Terry Stotts Portland Trail Blazers Horns Playbook

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March 10, 2014

Terry Stotts Portland Trail Blazers Horns Playbook

In just his second season in Portland, Terry Stotts has the Trail Blazers battling for the lead in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference. The Trail Blazers are second in the division behind only Oklahoma City. Portland has been very efficient on offense this season, scoring over 107 points per game and leading the league in free-throw percentage at 82%. Attached in this playbook are 6 plays used by Stotts out of the Horns formation.

Terry Stotts Horns Playbook: Trail Blazer Horns Wheel

In the first option, 4 sets a down screen for 2 who cuts up toward 1. 1 passes to 2 who passes back to 1 then cuts off of a back-screen from 5. After screening for 2, 4 steps across to screen for 3. 1 looks for 2 on the flare or to 3 in the corner. In the second option, 1 can’t get the ball to 2 on the cut so continues dribbling toward the wing. Instead of setting a back-screen, 5 dives to the basket. 1 looks for 4 posting up.

Terry Stotts Horns Playbook: Trail Blazer Horns Fake Wheel

In this play, 2 fakes the flare cut and steps back toward the ball after running past 5. If open, 2 takes the shot. If not, 2 looks to drive.

Terry Stotts Horns Playbook: Trail Blazer Horns Stagger

1 dribbles toward the wing and passes to 2 cutting up off of a down screen from 4. 1 and 5 then set a staggered screen for 3.

Terry Stotts Horns Playbook: Trail Blazer Horns Fake Stagger

If the defender gets caught below 5 on the stagger, 1 can fake the screen and pop back towards the ball. If this happens, 3 cuts across the baseline.

Terry Stotts Horns Playbook: Trail Blazer Horns Ball-Screen

In this play, 2 receives the ball off of a down screen and then drives off of a ball-screen from 5. 2 and 5 have pick and roll action, and if neither can get a shot then 1 gets the ball from 2 on a dribble hand-off.

Terry Stotts Horns Playbook: Trail Blazer Horns Shuffle

1 drives toward 2 and gives the ball to 2 on a dribble hand-off. 2 then passes to 5 and makes a shuffle cut off of 4 to the basket.

Wes Kosel is an assistant coach for men’s basketball under Head Coach Tommy Jones at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, TX. 2013-2014 marks the second year for Kosel at TLU. Prior to arriving at TLU, Kosel served as a student assistant coach under Head Coach Chad Killscrow at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, KS. 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 teaches weight training and aerobic fitness courses 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

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