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Three-Man Game: Scissoring off the post

3_man_plays1 — Diagram 16 – Basic Scissor Movement – This play involves the high post man and both guards. Player 1 passes the ball into the pivot, who has moved toward the pass, and immediately cuts off the pivots left hip. At the same time teammate 2 fakes right but cuts behind player 1 and off the pivot’s right hip to complete the scissor movement. The passer always cuts first. The pivot must quickly read the defense to determine whether the first or second cutter will be in the better position to score. Also, he must be aware of his own defender’s reaction. After handing off to either guard he should open toward the ball, move toward the basket, allowing for a return pass (generally a high lob) should his defender switch to the cutter. He is also in good rebounding position in case the guard in possession shoots the ball.

3_man_plays2 — Diagram 17 Scissor Movement with Shot over Double Screen – Pivot player 5 receives a pass from guard 2 who cuts as in the original scissor movement. Guard 1 fakes and completes the scissor. His defender 1 slides back behind offensive guard 1 and pivot player 5 to negate the effectiveness of the cut. Offensive player 1 stops, takes a pass from 5 and shoots an 18 foot shot over the double screen set by teammates 2 and 5.

Diagram 18 Scissor Cut Pivot Technique - Offensive player 2 has passed to pivot player 5 and started his cut. The pivot player observes his defender moving to the right in anticipation of 2's cut. On seeing this development, offensive player 1 delays his cut. Pivot player 5 pivots on his right foot and steps toward the basket with a long left stride. He can either dribble in for a lay up or take a jump shot. — Diagram 18 Scissor Cut Pivot Technique – Offensive player 2 has passed to pivot player 5 and started his cut. The pivot player observes his defender moving to the right in anticipation of 2’s cut. On seeing this development, offensive player 1 delays his cut. Pivot player 5 pivots on his right foot and steps toward the basket with a long left stride. He can either dribble in for a lay up or take a jump shot.

Diagram 19 Scissor Movement where Defenders Prematurely Anticipate the Scissor - Offensive player 2 passes into the pivot player and makes his cut. Teammate 1 starts his cut behind teammate 2. He observes that defender 2 has stopped following teammate 2 and that his own defender, 1, will pick up teammate 2. Guard 1 then changes direction and cuts to the same side of the pivot player as teammate 2. — Diagram 19 Scissor Movement where Defenders Prematurely Anticipate the Scissor – Offensive player 2 passes into the pivot player and makes his cut. Teammate 1 starts his cut behind teammate 2. He observes that defender 2 has stopped following teammate 2 and that his own defender, 1, will pick up teammate 2. Guard 1 then changes direction and cuts to the same side of the pivot player as teammate 2.

Two-Man Game With Screens

Outside Screen

Outside Hand-off

Cutting Off the Ball

Passing to the Screener

Screening Away

Taking Advantage of a Switch

Two-Man Game Without Screens

Give and Go

2_man_plays1 — Diagram 1. Give and Go: 1 passes to 2 faking a cut in 2’s direction to move his own defender. As defender #1 moves, offensive player 1 pushes off his right foot around defender #1 cutting directly toward the basket. Offensive player 2 returns the pass.

Reverse Cut (Backdoor)

2_man_plays2 — Diagram 2. Reverse Cut (Backdoor): Offensive player 1 has the ball and teammate 2 is on the sideline. Offensive player 2 steps toward teammate 1 with his right foot. As his foot is coming down, teammate 1 fakes the pass. 2’s defender moves out, 2 pushes off his right foot, takes a short step with his left foot, crosses long with the right foot and takes a pass behind his defender.

Inside Cut

2_man_plays3 — Diagram 3. Inside Cut: Offensive player 2 fakes toward the basket, stepping with his left foot getting his defender’s attention. Offensive 2 pushes off his left foot, takes a short step with the right foot and a long step with the left foot cutting inside his defender taking a pass from his teammate.

Alley-Oop

Dummy Play Out of Bounds (Argentina)

2_man_plays5 — Diagram 5. Dummy Play Out of Bounds (Argentina): This is a dandy out-of-bounds play for a big man being guarded by a much smaller opponent.

V-Cut and Inside Hand-off

2_man_plays6 — Diagram 6. Making a V-cut to the ball, Receiving an inside hand-off: (A) – Making a V-cut to get the ball begins with a fake toward the basket and a push-off with the far foot back toward the ball thus freeing oneself for the ball. This is fhe basic method that any potential pass receiver must use from any location on the court in order to free himself from a close guarding defender.(B) – Any time an offensive player can cut inside his defender and receive a pass within 15 feet of the basket, he is in excellent shooting position and should be given the ball.

