Boston Celtics ATOs: Delay Series

A deeper look into the Boston Celtics playbook and their Delay Series - currently the NBA's best After Time Out team.

Jan 24, 2022

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The fourth part of the focus on the Celtics After Time Out playbook is going to be their Dive Series. Just like football, basketball coaches like to put together a series of plays out of the same formation to disguise and surprise the defense.

Part 1: Boston Celtics ATOs: Creative Guard Design

Part 2: Boston Celtics ATOs: Iverson Series

Part 3: Boston Celtics ATOs: Dive Series

I did a complete breakdown on the Delay series in the NBA and it’s origins and influences from the D’Antoni Suns and the current Golden State Warriors, so it is no surprise to see the Celtics run this action like most NBA teams.

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NBA 5-Out Offense: Delay

The next evolution of our 5-Out NBA Offense study is the basic setup of 5-Out and allow players to read and react with the ball entered to a player (typically a big) in the middle of the floor. Starting this week I will be diving deeper into team and player-specific breakdowns that will be more in-depth for paid subscribers, as well as the final 5 posts of the…

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Starting out is simple - space in 5-Out and have the ball entered into the middle of the floor.

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