5 on 4 to 5 on 5 Transition Drill

This is another drill that I got from watching Bellarmine University practice last week. This is a great drill because it not only works on scramble situations having 4 players defend 5 in the half-co...

Portland Trailblazers Zipper Flare

The Portland Trailblazers ran this zipper cut flare action in the 1st half of their win over the LA Clippers last night.  Portland head coach Terry Stotts does a great job emptying out the weak side ...

3 Shots from 3 Spots Shooting Drill

This past week while in Louisville for the King of the Bluegrass we were fortunate to watch NCAA Division 2 powerhouse Bellarmine University practice before taking off a few days for Christmas. Their ...

Florida Gulf Coast Loop Hi-Low Action

Tuesday night in their nail biting loss to South Florida, Florida Gulf Coast ran this half-court set for a post hi-low isolation. After spending many years at Kansas under Bill Self, it is no surprise...

Memphis Tigers “Strong” Post-Up

Last night in their loss to the Florida Gators, the Memphis Tigers ran this post-up action to get Goodwin and Nichols playing a two-man for a hi-low. With limited size coming off the bench for the Gat...

Louisville Cardinals 1 Baseline Hook

This play is an excellent action to run versus a team that is very aggressive guarding pick & rolls. Not only do you force X1 to fight and catch up to the ball handler with the baseline stagger, b...

Double Swing Post-Up

While playing around on the FastDraw iPad app this morning I actually ended up drawing a post-up play that I really like. This play is most effective with proper timing. 5 should be coming off the ba...

Florida Gators Motion Back Again

Last night in their win over the Kansas Jayhawks, the Florida Gators ran this half-court set which involved multiple screening actions leading to a middle pick & roll. As 1 came off the pick &...

Kansas Jayhawks 5 Quick Post-Up

If you are looking for some hi-lo plays for your team, spend some time watching the Bill Self’s Kansas Jayhawks. He does a tremendous job putting his players into positions to create mismatches ...