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Top breakdowns of 2021

A look into the most viewed breakdowns of the year.

Half Court Hoops
Dec 31, 2021
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Thank you. I cannot thank all of you enough for reading, subscribing, sharing, and supporting what I do. 2021 was a great year for me to learn, grow and continue to dive into the X’s & O’s of basketball. Throughout this year we broke down film and went into the strategy and concepts of the highest level of basketball 40+ times. Here are the top 10 breakdowns that you viewed and studied the most!


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#10 - Knicks Spain Action

Half Court Hoops - Coach's Cut
New York Knicks use Spain action to beat the Celtics
The New York Knicks beat the Boston Celtics in a grueling, awesome, double-overtime thriller in their season opener. Late in the game, after the Celtics went up by 1 the Knicks called a timeout and ran a sideline out-of-bounds special that put them ahead for good - followed up by another Spain set…
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7 months ago · 3 likes · 4 comments · Half Court Hoops

#9 - Brad Stevens Winner Set

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Brad Stevens "Winner" Set
Brad Stevens “Winner” set has been one of the best sets at the end of games for not only his teams at Butler & Boston and is now being used and tweaked by almost every coach in every league. In this breakdown, we are going to dive into the original play that he first ran at Butler in 2012, as well as the counters and variations that have developed from…
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5 months ago · 1 like · Half Court Hoops

#8 - NBA 5-Out Offense: Delay

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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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6 months ago · 5 likes · 4 comments · Half Court Hoops

#7 - Draymond guarding CP3 & Warriors strategy

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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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5 months ago · 7 likes · 6 comments · Half Court Hoops

#6 - NBA 5-Out Offense: Wide

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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…
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7 months ago · 6 likes · Half Court Hoops

#5 - Chicago Bulls 5-Out

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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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6 months ago · 5 likes · Half Court Hoops

#4 - NBA 5-Out Offense: Spacing

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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…
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7 months ago · 3 likes · 2 comments · Half Court Hoops

#3 - Phoenix Suns “Sit” Action

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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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7 months ago · 7 likes · Half Court Hoops

#2 - Suns Spain Pick & Rolls

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Breaking Down The Phoenix Suns Spain Pick & Roll Plays
I have been obsessed with Monty Williams’ playbook since he took over the Suns last season, with complex tricky actions combined with an incredible ability to own the play after the initial play breaks down - the “Play after the Play” (shoutout Cody Toppert…
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a year ago · 6 likes · 2 comments · Half Court Hoops

#1 - Alabama 5-Out

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Alabama 5-Out Offense Breakdown
Nate Oats at Alabama has utilized a 5-Out Drive & Space Offense that has been one of my favorite offenses to study over the past few seasons. Alabama combines NBA concepts & spacing with blended dribble-drive 4-out concepts that Oats has used since his days coaching high school. In this breakdown, we are going to look at Alabama’s spacing, concepts, and…
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8 months ago · 8 likes · Half Court Hoops

Moving forward I have about 10 ideas for breakdowns I want to see through, and adding to that list everyday. If you have suggestions or something you want me to cover please let me know and I can incorporate it or add it to the projects I am working on.

I also have 2-3 new format ideas that I think are going to be fun and bring a new dynamic for next year.

Thanks again for everything,

Coach Pyper


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