Inside Screen

2_man_plays8 — Diagram 8. Inside Screen: Offensive player 1 has passed to teammate 2 and has moved into position between 2’s defender and the basket. The diagram shows him setting an inside screen.

Inside Hand-off

2_man_plays9 — Diagram 9. Inside Hand Off: Player 1 has passed to teammate 2 and moved between player 2 and his defender. His teammate gives him an inside hand off and player 1 dribble drives to the basket. Player 1 should alway signal his intention for an inside hand off, perhaps nodding his head as he passes the ball to teammate 2.

Strong-side Cut

2_man_plays7 — Diagram 7. Strong-side Cut: (A) This play may be made at the strong side forward to strong side guard or it may be made to a forward on the weak side when the ball is in the possession of a guard on the opposite side if the key area is open as in (B).

Spartans finished fourth at St. Paul. They defeated F.G. Miller in their opening game, 72-41. Saturday they played St. Paul in the semi-final and lost a spirited game, 66-75. The third place game against Ashmont was tied 35 each at half time, but the Spartans ran out of gas in the fourth, losing 58-79. Next action is in Cold Lake, January 9/10, 2015.

BBALL Lingo

Defensive Lingo
2-3
2-3 Tandem
Call your checks
Man-to-Man
3-2
Finland
Trap the middle
Block Out
Left foot up on the baseline side
Back peddle
Double-down the weak-side post
Thumbs in your ears
Left foot up
Back to the glass
Block off the glass
Belly to Belly
Hip to Hip
Skinny the screen
T-Bone
In line up the line
Get low
“Help!”

Offensive Lingo
Take ‘Em
One on One
One and Done
Two Man Game
Get Out of the Way
Get Ready to Go
Dive
Weak-side Three
Weak-side Inside
Crash the Boards
Brazil
Germany
Argentina
“mouse in the house”
Red Dog
4-Back Door
High 5
Ball Screen
“Don’t switch on a ball screen”
“Switch on an off-ball screen”
1-3-1 Overload
Spain
Back ’em Down
Post Up
Drop Step
Up and Under
Jump Shot
Shake and Bake
Be Billy
Utah
5-1 Tandem
Through the Circles
Wait!
Chase Rabbits
Rip ‘n Strip Shoot Three
Split the Post
Scissor the Post

Turn-over Lingo
Dinner Tongs
Bus Driver
Spirit Fingers

More Lingo:
Active Around the Rim
All Ball
All Day
And One
Ball Cut
Break Ankles
Bucket
Buzzer Beater
Camping in the Key
Charity Stripe
Clean the Glass
Clear Out
D Up
Dagger
Deep Threat
Defensive Help
Denied
Dish
Distribute the Basketball
Doing the Dirty Work
Draw a Foul
Drive
Drive and Dish
Drive and Kick
Elbow
Fadeaway
Feed the Post
Fill the Lanes
Find the Open Man
Finger Roll
Finish Around the Basket
Full-Court Press
Gamble on Defence
Garbage Man
Get to the Line
Bank Shot
Go to the Hole
Green Light
Gretzky Pass
Gym Rat
Hack
Handle
Hanging Around
Hoop
House
Keeping the Ball Alive
Key
Kill the Clock
Killer Crossover
Leaner
Lock Him Up
Low Block
Mismatch
Monster on the Boards
My Bad
Paint
Post Up
Pound the Ball Inside
Pull-Up Jumper
Put a Body on Him
Put-Back
Push the Ball on the Floor
Quarterback
Slow Fake Quick First Step
Restricted Area
Set the Table
Show and Go
Small on Big Screen
Soft on D
Square Up for the Jumper
Squeeze the Ball
Step Out and Face the Basket
Stopper aka T-Bone
Switch
Taking Him to School
Trailer Three
Transition
Triangle
Use the Glass
Hit the Rectangle
Vertical

Why do these fellas play?

These three college Seniors all play for the most successful NCAA powerhouse basketball team, the Kentucky Wildcats. Look closely at their player stats, what distinguishes each of them actually has very little to do with playing the game.

The other day the Wildcats were playing the Bobcats of Montana St. (gave them a 60+ point beating, 86-28). The crowd cheered the loudest in the dying minutes for a single Sam Malone free throw.

2014 STJ Home Draw

Download: 2014 Boys Draw Home

The STJ Spartans finished third in their home tournament. Spartans defeated Marwayne 82-70 in their opening game; lost to New Norway in the semi final, 55-81; and defeated Bawlf in the 3rd place game in a thriller 55-52. Well done boys. Next action for the boys is Friday in St. Paul.