Early Offense

An offense capable of constantly attacking the defense will gain an advantage as the game wears on. One way to attack the defense is by running a secondary break. Teams that push the ball up have a good chance of scoring an easy basket. When the offense does not score a fast break basket it is essential to have a secondary break to fall back on. A good secondary break will be a quick hitter that flows into the team’s half court offense.

A secondary break gives the offense a few advantages throughout the game. This forces the defense to play defense immediately. An offense that brings the ball out to set up an offense gives the defense a chance to relax for a few seconds. Often times in transition, the defense is forced to guard the person nearest to them. This will cause mismatch opportunities for the offense. This advantage could lead to easy baskets and potential foul trouble for the defense.

Secondary 04 is from Tom Izzo of Michigan State. This secondary involves the point guard passing the ball ahead to the wing and then sprinting into a UCLA cut. Point guard will then set a back screen for the 4 man while 2 will dribble towards 1. 2 will pass to 1 as 4 seals his man in the post.

Secondary 04

Secondary 05 is a quick hitter that works well for a good shooting point guard. Jim Boeheim ran this play for Tyler Ennis at Syracuse. It is also will flow into dribble drive offense. The point guard reverses the ball to the 4 and cuts to weak side block. 5 replaces the PG. 3 sets a down screen for PG. The ball is reversed to the PG. He can shoot or receive a ball screen from 5. The offense can flow into dribble drive offense.

Secondary 05

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