John Calipari Kentucky Wildcats Ball Screen Offense
Continuing with the 2015 Final Four Series I looked at two plays Kentucky ran in the first semi-final game against Wisconsin. UK ran a lot of ball screen action while clearing out an entire side of the floor to allow their athletes space to play in while attempting to eliminate help side defense.
The first John Calipari Kentucky Wildcats Ball Screen Offense video clip is a simple side ball screen with a double screen on the weak side of the floor. The interesting thing about this action is the spacing UK uses on the weak side of the floor. The double screen is set just inside of the three-point line which is more commonly seen in NBA sets where defenses have to play tighter to their man due to everyone on the floor being able to make shots. Kentucky ends up getting a lay-up in the post out of this action as Wisconsin can’t over help with the double screen being right below the 3-point line.
The second John Calipari Kentucky Wildcats Ball Screen Offense video clip is a ball screen set at the top of the key to an open side of the floor. If the guard can’t attack the open space he throws back to the popping 4 man who looks for his own shot. On his catch the 3 man that’s stacked up with the 5 man slams 5’s defender so 4 has a straight line pass to 5 sealing in the lane. The deep post catch forced Wisconsin to double down and left UK’s guard wide open for a 3-point shot.
Both of these open side of the floor ball screen sets the key is in the spacing. Having the ability to open up an entire side of the floor and allow your players the space to attack with built in action is a great way to let them play without making them think too much. These type of John Calipari Kentucky Wildcats Ball Screen Offense sets are not for every team as your roster may not feature guards that are great in the ball screen or creating in space, but for a team comprised of athletes that thrive an open space these simple actions allow them the freedom to play in a structured set.
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Kevin Bruinsma is entering his third year as the Men’s Director of Basketball Operations at Youngstown State University. Before joining the staff at YSU in 2013-2014, Bruinsma spent the 2012-2013 season as the Director of Basketball Technology at the University of Portland. Prior to heading out west to Portland, Bruinsma served as the Graduate Manager/Video Coordinator at Cleveland State University from 2009-2012. During his time at CSU the Vikings won the Horizon League Regular Season Championship, participated in two Post-Season NIT’s, and had a first round NBA draft pick. While working at Cleveland State he received his Graduate degree in Sports Management. His first video experience was in the Summer of 2008 as Bruinsma served as a video & scouting intern for the Orlando Magic throughout the NBA summer leagues. After his experience with the Magic, he applied those skills as an Advanced Scout for Albion College during the 2008-2009 campaign. Along with multiple years of video, and scouting experience Bruinsma has also been a Head Coach at the High School level serving as the JV Boy’s Head Basketball Coach at Concord High School from 2007-2009. Bruinsma graduated from Spring Arbor University where he played Basketball, and Soccer. As a basketball player SAU won the 2005 NCCAA National Championship, while on the Soccer field he was a two-time All-Region Selection, and Team MVP.
Bruinsma runs his own coaching website: https://bruinsmablog.wordpress.com and is a contributor to Fast Model Sports.
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