Offence Xavier middle ballscreens
| 1 Middle ballscreens from the Xavier newsletter.
1) Pop
4 picks and pops, 2 clears the ballside corner, 1 throws back to 4.
See Fast breaks - Unicaja Junior. |
| 2 2) Heat
4 picks and pops, 5 searches across the lane, 2 gets to the left block. |
| 3 On a throwback to 4, 2 cross screens for 5. |
| 4 3) Stagger 4
4 picks and pops, 3 and 5 stagger screen for 2, 1 throws back to 4, who hits 2.
Also look for a slip or duck-in by 5.
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| 5 4) Return
1 acts like he is going to use 4's screen then spin dribbles, 5 ducks in for a pass.
See Offence - Villanova 4-out 1-in motion (Punch). |
| 6 5) Drag into 7 cut
4 sets a drag screen in transition then pops, 3 flattens to the corner.
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| 7 The ball is reversed to 2 below the foul line, 4 sprints and slips a ballscreen, looking for a layup, 5 ballscreens behind 4. |
| 8 5 rolls, 4 replaces looking for a shot or a chance to enter the ball into 5. |
| 9 6) Post rub
4 picks and pops, 1 throws back to 4, 2 rub cuts over the top of 5 then clears, 4 feeds 5 inside.
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| 10 7) Trade (middle)
5 picks and rolls, 4 comes high. |
| 11 8) Trade 5 High Floppy
5 ballscreens for 1 then re-screens and rolls, 4 replaces.
See Tactics - Van Gundy ballscreens. |
| 12 9) Rocket pindown
Ideal for a 4 who can shoot. 1 dribbles off 5's "rocket screen" toward the wing, then 5 pins down for 4. Also look for a duck-in by 5.
See Tactics - Van Gundy ballscreens. |
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| 14 11) Trade
5 picks and rolls, 2 comes high.
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| 15 12) Side Trade
5 picks and rolls, 3 replaces.
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| 16 1 throws back to 3, 2 clears to the other corner, 4 flarescreens for 1. 3 can enter the post or take a bounce toward the middle to hit 1.
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| 13) Stagger
4 and 5 stagger ballscreen for 1, then stagger screen for 3.
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| 18 4 and 5 stagger screen for 2.
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| 14) Stagger flare
5 and 4 stagger ballscreen for 1.
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| 20 5 screens for 4, 3 screens in.
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| 21 15) Handoff stagger
1 dribble handoffs to 2 then spaces to the corner, 5 and 4 stagger ballscreen for 2, 5 rolls, 4 pops out top. Billy Donovan - 1 can use the stagger ballscreen, or dribble at 3 and send him backdoor or make a dribble hand-off and 3 uses the screens.
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| 16) Flip wide
Quick-hit three-point shot for 3.
1 dribble handoffs to 2 then spaces, 5 ballscreens for 2, 4 flarescreens for 3.
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| 17) 4-out weave
1 drives middle and pitches to 4, who dribble handoffs to 2 then pops, 5 picks and rolls (and 4 fills behind the ballscreen), 1 and 3 are shot ready.
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