Read & React Offense Clinic
UW – Wisconsin
October 2015
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Layers 1 and 2 are about beating the first two levels of the defense. Layers 3-4 are about
reacting to situations the defense gives you.
The R&R is about positionless basketball
Layer 1 – Cuts
- Cut hard. Cut to score
- If you share the ball, you get the first scoring opportunity by getting it back.
- Cut hard and then make a decision for your next action.
- Shoot for front cuts but if they jump to the ball, settle for rear cuts.
- Don’t give up on your cut. Finish it because you might get it back late.
Rebounding – If you are above the FT line when the ball is shot, get back. If you are
below, rebound
Read Line
- Get a read line on your defender. Hunt it
- If you fill a spot and your defender is chasing, curl it.
Rip against the grain
- Catch, rip and go when fill a spot
- Use the momentum of the defender against them.
When do you have the “Green Light To Go”
- Meaning drive to the basket
- Indirect way to score
- When you see an empty side, attack(Real Estate)
- Draft Drives – Drive off the tail of the cutter
- Oops Screen – A pass and cut ball screen. Get in the way of the ball handlers
defender.
- Attack Close Outs – Attack defenders front foot.
Double Dribble At’s – Many times, you will get the second cutter on the fill and back cut.
The Wisconsin Women do not let the ball touch the floor after they score in 5 on 0
Cutting – Do not dip your toe in the lane when you cut. Put your head in the basket.
Defection Game – 5 on 5
- 1 pt for a basket
- Defense gets 2 pts for a deflection
- Extra points if they score off a certain action.
We need to be able to handle the pressure defense one spot away from the ball.
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- Dribble At
- Read Line Cut
- Dribble Hand Off
When teaching the offense, the first decision you give them is am I going to cut and fill
out or am I going to cut and post up.
5 on 0 Pass and Post
- Keep going until all have had a chance to post up.
- Fan it out to the other side after the laker cut
Pin and Fan – Hit the post, laker cut on ball side, pin and skip on the weak side. Fan it to
the weak side after the cutter clears the laker cut.
On the Laker Cut, require the post to fake the pass to the cutter and score the other
way.
Dribble At – Make the pass after one dribble or the window will close.
- Score off a double dribble at
Bounce Off’s – This is nothing but getting stopped on a drive but keeping your dribble
and bouncing out to keep the offense moving.
Reverse Pivot – When teaching it, think of it as a spin dribble that stops half way.
5 on 0 Bounce Off Drill
- 3 Bounce Off’s then score
- Hit the safety valve
- Hit the natural pitch
- 5 on 5 Bounce Off makes the defense help and recover.
- 41 Set Bounce Off – Makes the post react
- Bounce Off and be cleaver – Your defender will close out on you. This is a great time
to attack them. Attack the front foot. Shoot it if they do not close the gap.
5 on 0 Pass and Cut with Bounce Off’s
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- Make a drive and kick to finish
3 Person Perimeter Drill – Dribble At/Post/Drive & Kick
Sprint Ball Screen- The Ball Handler will stand up and back up dribble. This is a signal for
the post to sprint out and set a ball screen.
Full Court Trips
- Yell out what they need to score off of each trip
- They must pass, cut and play a little before they can score.
- Start with 3 trips then advance to 6.
- Laker Cuts, Dribble At, Natural Pitch, BL Drive
- Make the players have to call out what they are going to score off of.
The Wisconsin Women call out everything. Fill, DA
Some youth coaches will use R&R actions as sets.
- 1 is Pass and Cut
- 2 is Dribble At
- 3 is stop and post up.
Color Codes
- Green is GO – No screens
- Purple is Punish – Screens
- Blue is Ball Screens
- Yellow is slow down – Delay Game
- Red is no shots unless a lay-up
- Gold Alex is Golden Child. Get him or her open by screening or DA him/her to get
them in the post.
5 on 5 Bingo From ½ Court
- Everything is live until the coach’s signal then live.
