“Bones” is a zone offense with a strong focus on getting the ball into the short corner. Against a 2-3 zone, a catch in the short corner pulls the bottom of the zone out of position and opens up the middle. The offense keeps a player flashing to the high post and a player in…
“Wild” is a 3-2 half court zone press. Three defenders pick up the ball around half court, two protect the basket, and the defense traps the ball when it’s passed to the wing or the corner. Here are the diagrams and the animation of the basic slides. The offensive players are stationary in the animation,…
“Cross” is a man to man baseline out of bounds play that starts in a 4 flat set, also called four low. On the slap of the ball, all four players move up to the free throw line extended, the ball goes in to the 4 at the elbow, and the inbounder steps in and…
A simple way to use the “Horns” man to man set against a 2-3 zone. The bigs flash to the elbows, the point guard gets the ball back on a hand-off and attacks the gap, and the bottom of the zone has to choose between stopping the drive and covering the corner shooter. Initial Set…
Simple drill that uses tennis balls to increase the hand quickness of your players. Perhaps something you can mix in to a warm-up routine at the start of your practice or workout.
Updated November 2026: Since this list was first published in 2022, six more members of the NBA 75 have passed away: Bill Russell, Willis Reed, Jerry West, Bill Walton, Lenny Wilkens and Bob Pettit. They’ve been added to the rankings below. In 1996, the NBA released the top 50 players in the league’s history in…
