In this breakdown, we are going to dive into different ways NBA teams create advantags for non shooters & great drivers. It took me down a rabbit hole going back to Carlisle’s Mavs in 2014-15 all the way to this past NBA Finals.
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NBA Post Up Actions
The post-up isn’t dead, and even though it definitely isn’t the main focus of NBA offenses, there are still lots of ways NBA teams create advantages and scores out of the post. In this deep dive, we focus on different cuts, screens, and designed actions out of post-ups to counter NBA defenses.
Georgia Attacks vs Hedging Defense
In general, teams in Europe face more aggressive ballscreen defense and the 2025 EuroBasket gave us perfect examples of how to attack it and punish it. In this breakdown, we will go over “Georgia” action - a term I took from the Indiana Pacers staff and the many reads and sets you can use to attack teams that hedge in ballscreen defense.
How The Grizzlies Disguise Plays For Ja Morant
Ja Morant is not a good shooter. I know this isn’t breaking news, but his career-high in 3-point percentage was 35% - his first year in the NBA. The past two years have been at 34% from 3-point land and the scouting report for NBA teams defending him has been somewhat simplified when Ja is off the ball: sag in the gap to contain others and on the closeouts shade him to his right-hand. We will look at how the Grizzlies take advantage of this mindset and defensive scheme by using “fake” plays to get Ja downhill off the ball.
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