Drop and drag
 | Mads Olesen Work on the drop-zone stop and drag-zone skip, run it to both sides and from both guard spots (e.g. from the 1-spot to the 3-spot , shown, or to the 2-spot). Progressions a) backdoor layup - 1 drives drop 3, 3 can't move until 1 hits the drop zone b) skip pass - 1 drives early drag 2 zone, skip to 3 (lifted), sprint to replace 3 in the corner to create space c) kickup - drop 3 kickup to attack layup, 1 sprints to the corner d) corner throwback - kickup, step-back dribble, pass to 1 in the corner, 3 cuts to the hoop for weakside rebounding e) give and go - kickup, throwback to corner, 1 passes to 3 on the give and go. (Other options) - see below f) corner kick-out - 1 drives drop 3 or drag 3, kick pass to 3 in the corner g) corner skip pass - 1 drives drop 2 for a skip pass to 3 in the corner h) drag 3 for a kickup i) "quick" passing. Drop zone backdoor - 3 may go straight backdoor (if X3 is playing high) or set up his man. For the backdoor, it's better for 1 to be higher in the drop zone than at the elbow. If the defence is playing the corners high to take away drives, the backdoor will often be open; if low and flat, the kickup will often be more available. The kickup is among the last things he would teach. If 1 gets pushed out of the drop zone, you can still run all the options with a dribble hand-off. 3 must stay in his corner on a deep drive to his side, will be open for a shot if X3 helps. 2 and 3 must be patient. Greg Kampe - 1 stops at the elbow if he can't get to the rim, turns sideways (facing the sideline), 3 is low and late until 1 picks up the dribble, initiating the offence, then 3 will loop (kick up) or drop (backcut). Mike Lee - Drive-kick drills (YouTube) - 1 gets to the elbow, makes a corner kick for a 3. If 1 drives the gap and X3 rotates over late to help, X3 could deflect a pass to the corner, so 3 wraps behind 1 for a pass, and 1 replaces 3 in the corner. Nate Oats a) Kickdown - X3 helps early, before 1 gets to the elbow he makes a simple pass to the corner. b) Loop - X3 helps late, 1 gets deeper in the lane, then 3 loops. c) Floater - they typically drive a lot more than they shoot off a loop. Billy Lange (76ers offensive concepts) - X3 would back up to 3 as 1 drives middle, 3 can backdoor for a bounce pass, or cut in front of X3's nose. Andy Enfield - if 4 is in the corner, on any middle drive he takes half a step towards the ball then runs behind the defence for a lob pass, and keeps going if there is no pass. See Layups - Vance Walberg drop, Shooting - Calipari two-ball, Dribble-drive. |
 | 2 (Variations) 1) Both corners Work both sides with one line in a guard spot, 4 and 3 go next. On a pass to 1 in the corner, 2 would cut through to create space for 1 to drive out of the corner. (For a kickup-throwback series, have 2 rebound and 1 stay in the corner after shooting; on a random kickup-throwback, have 1 rebound and 2 go back to the corner until he shoots.) If 1 makes a kick-out or skip pass to 2 in the corner, have him clear to the other corner. Matt Bollant - Quick - against teams that force baseline (keeping the ball out of the middle), 1 jump stops, passes to 2 and cuts through (weakside), 2 can drive baseline right away, or drive middle, crossover and go baseline. See Shooting - Dribble-drive 3 on 0 (1-2-3 series), Ouse drive and kick chaos, Dribble-drive 1-2-3 set.  |
 | 2) Both guard spots a) Skip passes John Calipari - 1 drives, skip passes to 2 breaking out of the weakside corner, then backs out. Nate Oats - Lift shooting - 2 lifts out of the corner to the break when his man helps down on the big, 1 gets past the elbow. Liam Flynn - Drive-kick-clear part 1 - 1 passes to 2 in the weakside corner (then clears to the other corner), or 2 makes a shape cut out to the wing extended, 1 passes and clears to the ballside corner (and can get a return pass). USC pre-game warm-up - 1 drives and kicks to 3 in the corner, 8 drives and kicks to 2 in the corner. See Shooting - Pre-game. |
 | b) Quick 1 calls for 2 to elevate, passes and cuts through (and changes sides). Option - crab dribble, one-hand pass off the dribble Quick - if you need to change things up or are dribbling too much. If 2 can't just go get the ball he must v-cut to get open. 1 should start his cut while the pass is in the air, 2 shouldn't be able to make a move before 1 cuts. With a dominant post player it's a good option have 1 set a screen for 5. Quick-replace - 1 calls for 2 to elevate and passes, but instead of cutting through he puts on the brakes and replaces himself. The action is the same as a pull-back dribble, 4 cuts through to the basket, 2 drops to the corner. Randy Sherman - quad offence - on a diagonal pass (slot to wing), make a diagonal cut to the opposite corner (basket cut on a horizontal guard-to-guard pass). See Calipari (Second drives), Tactics - Dribble-drive quick-swing, Layups - Blast cuts, Shooting - Pop-out. |