Stack Offense #4 - Man-to-Man Offense

Stack Offense #4

Offense against a man-to-man defense

This is another set play from the Stack offense series.  Effective against a man-to-man defense, this play should result in an alley-oop or a post-up.  Here's how this is run:

1. This play is set up in a two-guard set, your point guard in control of the ball.  Your small forward and center should be stacked at the ball-side block, with your power forward at the opposite block.
2. To start this play, your small forward should follow your center as he flashes to the elbow, then jet outwards to create space to receive the ball.  The point guard should enter the ball into the wing, then dive down off a screen set by the center to the block.  If the point guard's defender gets caught on the screen, hit the point guard for a lay-up.  If not, he should cut through to the corner.  
3. As soon as the point guard passes the screen set by the center, the power forward should set a backscreen on the center's man.  Wait until the power forward is set, or it will result in a moving screen.  The center should roll around the screen looking for a lob pass from the small forward.  After the center comes off the screen, the power forward will roll/dive to the block, posting up.  The first look is the alley-oop to the center, and the second look should be the post-up at the block.  One of these should be open, but you must make sure your small forward can make this pass.

Stack Offense #3 - Man-to-Man Offense

Stack Offense #3

Offense against a man-to-man defense

This is another set play off of the Stack set.  Effective against a man-to-man defense, there is only one option on this play, and it is designed for a quick-hitter for a three-pointer from the corner.  Here is how this play is run:

1. This offense is set up in a two-guard set, your point guard in control of the ball, with your small forward and center stacked at the ball-side block with your power forward at the opposite block.
2. To start this play, the small forward will follow the center as he flashes to the elbow, then the small forward will jet out to the wing.  This is necessary to create space in order to receive the ball.  The point guard will enter the ball to the small forward, but will not dive on this play.
3. As the small forward catches the ball, the center will dive to the block asking for the ball.  If he's got his man sealed, you can go ahead and hit him, but this isn't really the look this play is designed for.  Anyways, the small forward should make it seem like he's trying to enter the ball into the post, and unable to, he will pass the ball back to the point guard.  The ball should be swung as quickly as possible, and immediately after passing the ball, the small forward will cut around the baseline off of screens from the center and power forward.  He will cut to the corner looking for a wide-open three.  If the power forward's man fights over the screen to the corner, he should take a step to the ball and the shooting guard should hit him for a lay-up.

Stack Offense #2 - Man-to-Man Offense

Stack Offense #2

Offense against a man-to-man defense

This offensive set is another set play off the Stack set.  Effective against a man-to-man defense, this play is designed to relieve defensive pressure to create an easy lay-up opportunity.  This is how this is run:

1. This offense is set up in a two-guard set, your point guard with the ball, with your small forward and center stacked on the ball-side block with your 4-man (PF) on the opposite block.  The second guard should be a player who is being pressured defensively.  If he's being denied the ball, he should be about the same distance from the basket as the point guard.
2. This play starts out with your center flashing to the elbow with your small forward jetting out from the elbow.  Your small forward will follow your center to the elbow, then cut out to create space.  All of this action is simply a decoy.  Your point guard will make it appear as if he's trying to enter the ball to the small forward.  Then, unable to enter the pass, your point should dribble back towards your shooting guard.  Your shooting guard should take a step or two towards your point guard.
3. While your point is dribbling towards your shooting guard, your power forward will flash hard to the high post.  Your point should throw a firm bounce pass to the high post.
4. Immediately as the point guard passes the ball to the high post, your shooting guard will cut straight to the basket.  If the shooting guard's defender is putting pressure on the shooting guard, this should result in a quick bounce pass to the cutting guard for a lay-up.  This is option 1,  the main point of this play, but it doesn't stop here if this pass cannot be made.
5. If the shooting guard doesn't get it, he will cut through to the opposite corner.  Then, the point guard will run off the high post looking for a hand-off for a lay-up, and while this is happening, your small forward and center set a double-screen for your shooting guard coming up.  This should result in one of these shots, and as always, if the defense switches, the center should slip the screen for a lay-up.