Golden State: Pin Down Ball Screen Basketball Play (13-14)
This is a pretty simply ball screen basketball play to run, but the success of it is going to be determined in the details of
Ball screen basketball plays are pretty common, and every team will have a couple of ball screen plays in their playbook. They can be excellent offensive sets if run the right way. The reason why is because it forces the defense to communicate and negotiate the ball screen action, and if they don’t do a great job of it, there will be a breakdown somewhere.
Good ball screen offense usually works best if you can run some kind of action before it and get the other team’s big man trailing the play. This makes it hard for him to do his defensive responsibility on the ball screen.
All of our basketball plays come with a video clip of the actual play and written text breaking down the play. This way, you will be able to watch the play and then read the emphasis points for the play, and hopefully, this will help your team execute the play better.
Most ball screen basketball plays in themselves are not very complicated, but how well they are executed makes them effective. Here are a few things that you as a basketball coach need to emphasize to your players when running a ball screen action.
There are two parts to a ball screen, and both are equally important. The player setting the screen is the first part of the equation, and they need to be able to take a good angle on the ball screen and then make legal contact with the ball handler’s defender. After the screen, they need to read the defense and then either space, roll, or set another screen.
The other part of the ball screen is the ball handler, and they are equally responsible for how well the screening action works. For the ball screen to work, the ball handler needs to set his defender up, come off the screen shoulder to shoulder, and then make the right read. The defense could guard the screen several different ways, and it is up to the ball handler to make the right read and then exploit the defense. Check out our basketball drills section for some great ball screen drills to practice the different screening situations.
Away from the ball screen action, the rest of the offensive players need to be a threat to score. So whether it is an off-ball screen, a hard cut, or simply spacing the floor ready to shoot, they need to be a threat to score.
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Ball screen basketball plays are pretty common, and every team will have a couple of ball screen plays in their playbook. They can be excellent offensive sets if run the right way. The reason why is because it forces the defense to communicate and negotiate the ball screen action, and if they don’t do a great job of it, there will be a breakdown somewhere.
Good ball screen offense usually works best if you can run some kind of action before it and get the other team’s big man trailing the play. This makes it hard for him to do his defensive responsibility on the ball screen.
All of our basketball plays come with a video clip of the actual play and written text breaking down the play. This way, you will be able to watch the play and then read the emphasis points for the play, and hopefully, this will help your team execute the play better.
Most ball screen basketball plays in themselves are not very complicated, but how well they are executed makes them effective. Here are a few things that you as a basketball coach need to emphasize to your players when running a ball screen action.
There are two parts to a ball screen, and both are equally important. The player setting the screen is the first part of the equation, and they need to be able to take a good angle on the ball screen and then make legal contact with the ball handler’s defender. After the screen, they need to read the defense and then either space, roll, or set another screen.
The other part of the ball screen is the ball handler, and they are equally responsible for how well the screening action works. For the ball screen to work, the ball handler needs to set his defender up, come off the screen shoulder to shoulder, and then make the right read. The defense could guard the screen several different ways, and it is up to the ball handler to make the right read and then exploit the defense. Check out our basketball drills section for some great ball screen drills to practice the different screening situations.
Away from the ball screen action, the rest of the offensive players need to be a threat to score. So whether it is an off-ball screen, a hard cut, or simply spacing the floor ready to shoot, they need to be a threat to score.
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This is a pretty simply ball screen basketball play to run, but the success of it is going to be determined in the details of
The reason that there is going to be a double handoff action before the ball screen takes place, is because it will make the defense
This Golden State ball screen basketball play is going to involve a down screen/angle screen before the actual ball screen takes place. The reason why
This Golden State Warriors play can be a really effective offense if run the correct way. The reason why this is such a good basketball
This double high ball screen play is going to have a couple of back screens and a pro cut before the ball screen action and
This is a good ball screen basketball play to run with a quick guard that can get into the paint and create for themselves, or
The way that most defenses guard a ball screen on the high wing, is to have the big man slightly hedge or extend (unless it
This type of ball screen basketball play can be run against multiple types of ball screen defenses, but the best type of defense to run
This side ball screen play is going to take advantage of the defense hedging out on the ball screen action. So the more that the
Transition defense is hard enough if the offense is just running their lanes, but if the offense is able to sprint the floor and then
This pin down ball screen and high low basketball play is going to have several actions going at the same time, and it is up
Ball movement, player movement, and screens are great tools to use in a half court offense. For this basketball play, you are going to use
A good ball screen puts the defense at a disadvantage because it requires two players to guard the ball at the same time for a
These types of basketball plays are really good because you have multiple actions going on at the same time and there are no defenders that
By having the big man get a pin down screen before coming up for the ball screen you put his defender at a disadvantage because
Ball screens are used to put the defense at a disadvantage and make them have to think and communicate. The idea behind this side ball
If you can get the basketball to go from side to side on offense and get the defense shift then you are going to have
This is not one of the more advanced basketball plays, but it works for two reasons; it is done in transition before the defense can
This is one of the more simple basketball plays, but it only works if you have proper spacing and if the ball screen makes the
If the other team’s big man is going to extend or trap on the ball screen you need to be able to make them pay.
For this basketball play to work the right way all of the offensive players need to be running the space and maintain good spacing. The
If run the right way this basketball play can be very effective. The big man that is going to slip on the ball screen will
By getting right into your basketball plays from transition you limit the defenses time to get set, and to be in the help on the ball screen
The Houston Rockets ball screen handoff basketball play is a pretty simple play, but it works really well if you run it the right way.
