him an open three point look off an X-action from the high post. See More
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The pitch series is difficult to defend because usually the man defending the trailer is too far off the point of the handoff to give any type of resistence. The natural counter when a defender starts to meet the trailer high is for that trailer to swing the ball to the side and run straight into a side ball screen. The Pistons have run this action for Ersan Ilyasova this season. See More
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A nice quick hitter out of the pitch series is for a guard-to-guard pitch at the top of the key and then an alley ball screen. Very difficult to defend if the guards either switch or stick with their assignment, and help is easy to read. See More
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Quin Snyder and the Utah Jazz run this great pitch into a ball screen, where the man defending the screen-setter has a difficult time providing a hedge. The guard who gives the pitch cuts straight off a down screen, which -- if hedged by the defense -- puts them in terrible position to defend the ball screen. See More
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