Quin Snyder Utah Jazz Punch Series by Gibson Pyper

Quin Snyder and the Utah Jazz have developed a great scoring series out of the post, in which most NBA teams term “Punch.” Punch signifies the team to get the ball into the post or a set to get a post touch. In the Utah Jazz’s 2015-16 Punch Series, they look to score with off ball action involving lots of split cuts and different actions to keep the defense guessing. I think that you will love the Quin Snyder Utah Jazz Punch Series.

Quin Snyder Utah Jazz Punch Series: “Punch”

The basic post up action the Utah Jazz used all season, typically out of their basic 4 out 1 in transition attack. Coming down the floor with a big rim running and a big trailing the point guard typically reverses it to the trailing big who then passes it to the guard on the opposite wing. After the reversal, the guard on the wing enters the ball into the post and then cuts through off either side of the big to the basket. The big who trails the play dives to the opposite block for rebounding position and to take his man away from help.

Quin Snyder Utah Jazz Punch Series: “Punch 1”

Since most of the plays and actions out of the post can be reads based on the defense and how the team plays them, the terms and names for the plays are going to be just Punch and the number of plays. Punch 1 is when the ball gets reversed to the guard on the wing and enters it into the post, then the trailing big sets a flare screen for the guard. After the flare screen both players then set a stagger away screen for the point guard opposite. In this set the point guard cuts off the first screen but then curls inside before the second screen directly to the rim, the big has an option to pass to him if he is open. As the point guard cuts off him, the first guard in the screen turns and cuts off the big screening to the wing. This action forces the defense to make a decision on how to guard this action with both options at the rim and on the wing.

Quin Snyder Utah Jazz Punch Series: “Punch 2”

The next action the Jazz use is typically after they run the initial action when the point guard curls off the first screen to the rim. The guard on the wing enters the ball into the post and then cuts off the flare screen like usual and then slips his first away screen to the rim attempting to catch his defender off guard. After the first guard slips to the rim, the point guard continues off the big near the elbow area, giving both options again for the big to choose from.

Quin Snyder Utah Jazz Punch Series: “Punch 3”

This is the exact same action off the ball reversal and entered into the post, the guard again cuts off the flare screen from the big. In this set no extra cuts are made, both players set a stagger away screen for the point guard to cut off of.

Quin Snyder Utah Jazz Punch Series: “Punch 4 (Off Drag Screen)”

This set is completely different from the previous sets off a ball reversal in the Jazz transition attack or coming down the court in a half court setting. Attacking in transition and using a drag screen, or a ballscreen in transition from the big, the point guard comes off the ballscreen and does not look to attack. Instead the big continues and sets a pindown screen away for the guard in the corner, and the point guard passes to him cutting off the down screen. After receiving the pass, the big steps up into a ballscreen for the guard who receives the pass and the big in the post opposite cuts into the post on the ballside and receives a pass from the guard who came off the ballscreen. The ball entered into the post here triggers the big who set the step up ballscreen on the wing sets a flare screen to look to get a shot. Although complex, this set is great random in transition and can be used a read in their motion offense with either a pass or a dribble entry.

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