Ram Action Plays by Wes Kosel
Attached in this playbook are five “ram action” plays. The ram action is when a player receives a screen off the ball as a cutter (typically a down screen or cross screen) and instead of cutting to score he cuts to set a ball screen. The benefit of this action is that the cutter’s defender is at a disadvantage trying to get through the initial screen and will be slow getting to the ball screen coverage. Many teams are using ram actions in a variety of ways to score and open up the ball screener for scoring opportunities. Against teams that like to hard hedge or switch, this action can throw off the ball screen defense and force the ballhandler’s defender to feel isolated in ball screen coverage. Depending on how the ball screener’s defender recovers, you can implement actions to attack the over-aggressiveness of teams that try to recover out of the ram action.
Ram Action Playbook
France – Quick Post Ram
1 uses a ball screen from 4 and hits 4 on the pop. 5 then screens for 2 sending 2 out to set a ram action ball screen for 4.
Canada – Ram Roll/Replace
Canada sends the trailing big down into the lane to screen for 5. 5 cuts out towards the high post and continues out to set a ball screen for 1.
Cal State Bakersfield – Ram Chicago
CSUB combines a ram and chicago action in this play making it very difficult for defenses to keep up.
Texas A&M – Zipper Ram
5 sets a zipper screen for 4 who cuts right into a slot ball screen for 2.
Wichita State – Middle Ram
The Shockers use this play to get the defense moving and spaced out for a high ball screen action between the 4 man and the point guard.
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