Basketball Plays – Plays Against Man to Man Defense

Try these basketball plays when going against man to man defense.

The first play we run is an out of bounds under our basket against a man to man defense that we score off of nearly every time.

Here it goes:
Set up in a box formation using both blocks and the high posts.  1 takes the ball out.  2 is on ball side block and 4 is opposite block.  3 is on ball side high post and 5 is on the opposite high post.

When 1 smacks the ball, 2 cuts hard out to ball side corner; 4 comes across the lane to ball side block and 5 screens across the lane for 3 who makes a hard cut opposite the ball to the block for a layup.  If we don’t hit 3 for the layup because they switch on defense we have 5 seal on the screen for the lob in the middle.  2 is our safety valve to get the [tag]basketball[/tag] in.

Another play I like to run against man-to-man goes like this:

It starts with the basic 3/2 set with (2) big people down low & the wings spread wide. The number (1) dribbles right and receives a screen at the top of the key by the number (4).

The point guard can either:
(A) drive for a layup
(B) The number (4) pick & roll with the point shot.
Or if the number (2) defender cheats into the middle the wing has a wide open 3 point shot.

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