Lionel Hollins Brooklyn Nets UCLA Rip Set Play by Adam Spinella
Brooklyn’s main continuity and offensive set is their Flex action, which usually starts in a 1-4 High formation. Because teams expect the Flex, Coach Lionel Hollins added another set in his playbook from the same 1-4 High formation. This play has two different options: the first is the UCLA cut to a screen-the-screener action. That usually leads to a post-up or an open shot for the screener. The second option is a pop-back, where the guard refuses to cut off the UCLA screen, pops back and initiates an action on the weak side. The Nets use this as a read-and-react set; the point guard can choose to pop back based on the defense or where he wants the shot to come from.
The Nets decided to hire Lionel Hollins to replace Jason Kidd this summer to instill a defensive backbone and add some grit and toughness to a roster thought by many to lack it.
If you listen to his former players in Memphis, they’ll tell you he is the man to do just that. The Memphis Grizzlies use to run this UCLA Rip Set Play to perfection. It’s a great NBA Set Play to use for your basketball team.
Coach Adam Spinella is entering his first season as an Assistant Coach at Culver Acadelinmies in Culver, IN. Spinella spent the three years prior as a Student Assistant Coach at Division III Dickinson College. The Dickinson Men’s Team advanced to two NCAA Tournaments and accumulated an overall record of 59-26 (.694) during the three-year span, with the 2013-2014 season ending in the Division III Elite Eight. A native of Bow, New Hampshire, Spinella has a keen interest in X’s and O’s, particularly in professional basketball, and skill development.
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