How to Run a Basketball Five-Out Spread-Entry Offense
Coaches base their five-out spread-entry offense on the West Virginia offense. As coach Duane Silver explains in his playbook, a coach won't call the five-out as an entry play in the spread offense: It just happens. Unpredictable player movements on the court make the spread offense work best.
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Instructions
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Initiate the offense by having player 4 set up in the right corner and player 5 set up in the left corner.
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Have player 2 move to the right wing just outside the 3-point line and player 4 move to the left wing just outside the 3-point line.
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Player 1 (point guard) takes the ball down the middle of the court to the edge of the mid-court circle.
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Have player 2 and 4 change places at the same time that players 3 and 5 change places.
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Have player 1 pass the ball to player 4.
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Have player 1 make a hard cut to the basket.
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Have player 5 break to the free-throw line then move to the top of the circle.
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Have player 3 take player 5's spot at the left wing.
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Have player 1 move from under the basket to the left corner, replacing player 3.
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Player 4 passes the ball to player 5.
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Have player 4 move down to the lane and screen for player 2.
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At the same time, have player 3 move down to the lane and screen for player 1.
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After screening down for players 1 and 2, both players 3 and 4 set their positions briefly below the foul line near the basket.
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Once player 1 reaches the left wing, player 5 passes the ball to him.
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Have player 5 screen for player 2 below the free-throw line.
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Have player 2 curl to the goal.
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Have player 1 pass the ball to player 2 for a lay-up.
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Have player 5 return to the top of the key after screening.
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References
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