Basketball: A Game of SepARATion - Pick 3

Pet peeve - spelling. There's ARAT in separate. And basketball is a "game of separation."

Let's examine the Celtics - Wizards game looking for three paradigms of separation either:

• Off screening
• Off the dribble
• Off cutting

Here the Wizards use a combination with a ball screen to get advantage and an acrobatic finish with dribble separation. 

The Celtics use a handoff, "draw 2" against drop coverage, and a simple roll gets a layup. 

Jayson Tatum gets an easy basket with a simple basket cut and the Wizards appearing lost on defense. 

Simple but well-executed basketball often gets layups. 

Lagniappe. More 'simple' basketball. 

21 Give

A good way to give your playmaker a chance to break down the defense.

- Wing Entry
- Give or Keep Option
- Wing Ball Screen pic.twitter.com/nkbAt7cYw3

— Michael Lynch (@CoachLynch_21) October 30, 2023