Basketball Plays | Derrick Rose Chicago Bulls Play by Adam Short

Written by Coach Peterman

I have coached at the NCAA Division 2 (Southwestern Oklahoma State University), NAIA (USAO), and JUCO Levels (Blinn College and Carl Albert State College) as well as high school. I just felt that fellow coaches especially young coaches need to constantly work on their “game”. Just like the basketball players that we coach. We as coaches need to improve ourselves. That is my story and why I do this blog.

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Basketball Set Plays

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September 2, 2013

ROSE

“Rose” is an effective play that will either get your 1 man a jump shot or your 5 man a layup at the basket. The play starts off by the 1 man passing the ball to the 4 man. The 4 man must step over the top of his man to get the pass. If the 4 man fails to do so, his defender might be able to deflect the basketball. It is the 1 man’s job to hit the 4 when he is open. The 4’s first look is the point cutting to the basket. Many defenders do a poor job of jumping to the ball; if the point does a good job of setting up his man, he will have a layup. If the point does not have a layup, he will set a back screen for the 5. This puts the point guards defender is in a tough position. If the point guard sets a great back screen and the point’s defender doesn’t help, the 5 will have a wide open layup. If the point’s defender helps on the 5, the point will have a shot around the free-throw line. If the 4 can’t hit the center because the point guard’s man helped, the 4 will dribble towards the point for a dribble handoff. It is important for the 4 after the handoff to turn and seal his defender. The 4’s defender is the only one that could contest the shot. When running this play, coaches need to explain to their point guard they will be getting a jump shot off this play. They cannot attack off the dribble because their defender who was once helping on the 5 will be able to take an angle and cut off their penetration. This is a great play to run when your point has hit a few shots early in the game. It puts his defender in a tough position. Coaches, your team will either get a layup or a wide open jump shot. The point guard’s defender has a tough decision to make.

Adam Short begins his first year as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Cowley College.

Short grew up in Indiana and was a First-Team All-Conference selection as a senior at Lake Central High School. He went on to attend Joliet (Ill) Junior College and helped the team to a NJCAA Division III national runner-up finish, while being named First-Team All-Conference and a two-time Region 4 Player of the Week.

After Joliet, Short spent his final two years of college basketball playing at NAIA school Avila University in Kansas City, MO. At Avila, he scored more than 1,000 points in his career and earned all-conference honors each year at the school.

He graduated from Avila in 2011 with a Bachelor’s degree in English with an emphasis in writing. Short then served as a graduate assistant coach with the Avila men’s basketball team from 2011-2013, and earned a Masters degree in Organizational Development in 2013.

He also spent the past two years working with MoKan Nike Elite Youth Basketball League out of Kansas City, MO. His job duties consisted of coaching, scouting, and breaking down film.