Terminology - Actions/Plays
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Terminology - Actions/Plays Table of Contents 1. Terminology 7 1.1 Back Cut 7 1.2 Bulldog 8 1.3 Bump 9 1.4 Carolina 10 1.5 Celtic 11 1.6 Chicago (Pin Down DHO) 12 1.7 Chin 13 1.8 Chop 15 1.9 Clear 16 1.10 Cross Screen 17 1.11 Cyclone 18 1.12 Diamond 19 1.13 Dive 20 1.14 Double Drag 21 pg. 1 Terminology - Actions/Plays - Contents (cont.) 1.15 Double Screen 22 1.16 Down Screen (Pin Down) 23 1.17 Drag 24 1.18 Dribble Handoff 25 1.19 Dribble Push 26 1.20 Drift (Stunt) 27 1.21 Duck-In 28 1.22 Elevate (Lift) 29 1.23 Elevator (Gate/Fence/Gator) 31 1.24 Fade 32 1.25 Fill Cut 33 1.26 Flare (Fan) Screen 34 1.27 Flash 35 1.28 Flat 36 1.29 Flex 37 1.30 Flip 38 1.31 Flip Ball Screen 39 1.32 Flood 40 1.33 Floppy (Single Double) 42 1.34 Gaggle 43 1.35 Gaggle Post 44 1.36 Hammer 45 pg. 2 Terminology - Actions/Plays - Contents (cont.) 1.37 Hawk 46 1.38 Hi/Lo 47 1.39 Hook 48 1.40 Hook Double 49 1.41 Hoosier 50 1.42 Iso 52 1.43 Jayhawk 53 1.44 Jazz (Utah PTP) 54 1.45 Lob 56 1.46 Lobo 57 1.47 Logo PNR 59 1.48 Loop (Triple Stagger) 61 1.49 Miami 62 1.50 Moon 64 1.51 Orlando (DHO Pin Down) 65 1.52 Phoenix 66 1.53 Pick & Pop 68 1.54 Pick & Roll 69 1.55 Pinch Post 70 1.56 Pistol 72 1.57 Piston (Iverson) 74 1.58 Pitch 75 pg. 3 Terminology - Actions/Plays - Contents (cont.) 1.59 Point 76 1.60 Post Cutting 77 1.61 Power 81 1.62 Power Ram 82 1.63 Ram 83 1.64 Ram Double 84 1.65 Re-Screen 85 1.66 Reverse Seal 87 1.67 Rip 88 1.68 Rip Double 89 1.69 Rocket 90 1.70 Roll/Replace (Trade) 91 1.71 Roll/Short Roll (Hoiberg Roll) 92 1.72 Rub 93 1.73 Rub Double 94 1.74 Runner 95 1.75 Scissor 96 1.76 Shallow Cut 97 1.77 Short Roll (Draymond Roll) 99 1.78 Shuffle/Badger 100 1.79 Slash (Open) 102 1.80 Slice 103 pg. 4 Terminology - Actions/Plays - Contents (cont.) 1.81 Slide 104 1.82 Slip (Silver) 105 1.83 Slot Screen 107 1.84 Snap 109 1.85 Spain 110 1.86 Stack 111 1.87 Stagger Screen 113 1.88 Stagger Wheel 114 1.89 Step-Up (Knicks) 117 1.90 STS (PTP) 118 1.91 Tandem Double 119 1.92 Tandem Single 120 1.93 Throw Back 121 1.94 Thunder 123 1.95 Tops 124 1.96 Twirl 126 1.97 Twist 127 1.98 Two Man Action 129 1.99 UCLA (Up/Back) Screen 130 1.100 Valpo 131 1.101 Veer 132 1.102 Weave/Nova 133 pg. 5 Terminology - Actions/Plays - Contents (cont.) 1.103 Wheel 135 1.104 Wide Pin Down/Wave 137 1.105 Wing Exchange 138 1.106 X 139 1.107 Zaga 140 1.108 Zipper 142 pg. 6 Terminology - Actions/Plays Back Cut Frame 1 Terminology 1 x1 A back cut is any cut behind the defense towards the rim. pg. 7 Terminology - Actions/Plays Bulldog Frame 1 Terminology 5 2 3 4 1 Bulldog is when a a ball screen and cross screen are being set simultaneously. pg. 8 Terminology - Actions/Plays Bump Frame 1 Terminology 5 4 3 2 1 Bump is when a cutter rejects a screen sending the screener on the cut instead (5 is bumped to the post by 2). pg. 9 Terminology - Actions/Plays Carolina Frame 1 Terminology 2 3 5 1 4 Carolina, from the Roy Williams secondary, is a back screen set from a guard on the trailing post player. pg. 10 Terminology - Actions/Plays Celtic Frame 1 Terminology 3 2 1 Celtic is a UCLA screen directly into a side ball screen. pg. 11 Terminology - Actions/Plays Chicago (Pin Down DHO) Frame 1 Terminology 2 5 1 Chicago, for the Chicago Bulls, is a down screen followed by a dribble handoff. pg. 12 Terminology - Actions/Plays Chin Frame 1 Terminology 3 5 2 4 1 Chin is a back screen in the slot directly into a flare screen for the other slot player. pg. 13 Terminology - Actions/Plays Chin Frame 2 Terminology 4 3 2 5 1 pg. 14 Terminology - Actions/Plays Chop Frame 1 Terminology 3 5 x2 2 4 1 Chop is a slash or open cut into the lane directly behind a pick and roll action. pg. 15 Terminology - Actions/Plays Clear Frame 1 Terminology 3 5 2 4 1 Clear is when a player moves out of any area to create space for the ballhandler. pg. 16 Terminology - Actions/Plays Cross Screen Frame 1 Terminology 5 1 A cross screen is any