- Shell until a post touch, bounce off, dribble at, pin and skip, draft drive
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Sometimes you may want to delay your filling action. This will open up real estate to attack off
the dribble.
If you go against a team that really blocks cuts, you can stop and back screen(Corner). The
person with the ball can also look to draft drive. This might cause an OOPS screen as well.
Cut Your Hair, Sweep The Floor – Every time you catch, you must sweep and rip. This slows the
ball down
If the defense goes for a defection on the fill cut and misses, Catch, Sweep and Go.
3 Person Drill – Catch/Sweep/Go/Natural Pitch
- The 3 must fill up then reverse direction of the drive
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Good Action – Draft Drive off a Read Line back cut.
- Very difficult for the defender guarding the cutter to defend the back cut and help on the
drive.
- Drill It – Fill Cut/Back/Cut/Draft Drive
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5 on 0 Into 5 on 5 – 5 on 0 Full Court trip, when they come back for second trip, the defense will
be waiting for them to go 5 on 5.
There are 12 different ways you can score using only the first 3 payers of the R&R
Attacking Close-Outs – Attack where the defenders back is pointing. Attack their front foot.
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Don’t let the players get caught up in the Pass and Cut layer as being the offense. They must be
attackers off the dribble. The P&C action opens up doors for driving.
Linking two in a row.
- No green light until I see the same action two times in a row.
- P&C 2 in a row
- 2 Drive and Kicks(Wing Drive, Wing Drive)
- 2 Pin and Skips
- 2 Backscreens
Pin Screens
- Against Zones, it is a must
- Pin and Slip it – If you come up to set a pin screen and your defender is behind you, slip it to
the basket.
* Post Blocking
- High post action
a. UCLA Screens
b. Opposite elbow shuffle screen
c. Ball Screens
d. UCLA, Ball Screen sequence
e. 41 high look with your best shooter as the post. They are looking to set back and balls screens and
pop for their 3.
* 4 Player Drill – Pin Screen & Post, BS and Pop.
* Cut the Lane in Transition – The point guard needs to cut the lane after the pitch ahead in transition.
This is a good opportunity to get it back with defense converting.
* 4 Line Attack/Pitch and Cut Drill (Full Court)
* X- Cut when feeding the high post from the top spot will open up the slip after the screen.
* Drill - Front Cuts (2 Lines)
- Might want to stagger the passers so shooters don’t run into each other.
- Pass to wing and close out
- Wing pass to top and cut for a shot
- Next person in line will pass to the top
- Rotation – Bottom Passer to either top or wing (follow your pass). Shooter will get own rebound and go
to the opposite bottom line.
Drill – Natural Pitch Shooting (Corner to Wing)
* Rotation – Block Passer to Corner, Corner Passer to Wing, Wing gets own rebound and goes to the
back of the opposite bottom line.
Drill – Dribble At/Laker Cut/Fill/Kick
* Corner will dribble at the wing who cuts
* Feed the post and laker cut
* Top will fill the wing. Post will kick it out for a 3 pt shot.
* Rotation – Shooter gets rebound and goes to opposite line. Initial dribbler will go to the wing, Person
that cut to the block will go to the top.
* Variations – 1. Hit the Laker Cut 2. Post fake pass to cutter and make a post move.
Drill – 10 Person Drill (5 on 0 into 5 on 5)
* 5 on 0 both ends running the offense. Black and White
* When coach calls out a color, that team is on offense and brings the ball up against the set defense.
The team that is on defense, must get rid of their ball.
* 5 on 5 with one transition at this point.
* Variations – Have a specific action they are working on (Pins, Lakers, Balls, P&R). When they go 5 on 5,
if they score off that action, they get an extra point.
* 5 on 0 Pin Screens
- Pass and Cut. Set a pin and skip it.
- Everyone needs a turn passing, cutting and setting a pin screen from the top.
- Variation – After the skip, add a BL drive. They all must react with circle movement.
* 4 OUT Pin Screen & Skip Drill
- All must take a turn at the post spot. Rotate around the circle.
