The North Carolina Motion Offense

Brian Sass : I have seen the offense you are talking about and I have a team this year with no true post that could run it. If I am correct you are talking about a 5 man motion where all players play all spots out of a 3 -2 set. I would like to see how you do this.

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Brian says: 9/6/2022 at 10:10:47 PM A lot of good resources on the 5 out read and react, most of them up free on YouTube. I loved the open practice session posted e Emmanuel college coach, but keeping the drills age appropriate is the key. Like     login   register

Motion or passing game requires fundamentals. Not only being able to pass, screen and role. You need to know how to run off a screen. Set the defender up. Good foot work. Also being unselfish and looking for the extra pass. Most youth coaches dont teach basic fundamentals. The dribble drive from point guard has hurt the game. If you teaches solid defense and a team fundementals of offense you will win the majority of your games. The old ways still work consistently. i.e. Tony Bennett today.

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I am a 21 year head coach on the varsity. Last season ran primary, secondary into freelance ( just like Roy Williams learned from Dean Smith). Let me say, there's no magic bullet to this game. It's how well you teach and if your kids buy in. You need some talent as well. We went 22-6 and the kids loved it. Honestly, I don't see how I can do anything else. Sure you make subtle adjustments according to what you have. Last but not least, running the passing or freelance game gives you more time to spend on defense in practice. In addition, it improves your defense because you are not running continuity offensively and your players are not going thru the motions on defense.

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Dean Smith just like my old his coach won a lot of games using this system. You must remember the system faulters when you feed the post to much as Dean did & Roy does. The best offensive system is a system that runs the offense thru the main scorer on the perimeter. Take for example the great upsets of 1983 & 1985 by NCst & nova. The teams of Houston & grown had great hof centers in olajuwan & ewing , but Ncst & Nova won because they utilized their offense thru the perimeter first & played zone boxing the bugs away from the ball.

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phil says: 2/18/2018 at 2:02:43 AM Jay thats interesting. You are comparing teams that were basically one and done teams and not super consistent to coaches like Smith and Williams who consistently have great seasons and deep runs into the tourney. Saying there are better ways to run and offense than have everyone involved and be a scoring threat seems crazy. You run everything through the main offensive player and that player has a bad game and you will struggle winning consistently. I know your comment was a while back but consider what Oklahoma is going through this year with Trae Young. Struggling. Everything goes through him, how do you think his teammates feel about there value to the team. Probably not great. Fortunately he is a great passes which makes it better but still not healthy team concept in my opinion. Like   1 reply   login   register Glen says: 3/22/2018 at 4:27:43 PM It's amazing how some of you guys have a better way to play than Dean Smith. Man I bet Coach Smith wishes you guys were around when he was still coaching so he could ask your advice. He would now be known as one of the best coaches to ever live. He probably would have won almost 900 games and been to the final four 11 times, and won 2 National Championships. Like   1 person liked this.   login   register

A very good aspect about this offense is that, since many teams are going to more of a dribble penetration/kick out offense, as a team you are working on parts of the game that many teams are not practicing against.

We play many teams that are read and and react, or 5 out where players stand and wait for the penetration and kick out. When we start moving and cutting and screening, defensively many of these teams are unprepared. We find it easier to lose the defender, and get many open back cuts and layups because of patient ball movement. We love playing teams that only pass one or two times and then try to go one on five.

The Carolina motion offense teaches so many fundamental aspects of basketball: passing skills, cutting, spacing, screening, as well as individual face up, driving and shooting skills. Plus, all 5 players on the floor feel like they are contributing, which really helps team morale. They know they are going to touch the ball almost every time down the floor.

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I agree Brian, its all about HOW YOU teach the game. There are a lot of good offenses out there... but you have to teach something that you REALLY know.... that way, the longer you teach it, the better you will get at it..... you will be able to tweak it to fit your new players.

Something very simple here, IF they don't understannd what you are teaching they will have slow feet because they will be thinking all the time. JMO

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Completely disagree. If the away screens waste movement, then they aren't being taught right.

I'm familiar more with Roy Williams North Carolina motion which runs out if a 3-2 set.

Back screens are always set for the player who just passed the ball. Their defender is easiest to find. Down screens are set on the side opposite the ball. So on a pass from wing to point, you get a back screen for the passer, and a down screen where the ball just came from.

I have no problem with Read and React offense or advocates. But I've seen numerous offenses work. I've seen numerous offenses NOT work (including the Read and React).

The key to successful offense is TEACHING. I suffered my own failures trying to run offenses I didn't fully comprehend how to teach.

I was fortunate to hit on an offense that was simple, effective, and easy to teach. I can't imagine running anything else. What made it effective for me wasnt the X's snd O's, the alignment, the movement, or what it's called. It was my ability to teach it improved with experience.

Take what you know. Have them learn what you are able to teach. If your philosophy matches your talent, if your adaptable, and if you are a good teacher of the game, ANY offense can be successful.

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Lisa Whitman says: 8/1/2018 at 3:53:22 PM Oh shut up. Dean Smith understands the game far better than your lame buttocks. Like   1 reply   login   register Brian says: 9/6/2022 at 10:04:48 PM Lisa, not sure if that was aimed at someone else or if you have difficulty with reading comprehension. I view Dean Smith as the best among college basketball coaches and a role model. Nowhere was I critical of the NC system as an offense. Or Dean Smith as a coach. May want to go to your local JC, register for a reading class. Like     login   register

The lane is reserved for post players?....after the guard passes and basket cuts? screening away is becoming a total waste of movement. The guards, by basket cutting, offer excellent opportunities to score off the brush screen or shaping up and receiving the pass. I believe the Read and React offers all the basketball needed to score and win.

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this play iz a good play it helkped us win

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I am teaching this offense to a good Middle School team. We have good 3 point shooters. How best to integrate that? Down picks and sliding along perimeter come to mind. Spot up as well. But I am having trouble seeing anything predictable on shaking players loose at the players' sweet spots.

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I am teaching this offense to a good Middle School team. We have good 3 point shooters. How best to integrate that? Down picks and sliding along perimeter come to mind. Spot up as well. But I am having trouble seeing anything predictable on shaking players loose at the players' sweet spots.

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David, I believe that means to cut and replace the spot the player originally cut from.

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You state that after passing the passer can "replace himself". What does that mean?

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Is there any more info on the North Carolina motion offense?

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i am coaching

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