4-OUT OFFENSES
Basketball Plays - 4-Out 1-In Motion Offense -- "Topside" and "Counter" Plays
From the Coach’s Clipboard Basketball Playbook, @
We will run these two plays out of the "4-High" set (4-out motion offense). These plays may work well against teams that like to full-front our post player. Both of these plays could actually be run out of the basic 4-out motion offense, without being called a specific name. They could be taught in the context of simply learning how to read the defense.
"Topside"
See the diagram at the right. This is a very simple play, but oftentimes simple plays work the best, if the executed correctly.Our post player O5 moves up to the high post, and if full-fronted, seals the defender, and cuts to the hoop for the over-the-top lob pass and lay-up. /
"Counter"
In the left-hand diagram below, notice that O5 is being full-fronted in the high post. We pass into the corner as O5 seals the defender and then cuts to the hoop and receives the pass from the corner for the lay-up.
If O5 is being half-fronted, we start the play with the ball on the top, opposite O5. Then as the ball is passed around the perimeter (eventually to the corner), O5 seals and again rolls to the hoop for the pass and lay-up. The diagram shows two perimeter passes, but O2 could skip-pass directly to O3 in the corner if that pass is open. If the perimeter passes are being denied, you could have O3 backscreen for O1. O1 then flares to the corner for the skip-pass from O2.
Basketball Play , 4-Out 1-In "Flash"
From the Coach’s Clipboard Basketball Playbook, @
Here is a play you can run out of the 4-out, 1-in motion offense set.Set up in the 4-out, 1-in with four perimeter players and one post player. Start with O5 on the opposite low block.
O1 yells "Flash!" and O5 makes a flash cut to the free throw line and receives the pass from O1 (Diagram A). /
Meanwhile, as O5 is receiving the pass, O4 fakes out and then makes a hard quick back-cut to the hoop. O5 passes to O4 for the lay-up (Diagram B). /
Now if O4 is covered and doesn't get the pass from O5, he/she continues through and sets a screen for O3 (Diagram B). O3 cuts around the screen and gets the pass from O5 for the lay-up (Diagram C). /
If the defense switches on the screen, O4 should have inside position (after sealing the defender). O3 clears to the opposite side and O4 rolls to the hoop for the pass from O5 (Diagram D). Of course, at anytime, O5 can take the shot from the free throw line if open, or make a move and drive to the hoop as another option. /
Basketball Play - 4-Out 1-In "Slip"
From the Coach’s Clipboard Basketball Playbook, @
This play is similar to the 3-2 Slip play, but is adapted for the 4-out, 1-in motion offense.
Set up in the 4-out, 1-in offense.
See Diagram A. O1 has the ball and the post player is on the opposite low block. This starts out as a simple pass and screen-away play. O1 passes to O3 (who has made a V-cut back out to receive the pass). O1 sets a screen for O2. Meanwhile, O5 slides up to the elbow.
O2 cuts hard around the screen, looking for the pass from O3 and the lay-up (Diagram B).
Well, assuming O2 has cut through, and does not receive the ball, then he/she continues out to the weak-side short corner. Now, O5 sets a screen for O1 who "slips" around the screen for the pass from O3 and the lay-up. O4 moves out to the top as a defensive safety (Diagram C).
Diagram D. If the defense switched on the screen and O1 does not receive the pass, then O5 should have inside position on the defender if he/she "sealed" the defender correctly. Then O5 just rolls to the hoop for the pass from O3 and the shot.
Basketball Play - 4-Out 1-In "Swing"
From the Coach’s Clipboard Basketball Playbook, @
This is a play you can run out of the 4-out, 1-in motion offense.
Set up in the 4-out, 1-in set. O1 has the ball and starts the play. O5 flashes to the ball-side elbow. O4 "swings" around to the ball-side low block. You will notice that this "clears out" the right side. See Diagrams A and B.
O2 makes a V-cut and receives the pass from O1. O1 then cuts around O2, and receives a hand-off from O2 and takes it hard to the hoop for the lay-up. If the defense prevents the hand-off, then O2 might be able to make either a bounce pass, or a "dump" pass (a soft lob pass) to O1, who still takes it to the hoop. See Diagram B.
If O1 does not receive the ball, then he/she moves through and sets a screen for O4. O2 passes to O4 for the lay-up. See Diagram C.
Of course, another excellent option (if you have a good O2 guard) is to let O2 have the option of attacking his/her defender one-on-one after O1 has cleared through, as there will be an open alley to the hoop. If O4 sees this happening, he/she should stay clear of the right block.
Basketball Play - 4-Out 1-In "Fist"
From the Coach’s Clipboard Basketball Playbook, @
Here’s another very simple but effective play to run off the 4-out, 1-in motion offense set. It’s nothing but a simple pick and roll play (remember watching John Stockton and Karl Malone run this for years for the Jazz?). If the pick and roll is executed properly, it is very difficult to defend.
The inside post player (O5) sets the pick for any of the outside players, and then they run the two-man game of pick and roll. I think this is more effective if the post player sets the pick on the middle side so the ball-handler (O1) can go around the pick and up the middle of the lane, while O5 rolls to the opposite side of the lane (See Diagram A below). In Diagram B, the defense has switched, and now O5 should be open on the seal and roll to the hoop. We also have O4 back-screen for O2, who goes to the corner. This allows for more spacing for O1, and also gives us the option of the kick-out pass to O2 in the corner for the 3-pointer.
One last pointer...
If the X5 defender comes out on top of the screen to prevent O1's penetration, O1 should immediately recognize this and spin around back to the left. O5 still has inside position on X1 and releases to the hoop. Now O1 can hit O5 with the over-the-top lob pass.
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