1) "Great offense is multiple actions."
2) "Impose hard-to-defend actions."
3) "Do well what you do a lot."
4) "Simple doesn't mean easy to defend."
Add value to our offenses by varying the pick-and-roll (PnR) and combination actions off the PnR. Find something to add to your arsenal.
Here's a simple high ball screen designed to create mismatches with the cross-screen low.
With the right personnel, the middle 45 PnR off a horns set creates defensive problems. Most bigs aren't accustomed to defending the ballhandler on the PnR.
Bring the screener from an unexpected location (they may be open for a basket cut off the pindown).
Dribble handoffs (DHO) provide PnR proxies, nicely combined with staggered screens on the help side.
Well-executed DHO becomes nightmarish when the low post comes across to create a secondary PnR (above).
What about SLOBs and BOBs?
This modification of a Cavaliers' inbounds play creates separation for the 1 into a side ball screen. Weak side action occupies defenders.
This 15 inside PnR against man or zone created major headaches for defenders with (at worst) open shots for the 1 and basket attacks for our 5s.
Before the NBA went 3-point shot dominant, Tom Thibodeau's Bulls ran this high ball screen action to set up either elbow jumpers (4) or corner 3s if x3 helped on the drive.
Lagniappe: Tips from Coach Hurley (special value for younger coaches)