screen set across the floor or lane. pg. 17 Terminology - Actions/Plays Cyclone Frame 1 Terminology 3 4 5 2 1 Cyclone, used by Steve Prohm at Iowa State, is a cross screen directly into a zipper screen. Prohm liked to use this action with Georges Niang. pg. 18 Terminology - Actions/Plays Diamond Frame 1 Terminology 2 5 4 3 1 Diamond is a formation with two players at the elbow, one at the top of the key, and one under the rim. pg. 19 Terminology - Actions/Plays Dive Frame 1 Terminology 1 5 A dive is a cut from the high post to the low post. pg. 20 Terminology - Actions/Plays Double Drag Frame 1 Terminology 5 4 1 A double drag is when two trailing players set a ball screen. pg. 21 Terminology - Actions/Plays Double Screen Frame 1 Terminology 3 2 4 5 1 A double screen is when two players are shoulder to shoulder and setting a screen. pg. 22 Terminology - Actions/Plays Down Screen (Pin Down) Frame 1 Terminology 2 1 3 A down screen is any screen set towards the baseline. This can be from the slot to the wing or from the wing to the block. pg. 23 Terminology - Actions/Plays Drag Frame 1 Terminology 4 1 A drag screen is set with a trailing player moving right into a ball screen. pg. 24 Terminology - Actions/Plays Dribble Handoff Frame 1 Terminology 2 1 A dribble handoff is when a player dribbles towards a teammate and gives him the ball with a handoff. pg. 25 Terminology - Actions/Plays Dribble Push Frame 1 Terminology 2 1 1 dribbles towards the right wing pushing 2 away from the ball. pg. 26 Terminology - Actions/Plays Drift (Stunt) Frame 1 Terminology 4 2 1 The guard moves in towards the high post then drifts back out to the perimeter to get the ball. pg. 27 Terminology - Actions/Plays Duck-In Frame 1 Terminology 5 1 A duck-in is when a post player looks to gain position in the low post by taking the defenders legs out with a low post up. This often works best when the post defender is in a help position and not ready for contact. pg. 28 Terminology - Actions/Plays Elevate (Lift) Frame 1 Terminology 5 3 2 1 4 To lift, or elevate, is to move up from a position on the floor to maintain spacing. 5 lifts up from the block to the slot. 2 lifts up from the corner. pg. 29 Terminology - Actions/Plays Elevate (Lift) Frame 2 Terminology 5 2 3 4 1 pg. 30 Terminology - Actions/Plays Elevator (Gate/Fence/Gator) Frame 1 Terminology 2 3 4 1 In an elevator screen, the cutter moves through the screeners who close the screen once he has run through. pg. 31 Terminology - Actions/Plays Fade Frame 1 Terminology 2 1 4 A fade is when a player turns down a screen and instead fades away from the action. pg. 32 Terminology - Actions/Plays Fill Cut Frame 1 Terminology 4 1 3 2 A fill cut is when players move into a vacant spot in the offense to maintain movement and spacing. pg. 33 Terminology - Actions/Plays Flare (Fan) Screen Frame 1 Terminology 3 1 2 2 flares to the wing off of the flare screen from 3. pg. 34 Terminology - Actions/Plays Flash Frame 1 Terminology 4 1 Flash is when a player moves to an open spot in the defense, often against zone defenses. pg. 35 Terminology - Actions/Plays Flat Frame 1 Terminology 5 1 A flat ball screen is set on the perimeter with the screener's back to the baseline. pg. 36 Terminology - Actions/Plays Flex Frame 1 Terminology 5 3 2 4 1 Flex is a combination cross screen/down screen. The cross screen is typically set at the block for a player to cut from the corner to the ball side low post. pg. 37 Terminology - Actions/Plays Flip Frame 1 Terminology 1 4 2 Flip is when a cutter flips around to become the screener. pg. 38 Terminology - Actions/Plays Flip Ball Screen Frame 1 Terminology 4 1 A flip ball screen is when the screener switches the direction of his ball screen. pg. 39 Terminology - Actions/Plays Flood Frame 1 Terminology 2 4 5 3 1 Flood is when two or more players quickly move to one side of the floor creating an overload. pg. 40 Terminology - Actions/Plays Flood Frame 2 Terminology 4 2 5 3 1 pg.