How to Run a Basketball Offense: Inbound & Break the Press

Video Transcript

"Coach Rudy here, I've won championships as both a coach and a player. Let's talk about how to break the press, alright. Couple things that are really important. Number one, reverse the ball, it's the key to any press break. Second thing is attack. Attack, attack, attack the rim, alright. As you bring the ball down the floor, you've got to go aggressively to try to score. The one thing you don't want to do is pull it out unless you absolutely have to. Let's keep in mind the two reasons that the press was created. Number one, to create turn over. That's the first thing they want you to do, alright. The second thing they want you to do is get up a quick shot. Take your time, run the press break, get a lay up, get ready to play defense. Alright, here we go. We've got the ball taking, we've got the guy taking the ball out of bounds. If you can't get it in to this guy, run the base line, get it in to this guy, alright. Who ever you get it in to, understand that that's the position that from that position forward, you're now in to press break. Ball goes here, this guy dribbles it, this guy stays behind, you get the defense to commit here, reverse the ball to this guy. This guy's going all the way down. This guy's coming over, alright. This guy's dribbling, gets the ball to the middle, he now sees this guy coming, passes here. This guy's in, allyoop or lay up, bam, very simple."