5 Quick Hitters for Your Motion Offense
By design, a motion offense is supposed to be free form and interpretive. That does not mean it should be random or hap-hazard.
Here are some quick hitter entries you can use to enter into your motion. A quick hitter is a play with one pass and maybe one or two cuts that are designed to get your scorer an open, early shot. When finished, it will leave your players in good position to continue your motion offense if you don't get that early shot.
These cuts can be run out of any set and generate any motion. The sets that I have used here are solely because they had to be illustrated somehow. You should adapt these plays to sets and offenses you are comfortable with.
Instructions for Set Up
This is the initial set when beginning your motion offense.
Instructions for 2-5 Cross Screen
- Player 3 steps up for a ball screen.
- Player 1 dribbles off the ball screen.
- Player 2 screens for Player 5, timing it so Player 5 arrives at the block as Player 1 brings the ball to the wing.
- Player 1 looks to the low post.
- Player 4 screens for Player 2.
- Player 2 cuts to the wing.
- Player 1 reverses to Player 3 for a pop out jumper.
- Player 3 passes to Player 2 off the screen for a shot.
- Offense then continues into motion offense.
Instructions for 2-5 Diagonal Screen
- Player 4 steps up to ball screen.
- Player 1 dribbles off ball screen.
- Player 2 sets a diagonal screen for Player 5.
- Player 5 cuts off screen into low post, timing his cut so he arrives in the low post as the ball is arriving at the wing.
- Players 2 and 4 set stagger screens for Player 3.
- Player 3 comes off the screens.
- Player 1 passes to Player 5 in the low post (1st option).
- Player 1 passes to Player 3 for shot (2nd option).
Instructions for UCLA Cut into ball screen
- Player 1 passes to Player 2.
- Player 5 steps up to set a back screen for Player 1.
- Player 1 makes a UCLA cut to the low post.
- Player 5 steps out to ball screen for Player 2.
- Player 2 dribbles over ball screen.
- Players 3 and 4 set stagger screens for Player 1.
- Player 1 cuts off stagger screens.
- 1st Option- Player 1 looks to score.
- 2nd Option- Player 1 looks to screen and roll with Player 5.
- 3rd Option- Player 2 passes to Player 1 off the stagger screens.
Instructions for Zipper Screen
- Player 1 dribbles to the wing.
- Player 2 sizzler cuts to the top.
- Player 3 flashes to the corner.
- Player 1 passes to Player 2.
- Player 4 steps up to ball screen, timing it so he arrives to screen as Player 2 is catching the ball.
- Option 1- Player 2 comes off the ball screen looking to score.
- Option 2- Player 2 penetrates and kicks out to Player 3 for a shot.
Instructions for 3-Special
- Player 3 steps out to ball screen for Player 1.
- Player 4 screens for Player 2.
- Player 1 dribbles off the ball screen.
- Immediately after the ball screen,Player 5 flare screens for Player 3.
- Player 3 cuts off the flare screen.
- Option 1- Player 1 looks for Player 3 over the top.
- Option 2- Player 1 looks for Player 2 in the corner.
In each of these quick hitters, players space out to appropriate spots for the type of motion offense (5-out, 4-out, 3-out, 2-out).
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