There are many names for it, but one of the most powerful actions in basketball involves pausing the dribbling, chasing a pass and restarting it again. This detailed film breakdown explores how hard it is to guard this blend of on-ball and off-ball offense, how integral it is to today’s 2-man game, the history of pass-and chase and how it connects the pick-and-roll and 3-point movement shooting of the modern NBA.
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I love this video. The amount of complexity and skill that offense has become is incredible. You could literally build a whole offensive scheme as a coach from this offense (at least against a man defense).
I feel my college team could use some more of this motion compared to traditional P&R, I shoot 46% from 3 on decent volume and we have other great cutters and shooters. But we lack the Big man with the vision and passing ability to make this effective. Maybe using a "4" within a 5 out offence would also work.
In soccer that is called the "give-n-go"
Sir, can you make a video about the seven seconds or less Suns?
I’m not an old head but I think offense has too many moving parts. Bring back hand checking or atleast the forearm check
0:43
I'm sorry what was that shot?
Isn't this just "give and go". Or am I too drunk watching this now off E & J
Reminds me a little of a one-two in soccer, intersections in sports are awesome
So it’s like a Staggered Pick and Roll? 😮
When I watch this video I immediately think how devastating and ridiculous it will be if Steph and Jokic is on the same team they doing the dribble hand off and all those off ball movements cutting would be impossible to guard .
what a great video
isnt that just a give and go?
@9:42 That action is called a give-and-go. Basic passing in soccer.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isnt this just a variation of the "give and go"?
Pretty much when you're in a league where everyone is great, teams have to resort to pre-choreographed routes designed to shed resistance. It rises the gameplay above the level of capability and turns it into a game of strategy. Same thing in football. The more confusing to the defense, the better. We can say for sure there should never be an "end" to the evolution of offense or defense in professional sports. I think Jokic/Murray have the best ball movement back + forth right now. They clearly spend hours together every week designing and running new routines.
Basically Murray's whole game last championship run
Playing pickup ball, a dribble handoff is pretty much as offensively coordinated as it gets and has always felt op.
So interesting to see it prove itself as a legitimate, dominant strategy in elite competition rather than a noob strat for rec games.
It’s crazy how much the pick and roll has evolved. Even 30 years ago they barely did it. It was an occasional thing. Most teams tried iso with a good player and then maybe a little PNR. It’s breaking defenses now.
This is kind of football’s equivalent of 1‐2 passing
Is it just me or was Draymond featured a lot in this video 😂
Pistol Pete!
8:57 a good look at what the Giannis/Dame pick and roll could become soon enough
The give and get.
Bruh am I tripping or is this just literally a “give n go” … like if I’m stupid just say that but I swear this is nothing new fr like at all lol smh
Edit: I’m not even tryna be a asshole but it’s a lot of casuals or maybe just younger individuals in the comments I guess because I’m blowed that ppl are calling a simple “give n go” play “innovative” or “a cheat code” and crediting the “give n go” to the evolution of todays basketball when it’s been around literally since the beginning.
Dumb question, but why do they wipe the floors using rags on their hands and knees? Do they not have a dry mop that they can quickly go out there and do instead of kneeling down like that?
This dude watched naruto lmao
Wow I was just thinking about this last night.
Crazy coincidence
I see this as an opportunity to win by becoming the team that knows how to defend this type of play, if offense becomes so good that it's unstoppable and everyone knows how to do it, then the game becomes knowing how best to stop it from being effective.
Really awesome video.
can we please get this Draymond back 🙁
This became popular bc of the leniency of moving screen call.
Surprised Webber wasn't used as an example. His DHO game was god-tier.
Give and go?
if im right thats called drop off right?
Insane evolution in offense now 💪🔥💪
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Going to need a YT s*** post of "this is an off-ball attack" with Draymond's haymaker to Nurk
so basketball version of "through" ball in Football/soccer?
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a give and go…