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Most Commonly Used Offenses: High Post Rub (UCLA) Offense| Continunity | High Post Rub | Post Moves | Entries | Defense | This potent high post attack was instrumental to the success of many of UCLA's NCAA championship teams under coach John Wooden, and is commonly used on all levels of basketball including the NBA. The UCLA Offense is a viable option for teams that do not have a bona fide low post player. It is primarily designed to take full advantage of a post player with good passing and shooting skills, but it can also take advantage of the post up abilities of a point guard and power forward. Like any successful offense, the UCLA offense is based on very sound principles and excellent court spacing. It utilizes both an inside and an outside attack. Basic high post rub action. Although the UCLA high post offense can be run from various offensive alignments, the 1 - 4 set is favored because of pressure defenses. It is very flexible in that players can interchange positions readily especially the 4 and 5 positions and the 2 and 3 positions. It can also be initiated on either side of the court. The basic option is for the point guard 01 to make an entry pass to wing O3 and rub off O5's high post screen. 03 looks to feed O1 either for layup on basket cut or posting up against a weaker defender. If a good shot is not available for O1, wing O3 looks to make a reversal pass to O5 stepping out.
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Proper Execution of High Post RubThe success of any offense is dependant on precise execution. "It's not what you run, but how you run it that counts." In execiting the UCLA Offense, it is not only important for the high post to set a solid screen, but it is equally important for the point guard to set up and use the screen properly. Basic Reads and Counters. What if the....
Posting Up One on OneFor the Post Isolation to be effective, 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 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....
The Case for the DefenseThe high post rub cut or "UCLA" can be difficult to defend. If the defender gets careless and trails the cutter over the screen it will most certainly result in an easy layup. When the cutter is a strong post up player, it will also present problems for the defense.
© 2001 Ernie Woods, HoopTactics
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