With the hiring of Tom Thibodeau the Minnesota Timberwolves expectations have gone through the roof. Thibodeau will have an opportunity to coach a great young player in Karl-Anthony Towns. As rookie of the year last season Towns displayed both an outside and inside game. Towns shot nearly 47% from post ups last season mainly from…
#PlayOTD – Washington Wizards Double Away Counter
Play of the Day – Washington Wizards Double Away Counter Here is a nice counter play to a stagger away option. The point guard passes to 4 as 2 and 5 screen away for 3 in the corner. 3 counters the cut to set a screen for 2 and 2 uses the staggered screen for…
FastDraw #PlayOTD – Denver Nuggets Pick Flat Pop
Play of the Day – Denver Nuggets Pick Flat Pop The Nuggets run this “ram action” play by setting a screen for 2 in the corner and having 2 cut to set a flat ball screen for the point guard. As 1 uses the ball screen, 2 pops for a shot at the high post.…
#PlayOTD – San Antonio Spurs SLOB Baseline Double
Play of the Day – San Antonio Spurs SLOB Baseline Double The Spurs run this action to get the ball to Tim Duncan in the post. Duncan gets the ball and quickly gives it back to the point guard. 5 then sets a ball screen for 1 as Duncan runs off of a staggered back…
#PlayOTD – Indiana Pacers Post Hammer
Play of the Day – Indiana Pacers Post Hammer Here is a nice hammer action play from the Indiana Pacers. The ball is reversed from left to right and thrown to a guard posting up. As the guard makes a move baseline, a hammer screen is set for 3 in the left corner. FastDraw…
#PlayOTD – OKC Thunder SLOB Box Elevator Push
Play of the Day – OKC Thunder SLOB Box Elevator Push Here is an elevator action from a SLOB box set and a second option if the elevator shot is not there. If the shot isn’t there, 5 sets a screen for 4 to pop out to the perimeter for a shot or drive. Thanks…
FastDraw #PlayOTD – Golden State Warriors Horns Flex Elevator
Play of the Day – Golden State Warriors Horns Flex Elevator Golden State combines a flex action with an elevator screen to get Steph Curry an open 3-point shot at the top of the key. Steph cuts off of a flex screen then sprints straight through an elevator screen. FastDraw Diagram: About FastModel Sports FastModel…
FastDraw #PlayOTD – Dayton Double Push
Play of the Day – Dayton Double Push Dayton clears out the left side of the floor then sends both 4 and 5 out to set a staggered screen for 1. 4 slips the screen and 5 sets the ball screen then rolls into the lane. Thanks to Brandon Chambers for the video edit! …
FastDraw #PlayOTD – Gonzaga Double Push Roll
Play of the Day – Gonzaga Double Push Roll Gonzaga gets the big man involved in a lot of screening actions in this play. In the video, Sabonis sets two down screens then a high ball screen. Thanks to Brandon Chambers for the video edit! FastDraw Diagram: About FastModel Sports FastModel Sports is the…
FastDraw #PlayOTD – Villanova Horns Double Away
Play of the Day – Villanova Horns Double Away In this horns set play, Villanova uses a ball screen up top then sends the two bigs to the weak side corner to set a staggered screen. The cutter has two options: 1) use the staggered screen for a shot or 2) back cut to the…