Written by Rick Torbett on October 16, 2009 – 2:56 PM (No Comments)
Q: My question is in regards to the 5 OUT set. I’ve run the Open Post Motion Offense (Bob Huggins) in the past where the wing player was required to first cut to the Free Throw line, then pop out to the top of the key. I found the boys made this “fill” cut more [...]
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 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 July 10, 2009 – 8:25 PM (No Comments)
The question still comes up time and again: If a guard from up top, say on the right side, drives right handed toward the goal, will a player in the right corner cutting to the opposite corner foul up the guard’s ability to finish at the basket? Is this bad timing? Does this mess up [...]
Written by Rick Torbett on January 2, 2009 – 2:26 PM (No Comments)
Q: In 3 OUT 2 IN set, what happens after the pass to the post?
A: In the 3 OUT 2 IN formation, if someone feeds the post, the passer must execute one of the four cuts from the layer: Post Passing. What you do with the opposite post player is up to you. I like [...]