NBA Top Plays by Mark Chapman

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I have coached at the NCAA Division 2 (Southwestern Oklahoma State University), NAIA (USAO), and JUCO Levels (Blinn College and Carl Albert State College) as well as high school. I just felt that fellow coaches especially young coaches need to constantly work on their “game”. Just like the basketball players that we coach. We as coaches need to improve ourselves. That is my story and why I do this blog.

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July 24, 2014

NBA Top Plays by Mark Chapman

These are two NBA Top Plays that NBA teams have run over the past couple of years. They are intended to be run quickly since the shot clock is only 24 seconds. There are steps that can be added to make the set more extensive but the overall play is great for getting a specific player a great shot.

The first of the NBA Top Plays is “RIP” which is set up for a good ball-handling/shooting 4 man. The ball screen is run to same side of the floor as the 4 man starts on and after the ball screen the 4 man rolls to the high post. The backside post player flashes to the ballside block and the wings spot up in the corner. PG should be able to read the defense and attack if defenders are worried about 4 man. If defense stays on ball then the pass should go to the high post where the 4 man can attack the basket. As he attacks he has options, if the 5 man’s defender steps over to help there’s the dump off or the kick out to the 3 man in the corner, which should be the best shooter.

The second of the NBA Top Plays is “Empty” which is another ball screen set that looks to isolate a low post player in a two man game on one side of the floor. It starts with the post player setting a down screen for the wing cutting through to the opposite corner. Right after the down screen the post player turns and sets a ball screen for the point guard moving towards the corner and the screener rolls to the block. The other three players are spread on the opposite side of the floor for the kick off of penetration.

We have a new basketball coaching contributor in Mark Chapman who is the Head Boy’s Basketball Coach at Hamilton Township High School in Columbus, Ohio. Coach Mark Chapman always has great basketball plays and basketball coaching clinic notes to share with the basketball coaching world. Make sure that you check out his basketball X’s and O’s material.