Newsletter Double / triple screen offense Double / Triple Screen Continuity Offense The Double / Triple Screen Offense is a "play call" for us. Our primary offense is the dribble motion, but we will mix in some sets and this continuity offense. I have chosen, for now, this Double / Triple Screen Continuity Offense. Our players run there normal lanes. #5 always runs down the middle of the court and then to the block away from the ball. We run to these alignments so that we can start our Dribble Motion....if not, we are able to begin our Double / Triple Screen Continuity Offense with a "play call". Double / Triple Screen Continuity Offense BASIC CONTINUITY #1 will dribble up into the right wing area. As #1 dribbles in... • #2 cuts to the ball side low block • #4 cuts to the FT line ball side elbow • #3 cuts to the back side FT line elbow • #5 steps out a few feet from the opposite block Double / Triple Screen Continuity Offense BASIC CONTINUITY From here, we will begin everybody's favorite..."America's Play", by screening across with #2 for #5. #5 has stepped out a few feet from the lane so that he will have more room to setup his defender. #3 and #4 are ready to set a double down screen for #2. Since #3 and #4 will be setting a triple screen immediately after this screen, we ask them to stay out of the lane until #5 comes off of the screen from #2. If #5 is open, #1 will deliver the ball to the low post. 1 Newsletter Double / Triple Screen Continuity Offense BASIC CONTINUITY Once #5 came off the cross screen from #2, #3 and #4 cut hard together in the lane to set the double screen. #2 cuts "between" the double screen. I call this the "open / closed gate screen". As #2 is cutting through, #3 and #4 "close the gate", trying to stop #2's defender from getting through the screen. You will only use the "open / closed gate screen" on the first double down screen in this continuity. The other double screens in this offense will be staggered double down screens. Moving on....#1 passes to #2 on top if he is open. Double / Triple Screen Continuity Offense BASIC CONTINUITY As soon as #2 cuts through the double screen, #3 and #4 will set up under the basket in line with #5. Double / Triple Screen Continuity Offense BASIC CONTINUITY As soon as #1 had passed to #2 on top, he will cut under the basket off of a triple staggered screen from #3, #4 and #5. #1 will break out to the left wing looking for the open shot. If his defender cheats over the top of the screens, #1 will flatten out to the corner. 2 Newsletter Double / Triple Screen Continuity Offense BASIC CONTINUITY As soon as #1 gets by #4 in the middle of the triple staggered screen, #4 breaks to the FT line area (and gets out of the 3 second lane). Double / Triple Screen Continuity Offense BASIC CONTINUITY #2 now enters the ball to #1 on the wing or in the corner. #3 continues to move across the lane after #1 came off the triple screen. Double / Triple Screen Continuity Offense BASIC CONTINUITY As we mentioned in the previous diagram, on the pass to #1 on the wing or corner, #3 is screening across for #5. #1 looks inside to #5. If #1 had caught the ball in the corner and did not have a shot, he would dribble up a few dribbles to the wing area for better spacing and to be in a better spot to make the next pass. 3 Newsletter Double / Triple Screen Continuity Offense BASIC CONTINUITY As #5 is coming across to post up, #4 and #2 are setting a double staggered screen for #3. #3 breaks to the top for an open 3 point shot. Double / Triple Screen Continuity Offense BALL SCREEN OPTION Now....here is where I need to take a break from the continuity....and here is why. I coach in professional league in Kuwait and we have a 24 second shot clock. I will show you what I do from here...and then I will come back to the continuity from this point for those without a shot clock, or for those who want to continue the continuity. If #3 does not have a shot, #4 flashes to the high post and #2 breaks to the right wing. Double / Triple Screen Continuity Offense BALL SCREEN OPTION With the 24-second shot clock running down, #4 and #3 will execute a pick and roll. #3 drives in the gap looking to score or kick to #2 on the right wing. #4 rolls to the basket and #5 flashes to the high post (action we use on all of pick and rolls on top with the post players). 