Written by Rick Torbett on October 30, 2009 – 3:28 PM (No Comments)
Q: I have a general question about what happens on a pass from a perimeter player to a cutter say on the Pass-Cut move or Read-Line cut (basic level 3 stuff). What are the perimeter players taught to do once the pass goes to the cutter?
Here is a concrete example:
Assume 5 OUT. The point [...]
Written by Rick Torbett on October 9, 2009 – 2:45 PM (No Comments)
Q: In the 4 OUT set, if the ball is driven North/South from the wing and the post is on the weak side where will the post slide?
A: Pretend the ball is on the right wing and the post is on the left side of the lane. If the right wing drives to the goal [...]
Written by Rick Torbett on October 2, 2009 – 2:36 PM (No Comments)
Q: On Dribble Penetration/Circle Movement, I am confused about where the Penetrator goes after he or she has kicked the ball out, but no shot is taken.
A: Good question and welcome to the Read & React Tribe.
When the penetrator passes, the action has changed from Layer 1 Dribble Penetration/Circle Movement to Layer 3 Pass & [...]
Written by Rick Torbett on September 18, 2009 – 11:41 AM (No Comments)
Q: If a player’s North/South drive attempt fails, the player closest to him in the direction that he was going circle reverses and comes back behind him. Do all of the other players reverse their circle as well or do they continue on and the player whose drive failed fills the spot of the teammate [...]
Written by Rick Torbett on September 11, 2009 – 11:23 AM (No Comments)
Q: Imagine the 5 OUT set with the ball in the hands of the right wing. If he drives to the basket on the baseline side of his defender, does the corner man on the same side react by cutting across the lane on the baseline?
We found that if he did, it would bottle up [...]
Written by Rick Torbett on September 11, 2009 – 11:19 AM (No Comments)
Q: Consider a 4 OUT set with the top four spots filled: two guard spots, two wing spots, corners empty. The post is on the left side of the lane. When the right wing drives left toward the center of the lane, the left wing slides to the corner, the left guard slides to the [...]
Written by Rick Torbett on August 28, 2009 – 11:31 PM (No Comments)
Q: I just started coaching your Read & React Offense in a 4-1 set and encountered something of a problem. I wonder how you “react” to this:
Say the post is on the left side of the floor. When either one of the guards or the wing on the right side of the floor turns the [...]
Written by Rick Torbett on August 21, 2009 – 11:19 PM (No Comments)
Q: In the 4 OUT option, it seems to me that filling 4 of the 5 perimeter spots (used for the 5 OUT) will still allow players to follow the circle movement rules. Is this how you would suggest running the 4 OUT? Or, do you prefer a two-guard, two-wing option? In a two-guard, two-wing [...]
Written by Rick Torbett on August 21, 2009 – 11:16 PM (No Comments)
Q: In a 3 OUT set, the point drives north/south to the right, the wing on the right side circles right. Now, he is in the deep right corner. Should he start to baseline cut to the hoop? In the 3 OUT set the wings are not in the deep corners like the 4 OUT [...]
Written by Rick Torbett on August 14, 2009 – 10:09 PM (No Comments)
Q: In a 4 OUT set, when the top guard drives baseline, what are the options for the same side wing player? It seems that circle movement dictates that he basket cuts along the baseline, but on the DVDs, you have him slide to the corner. Why can’t I let the player decide which movement [...]