Box Set Play: Double Back Fence by Adam Spinella

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December 31, 2014

Box Set Play: Double Back Fence by Adam Spinella

This type of  Box set play is common because they free up the guards to catch and inbound pass. The best big men will post hard after they screen, and good teams are taught to look for any lob or immediate post-up in a down screen entry. Here is one play where the inbounder is the shooter in a box set, coming off a few screens and some good ball movement.

box set plays

box set plays

3 takes it in, with the guards on the blocks and bigs on the elbows. The guards 1 and 2 come off down screens; ball-side is first, then the opposite one second. The ball swings around the perimeter, and the 5 posts after setting the first down screen. If the post isn’t there, 2 will get the ball, and 4 will then raise to set a shuffle screen for the inbounder 3. This is a great opportunity to score, as 4 curls the action looking for a bounce pass to the rim.

box set plays

box set plays

If 3 does not get it off the shuffle cut, the ball swings back to 1, and 3 comes off a double screen near the block from 4 and 5. This can be either a double screen or a fence, where the doors will close as 3 comes through the screen. If 3 does not shoot, 4 and 5 simply exchange as the high man sets a curl screen for the lower screener; the post coming off gets big and looks for an entry pass.

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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Box Set Play: Double Back Fence by Adam Spinella

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