4 Newsletter Double / Triple Screen Continuity Offense BALL SCREEN OPTION If #3 does not have a shot or a dump-off opportunity to #2 on the right wing or #5 in the high post. #5 will then look for the high / low entry pass to #4. Double / Triple Screen Continuity Offense BALL SCREEN OPTION If #4 is a good perimeter shooter, he can "pick and pop" on the ball screen action. #3 will drive and look to score, kick out to #2, or pass back out to #4 spotting up on top. Double / Triple Screen Continuity Offense BALL SCREEN OPTION If #4 receives the pass, he can still look for the high / low entry pass to #5 ducking in and posting up. 5 Newsletter Double / Triple Screen Continuity Offense BALL SCREEN OPTION Another option you may employ on the pick and roll action between #3 and #4 is for #4 to screen for #3 and then screen away on the wing for #1. #3 has the same options of attacking the basket, kicking to the wing or throwing back to #1 on top. Double / Triple Screen Continuity Offense BASIC CONTINUITY (CONTINUED) Ok, for those of you without a shot-clock, let's get back to the continuity of this offense. #3 has just come off the double staggered screen from #4 and #2. After screening, #4 and #2 flatten out under the basket area, as before. Double / Triple Screen Continuity Offense BASIC CONTINUITY The action is now repeated from the beginning and we run #1 off of a triple screen. #3 makes the pass to #1 on the right wing. 6 Newsletter Double / Triple Screen Continuity Offense BASIC CONTINUITY Again, as #1 gets by the middle screener, #4, he, #4, will flash to the high post. Double / Triple Screen Continuity Offense BASIC CONTINUITY #3 makes the pass to #1 on the right wing. Double / Triple Screen Continuity Offense BASIC CONTINUITY On the pass to the wing, #2 screens across the lane for #5. #5 is already a few steps outside the lane after setting the triple screen, so he has great spacing in order to setup his defender on the cross screen. As #2 is screening, #4 and #3 are setting up the double staggered screen. 7 Newsletter Double / Triple Screen Continuity Offense BASIC CONTINUITY #2 cuts up after the double staggered screen from #3 and #4. Double / Triple Screen Continuity Offense BASIC CONTINUITY On the pass on top to #2, the continuity continues with #1 coming off the triple screen again from #5, #4 and #3. Again, if #1's defender plays over the top of the screens, #1 can flatten out to the corner for the open 3 point shot. Double / Triple Screen Continuity Offense DIFFERENT PLAYERS / DIFFERENT SPOTS You have a couple of different options to "move people around" so you get different players using different screens in this continuity. The first option is #1 calling over #2 for a dribble hand-off. #3, #4 and #5 are moving to their usual spots. 8 Newsletter Double / Triple Screen Continuity Offense DIFFERENT PLAYERS / DIFFERENT SPOTS #2 has the ball. Now we begin the usual continuity screening action. #1 sets a screen in the paint for #5 while #3 and #4 get ready to set up the "open / closed gate" double screen for #1. They do not cut in the lane to set the double screen UNTIL #5 has cut off the screen from #1. You do not want any 3 second violations. This option will bring #1 and #3 off of double down screens while #2 will get triple screens along the baseline. Double / Triple Screen Continuity Offense DIFFERENT PLAYERS / DIFFERENT SPOTS Of course another way to get different players in different spots is to bring the ball up on the other side of the floor. Here #1 drives the ball up on the left side while #3 moves in to set a cross screen for #5. #2 and #4 take their spots on the high post elbows. Double / Triple Screen Continuity Offense DIFFERENT PLAYERS / DIFFERENT SPOTS #3 now gets to use the "Open / Closed Gate" screening action for the open jump shot on top. 9 Newsletter Double / Triple Screen Continuity Offense DIFFERENT PLAYERS / DIFFERENT SPOTS If you want to bring your #4 man into the post up action (perhaps because he has a mismatch or is a good post up player that you want to get involved in a series), it is quite easy. Here we see #1 bringing the ball up the sideline while #5 and #4 exchange spots. #4 cuts to the opposite low block area while #5 cuts to the ball side FT line elbow.