Animated Basketball Plays--Line

The animated basketball plays will automatically run three times and can be paused. All of our basketball plays are designed with Plays in Motion Software.

We have used this as a play to get the ball inbounds against pressure defense. Not as a play to use as a last second play to use as a game winner.

All players on the court watch the official and the player inbounding the ball. The play starts when the official hands the ball to the inbounder. Taking the time to slap the ball to signal the start of the play is a waste of a part of your five seconds that you have to inbound the ball.

#3 is inbounding the ball and is out of the picture in this animation. He is located directly in front of #1. #1 always lines up directly in front of the player who is taking the ball out.

Inbound the ball to the first open receiver. If anyone is not being denied, we inbound the ball to that player.

The first look is to #4. If he is not being denied and we can get him the ball, we will throw it to him and then slide #5 into the ballside post. If there is any chance that the pass is denied, we do not throw it.

Second look is to #1 sealing his man for a perimeter post directly in front of the ball. If he can seal his man in one direction or the other, we will bounce pass away from the defense and #1 must go meet the pass.

If #2 is open in the backcourt, we pass to him. If he is denied, he cuts parallel to the sideline until half court, then breaks to the basket. As that cut is being made, #1 releases his post and pops to the backcourt.

#5 is our final look if all other options are covered.

Links to Other Sideline Inbounds Plays

Denver--last second sideline out of bounds play to win or tie a game.

Demon-- run at the end of a game when the ball is to be inbounded from the ten second line.

Phoenix--last second sideline out of bounds play used by the Phoenix Suns.

Florida--This is not animated, but is diagramed.

Double Back Screen--Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the video.

Pairs--a video of a sideline inbounds play that Morgan Wootten runs.

Rocket--an inbounds play with a handoff once the ball is inbounded and then two options.