Q: How can I utilize the power dribble more; it’s just not happening. We play mostly 3 OUT and I don’t want to call out for certain things to happen.

A: If you play 3 OUT 2 IN, then the only way a Power Dribble happens with your post players is: your post players wind up on the perimeter with the ball. How can that happen? Your post players must have the freedom to (1) set up, (2) step out, or (3) backscreen their way onto the perimeter. Either way, they must have enough Layer 3 skills to play on the perimeter for a pass or two if they’re going to give themselves a chance to get the ball on the perimeter.

I think it’s possible to emphasize the following to your entire team: if a post player sets up on the perimeter, or steps out onto the perimeter, or screens his way out onto the perimeter, we need to make an effort to get the ball to him or her, because this action by the post is his/her way of signaling that they want to initiate a Power Dribble Pick and Roll.