Washington Wizards X's & O's
A breakdown of the Wizards offensive sets so far this season.
The Wizards’ offense is actually kind of fun even though the numbers don’t do it justice and their 5-out actions have been impressive. Shot selection is undoubtedly an interesting choice that needs improvement to increase their eFG% and offensive efficiency - but their After Time Out plays have been a blast to look at again this season.
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Throughout this film and sets breakdown, I was trying to look at actions that were unique and good that the Wizards will look to go to moving forward and also point out some issues to pay attention to fix in the future.
ATO - AI Ricky
A typical counter to the normal “AI Rip” action, the Wizards run this paly slightly different than what most teams will. Beal starts off cutting off the Iverson screen from wing to wing and cutting off a backscreen from Porzingis.
As Beal comes off the backscreen he then comes off a rescreen in the middle of the floor toward the nail - this angle is not as typical and running it tighter forces tougher defensive coverages.
The Wizards also run this action into a pindown counter for Porzingis.
ATO - Horns Chicago Ricky
Instead of setting up out of normal Horns with both players waiting at the elbows, the Wizards free up the entry with a downscreen for the player to catch the pass easier.
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