Breakdowns
Dive into the most popular offensive and defensive concepts within today’s game by exploring our detailed breakdowns.
5-Out Actions to Create Early Offense
With today’s game trending towards pace and space, we are seeing a rise in the use of 5-out actions to create early offense. In this breakdown, we take a look at the most widely used and effective 5-out actions to create scoring opportunities early in the possession.
Virginia Cavalier’s Pack Line Defense
Pack line is a popular man-to-man defense that forces the offense to score from the perimeter. No team runs this defense better than the Virginia Cavaliers. In this breakdown, we will take an in-depth look at their pack line defense.
Villanova’s 4 Out 1 in Motion Offense
Jay Wright’s Wildcats consistently have one of the most efficient offenses in college basketball. A main reason for this success is their 4-out motion offense. In this breakdown, we will take a look at Villanova’s set-up, flow, and their go-to actions.
Golden State Warrior’s Split Action
In this breakdown, learn more about the Golden State Warrior’s “split” action, which they use to create open looks for both Steph and Klay. We will also look at counters within this action as defenses adjust to take away the open shot.
Northern Iowa’s 5-Out Offense
Over the past few seasons, Northern Iowa has been one of the most efficient offensive teams in the country. Perhaps the biggest reason for their success is their 5-out offense. In this breakdown, we will examine their go-to actions.
Ball Screen Defense—What is Drop Coverage?
Drop coverage is becoming one of the more popular ways teams defend ball screens. In this breakdown, we will cover what drop coverage is, how to use it to defend against ball screens, along with the advantages and disadvantages of this coverage.
Ball Screen Defense—Hard Hedging Ball Screens
Despite the rise in popularity from coverages like Drop and Ice, hard hedging is still a staple of many high level defenses. In this breakdown, we will cover how to hard hedge ball screens, along with the advantages and disadvantages of doing so.
Ball Screen Defense—How to Ice Ball Screens
Icing ball screens and forcing the ball to the baseline has become extremely popular in recent years. In this breakdown, we will cover how to use ice coverage to defend against ball screens, along with the advantages and disadvantages of this coverage.
Princeton Offense—Point Series
The Princeton Offense is made up of different series, each of which utilize great spacing and player movement to create scoring opportunities. In this breakdown, we will cover the basic actions of the Point Series and the scoring opportunities this action creates.
Princeton Offense—Chin Series
The Princeton Offense is made up of different series, each of which utilize great spacing and player movement to create scoring opportunities. In this breakdown, we will cover the basic actions of the Chin Series and the scoring opportunities this action creates.