Basketball Plays - 3-2 Motion Offense Plays

From the Coach’s Clipboard Basketball Playbook, @ http://www.coachesclipboard.net

First read "Motion Offense". Here are a few set plays to run off the 3-2 motion offense.

"53"

This simple pick and roll play between O5 and O3 is difficult to defend. See the diagrams below. O1 passes to O3. Meanwhile O5 slides up to the ballside elbow and then back-screens for O3. O3 dribbles around the top of the screen and O5 seals and rolls to the hoop. If defense fails to switch, O3 should get the lay-up. If the defense switches, O5 will usually get open for the pass and lay-up, or at least will have a "big-little" mismatch in the post.

Notice that we have also cleared out our other players to weakside in hopes of taking their defenders away. O1 screens for O2 to make X1 and X2 think that something is going on over there. O2 stays a little to the right and does not come all the way up to the top (point). O4 moves out to the short corner. You can run this play to the right side too and call it "42".

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"43"

This is a back-screen play designed to get the back-cutter open for a lay-up.

Diagram A. O1 passes to O2. Meanwhile O5 screens for O4, who sets a screen for the opposite wing O3. After setting the screen, O5 flashes to the high post for the pass from O2.

Diagram B. O3 back-cuts for the pass from O5. Optionally, O5 can shoot, drive, or pass to O2 (now in the corner), or across to O4.

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"Double Curl"

The curl cut can be difficult to defend at times. Here O1 passes to O2. Meanwhile O4 moves to the opposite elbow to act as a screener. O5 curls around O4 and looks for pass from O2 (and clears back to his original short corner if he doesn't get the pass). After O5 cuts, O3 delays and curls around O4's screen looking for the pass from O2 (and clears to the opposite corner). Then O4 delays, seals, and cuts into the paint for the pass from O2.

"Blue"

Diagram A. O1 passes to O2, who passes to O4 in the corner.

Diagram B. O2 makes a lane cut and could get the pass from O4 for the layup. If the pass is not there, go to diagram C.

Diagram C. O2 sets a screen for O5. O5 cuts to the ballside block and gets the pass from O4.

"Red"

This play is similar to "White" (see below) except here O1 just sets a pick for O5.

Diagram A. O1 passes to O2. O1 sprints down and sets a pick for O5.

Diagram B. O4 passes to O5 for the low post lay-up.

"White"

This play is similar to "Blue" except here O1 makes the lane cut.

Diagram A. O1 passes to O2. O2 either passes to O1 cutting thru the lane, or to O4 in the corner.

Diagram B. O4 can pass to O1 for layup. If the pass is not there, go to diagram C.

Diagram C. O1 sets a screen for O5. O5 cuts to the ballside block and gets the pass from O4.

"3-2 Reverse"

Do you have a good post player who can score in the low block, but he/she is not getting the ball often enough. Are you having difficulty getting the pass from the point guard to the wing? This simple play should help both.

Refer to Diagram A. We use the 3-out, 2-in set. But in this instance, the low posts O4 and O5 start at the wing positions and O2 and O3 start at the low blocks... just the "reverse" of their normal positions. O4 and O5 set picks for O2 and O3, who cut off the screen hard to the wing areas looking for the pass from O1 (it is easier to complete pass from the point to the wing when the receivers are cutting and not stationary).

Diagram B. As soon as O2 and O3 cut off their screens, O4 and O5 immediately pivot and seal the defender and get into the "post position" to receive the quick pass from the wing. The passes from O1 to O2 and from O2 to O4 should be made without delay... like a "quick hitter". Of course, you can run this on the left side too... the point guard makes the wing pass to whoever is open for the pass. Once the post opposite the ball sees the pass going to the opposite side, he/she can move up to the elbow to keep that defender "occupied".

An advantage of using "Reverse" over simply passing down into the low post is that often the defense switches the screen, and you get a "big-little" mismatch in the post. Now, you only need your post player to "finish". Have him/her practice low post moves and do the low post drills in practice.

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