Use This Marquette BLOB When You Need A 3
In Friday's Sweet 16 game, Marquette found themselves down 10 with under 90 seconds left. They needed points and they needed them fast.
Shaka Smart ran this play to get a quick 3-point shot for Kam Jones (#1).
The play starts with two Marquette players positioned at the elbows, point guard Tyler Kolek (#11) in the opposite corner, and post Oso Ighodaro (#13) in the ball side short corner.
Ighodoro moves towards the elbow like he's going to screen David Joplin (#23). Joplin rejects the screen and cuts to the basket. Selling this cut as a scoring action is crucial, as it makes Joplin's defender unprepared to help on the screen he's about to set.
Meanwhile, Stevie Mitchell (#4) runs through to the ball side wing.
Kolek circles to the top of the key and receives a pass from Jones.
As the ball is in the air, Jones sprints straight up the lane line. Most plays for the inbounder go to the corner, so this twist catches the defense unprepared.
Jones runs off of a stagger screen by Joplin and Ighodaro. Joplin's defender is not ready to switch this screen because he was worried about Joplin's cut to the ball.
Ighodaro's defender doesn't want to switch as that would create a mismatch at both spots. As a result, Jones is wide open to receive the pass from Kolek and knock down the open 3!
Marquette used this when they needed a 3 late in the game. However, you can use it at any time.
If you use it multiple times, a great counter would be for the player in Kolek's position (#11) to catch and rip to their right hand. The whole right side of the floor is open for a strong hand drive.
Meanwhile, the defenders would be occupied with the stagger screen action. If you like that option, make sure that player is a strong driver.
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