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Basketball Fundamental Play #7- Guard Around
The guard-around play, as Coach Rupp called it is still effective, today.
Coach Rupp considered the following play options to be the best fundamental ball
handling drills the he ever found. The old coach set his up in the same way as
is illustrated in the first five diagrams that follow; however, you can fit it
into most any offensive set known, today.
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Guard Around - Inside or Outside
Guard 2 has the ball and passes to 4. Player 2 has two options. After the
pass to 4, he may cut to 4's inside between 4 and 4's defender to receive an
inside hand-off or cut to 4's outside and receive an outside hand-off.
Player 2 can either shoot, dribble into the basket for a lay-up or dish-off.
NOTE: One of the best guards I ever saw play the game used to hit running
hook shots from deep in the corner using this play. The hook shot from out
here is practically impossible to guard.
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Guard Around - High Post with a Screen
Player 2 passes to 4 and fakes away. Teammate 5 starts up
from the low post opposite the ball and reverses direction to a medium
pivot. Player 4 passes to 5 and follows his pass and sets a screen above the
circle. Player 2 reverses and cuts off the screens set by 4 and 5 receiving
a pass from 5. Player 2 can take a short jump shot, drive to the basket or
kick it back outside.
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Guard Around - Lateral Screen Guard for Guard:
1 passes to 2, then set a lateral screen on X2, 2's defender.
2 on moving to meet the pass, dribbles hard to his left off the screen. As 2
begins his drive, 1 slides his left foot imperceptibly toward the left
corner. It is a very slight adjustment. As he makes this slide, X2, moving
to stay with 1, bumps into 2, causing him to pivot on his left foot. 1 then
takes a long 180-degree-arc swing with his right foot so that he steps
directly toward the basket. He is now in front of X2. 2 makes a return pass
to 1 if X1 switches. The lateral screen is set with 1's body perpendicular
to the direction of X2's body.
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Guard Around - Lateral Screen Forward for Guard:
Forward 3 has passed to guard 1 and set a lateral screen on
X1. As 1 starts his dribble to the left, shoulder to shoulder off the screen
so that X1 can not slide through, 3 slides his left foot slightly forward
toward the free-throw lane. As X1 moves moves to stay with 1, he bumps 3. 3
makes a 180-degree-arc swing, pivoting on the left foot and swinging the
right leg, stepping toward the basket with this foot. As 1 comes off the
screen, X3 switches onto 1 leaving 3 in front of X1 and wide open for a
return pass from 1.
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