Receiving a handoff and then coming off a ball screen is very similar to getting a staggered double ball screen. It is a lot for
Ball screens are great tools to use in the offense because they provide an opportunity for the defense to have a breakdown and make a
A flat ball screen is a little bit different than a regular ball screen because you are allowing the ball handler to decide which way
This ball screen play is not your typical side ball screen action because it is being used towards the baseline instead of towards the middle.
By placing two big men on the lane line extended it allows the point guard to read the defender, and then take him off one
In transition, basketball plays don’t have to be as complex as in the half court because the defense usually is not set all the way. For
This is a great basketball play because it involves multiple players in the actions, and if the timing is right it will be very hard
Anytime you can get the other teams big man in multiple consecutive screening actions, you are usually going to get some good offense. One you
A good ball screen basketball play creates a two-man game while taking away the weak side help by running some kind of weak side action.
Ball screen basketball plays are all dependent on setting a good screen, being aggressive off the screen, and then the player with the basketball reading
Having basketball players that understand the game make it easy on a coach to run an offense. This basketball play is a read and react
To make this basketball play work you need a point guard that can be aggressive while still reading the defense. A lot of times on
A good basketball play has different stages to it. If your first option isn’t there then it is important to have another action that you
This is a great basketball play because it creates a two-man game on one side of the floor without any defensive help from the other
If you just set a ball screen in the half court without any action after it you are limiting your possible quality shot opportunities. The
Scoring in transition allows you to get easy looks at the basket before the defense can get back and get completely set. The key to
This is a pretty simply ball screen basketball play to run, but the success of it is going to be determined in the details of
The reason that there is going to be a double handoff action before the ball screen takes place, is because it will make the defense
This Golden State ball screen basketball play is going to involve a down screen/angle screen before the actual ball screen takes place. The reason why
This Golden State Warriors play can be a really effective offense if run the correct way. The reason why this is such a good basketball
This double high ball screen play is going to have a couple of back screens and a pro cut before the ball screen action and
This is a good ball screen basketball play to run with a quick guard that can get into the paint and create for themselves, or
The way that most defenses guard a ball screen on the high wing, is to have the big man slightly hedge or extend (unless it
This type of ball screen basketball play can be run against multiple types of ball screen defenses, but the best type of defense to run
This side ball screen play is going to take advantage of the defense hedging out on the ball screen action. So the more that the
Transition defense is hard enough if the offense is just running their lanes, but if the offense is able to sprint the floor and then
This pin down ball screen and high low basketball play is going to have several actions going at the same time, and it is up
Ball movement, player movement, and screens are great tools to use in a half court offense. For this basketball play, you are going to use
A good ball screen puts the defense at a disadvantage because it requires two players to guard the ball at the same time for a
These types of basketball plays are really good because you have multiple actions going on at the same time and there are no defenders that
By having the big man get a pin down screen before coming up for the ball screen you put his defender at a disadvantage because
Ball screens are used to put the defense at a disadvantage and make them have to think and communicate. The idea behind this side ball
If you can get the basketball to go from side to side on offense and get the defense shift then you are going to have
This is not one of the more advanced basketball plays, but it works for two reasons; it is done in transition before the defense can
This is one of the more simple basketball plays, but it only works if you have proper spacing and if the ball screen makes the
If the other team’s big man is going to extend or trap on the ball screen you need to be able to make them pay.
For this basketball play to work the right way all of the offensive players need to be running the space and maintain good spacing. The
If run the right way this basketball play can be very effective. The big man that is going to slip on the ball screen will
By getting right into your basketball plays from transition you limit the defenses time to get set, and to be in the help on the ball screen
The Houston Rockets ball screen handoff basketball play is a pretty simple play, but it works really well if you run it the right way.
Receiving a handoff and then coming off a ball screen is very similar to getting a staggered double ball screen. It is a lot for
Ball screens are great tools to use in the offense because they provide an opportunity for the defense to have a breakdown and make a
A flat ball screen is a little bit different than a regular ball screen because you are allowing the ball handler to decide which way
This ball screen play is not your typical side ball screen action because it is being used towards the baseline instead of towards the middle.
By placing two big men on the lane line extended it allows the point guard to read the defender, and then take him off one
In transition, basketball plays don’t have to be as complex as in the half court because the defense usually is not set all the way. For
This is a great basketball play because it involves multiple players in the actions, and if the timing is right it will be very hard
Anytime you can get the other teams big man in multiple consecutive screening actions, you are usually going to get some good offense. One you
A good ball screen basketball play creates a two-man game while taking away the weak side help by running some kind of weak side action.
Ball screen basketball plays are all dependent on setting a good screen, being aggressive off the screen, and then the player with the basketball reading
Having basketball players that understand the game make it easy on a coach to run an offense. This basketball play is a read and react
To make this basketball play work you need a point guard that can be aggressive while still reading the defense. A lot of times on
A good basketball play has different stages to it. If your first option isn’t there then it is important to have another action that you
This is a great basketball play because it creates a two-man game on one side of the floor without any defensive help from the other
If you just set a ball screen in the half court without any action after it you are limiting your possible quality shot opportunities. The
Scoring in transition allows you to get easy looks at the basket before the defense can get back and get completely set. The key to
High-level passers can anticipate what the defense is doing, but it also takes a quick reaction to what is happening. Whether it is a
This is not an overly complicated basketball drill, but it is perfect for getting warmed up before a practice or workout. It will allow
Passing the basketball is an underrated skill that is not always emphasized when it comes to skill development. It is an important skill and
Whether you are a primary ball handler or not, passing off of the dribble can add a lot of value to your game. You