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Press Breaks
Blind Pig


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Chris Oliver

Blind Pig vs. Fullcourt Pressure (YouTube)

See Offence - Triangle Basics.

1 inbounds, 4 and 5 are on the sides near halfcourt. 1 can inbound directly to them.

a)

On an inbounds pass to 2, 1 gets on the court, 5 can backscreen for 3 to go long.

(Option) - 4 or 5 flashes middle if 2 and 3 are denied an inbounds pass.

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5 flashes middle if 1 is denied by X1, 2 passes to 5, 1 cuts for a hand-off.

5 can keep the ball, e.g. if not defended.

(Option) - 5 flashes regardless, get a big in the middle of the press break

See Press breaks - PGC, Hammer & Breaker (Breaker), also Canada Basketball, Hofstra (Blue), Hoop Tactics.

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b)

Here 1 inbounds to 2 and 5 backscreens for 3, X1 drops on the inbounds pass.

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5 does not need to flash, 1 is not overplayed, 2 passes back to 1.

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c)

Here 1 inbounds to 3 on the weakside, 4 backscreens for 2 on the other side.

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4 flashes for a pass, 1 cuts for a hand-off.

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d)

Here weakside 2 fakes to use a backscreen, comes back for the inbounds pass.

5 flashes middle without a backscreen for 3 going long.

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2 passes to 5, 1 cuts for a hand-off.

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e)

Sideline out of bounds - backscreen and flash.

(The inbounder can get a handback from 5.)up

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