Basketball Coaching Clinic Notes | Lute Olson Arizona High Post Series

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August 30, 2013

Today’s basketball coaching clinic notes are on Lute Olson and his High Post Series that he used at the University of Arizona

These basketball notes diagram the post step in option, the dribble entry option, and the best option for a shooter. The High Post series is a great offense to take a look at if you don’t have true low post players. This set is a one-four, with two high posts, 4 and 5. In the first diagram, 1 passes to 5 and 3, the wing on the ball side, sets his defender up, and then goes backdoor. In the second diagram, 5 first looks to pass to 3 on the backdoor cut, and, if he cannot deliver the ball to 3, 5 can shoot if his defender is off him and tries to help on 3. If none of these two options are possible, 5 makes a strong dribble to the center of the free-throw area. At this point, 2, the offside wing, comes toward 5 to receive the ball on a dribble hand-off pass.

In the next two diagrams, you can see the options available for 5: He/she can either pass to 2, or looking to pass to the other post, 4, who is ducking in thelane, and sealing his defender (diagr. 3). On the initial pass to 5, 4, the other post, slides down to the low post position, and sets a cross screen for the wing, 3, who had gone backdoor (see diagr. 1). 5 canalso pass to 3, who came out of the screen of 4.screen of 4.

POST WING OPEN SIDE OF THE COURT

The play starts as before (diagr. 4). The only difference is that 5 takes his defenderoff the first pass. play one-on-one and go to the basket (diagr. 5). Once 3 goes through with the backdoor cut, the ball side of the court will be clear, and 5 can playone-on-one and go to the basket (diagr. 5)

GUARD DRIBBLE HAND-OFF OPTION

Once again, the start of the play is the same as before (diagr. 6). In this case, 5completes the hand-off pass with 2, the offside guard. This action frees up the backside of the court, so 2 can drive straight to the basket or kick out the ball to 1 in thecorner (diagr. 7).This type of action becomes ideal in allowing 2 to come free off the hand-off pass, orget switched to a big post player. The key to good execution is the timing of theoffside guard cut. The cut should not be made until the post puts the ball on the floor.This guarantees that the back door cut and the step in have had the proper time todevelop. If the defender plays for the hand-off pass and cheats, the guard can backcut down the three-second lane (see diagr.7). 2 can drive to the basket, cutting inside or outside 5, and can pass to 4, who ducked in the lane (diagr. 8).

Click on the pdf link to download the basketball coaching clinic notes on the Arizona High Post Series:

Basketball Coaching Clinic Notes | Lute Olson Arizona High Post