The Golden State Warriors ran this as their opening play of Game 5 against the Houston Rockets. Andre Iguodola (3) faked the flare screen for Kevin Durant (4) then cut to the basket. This caused his defender to provide temporary help on the screen which opened up his cut. Check out the video clip below. See More
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3 down screens for 4 to sprint to the ball. 4 screens 1 before getting a flare screen by 2. 3 gets a down screen by 5. See More
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3 gets a stagger screen from 5 and 1 to sprint towards the ball. 2 will get a ball screen from 3 before getting a flare screen from 5 who should look to slip to the basket if it's available. Otherwise 5 screens 2 to attack the paint. See More
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THis is a quick isolation set that Denver runs for Jokic. See More
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The Aces pull this rabbit out of the hat to open the quarter and give a completely different look than their base offenses. There are multiple scoring options here including a flare skip, a 1 on 1 at the elbow, or an empty corner drive if the UCLA cut and pass is not there. Blog Series: Las Vegas Aces XsOs: Part 1 - Quick HItters and ATO's Part 2 - Baseline Double Cross Part 3 - Pinch Post Actions Part 4 - BLOBs and SLOBs See More
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The play, which can be initiated from SLOB (Sideline out of Bounds) scenarios or a normal half-court possession, is a set that involves a lot of player and ball movement around a post up. Nick Nurse has utilized it quite often to leverage the playmaking abilities of his players that feel comfortable making plays out of the post. Specifically, Marc Gasol and Pascal Siakam are usually the main decision makers as the remaining off-ball Raptors screen and cut for one another ot occupy the defense's attention. See More
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Another addition to the Toronto Raptors' revampled out-of-bounds playbook - "Chest" BLOB - is a very simple set of actions. Quite possibly a read-and-react actions, this 4-flat set is a staple of Nick Nurse's playcalling when the Raptors are inbounding the ball under the basket in 2018-19 season. The new additions of Danny Green and Kawhi Leonard have particularly been effective in this set on quick catch-and-shoot looks. See More
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During Nick Nurse's first year as the Toronto Raptors head coach, he entirely revamped its out-of-bounds playbook. A perfect encapsulation of that is one of the Raptors' most used baseline out of bounds sets - "C" BLOB. This mover-blocker-esque action does not have any superfluous movement and each motion has a subsequent option and read that follows. See More
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Hammer plays are commonplace across the NBA, and Nick Nurse has several different pet plays that utilize this action. Typically run in after timeout scenarios for their best catch-and-shoot players, this play and formation is out of the “Triangle” and the Toronto Raptors' spacing reflects that. With a big on each elbow, the weak side of the floor forming a triangle with a guard in the deep corner and the other near the hashmark, as well as the ball handler initiating the play from the slot extended. See More
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3 cross screens 5 to catch a lob at the corner of the weak side backboard. 4 cross screens 2 towards the ball. 2 sprints off of a screen by 4 who looks to slip to the basket. 1 takes a few steps onto the floor before using a flare screen to the corner. See More
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Texas Tech sees some early success with this action. Using a blur cut in combination with a flare screen, with the ball being driven to the middle the FLARE is a way to OCCUPY the help defenders. Opening up the lane to the rim. National Championship Game Preview: Texas Tech and Virginia XsOs See More
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This is a sample of the Texas Tech true motion offense. This is not a set play but a picture of the sequences of actions you will have to guard when facing them. In one possession you have to guard: a drag screen, flare screen, slipped step-up screen, a pick & pop, and one last flare screen by the 5 to empty the paint. The spacing struggles at times but they force you into uncommon situations and actions that it presents the opportunity for miscommunication and scoring opportunities. Blog Posts: Texas Tech Defense Puts Opponents on Red Alert National Championship Game Preview: Texas Tech XsOs See More
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