Randy Wittman Washington Wizards 1-4 High Set Plays by Wes Kosel

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May 20, 2014

Randy Wittman Washington Wizards 1-4 High Set Plays by Wes Kosel

Attached are two 1-4 High set plays from Coach Randy Wittman of the Washington Wizards. Wittman led the Wizards to a second place finish in the Eastern Conference Southeast Division and an upset of Chicago in the first round of the playoffs. Wittman just finished his 2nd season as head coach of the Wizards. Before that, he served as an assistant for the Wizards, Timberwolves, Mavericks, and Pacers. He also spent 1 season as head coach of the Timberwolves and 3 seasons as head coach of the Cavaliers. Wittman played his college basketball at Indiana under Coach Bob Knight. He went on to play in the NBA and spent his early years playing with Doc Rivers and Spud Webb in Atlanta. In these set plays, Wittman offers several scoring options and utilizes the double screen to get open shots.

Randy Wittman Washington Wizards 1-4 High Set Plays – 1-4 High #1

In play 1, Wall passes to Gortat stepping out from the elbow. Gortat first looks to pass to Ariza cutting back-door, then turns and looks to hand-off or pass to Wall cutting between Gortat and Nene. If neither cutter is open, Nene screens for Beal who loops around the top of the key for a hand-off from Gortat. If Beal isn’t open he pops out to the wing. Ariza and Wall set a double screen for Nene at the elbow. Nene cuts to the basket and Ariza moves out to the wing. If Nene isn’t open, Gortat passes to Beal and screens down for Wall. Wall cuts to the top of the key for a shot.

Randy Wittman Washington Wizards 1-4 High Set Plays – 1-4 High #2

In play 2, Wall dribbles out Beal on the wing. Beal replaces him up top. Wall’s initial look is to attack baseline if he has his man beat. If not, Ariza moves down to the low post and Beal makes a UCLA cut off of Nene. Wall looks to pass to Beal, but if he isn’t open he attacks the nail off of a ball-screen from Nene. Nene rolls to the basket and Beal cuts to the opposite wing off of a double screen from Ariza and Gortat. Wall looks to score, pass to Nene on the roll, or pass to Beal for a shot.

Wes Kosel is an assistant coach for men’s basketball under Head Coach Doug Novak at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Kosel joined the staff at Bethel after serving two seasons at Texas Lutheran University and one season at Haskell Indian Nations University. Kosel has an undergraduate degree in Exercise Science from the University of Kansas, and is pursuing a Master’s degree in Physical Education from the University of Houston. The Bartlesville, OK native is also a NSCA Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), and taught weight training and aerobic fitness courses while coaching at Texas Lutheran. He has coached AAU programs, volunteered with elementary and middle school basketball teams, and has worked basketball camps for various programs including the Houston Rockets, University of Houston, Texas State, and Texas A&M Corpus Christi.