Portland Trail Blazers 3-Point Set Plays

Written by Wes Kosel

Wes Kosel will enter his first season as an Assistant Coach at Augustana University under Tom Billeter in 2016-2017. Kosel came to Sioux Falls after two season at Colorado College as the lead assistant. Kosel, a native of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, served as an assistant coach at Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference rival Texas Lutheran University from 2012-2014. Kosel graduated from the University of Kansas in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science. He also has a master’s degree in physical education from the University of Houston. While attending Kansas, Kosel served as an assistant coach at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas. A life-long student of the game, Kosel honed his coaching skills by working summer camps for various programs in Texas, Colorado, Missouri, and New Mexico. Kosel also is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and a Certified Personal Trainer, both of which are certifications earned through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). Kosel and his wife, Molly, live in Colorado Springs.

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August 1, 2016

Portland Trail Blazers 3-Point Set Plays by Wes Kosel

Here are two plays from the Portland Trail Blazers to open up 3-point scoring opportunities. This season, Portland went 44-38 and finished 2nd in the Northwest Division. The Trail Blazers made the playoffs and beat the Los Angeles Clippers in 6 games in the first round. In the Conference Semifinals, Portland lost to Golden State in 5 games. The Trail Blazers are led by Head Coach Terry Stotts, who has been there since 2012. Stotts has been a Head Coach with the Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks, and has been an assistant in the CBA (Albany Patroons and Fort Wayne Fury) and NBA (Seattle SuperSonics, Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors, and Dallas Mavericks). He was an assistant with the 2011 NBA Champion Dallas Mavericks.

The video below shows a few clips of Portland opening up 3-point shots. The Blazer Wheel play is shown in three different clips all getting a shot at different times in the set.

Terry Stotts Portland Trail Blazers Plays to Get a 3-Point Shot

Quick Slice Flare

This play gets a quick 3-point shot in transition with the right guard making a cut from the wing to the top of the key as the trailing big sets a screen. The point guard pushes the ball to the right wing sending the guard into the cut for a shot. If nothing is there, the big can follow with a ball screen.

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Blazer Wheel

This play uses a blocker/mover concept with two bigs setting continuous cross and flare screens for the three perimeter players moving around the wheel. The shooters force the defenders to chase them around the floor off of continuous screens.

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Click on the pdf link below to download the Portland Trail Blazers Offense to Get a 3-Point Shot:

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