Celebrating July 4th with Team USA Xs&Os

4 Quick Hitters from USA Basketball

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Happy Independence Day! This week, I’m sharing several of my favorite sets from USA Basketball.

Iverson Opener

I love Iverson sets to open a game. Usually, we’ll put our best scorer (or our best matchup) in the “2” spot then let him go to work. However, in this play, 2 doesn’t fully use the two screens usually set in an Iverson action. Check it out…

• 4 clears to the opposite corner, while 2 runs over 3’s screen and receives a pass from 1

• 3 runs over 5’s screen and receives a pass from 2

• 3 has the whole right side of the floor to create an advantage

Elbow Ghost

You can use this as a standalone set or a call in our Princeton offense.