Two “Motion Strong” entries and options from five-out featuring the Brooklyn Nets The Brooklyn Nets (35-33, 7th in East) have taken Motion Strong, a long-time staple of the San Antonio Spurs, and opened up the spacing with a five-out alignment from transition. Like the four-out version popularized by the Spurs, the Nets’ version features a staggered screen and different options…
Team France – Motion Weak
Made iconic by the San Antonio Spurs, Team France also runs “Motion Weak” to perfection in international play. With Spurs vets such as Tony Parker and Boris Diaw at the helm, it is no surprise that the French National Team is adept at running the San Antonio Spurs “Motion Weak” action as an early offense…
Five Common Motion Offense Trouble Spots
Troubleshooting five common sticking points in four-out motion offense As part of our mentoring program and online clinics, I work with high school basketball coaches across the country on step-by-step implementation of four-out motion offense. The preseason saw us work through proper drill progressions, practice planning techniques and now that the season is here, film…
Motion Offense – Practice Design And Structure
Tips for planning and structuring highly connected daily practice plans for read-based motion offense. Motion Offense is about decision making. Players must learn to read defenders, teammates, screens and spacing and make corresponding decisions. Developing that ability requires a motion offense centered practice to look quite different from traditional practices. With sets and continuities,…
Motion Offense – Reverse Action
Tips for filling an open block and getting the ball inside using “Reverse Action” in four-out motion offense. One of the best features of motion offense is that it has a high ceiling. As players learn the basics of reading defenders and maintaining spacing your offense will improve as the season goes on. Deeper understanding…
Offensive Trends – C Game (New Motion)
Turn on any NBA game and plenty of college games and you will most certainly see some variation of an offense ran through the elbows, similar to horns but not quite. This offense is commonly referred to as C-Game, Push or as I have referred to it as the “New Motion.” There are man reads…
Motion Offense – Implementing Dribble Handoffs
Tips for implementing dribble handoffs into a four-out motion offense while staying within the screening rules. The dribble handoff is an action that is increasing in popularity at all levels of basketball. Many coaches are using dribble handoffs much the same as ball screens. The goals are to create a switch, give a player an…
Motion Offense – Implementing Post Play
In the series-concluding Vol. 8 of the FastModel Motion Offense Forum we provide tips to implement post play into the four-out/one-in motion offense. The final piece of implementing a four-out motion offense is integrating post play. There are many ways a coach can involve his post players and most of them are dependent upon the…
Motion Offense – Foundations
There has been talk among basketball coaches, observers, fans and analysts this season about how basketball is becoming unwatchable. Scoring is down at the NCAA level and bad offense is partly to blame. One college basketball expert offered the opinion that far fewer coaches are taking the time and trouble to really TEACH offense…