Monty Williams New Orleans Pelicans PNR Loop Lob

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November 1, 2014

Monty Williams New Orleans Pelicans PNR Loop Lob by Adam Spinella

Over the past few years, Monty Williams has utilized Anthony Davis in end of clock situations with this set, a decoy ball screen with the roll man looping around the other big to get to the rim for a lob situation. With a great athlete like Davis, guards can throw the ball up and have faith he’ll get it and score with it. Still, it’s a reliable end of clock play.

One of the best reasons it is successful is because the threat of Ryan Anderson as a shooter means his defender won’t over-help on Davis as he loops. Davis’s defender then gets caught paying attention to the ballscreen and not enough to Davis and his movement. Key in on Davis’s defender during each possession in the video. Either the penetration by the ball handler draws the double, Anderson’s man doesn’t help and Davis is open at the rim, or the defender trails Davis and the rim will be unprotected.

The second half of the video shows the counter, when the two bigs will cross instead of loop. If Davis’s defender stays attached to him, this is a great counter: it encourages more dribble penetration by the guard and by the second screen, Davis’s defender could be out of position and mindful of the ballscreen that Davis can once again get himself open. If his defender sags to anticipate Davis rolling there anyway, Davis can stay high and be open for the jumper.

Coach Adam Spinella is entering his first season as an Assistant Coach at Culver Academies 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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