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Most Commonly Used Offenses: Base Cross (Post Isolation) Offense| Variations | Base Screen | Post Moves | Solo Cuts | Post Split | Defense | Posting up is a big part of the game of basketball. It is truly an advantage to have a dominant force inside. However, post ups are not limited to just big men, look for all teams to exploit size mismatches at any position. In addition, teams will commonly deploy the tactic of a small player setting a screen for a big player to create mismatches such is the case with the Base Cross offense. We coaches have a tendency to make the game too complex. At first glance the Base Cross offense may look simple, but it's the execution of the baseline screen that is the key to making it so devastating. The basic option is for the point guard 01 to dribble clear the wing 03. 03 then sets a baseline screen (small screening for big) under the basket for the post O5. O5 comes off O3's screen for a shot or a strong post up. O3 after setting the baseline screen will either continue out to the weakside wing off the power forward's down screen or pop back up to the free throw line if the defense switches.
Proper Execution of Baseline Screen"It's not what you run, but how you run it that counts." The success of any offense is dependant on precise execution. In the Base Cross Offense, it is not important for the screener sets a solid baseline screen, it is equally important for the receiver to set up the screen. Basic Reads and Counters. What if the....
Posting Up One on OneFor the Post Isolation to be effective, physical size alone is not enough, players posting up must be well schooled in the basic post moves. In addition, both the passer and post player must be cognizant of the location of defensive player. Long time coach and present Laker assistant, Tex Winter, has not only brought the importance of court spacing along with the Triangle Post offense into the game, but he has also coined the phase "line of deployment" which assists players and coaches in "reading" and countering defensive post deployment. Post Up Reads & Counters. What if the....
Low Post Two Person game: Solo Cut OptionsIn addition to one-on-one isolation in low post area, the Post Isolation set readily flows into two-on-two action. The wing can initiates the two person game simply by feeding and cutting off the low post.
Basic Low Post Split OptionsBase Cross Offense: VariationsVarious NBA teams have adapted the Base Cross screen action to take advantage of their specific player personnel. Most of these variations are actually secondary entries into the base screen action. Some of these more frequently used Base Cross variations used in the NBA include: The Case for the DefenseDefensive strategies and techniques used in to combat the Base Cross Offense.
© 2004 Ernie Woods, HoopTactics
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