Supercharge Your Offensive System : The Best Offensive Concepts I've Seen

with Fran Fraschilla,
International Basketball Analyst for ESPN;
former Division 1 college basketball coach (Manhattan College, St. John's University, and University of New Mexico);
former NABC District II Coach of the Year & MAAC Coach of the Year

Fran Fraschilla has been in the basketball world for over 40 years in numerous capacities. In that time, he's had an unparalleled opportunity to learn from the top experts in the world by coaching against the best in the college ranks and studying the very best as a commentator for ESPN.

In this video, Fraschilla shares some of the top offensive concepts he has seen. Through 14 examples, you will learn how to complement your plays with wrinkles that will give them the depth needed to score against even the toughest defensive tacticians.

Offensive Actions

Run an entry that can flow into your base offense while providing several scoring opportunities. This quick hitter will create an advantage for your post player at the rim before you've even run your main play. Fraschilla provides numerous ideas on how you can make plays more effective by tweaking elements that can help them fit the situation. You will see how to create four additional plays off this primary set through simple adjustments. These will create new scoring actions for different players in addition to helping you counter defensive strategies such as switching. Fraschilla also shows how you can use these wrinkles in your sideline inbound plays to keep things simple for your players and maximize the use of your favorite set plays.

Exploiting Your Opponent

If you have a talented player that you rely on to carry your team's offense, then you need to be ready for junk defenses. Fraschilla shows a continuity offense that can be used to get lay-ups versus Box & 1 zone defenses. You will also see how to create 2-on-1 advantages against rim protectors by distorting the zone with spacing concepts.

Attack a disorganized defense in transition with the "Kansas" secondary break. This play will help you feed the ball to your posts through quick ball reversals, lob passes, and cross screens. Additionally, you will see how this fast break play can be adapted to run in your half-court offense through a 1-4 set.

Learn how to use the Horns set in a variety of ways to continue countering all the adjustments that defenses throw at you. Fraschilla shows the "boomerang" concept that will use your guard to attack mismatches created off defensive switches. Implement false motions to scramble the defense before you hit them with a high ball screen. See how to automatically re-screen opponents that dare to go under the pick & roll.

Fraschilla also throws in two options out of a sideline inbound play that will create the 2-point or 3-point shot you need in the last second of a game. With multiple scoring options, this is a great play to keep in your back pocket for those critical situations. You will also see how Coach Fraschilla draws up plays for offensive rebounds when your team is having one of those off-shooting nights. If the ball isn't going in, then capitalize on the put-back!

This video will give you ideas for adding some depth to your plays. It will also provide you with a few sets to add to your library from a basketball expert who has seen it all throughout a lengthy career in coaching and broadcasting!

74 minutes. 2019.