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Video gallery of Utah Jazz Center Rudy Gobert demonstrating several ball screen concepts. The following montage features Utah Jazz Center Rudy Gobert. The Frenchman is most noted for his rim protection, but he is also an adept screener. Gobert has a grasp of the nuance of screening angles, roll depth, rescreening and all that goes into ball screen offense. Transition Ball Screens It all starts with running the floor and Gobert is a fluid athlete who looks to use the ball screen to create an advantage early in the possession. The video below features both trail ball screens and wing ball screens with an emptyRead More →

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In transition offense, seek first to score, then flow seamlessly into offense from these common endpoints. The first objective of transition offense is to score with an advantage. Coaches and players should keep this top of mind. Upon the rebound/inbound the offense uses pace, spacing and rapid advancement of the ball in hopes of scoring early and with a numbers advantage. When the defense does its job and neutralizes any numbers advantage or retards advancement of the ball, the offense is then forced to create an advantage using some sort of action. Again, seek first to score, then run “offense,” not the other way around. ButRead More →

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Combining elements of offense to form three-player early offense molecules to create an advantage. Offense, like all matter in nature, is comprised of elements. These elements are arranged and sequenced to create different molecules. Similarly, combining the most basic offensive elements in various sequences creates offensive “molecules” that exist to create an advantage. In transition offense the goal is first to score with an advantage. Seek first to score, then run offense. If the defense is able to neutralize any numbers advantage, then flow into offense. These molecules combine basic elements of offense to disorganize the neutral defense. Here are two examples: Pitch-Hit-Get Elements involved: PitchRead More →

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Tips for creating an advantage using the wing ball screen from the break. Symmetry and floor balance are primary goals of transition offense. Arriving in the frontcourt spaced and balanced allows offense to flow. However, the randomness of the game, especially after a live-ball change of possession, does not always make this possible. Nonetheless, getting inside the defense and creating an advantage as soon as possible is still the offensive goal. Empty Corner In the diagram below, Player 1 receives the outlet with no ballside wing ahead. He/she cannot pitch ahead, but they do have the advantage of an empty side to attack with theRead More →