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2022 NBA Playoffs X's & O's Preview

Half Court Hoops
Apr 16, 2022
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I created a quick-hitting breakdown of the 2022 NBA Playoffs & included every breakdown of teams below!

Phoenix Suns

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Phoenix Suns "Hawk" After Time Out Series
Watch now (8 min) | The Phoenix Suns over the last 7 games have been running 9 different counters built off of one main action - Hawk into a double ballscreen. “Hawk” action is a term taken from Hubie Brown’s offense that he ran with his teams and was used when he coached the Atlanta Hawks. It is very similar to a UCLA cut, but the ball is dribbled to the wing and then a player cuts off a screen toward the basket set around the elbow…
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2 years ago · 5 likes · 6 comments · Half Court Hoops
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Phoenix Suns "Sit" action that prevents switching.
Designing plays in today’s NBA it is becoming increasingly difficult to get new actions or concepts that haven’t existed before. These coaches are some of the brightest minds in the world and with scouting and game preparation there is not many new things that occur on a basketball court. One of the new concepts that Monty Williams and the Suns came up …
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2 years ago · 7 likes · Half Court Hoops
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Why was Draymond Green guarding Chris Paul?
Draymond Green has been guarding Chris Paul in the Warriors vs Suns matchups, perhaps a preview of the Western Conference Finals. This is not as crazy as it initially appeared or sounds - there are 2 primary reasons and advantages behind the strategy to have Draymond defending one of the best point guards in the NBA…
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2 years ago · 8 likes · 8 comments · Half Court Hoops

Miami Heat

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The creativity that the Heat can use is endless. Lowry setting the ballscreen for Bam with Jimmy in the dunker's spot. Nightmare to defend and multiple looks that flow into a 2-man game should constantly give the defense problems.
3:12 AM ∙ Oct 8, 2021
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Miami Heat | Dive Spain
5:51 PM ∙ Jan 7, 2022
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Miami Heat | BOB Punch Hammer
7:07 PM ∙ Feb 22, 2022
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Miami Heat | EOG Elevator
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@HalfCourtHoops Anyway you could post the clip that the Heat used last night in OT to get Herro that open 3? Was a brilliant SOB by Spo.
5:20 PM ∙ Nov 11, 2021
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Memphis Grizzlies

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Film Study: Memphis Grizzlies vs Minnesota Timberwolves
Watch now (18 min) | A breakdown of the great game between the Grizzlies & the Timberwolves, if you have any feedback let me know! I am going to be tweaking and constantly improving the process and look forward to doing a lot more of these! Coach Pyper…
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Memphis Grizzlies | Knicks Reverse Empty Spain FILTHY ATO from the Grizzlies.
8:58 PM ∙ Jan 8, 2022
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Memphis Grizzlies | UCLA Thunder Twirl Strong FILTHY After Time Out
6:33 PM ∙ Apr 2, 2022
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Memphis Grizzlies | EOG Spurs Keep Tweak to the Spurs hand off set, using Ja as the trigger man to keep and attack:
4:28 AM ∙ Dec 28, 2021
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Memphis Grizzlies | Strong Keep Fist Indiana (ATO)
12:10 AM ∙ Feb 8, 2022
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Memphis Grizzlies | 25 Punch Turn Strong (ATO)
3:17 AM ∙ Jan 15, 2022
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Memphis Grizzlies | Zone Special
10:41 PM ∙ Apr 9, 2022
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Boston Celtics

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Boston Celtics vs Brooklyn Nets Series Preview
When the Brooklyn Nets ended up with the 7 seed in the play-in tournament, that meant a first-round matchup with either the Heat, Celtics or Bucks - all teams I have on my title contender list - would face them and one of the contenders in the East eliminated in the first round. Not only will one of the Celtics or Nets exit the playoffs in the first rou…
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Boston Celtics After Time Out Study

Part 1: Boston Celtics ATOs: Creative Guard Design

Part 2: Boston Celtics ATOs: Iverson Series

Part 3: Boston Celtics ATOs: Dive Series

Part 4: Boston Celtics ATOs: Delay Series

Part 5: Boston Celtics ATOs: Horns Series

Part 6: Boston Celtics ATOs: Ram Series

Part 7: Boston Celtics ATOs: Wide Series

Part 8: Boston Celtics ATOs: Hammer Sets

Golden State Warriors

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Screen For Steph Curry & You Will Score
The Golden State Warriors’ beautiful offensive system is predicated on ball movement, player movement with high IQ passing, and screening to open up easier scoring opportunities off of screens and cutting. All of this is made possible by having the two greatest shooting threats of all time - Klay Thompson and Steph Curry - who are both willing to get off the ball and move to create more scoring chances for not only themselves but teammates as well…
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Golden State Warriors "Thumb Out"
Steve Kerr and his Warriors playbook has always been creative, innovative, and perfect in designing plays for each roster he has. Whether it is designing lob sets for his best athletes or taking advantage of the attention Steph draws in the ball screens for easy layups, Kerr and his staff always find ways to tweak actions to benefit them…
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2 years ago · 5 likes · 4 comments · Half Court Hoops
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If it's the end of a quarter, the Warriors are going to run this...
Here is the scenario, the Warriors get the ball with a chance to take the clock down to finish off the quarter with a basket. There is little doubt to what is going to happen next, Steph Curry is going to come off a screen looking for a shot - but knowing is only half the battle…
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2 years ago · 5 likes · Half Court Hoops

