Thursday, April 22, 2010

Bobby Huggins – Open Post Notes

Spacing
· 15 to 17 feet
· Far enough away that one defender can’t guard two
· Close enough to make direct passes, so shooter can catch and shoot in flow
o Bad passes lead to bad shots
It’s like training a dog… to run and sit. If players don’t cut hard in practice, they run. If they don’t cut hard in a game, they sit.

Screening
· Butt points to ball or basket
· Best shooters should screen
· Poor shooters should get screened and cut to basket

Point passes to Wing
· Basket cut
· Screen away (butt pointing to ball or basket)
· Go to the ball
o Outside handoff
o Inside handoff
o Ballscreen

Cutting
· Cut all the way to rim then open up to see the ball (possible pass, rebound, etc.)
· Minimize steps
o Precise angles
o Get to the ball – get to the basket

Swing ball frequently to make help D work. Passing back to where the ball came from makes it easy on the D.
Keep cutting through until the post player gets good position.

Screening
· When screening away, use arm to pull cutter through to the basket, then flash back to the ball.
Don’t hold the screen to long.
· GREAT PLAY: If they switch, run a switch cut, which means after getting the screen, the cutter
takes a step to the basket, but then turns and screens for the screener, who cuts to the basket. This second screener will not show to the ball. Can also back cut before screen.

Pass and go to the ball
· If defender is laying off the ball, inside handoff and roll. Natural reaction for ball defender to
help on handoff, leaving player wide open
· Outside handoff – pause to read D
o dribble to draw other defender and screener rolling
o stay behind and shoot
· Ballscreen and drag – read the help and get it to the open player. It’s important for player who’sdefender is helping to drag away to make it harder for the defender to recover

Options
· Run Open until post player gets into post, then swing it and get a Flex cut
· Run Open until a certain player is in short corner, then run Shuffle Cut (screen for wing who
basket cuts)

Post Players
· Read defender and look to post each time through.
o If you don’t get the ball, look to backscreen
· Ball screen

3 on 3
· Keep it on one side and work through various options.
o Mostly screen away
o Ball screens
o Handoffs

Offensive rebounding
· Send three or four. PG always back on D
· Tough to block out players coming in from perimeter
· Send 4 and 5 to long side of rim

Movement
· Tell players they cannot shoot until we’ve made 6 (or whatever number) passes… UNLESS you
have a lay-up
If Defense lays off a player, have that player ball screen

Number Cuts
1. Back Cut
2. Screen Away
3. Basket Cut
4. Diagonal Screen
5. Back Screen
Other options: UCLA Cut, Flex, etc.

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