"You can't fall up a flight of stairs." We don't study Shakespeare in first grade because we're not ready. And if we don't teach basic "movement" skills and finishing in youth basketball, no success follows at higher levels. One step at a time...
Consider the following:
Ball side there is wing entry and the post rolls down establishing a post-up.
With a slight delay, the weak side off-ball screen sets up a basket cut.
The screener is the second cutter. The grunt work rewards team play.
One key is the 5 whose options define the play - after wing entry
- On-ball screen (wing ball screen)
- On-ball "ghost" screen
- Roll down
- Screen across (or slip cross screen)
- Wing entry and back screen for 1
Another key is the skill set of the players surrounding. If 5 is a dominant and multi-faceted player, she may draw doubles ("draw 2") allowing basket cuts with the wing or "inside-outside" action with open 3s for the wing. And those are just options off wing entry.
Key point 1. Remember the 95% of the time 'without the ball'.
"Do more of what works AND do it better."
Key point 2a. "Drag screens" in transition create separation.
Key point 2b. Screening with the back side allows the screener to see the play and cut to the open spot. This is a favorite point of Coach Obradovic.
Drill. Coach Calipari penetration and pass drills, everyone shoots (drive pass and cut)
Key point 3. "Movement kills defense." Pass and relocate.
Set play. "Five-out" initiates versatility. Coach Liam Flynn shares a DHO into a backscreen for a lob. "Great offense is multiple actions."
Creative way of getting into an Empty Corner Stack PNR out of 5 out spacing from the @ATLHawks @NBASummerLeague team. Love the misdirection pin down happening on the other side of the floor to get the weakside D's attention away from helping on the Stack PNR. pic.twitter.com/f5TKcLh9pN
— Coach Liam Flynn (@coachliamflynn) August 22, 2021
Lagniappe (something extra). "Water the flowers." Coach Pete Carril says, "the quality of the shot relates to the quality of the pass." Great passes make three people happy - passer, shooter, and coach.
Summary:
- Remember the 95%.
- Transition drag screens create separation.
- Movement kills defenses.
- Great offense is multiple actions.
- "Water the flowers."
Lagniappe 2. "Don't be a victim."
Screen shot from YouTube, "The Swedish Investor"