Milwaukee Bucks

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Milwaukee Bucks "Ghost" vs Switching
There are a couple of different philosophies when it comes to attacking switching defenses, and the primary way for NBA teams is to get the mismatch you want and then attack 1 on 1. Overall the 3 main ideas when it comes to facing switching defense are…
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2 years ago · 1 like · 2 comments · Half Court Hoops

Dallas Mavericks

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Dallas Mavericks | Strong 2 Chase Kidd taking this from his time with the Lakers:
1:24 AM ∙ Oct 27, 2021
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Dallas Mavericks | EOG Ghost I LOVE how Dinwiddie sells the elbow catch with his arm out then ghosts to get Brunson downhill.
12:35 AM ∙ Mar 6, 2022
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Dallas Mavericks | ATO Wedge Stay
1:45 AM ∙ Dec 27, 2021
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Philadelphia 76ers

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Doc Rivers Steals a Set For James Harden
The best coaches steal. It’s not a secret and in 2022 every team has access to every possession run since 2003 to watch online any time they want. When a team acquires a new player they will typically have a good feel for how they like to operate but also what sets have worked in the past destinations for them…
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2 years ago · 8 likes · Half Court Hoops

Utah Jazz

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Utah Jazz | Ram Stay Exit (ATO)
6:01 PM ∙ Dec 10, 2021
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Utah Jazz Pick & Rolls | Getting it out early vs Hedges
2:03 AM ∙ Dec 23, 2021
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Utah Jazz Pick & Roll Attack vs Trailblazers Hedging
Tomorrow I have a breakdown of aggressive defense and it’s place in the modern NBA, and along the way I watched the Jazz completely destroy the Trailblazers hedging scheme. I used this for a film session on how and why it worked and looked in-depth at the Jazz’s ballscreen attack…
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Utah Jazz | Ram Dribble Keep
12:36 AM ∙ Mar 28, 2022
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Toronto Raptors

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Toronto Raptors Stack (Spain) Pick & Roll for the dagger 3! You can see Nurse calling it out and organizing it from the bench.
3:03 AM ∙ Feb 4, 2022
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Toronto Raptors | Empty Ghost
2:50 AM ∙ Feb 13, 2022
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Denver Nuggets

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Denver Nuggets | Under Ballscreen
8:53 PM ∙ Mar 31, 2022
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Denver Nuggets | Strong Slice Common look to get Jokic the ball late - great find to Morris.
5:40 AM ∙ Feb 17, 2022
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Denver Nuggets | Horns Rip DHO 5
2:59 AM ∙ Nov 19, 2021
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Nuggets running split action w/ Jokic who slips into the lane and seals deep - hits the up and under for a beautiful lefty finish.
3:35 AM ∙ Dec 14, 2021
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Chicago Bulls

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The Chicago Bulls are running 5-Out without shooting 3's
When Billy Donovan joined the Chicago Bulls last season he ran some 5-Out offensive action but overall the roster was not built to run 5-Out until the trade for Vucevic occurred. Then the Chicago Bulls brought in Lonzo Ball, Caruso, Demar Derozan in the offseason and gave Billy Donovan guards with the tools to add to Lavine, Vucevic, and Patrick Williams to run a flexible 5-Out offense like most of the modern teams are adapting for their base offense. Here is the catch: they are last in the NBA when it comes to 3 point frequency - they don’t shoot 3’s…
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2 years ago · 6 likes · Half Court Hoops

Minnesota Timberwolves

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Minnesota Timberwolves | Ram Scissor
1:50 AM ∙ Apr 13, 2022
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Minnesota Timberwolves | Horns One Flare
3:08 AM ∙ Jan 14, 2022
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Minnesota Timberwolves | ATO Zip Punch Flare Slip
1:19 AM ∙ Oct 15, 2021
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Brooklyn Nets

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This is a perfect example of what the Nets are trying to do teams on defense. Switching ball screens, front the post then when you get stagnant switch back off ball and force you to think about what to do next vs playing.
7:55 PM ∙ Apr 8, 2022
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Brooklyn Nets | AI Rip Using Mills as the back screener puts the defense in a choice situation - allows him to open up for the easy 3.
6:49 PM ∙ Jan 9, 2022
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Brooklyn Nets | Delay Side Keep Hammer
7:13 PM ∙ Feb 5, 2022
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Brooklyn Nets | Turn Strong (ATO)
5:34 AM ∙ Jan 13, 2022
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Brooklyn Nets/Golden State Warriors | AI Dive Pin
12:32 AM ∙ Apr 9, 2022
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Atlanta Hawks

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Trae Young No-Look Lob To Roller:
11:30 PM ∙ Apr 13, 2022
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Such a high IQ play by Trae Young in the flow of play catching the off ball switching:
2:05 AM ∙ Feb 4, 2022
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New Orleans Pelicans

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New Orleans Pelicans Horns Play For Brandon Ingram
The New Orleans Pelicans are scoring 1.67 Points Per Possession when they run this play for Brandon Ingram. No, that is not a typo - a small sample of 15 possessions but the Pelicans are scoring at a ridiculous rate when they run this action. Starting this week I will be diving deeper into team and player-specific breakdowns that will be more in-depth f…
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New Orleans Pelicans | 14 Runner Green took this from his time with the Warriors.
1:13 AM ∙ Oct 21, 2021
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Thank you so much for reading, subscribing, and supporting this season - looking forward to playoff breakdowns!

Enjoy!!

Coach Pyper

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