Teach players to execute from different initial setups in the stages of:
- Initial setup
- Creating advantage
- Exploiting advantage
"Horns" offers good initial spacing, no natural "weak side" initially, and opens the lane.
Last night, the UCONN women ran some Horns sets. Simple works with urgent cutting and talent as UCONN hammered Duke.
Left, staggered screen. Right, I call this "Bucks action" because Jason Kidd ran it some coaching the Bucks.
It doesn't take unusual imagination to generate core actions (Harken back to the Joe Gibbs Washington Redskins offense - 3 runs, 10 passes with variations based on formation and motion.
- High ball screen (runs to either side)
- Elbow get (post-post screen)
- Duke Elbow series with clear out
Establishing the set from a 4 low BOB offers attractive options.
- Pressure the middle with a screen and overload
- A variation on "America's Play"
- Another look for a three pointer using multiple screens
Lagniappe. The 'keys' to successful offense are fundamentally sound players capable of spacing, cutting urgently, screening and making proper passing and decision reads. When we have those players, the choice of offense makes less difference.
Horns variations...
Horns into Flex (from GSW)
Lagniappe 2. Horns versus zone defense (emphasis on ball screens)
Lagniappe 3. Horns versus box-and-one. Options from HoopTactics.net