Villanova is known for its 4 Out Motion offense. This set was ran in the Wildcats win against Kansas in the Final Four. This was a fake DHO to isolate the PG with crack back action for a 3. See More
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This play by Richard Pitino is a great misdirection set. It really tries to test the defensive team on the backside of the flare screen coverage. If the flare screen support is too much, defenders will be late on ball screen support. This became a money play with Minnesota down the stretch. The big that sets the ball screen can also slip it. If the defensive team stunts at the ball screen too hard, it is best to have a best shooter (3) on the strong side of the ball screen (the player who just came off the flare). On the FMS blog: AP Top 25 XsOs See More
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Late clock SLOB ran by the Denver Nuggets to free up Jokic to shoot a 3. Most teams don't run plays for their 5 to shoot a 3, so be creative with where you would line up your personnel, but the actions are very quick and tough to defend. More from Kevin Bruinsma: Utah Jazz - Defensive Game Plan See More
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Tim Miles runs this many times throughout a game to get a hot shooter a shot. The shooter starts head under the rim. 5 sprints into a ball screen and slip. This leads to the shooter's defender having to tag and protect the slip, giving the shooter separation to use the pin down from 5 to get a shot off. See More
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This was a quick hitter ran by UMBC to beat the Virginia pack line defense by clearing out a side of the floor then slipping a screen during the 2018 NCAA Tournament. NCAA Tournament - XsOs Behind the Upsets See More
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This is a great BLOB set used by Houston against Michigan in the 2018 NCAA Tournament. Although Houston doesn't score here, the misidirection from the elevator screen really provides an effective setup. Included in the last frame is a counter hitting 1 on a backdoor cut on an open side. Not shown in the diagram, but may I also suggest a DHO from 3 to 1 after 1's action in Frame 2. This prevents the action from being stagnant with 3 dribbling the entire time. See More
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Pinch Post set commonly run by Oregon Ducks to get a forward into an Isolation situation at the high post. 4 has option to attack and score, or find shooters spaced if defenders come help. See More
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This play was #21 on the most downloaded plays of 2018! Check out the full list and download the playbook: The Top 25 Plays of 2018 Play ran by Villanova in the National Championship game to get Donte DiVincenzo into a flat ball screen situation. Blog Post: Villanova Wildcats - XsOs Behind Offensive Dominance See More
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Play from Villanova in the National Championship game to get Donte DiVincenzo into a side pick and roll situation. Villanova uses some false motion action to distort the defense before getting into the ball screen. Blog Post: Villanova Wildcats - XsOs Behind Offensive Dominance See More
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Loyola-Chicago uses this play to shift the defense from one side of the floor to the other by allowing the ball to touch a different side of the floor at least four times during a given possession. Each time the ball switches sides of the floor, defensive players on the weak side of the floor have to sprint into help. When the ball gets back on their side of the floor, they then have to close out to contain the ball. Forcing the defense to move and make continual closeouts usually results in defensive breakdowns. This is how the Ramblers are able to attack the paint and get open shots. See More
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Used by Syracuse during the 2018 NCAA Tournament, this is a quick hitter for teams that have a point guard with a post skill set, or a stretch 4 shooter. It begins in a 1-4 High formation. See More
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This is a set UMBC ran against Virginia in their upset victory in the NCAA Tournament. I love the action because the guard that screens for the big to set a ball screen then comes off a 5 man screen to the corner. His man should be in the hole to defend the pick and roll, and when he recovers he has to ellude a screen. NCAA Tournament: XsOs Behind the Upsets See More
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Buffalo attacked Arizona's big front court by playing small and spacing them out on the perimeter. This isolation action is great for teams with an undersized 4 to take advantage of a bigger/slower defender. NCAA Tournament - XsOs Behind the Upsets See More
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This is a great set out of the Michigan Two Guard offense that could result in a wide open layup, a guard post up (Marcus Smart mismatch action), or a screen-the-screener 3pt point look. Final Four Breakdown: Michigan Wolverines - Find, Use, Create Philosophy See More
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Don't be fooled but the lack of "success" of these set plays in the video clip below. The coaching staffs in post-season play are so well scouted and the teams are elite in preperation that oftentimes the desired shot is not available. Nonetheles, the analytics surrounding side changes and paint touches remains true, as they break the defense down with each action. This set presents several shot opportunities, and the spacing is so phenoenal that however the defense plays it, there will be scoring options with the advantage created. See More
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