Mike Krzyzewski Duke University Set Play by Adam Short

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April 16, 2014

Mike Krzyzewski Duke University Set Play by Adam Short

This is a Mike Krzyzewski Duke University Set Play that Duke started off the game with against North Carolina State last season. Cook comes off he all screen from Hairston. Cook will hit Curry who is on the left wing. Once Cook hits curry, Cook will come off a middle back screen from Plumlee. Curry’s first look is Cook for a layup at the basket. If Cook doesn’t have anything at the basket, he will clear out to the weak side. Hairston and Plumlee will then set a staggered screen for Suliamon. Suliamon will cut to the basket looking for the ball from Curry. Suliamon has the option of posting up for a few seconds if he has position down on the block. If Suliamon can’t get the ball on the block, he will clear out to the ball side corner. Plumlee will then sprint to set a ball screen for Curry. Curry will look to attack off the ball screen. Plumlee will roll to the basket; Curry’s first look is Plumlee rolling. If Curry has nothing off the first ball screen, he will look to come off another ball screen from Hairston. In the game, Curry’s defender prevented Curry from coming off the second ball screen. Curry then changed direction and hit Suliamon who popped up to the left wing. Suliamon dumped the ball inside to Plumlee for a move at the basket.

Adam Short just completed his first year as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Cowley College. Short grew up in Indiana and was a First-Team All-Conference selection as a senior at Lake Central High School. He went on to attend Joliet (Ill) Junior College and helped the team to a NJCAA Division III national runner-up finish, while being named First-Team All-Conference and a two-time Region 4 Player of the Week. After Joliet, Short spent his final two years of college basketball playing at NAIA school Avila University in Kansas City, MO. At Avila, he scored more than 1,000 points in his career and earned all-conference honors each year at the school. He graduated from Avila in 2011 with a Bachelor’s degree in English with an emphasis in writing. Short then served as a graduate assistant coach with the Avila men’s basketball team from 2011-2013, and earned a Masters degree in Organizational Development in 2013. He also spent the past two years working with MoKan Nike Elite Youth Basketball League out of Kansas City, MO. His job duties consisted of coaching, scouting, and breaking down film.