* Have each team work on a specific action on either end. When you call out a color, they transition to a
set defense. If they score using the action they worked on, they get extra points.
* Flex Screen/Pin Screen Combo then Play
- Quick Hitter Action
* Post Screener
- Meet and greet the defender
- Talk to cutters
- Talk to the ball
- Shape up after you screen
- Work the whole side of the lane
- Step out and set ball screen. Wing and High post
* 32 Set
- Posts stay on sides
- Pin and Skips
- Ball Screens
* Pass/Cut/Back Screen, Pass/Cut/Back Screen action will get you staggers
* When you are in 4 OUT and the ball handler retreat dribbles, the post will always set the sprint ball
screen.
* Pin Screen Shooting
- 4 will screen for 2
- 1 will skip it to 2 for a shot.
- 3 will pin screen for 1.
- 2 will skip it to 1.
Rotations – Shooter will go to screener. Screener will get rebound and go to opposite top line.
* Color System
- Green = Go (No Screening)
- Purple = Screening
- Yellow = Slow down and burn some time. End of quarter. Finish with a sprint ball screen and roll
- Blue = Ball Screens & Dribble hand-offs
* Zones
- Cutting and screening action disrupt the zones normal slides
- Read line still applies against zones
- Use all 6 interior spots to post up.
- Laker cuts from the short corner and very affective
- Pass/Cut and post up action is what we are looking for(hook and Look)
a. Post up for one pass then get out. Stay in while the zone shifts
b. If you have your team post up 2x, you will get 3 out looks
** Make the second post up spot be a short corner
- Customize the cuts for your players
a. Some never post up, some always post up, some always post 2x
- 41 look vs zones
a. The cutter will post first. The post player will read this and flash to a spot different from the first
cutter.
b. Post will make the SC their home spot. Flash then always return to a short corner spot.
* Buddy System vs Zones
a. When you catch it in the post, look to the other post first then fan it out.
b. Post w/o the ball needs to duck in.
* Pin and skip then freeze dribble will open up shots in the corner.
* Triggers
- Dribble At/Pin & Skip
- Dribble At/Double Pin & Skip
* When you hear the word “PIN” against a zone, dribble penetrate then skip it. This action will suck the
defenders in even more.
* Make every cut a strong cut
* On every catch on the perimeter, sweep it, rip it and pass it. This will slow the ball down and allow
screening to occur.
* 5 on 0 Zone Offense (Buddy System) – Catch in the post and look for your buddy. Then kick it out.
- Must post two times each cut.
* When the ball is on the top, look to set Pin(Flare)Screen the zone. Then the ball is on the side, look to
Pin & Skip.
* Put the ball in different spots on the floor. Show then who the defenders are we want to screen in
relationship to where the ball is.
* We are training – The essence of training is learning and making mistakes w/o having to worry about
suffering a consequence. Don’t worry about making mistakes when training.
* “Bug the Baseline” – vs a 1-3-1 zone. Screen the bottom person of the zone any chance you get.
- Play 41 short. Bottom person will screen the bottom of the zone.
* Pin In/Pin Out Action
- When the ball is on your side, wait for the ball to be reversed then Pin In (Flex and Back Screens).
- When the ball is on the opposite side Pin Out (Pin & Skip)
- Out of 41 look, The post could stay on one side of the floor and Pin in and Out depending on where the
ball is.
* 3 OUT vs a 2-3 Zone
- Constant Pin In and Pin Out with the two post players.
* Trap Back – The moment you hear Trap in the full court, someone must sprint to the middle as an
outlet for the person being trapped.
* Attacking a 1-2-2 Half Court Trap
- Match up with a 5 out set
- Read line cuts to middle
- Dribble at’s and look middle
- When you catch middle, attack the basket
- Crack screen for the point guard
* On every catch, make the person with the ball say LOOK, LOOK, LOOK. This will slow them down to
look for cutters.
* If you are going against a team that is bigger than you, spread them out, reverse the ball and create
close outs. Attack the close-outs. Shoot pull-ups before the help defense gets to you.