How to coach and teach the basketball equal
opportunity offensive swing plays (part 3) guard-around OptionsThese guard-around play options are taken from Adolph Rupp's plays he made famous while leading the Kentucky Wildcats to several NCAA National Basketball Championships. There are many others you can use to counter most any type defense. I'm only trying to get the imaginative juices flowing. All these fit into the continuous backdoor-cut pattern offense. If a such a play does not result in a decent shot, the ball is kicked back outside to guard (2) and run on the opposite side of the floor. This can be a very powerful half-court basketball offense.  | Guard-around Option 1 Guard (1) passes to Forward (3) who steps out to meet the pass in every case and turns his body as if to pass to (5) at the high post; however, he flips the ball to (1) who is cutting outside. If (1) is a fair to good, he can usually get an open shot here, take one dribble and shoot, or dribble all the way in for a lay-up, whichever best presents itself. | | Guard-around Option 2 Guard (1) passes to (3) who turns toward the free-throw lane, takes one dribble, jumps in the air, and hooks a pass to (1) who cut by him. Players (4) and (5) follow for rebound or receive dish-off. |  |  | Guard-around Option 3 Guard (1) passes to Forward (3) who flips the ball back to (1) as in Option 1, but this time (3) rolls to the basket expecting a return pass from Guard (1). All players open-up toward the ball, expecting a possible pass from either (3) or (1). | | Guard-around Option 4 Guard #1 passes to (3) who takes one dribble, pivots, and passes back to (1) who cut around him to the basket. |  |
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