Gotta Have It - Buckets (Five Easy Pieces) Xs and Os Special Situations Concepts

Playing uphill? When you must have a basket, have some go to stuff for man, zone, BOB, SLOB, and ATO. Rely on concepts not absolutes.

Sure, consider who gets the shot, when, and where. And have the 'guy' to get the ball inbounds, safely, balancing timeliness and patience. 

Man. Simple is powerful. Do we want spread, horns, another set? Show something we've shown during the game or unleash the Kraken? 

Spread PnR with a slip is powerful. 

Zone. The most common zone is 2-3. If the action is good enough for Jim Boeheim, it's good. 

Ball and player movement kill defense, distort zones. Create mismatches and/or area overloads and rely on synergy between the high and low guys. 

BOB. You probably have several choices with different actions from the same formation or the same action from different ones. A lot of stuff works against man. 

Make the defense choose and take the best option left. Regardless of the play, it's about execution in the end. Skill.

SLOB. Don't ask the inbounder to make an unlikely pass. Middle school children seldom complete NBA passes. Simple, timely passes can get a great look and/or foul. 

"Zipper action" initiates many of our sideline out-of-bounds plays. 

ATO. Horns backscreen "Nurse" with options

Multiple options depending on defense and personnel. 

Lagniappe. Shooting practice variability is the point. Not to be overly critical but some of the self-tosses didn't help variability. 

Lagniappe 2. Sherlock Holmes masters study of the obvious. Small clues bring great conclusions. Conan Doyle's writing inspires. 

Lagniappe 3. From a summary of Simon Sinek's Start with Why. I'm here to share, which demands I read, study, and learn. Nobody bests Father Time which explains my shift to the keyboard from the court. 

"Why: Very few people or companies can clearly articulate why they do what they do. This isn’t about running a profitable company—that’s a result. Why is all about your purpose. Why does your company exist? Why do you get out of bed in the morning? And why should anyone care?"