Using the Box Set to Conceal Your Offense by Wes Kosel
Coaches are always looking for an edge over the opponent. One way to gain an edge on offense is to conceal your basic offensive set by using different initial formations. In this post, I will show you how to conceal a horns set and a 1-4 high set using an initial box set formation. This is useful if the opponent has your offense scouted, as starting in a box set can throw the opposing defense off. If you run any quick-hitters out of the box, the defense will have to be ready for that as well.
Box Set to Horns:
In this option, 2 and 3 start at the high post in the box set and cut to the opposite corners off of screens from 4 and 5. 4 and 5 then step up to the high post to screen for the point guard. At this point you are in your horns formation. Any number of horns plays can now be used, but I will show you one play with low post and high post entry options. In this play, the opposite high post player cuts to the basket after the point guard chooses which ball screen he will use. If the point guard cannot get a shot, he can pitch to 3 in the corner for a shot. This can be very effective, especially if your point is a threat to drive and if you have a good shooter in the corner. If this is not open, 3 has options to pass to 4 in the low post and 2 in the high post. Frame 4 shows the low post movement if the ball goes to 4, and Frames 5-6 show the high post movement if the ball goes to 2.
Box Set to 1-4 High:
In this option, 2 and 3 cut to the wing with 4 and 5 crossing each other to the opposite high post positions. At this point you are in a 1-4 high formation, and any number of plays can be used. Here is a play that gets screen the screener action for a low post entry or a shot in the middle of the floor. Once the ball gets to the high post, the opposite post player steps out to screen for the opposite wing. The ball-side wing cuts to the basket looking for a pass from the high post. If these cuts are not open, 2 continues to the corner and 3 steps across to screen for 4. 5 then screens for the screener (3), with 3 cutting to the ball-side elbow looking for a shot.
I hope you enjoy these two plays using a box set to conceal the horns and 1-4 high formations.
Coach Wes Kosel
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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