In this breakdown, we deep dive into “Peja” action - an action run throughout the NBA, NCAA & International games that was created from Peja Stojakovic and the original set I found from the 2004-05 Kings.
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NBA 5-Out Offense: Wide
The NBA has switched over to running 5-Out as their main offensive system with the space & pace aspects of modern basketball shaping the way possessions unfold. While this is not the exact system that every single team runs, the evolution of the Spurs offense combined with Mike Budenholzer’s offensive genius has created this go-to action.
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.
NBA 5-Out Offense: Spacing
For the month of October leading into the beginning of the regular season, we will be breaking down all of the aspects of 5-Out Offense in the NBA. 5-Out Offenses have become more and more commonplace with a majority of teams running it as their primary attack. In this first breakdown, we are going to focus on offensive spacing concepts and principles t…
Phoenix Suns "Hawk" After Time Out Series
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.
NBA/NCAA “Peja” Edit
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