If you are looking for an offensive set that provides MULTIPLE great scoring options, you just found it.

You will get...

• An isolation driving opportunity that clears the help defense from one side of the floor
• Wide open backdoor option against aggressive defenses
• A hand off option that exposes the defense
• Double screen that gets your best shooter open looks
• Counters off the double screen that creates open lay ups

Coach Schuring runs this play out of a 3 in 2 out set, but you can be creative and start it out of other alignments as well.

One of my favorite things about this play is that there are a minimum of 5 different scoring options on the floor when you use this. So when you run a set like this, it gets almost your entire team a possible scoring opportunity.

Balanced Scoring

Teams are always more difficult to defend when they have balanced scoring. As a coach, I learned that years ago. I'd much rather see scoring averages on an opposing team of:

25 ppg, 9 ppg, 7ppg, 5ppg, 4 ppg

as opposed to

13 ppg, 12 ppg, 9 ppg, 9 ppg 7 ppg

Defensively it is SO much easier to shut down one or two players who score a lot, as opposed to a team with balanced scoring. If you are looking to create teams that have balanced scoring, make sure everyone is getting involved in your offense, which is PRECISELY what happens with Coach Schuring's play.

Multiple Scoring Options = Headache For Opposing Coaches

Coach Schuring's set creates those same challenges for defenses. With a set like "Pop", defenses can't take away the first option on a set and know they shut it down. They must defend 5 separate scoring options, with each option just as viable as the one before it.

It puts A LOT of PRESSURE on defenses and makes you very hard to guard!

"POP" - Initial Alignment

Option #1 - Backdoor Cut

This first option provides you with a quick look at a backdoor layup for your wing. If you play a team that denies the wing hard, you might be surprised how often you get this backdoor lay up.

TIP: Your 5 doesn't have to face up to the basket, they can simply pass it off their hip while still facing the opponent's basket.

Option #2 - Handoff for PG to Attack &
Option #3 - Wing for 3-Point Shot off Double Screen

The second option gives your PG a chance to attack the basket. It works especially well if the opposing defender doesn't "jump to the ball", and allows the PG to take the handoff. And it works especially well because the help defense is preoccupied by the double screen.

The third option gives your wing a look at a 3 pointer coming off of a double screen.

Tip: Make sure player 3 cuts hard, if the ball isn't handed off to the PG, the 3 should be getting their feet set to catch and shoot a 3-point shot.

Option #4 - Post Entry

This option allows player 4 to seal the defender and open up for a post entry.

Tip: This option is very effective if the 4's defender gave long help on the double screen.

Option #5 - Iso for 5

Finally the 5th option, which might be the best option of all. After the PG enters the ball to the 5, if no other options are there, the 5 can spin quickly and attack the basket.

Tip: The driving lane for the 5 will be to the side opposite of where the 4 is located. A quick head and shoulder fake to the left, before a spin to the right, will usually result in the 5 getting to the rim.

This is a great set to keep your entire team involved in the offense. It also creates a lot of easy scoring opportunities.

As a coach, make sure your team knows how to flow into their normal offense if no shots are taken when running this play. If your team knows how to flow straight into their offense off of any plays they run, they won't feel pressure to force a shot or take a bad shot if nothing is open.

This play is from Module 5 (Quick Hitter Plays, SLOBs, BLOBs, and Press Breaker) of Tim Schuring's Complete Offensive System.

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Comments Most Likes First   Oldest First   Newest First Ric creamer says: 7/21/2020 at 6:07:40 PM Does Pop work against zone defenses(2/3)?, box and one? Thank you Like   1 reply   login   register Jeff Haefner says: 7/23/2020 at 12:42:13 PM If you make adjustments you can make it work against zone defense but it's not really intended for that. So choosing some zone specific players or offense would probably work better. Using this play against a box and one would probably work to a certain degree. Like     login   register

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