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Over the past several months we've discussed with coaches at various levels their concepts and processes of installing a "5 Out" Offense that can flow from action to action. As seen here every week, there are so many great ways to do it. This week we turned the lens on ourselves as we broke down how one of us at Slappin' Glass installs their "5 Out" Offense at the collegiate level by peering into the first three days of practice and the "Whole-Part-Whole" teaching of the offense.
What is shown in our all access coverage will definitely not be how the offense operates at the end of the season, or even a month from now, but does show the building blocks, reads, and vocabulary upon which the offense can grow and tweak.
What is important and will be highlighted here is building a baseline to help facilitate exploration for the players to shape the offense to their strengths.
No surprise here, the first step is defining proper spacing to the players. Whether in transition or off of dead ball situations, players should understand the areas on the floor they should occupy when entering ("arriving" in) the offense. The initial spacing is one of the easier parts to teach, as the real challenge comes in re-spacing and re-triggering after 1, 2, or 3 actions. Clearly defining areas of the floor that can be occupied can help "lost" players navigate their way back into proper positioning and provide breathing room for the offense to re-attack.
Within this Offense, the 5 spacing positions (two Corners, two "Runways" & the "Deck") are interchangeable 1-4. The key position is the "Quarterback", or 5/4 man, who facilitates the offense through a catch in "The Pocket"...
Zooming In: The Quarterback operating out of the Pocket is a vital component to re-triggering the offense. After any given action the four perimeter players can seek out their spacing positions and find their Quarterback in the "Pocket" to flow into another action or attack.
As we've discussed in past podcasts with guests like Coach Paul Kelleher (Ireland NT) and Coach Chris Jent (Lakers), building a concise vocabulary is instrumental in helping teach players to flow in and out of desired actions and string together concepts during the infancy of the offense's development. In early season, the offense can look like a tire-fire and leave you wondering why you hired that assistant with an SG Plus membership. But, with patience, IPA's, and a good vocabulary, a Coach can more easily script actions early on to build a flow or encourage lineups to favor certain advantages situations, all in an attempt to help build pattern/trigger recognition for the players.
Shown in our all access look, much of Chapman's offensive vocabulary for spacing, entries, cutting and other actions are discussed within the first few days of practice.
When looking at Chapman's "5-Out" Offense, you can see the early-season emphasis on teaching players how to play through DHOs, "Curry's" (Gets) or "Fake Curry's" (fake hand offs) with their Quarterback, emphasizing the Quarterback leave the pocket to execute these actions.
These DHO's and Curry's create a number of either "empty corner" 2-man actions or "corner filled" 3-man actions on the outer third. Therefore, when developing the "5-Out" Offense it becomes important to develop concepts and vocabulary around these actions. Encouraging the "Shake & Bake" (more on that in the video) when the corner is filled...
Or cutting from the Runway (45 Cut) when playing an "empty corner" 2-Man game...
Another action Chapman has developed over the years within their "5-Out" Offense is the use of "Bully" Drives (Dribble Downs or Barkley's) to invert the offense and create a post-up opportunity. This is an example of a "re-trigger" to prevent the offense from stalling out, as the "Bully' Driver" is encouraged to simply reverse pivot and back his player down. This action gives the remaining four players time and space to get into their various post spacing automatics...
As with any offense, constantly tweaking and adjusting is the name of the game, and things like "Bully" Drives and "Curry's" can be added or subtracted as the season wears on.
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The Memphis Grizzlies are poised for another great year after reaching the Western Conference Semi-Finals a year ago. We were happy to be joined on the podcast this week by the man at the helm of this great organization, Taylor Jenkins! Coach Jenkins is widely considered one of the great young coaches in the NBA and after only a few minutes of listening to our conversation it's easy to see why. As usual we dove into a variety of topics including:
Listen to the entire conversation with Coach Jenkins here...
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