Matt Hackenberg Basketball

"Rolex" Reject

Rolex = ball screen paired with an exit screen

Press Virginia's offense was their defense

Double drag = double the communication

And double the chance the defense will screw it up

Zoom decoy

Attacking Merrimack's 2-3 Zone is like assembling IKEA furniture without instructions

You think you know what you're doing. Then nothing fits. And you're forcing pieces.

Players feel their way through Circle Motion

They don’t memorize it

Misdirection

Sneaky stuff from Coach Pitino

The big picture thinking to capitalize on BLOBs is the opportunity to make direct entries close to the basket

No other opportunity exists to make 1 short pass and no dribbles to get the ball at the rim

Horns action, Hurley style

Auburn’s Flex isn’t just about paint touches - those down screens free up clean looks for shooters all game long

When the defender goes over the ball screen, patiently "snake" to maintain the 4v3 advantage

The slice screen compresses the defense inside

Opening the outside for the stagger - timeless action

When your guards are willing to go hat-on-hat with bigs, your offense has a chance to be special

Joey Gallo took the 2-3 zone and made it dangerous

🏀 Call for the ball
🏀 Show the outside hand
🏀 Hard change of direction

"Grizzly" = a designed backdoor set play out of Bear Offense

Attack compact defenses horizontally, like you see here

And attack extended defenses vertically... straight line drives, back cuts, rip screens, etc

The best offenses don’t force shots - they create them

5-Out Circle Motion

Hesitation becomes a turnover

A good guard looks like a JV player

That’s what the Run & Jump did

Press Virginia’s system punished indecision

Commonly a zone lob set

Here'e a less confrontational option

Raised formation BLOBs maximize SLIP opportunities

When your screeners are positioned higher on the floor, defenders have to honor both the screen AND the space behind them

Dan Hurley & Horns

Every counter has a counter to the counter

Scout it all day - Doesn't matter

Flex Offense Tricks

Flip the flex screen into a stagger

Arkansas St | Ghost Flare

UAB | Throwback Misdirection

Memphis | Wing Iso

Iowa St | Zoom

Alabama | Pop Ghost

Purdue | Ball Screen Twist

7 Horns sets for your playbook

Florida | Chin Spanoulis

If a DI player double dribbles, it's probably a good sign they are uncomfortable

The Press Virginia 1-3-1 Zone