Aliyah Boston has become really good over the last year in executing the short roll on ball screens, and on dribble handoff options. This season with the DHO actions, she usually gets a good screen and seldom gets called for an offensive foul, plus she reads the defense and make very good choices.
The Fever will get into their dribble handoff action as part of a secondary offense- which is part of the Flow Offense concept.
As part of the secondary action, they are apt to run a classic “Zoom action” with the wing screening down for the person in the corner to come hard off the DHO.
Mitchell (#2) comes hard off the hand off, especially when going to her left. She has the mid-range jumper, Boston (#5) on the roll, or often Hull (#3) in the corner.
The Fever will also run a “Horns Set” to initiate the DHO action.
Out of “Horns Set”, they will only have one player on the ball side. Mitchell will come hard off the DHO.
Because the side has only 2 players, often Boston can pop the hand off or fade toward the baseline instead of rolling to the basket. If Boston gets the ball there, she has a nice 17 foot shot or a 1 on 1 opportunity.
When they run the Horns Set, if the defense wants to overplay Mitchell cutting up for the DHO, Mitchell will go backdoor. The read is simple- If Mitchell starts baseline, she is coming for the HO. If Mitchell starts to the ball, usually she will be going backdoor.
Boston is extremely effective in the faking the dribble handoff (FHO). Usually she will do this with Clark (#1). The defense is always going to jump Clark coming off a DHO. So Boston fakes and drives to the basket. Clark simply does not wait for Boston to start dribbling- so Boston then has the fake option.
The end of the FHO action is classic dribble drive action. Boston has layups, kick to corner three, or dump to player coming from dunker spot.
All of the actions out of the dribble handoff series do NOT need to be called. Boston reacts to how the defense is playing and who the guard is that is cutting.
While they get into this from the secondary and horns, if you watch they will often just flow into it when Boston gets the ball in the middle of a possession. It is a simple action with at least a dozen reads and reactions.
The DHO series can be incorporated as part of the Flow Offense concepts. The great part of this is that a team can just flow into this easily in the middle of any sets or actions. And from a coach’s standpoint- it is easy to teach it so your best players are the ones executing the action. For the Fever, it is usually Boston with Mitchell, or Boston with Clark.
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