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Breakthrough Basketball

Cutters - Against Man to Man Defense

Summary

This play is great to use for youth coaches, because it is very simple to teach, yet effective. You can also use this as a simple, continuity offense that you will run over and over. The offense starts in a basic 1-3-1 set. It will provide dribble-drive opportunities.


Personnel

You want Players 4 & 5 to be your post players. You want players 1, 2, & 3 to have good ball handling skills.


Instructions

  1. Player 1 can pass to either wing, Player 2 or 3. If the player is on the block on the ball side, he will cut to the opposite block to clear out the ball side. In this case, Player 4 goes to the opposite block for Player 1 to make a basket cut. It will also create an opportunity for Player 2 to dribble drive, if he/she sees an advantage.
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  1. Player 1 fakes towards the opposite wing, then brushes his man off Player 5 as he cuts to the basket.
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  1. When Player 1 reaches the block area, Player 5 flashes to the high post. Player 2 can pass to either Player 1 or Player 5. If Player 5 gets the ball in the high post, he can also dump the ball down to Player 1. If Player 1 can get the defensive player on his outside hip, he can get an easy score.
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  1. If player 1 is not open, he/she cuts to the opposite wing, and Player 5 replaces him on the low block. Player 3 cuts to the top of the key. Player 4 cuts to the free throw line.
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  1. If Player 5 & Player 4 are not open, Player 2 returns the ball to the top of the key. They are back in the original set, and Player 3 can start the offense again by passing to either Player 2 or Player 1. If the ball is passed back to Player 2. Player 5 will have to cut to the opposite block again. If the ball is passed to Player 1, Player 5 stays on the left block.
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Comments

ANGIE says:
3/14/2007 at 10:25:28 AM

I love this. This is so simple and it keeps movement on the floor with or without the ball. Thank you so much.


Angela says:
3/14/2007 at 10:39:25 AM

This is a wonderful play, it keeps the ball moving and the kids on there toes. Thank you I will be sure to run this in our next tournment.


Frank says:
3/14/2007 at 2:51:43 PM

This is a very good motion play and can keep the ball moving with many scoring possiblities.


C. TAWFIK says:
3/14/2007 at 5:59:47 PM

THIS SIMPLE MOTION OFFENSE PLAY THATS GOOD
BUT WE CAN MAKE THE POINT GARDE make screen to plyer 4 after cut also we can make 2 play one on one


Jared says:
3/14/2007 at 7:20:11 PM

Great play! Very simple but effective.

Thanks


dheerendra says:
3/15/2007 at 5:24:20 AM

Very effective and easy to execute. Continuity of the move is good. Thanks a lot.


David says:
3/15/2007 at 11:32:52 AM

I like the movement and the simplincity of the offense. Thank you.


Steve says:
3/16/2007 at 3:32:36 AM

Excellent way of developing movement on the court. Thanks for the play! Very useful even with my senior players.


Fred says:
3/16/2007 at 11:05:56 AM

Very good play. I like all the looks each player has. They have a pass option, a dribble option and a shot option for all positions. thanks


amanj says:
3/17/2007 at 6:33:49 AM

This a good drill for learning because it has all positions.


ANTHONY EBIEME says:
3/17/2007 at 9:31:49 AM

it is a nice and effective drill, but has much to do with the players ability to know what to do at every seconds with the ball.


Mike Pisani says:
8/14/2007 at 12:53:18 AM

It's great for movement without ball but since no blocks are set it would be more suitable against zone defence.


jon says:
8/14/2007 at 1:41:36 AM

I like it , I would definitely use this play.


Joe Haefner says:
8/14/2007 at 10:23:24 AM

Mike,

I agree that you could use this against zone defenses, but this offense has been used by many youth and high school teams with great success against man to man defenses. It's basic, but if your team understands fundamentals and how to react to the defense, this will work just fine.

For more advanced teams, you could add some screens into the motion to keep the defense on their toes.


BURIM says:
8/16/2007 at 10:56:05 AM

i like it, it's very effective


andrew says:
9/13/2007 at 3:05:38 AM

this is nice and easy please keep them coming.I love it, it lift my spirit up and puts me in the game form


hamad says:
10/5/2007 at 10:30:30 AM

so player 4 & 5 play like X


KHALID says:
11/12/2007 at 5:55:30 AM

Its nice and easy please keep them coming.I love it, it lift my spirit up and puts me in the game form


ramce says:
11/13/2007 at 9:09:31 PM

its great and takes less time to practise.thanks


bj says:
11/14/2007 at 8:32:14 PM

i thank this is a good play beacause, it is a cool play and the ball moves all over.


Coach JD says:
11/25/2007 at 12:54:11 AM

for varsity, i run a 1-3-1 defense and a shuffle offense; constant movement, constant lane slashing, screen, and picks. i decided to mix this in against 1-3-1 & 2-1-2 defense. after scoring nearly 15 points it forced a team to play us man-to-man, which allowed my set play to work even more effectively. i think i will do the same for JV.

jaimel hill cpt., cscs.
heritage academy
mesa, az.


coach Fullenwider says:
12/4/2007 at 10:46:48 PM

I have a really poor passing 13- 15 basketball team. However I have very good Pg. What kind of plays can I use where everything does through my Pg?


Ann says:
1/10/2008 at 11:30:47 PM

Thanks for sharing this. The diagrams really help. I am coaching a youth team and am a little out of my league. We got beaten pretty soundly and I think it was for lack of a good offense. I was told by someone they wouldn't be able to follow one, but the other team had one and it worked. I feel better now that I found this one.


Coach Z. says:
1/16/2008 at 12:31:57 PM

If 2 can't make pass to 1. 4 swings underneath a pick from 1. 2 passes to 4 for easy jump shot


vernon says:
2/25/2008 at 2:27:32 PM

i love this play. im going to run this in the next practice and see how my guys like it. player 5 is going to put on a show with this one.


Malik says:
3/11/2008 at 12:42:22 AM

This is a great play, because it keeps offense moving with or without the ball. and you can easily get a lot of uncontested lay-ups. the players shouldn't have a problem learning it quickly. nice job guys. thanks you


coach wilson says:
4/9/2008 at 4:31:00 PM

i think these plays are good and im going to each the georgia jaguars



GOOOOO JAGUARS


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