Basketball Play - "MSU"

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

We run this play out of our 3-out, 2-in motion offense. Look at the six diagrams below. In diagram A, O1 starts a little left of the middle and O2 goes to the corner. O4 cuts up to the arc. O1 passes to O4 and then O1 down-screens for O5. O5 curl cuts around O1's screen, and O4 should look to bounce pass in to O5 for the lay-up as our first option (diagram B). O5 should try to score, but if the X2 defender drops inside, O5 can kick it out to O2 in the corner for a 3-pointer. Now, if the pass to O5 is not there, O3 down-screens for O1 and O4 passes over to O1. O1 could shoot the 3-pointer, or look at the post (O5) inside. Notice in diagram D that O3, after screening for O1, now lateral-screens for O5, and O5 cuts to the ball-side block to post-up for the possible pass from O1 and the shot.

Meanwhile, after O5 cuts around O3's screen, O4 down-screens for O3 and goes to the right block (diagram E). O3 cuts around O4's screen out to the point for the possible pass from O1 and the 3-point shot.

Alternately, if you have a very athletic O4, instead of O4 down-screening for O3, have O3 back-screen for O4 (diagram F). O4 cuts around the screen for the possible lob ("alley-oop") pass from O1. After screening, O3 pops out to the point. When running this last option, O5 moves to the short corner, which will take the X5 defender outside. This keeps the inside from getting clogged with defenders. In either case, notice that we are back in our 3-out, 2-in set (but with O3 on top).