SPARTAN OFFENSE
READ AND REACT OFFENSE “SPREAD”
THINK THE GAME- READ & REACT
Starting and Running the Offense Read the Defense
Race first, race always Arc to Arc Identifying a Man or Zone Defense: Run your
*Don’t get so caught up in running an offense that worst player on a cut across the lane
you forget to score!
If you still don’t know: More man plays are
Maximize dead ball time going to work against a zone than a zone play
Most wasted time in all sports- Most players do against a man.
nothing, very few maximize this opportunity.
Rethink time, score, & fouls (yours and theirs), how many Cleverness: Mental/Physical/Verbal
time outs available, momentum, etc.
You have two sets of eyes, your eyes and your
Give reminders and encouragement *before it's necessary
shoulders (together or separate can be
Talk one on one with a teammate
deceptive).
Treat subs as honored guests: acclimate them to the
environment. Get them off their feet with a fake.
Focus your team forward, be a special leader.
THINK THE GAME- READ & REACT
Maximize dead ball time Create Time & Space
Most wasted time in all sports- Most players do **Passing accuracy leads to shooting
nothing, very few maximize this opportunity. accuracy!
Rethink time, score, & fouls (yours and theirs),
Face high, easy passes.
how many time outs available, momentum, etc.
Turn 40% shots into 60% shots from passing
Give reminders and encouragement *before it's
accuracy--Aim small and miss small.
necessary
Talk one on one with a teammate Use ball fakes: eyes go first then follow it with
a fake
Treat subs as honored guests: acclimate them to
the environment. Block help defenders by pivoting out of
pressure, passing out to shooters who are
Focus your team forward, be a special leader. shading (push-pulling) to the ball.
OFFENSIVE PRINCIPLE #1- SPACING
Offense Defense
Offense loves space Defense loves lack of space.
Swoop to the corners to flatten out the defense
which gives more space to hunt the paint.
Don’t be creepy
Shade to the ball but don’t creep inside the 3 pt
line.
Stay out of the highway
Go get the money!
OFFENSIVE PRINCIPLE #2- MOVEMENT
Offense Defense
MOVE
You want to be strong where the enemy is weak.
Split action= Off ball screens (11:27)
Defenders have to make decisions when they’re put
The more splits you can split the more it confuses the into movement. (Make them weak by making them
defense move)
Leads to a 7 or 9’s.
**Try to put pressure on the RIM first.
Exit cuts (get out of the highway) (12:39)
Fill to corners
Shade the ball- push and pull
Don’t be creepy—keep the space!
OFFENSIVE PRINCIPLE #3- BALL MOVEMENT
Offense Defense
Hunt the Paint You want to be strong where the
Most effective offenses get the most paint enemy is weak.
touches.
Defenders have to make decisions when
Multi-side attack they’re put into movement. (Make them
weak by making them move)
The 3rd side of the floor is MAGIC!
Swing the ball!
ZONE OFFENSE PRINCIPALS
1. Engage 2 defenders 2. Be DANGEROUS Form triangles
If you can beat one defender and Next to the ball= equilateral (all sides and
engage a 2nd then every defense is a angles are equal) triangles with 2 nearest
zone and you have a 4 on 3 defenders.
advantage! Away from the ball= dance triple wide
(Hands, Stance, & Mouth) into the openings.
*You don’t have to beat two
Being Vocal
defenders but NEVER let one
defender beat you. Moving in and out of the openings.
+1 swing
Occupy their interest but don’t get
trapped because you lose your If you have the ball: Set the table= Place 1
options. teammate
ZONE OFFENSE PRINCIPALS
3. Dancer to Dancer Passing 4. Ball Fake and Look hard [Grimace]
+ one more pass A grimace make it:
Looks like you’re about to throw a hard
The easiest way to score in a pass
zone is on a “dancer” to “dancer” Also makes your teammates feel seen
pass. Make your fakes more believable to the
defenders.
Don’t penetrate when someone
is dancing in a gap. When faking: eyes go for a ½ second first
and then follow with the fake. *Give the
defense time to bite.
ZONE OFFENSE PRINCIPALS
5. Puncture the Middle
It’s not about quick ball movement. It’s about moving the ball into and
out of the most dangerous areas (the middle).
Don’t trim the edges—Collapse the middle.
The moment the ball punctures the middle (whether off a pass or
dribble) everyone else should move to the most dangerous available
areas because the defenders heads have turned.
SPREAD
4 OUT-1 IN: CONTINUOUS MOTION
HOMEWORK
Study Film
Log workouts
