BLOB #4-14 High Backside Downscreen

This play starts in a 1-4 high set. The two guards start on the outside with the two post players starting on each elbow. The frontside guard, in the diagram the point(1), cuts to ballside corner for the entry pass.

The backside guard, in the diagram the guard(2), cuts to the backside block. This should be the first look by the forward(3) taking the ball out. Every once in a while the defense will not be paying attention and this cut will lead to a layup.

As the forward(3) passes the ball to the point(1) in the corner, the ballside post, in the diagram the big(4), cuts hard out to the 3-point line in the slot area. The point(1) quickly passes the ball up to the big(4) to get the ball off of the baseline.

As the point(1) passes the ball up to the big(4), the guard(2) is going to cut straight up the lane. The center(5) is going to set a screen for the guard(2) to get open. The big(4) passes to the guard(2) for the open 3-point shot.

The play is designed to get the guard(2) the shot coming off of the screen. However, the positions of the players gives the team options if the shot is guarded by the defense. There are a couple of extensions to this play that helps a team continue to work for a good shot if the defense takes away the first option.

First, the center(5) can turn and ball screen for the guard(2). This gives the guard(2) the ability to create a scoring chance off the dribble.

Second, the point(1) and big(4) can set up into a stagger screen for the forward(3) to run up to the wing for a possible 2nd 3-point shot.

Third, the point(1) can cut around the baseline using screens by the forward(3) and center(5) to possibly get open on the backside of the play.

The primary goal of the BLOB is to get the guard(2) a quick open 3-point shot from the top of the key. However, I am always looking to have plays continue into multiple different options if the defense guards the primary goal of a play. The ability to go from one scoring option into the next quickly puts a lot of pressure on the defense. As soon as the defense takes a rest during a possession, the offense should have the ability to create an open shot.

This BLOB play is a very simple play at first giving it the ability to be used across multiple teams and age groups. Young players can learn and execute this play as well as older players playing JV or Varsity basketball. The play then has the ability to go from a simple play into a complex read and react play if the defense takes away the first shot by the guard(2).

At the younger ages the play can stop whether the guard(2) gets the shot or not. At the high school level, the play can be extended into the more complex extended version. This makes the play a nice play to be used across the entire basketball program. The younger grades can learn the simple part. The older players can start to learn and run the secondary options for the times the defense takes away the primary shot.