Vanderbilt Commodores – Early Offense

Vanderbilt ran this Early Offense quick hitter last night in the Maui Invitational Championship game vs Kansas. 3 lifting his arm, acting as he was setting a backscreen, really set up this play to all...

Duke Blue Devils – Elbow Away

Duke ran this half-court elbow set yesterday in their win over Georgetown. This is a set very common in the NBA and the Blue Devils do an excellent job with the execution. Grayson Allen has been the t...

Michigan State Spartans – Baseline Cross

Michigan State ran this quick hitting action last night to put the Spartans ahead and eventually overcome Kansas. This is a simple action that because of the speed of the cuts and the congestion, the ...

Michigan State Spartans – 13 Special

’13 Special’ is a zone offense quick hitter from Tom Izzo. The goal of this action is to get 4 screening the outside of the zone as 1 comes back out; allowing for a hard duck-in on the mid...

Kentucky Wildcats – UCLA Go

John Calipari’s Kentucky Wildcats ran this UCLA action into two pick & rolls during the 2014 Men’s Final Four. I love the movement of 3 over top of 4 before the 2nd ballscreen to creat...

Golden State Warriors – Swing Elevator

Last month a shared an Early Offense action, Swing Quick, that the Golden State Warriors frequented in the 2014-2015 season. Last night they ran a variation of this set to get Klay Thompson through an...

NBA Horns Series

The NBA has popularized the ‘Horns’ series over the past decade to be one of the most popular formations in basketball. ‘Horns’ originated and was coined “V” by the...

Wisconsin Badgers – “5” Post-Up

The Wisconsin Badgers ran this post up action for Frank Kaminsky in their National Semi-Final game vs Kentucky in 2014. The further past the rim the 3 can set the screen for 5, the more time he has...

Oklahoma City Thunder – Diamond 35 (SLOB)

The Oklahoma City Thunder ran this sideline out-of-bounds last night vs the Nuggets to get Durant in a pick & roll. The initial action did not result in a pick & roll but after a few reversals...