This is a basic set that Coach Bierry ran with his great Carthage teams, and was continued by Coach Lapp. It was successful for Carthage for well over a decade.
Of course I stole the play and put it in. It became a basic play for us for over two decades.
Figure 1- The play can be run either way, but usually we ran it to the right side. #2 screens down to pop #4 to the perimeter. The play can actually start if #2 can post up a guard or if #4’s defender doesn’t come out to away the shot.
Figure 2- As #4 is receiving the ball, #5 is coming up off a stagger by #3 and #1. When we had a #4 or #5 coming off the stagger who could shoot, it was a great way to get an open look. My experience showed that usually the defenders on #1 were the other team’s best on the ball defenders but were usually not great defending actions and switching.
We actually got a big three by a post player in this action late in a game on the Supersectional and in a Regional Championship. Both shots iced the game.
Obviously a coach could switch and put a guard coming up off the stagger.
Figure 3- #5 catches and quickly reverses the ball to #1.
Figure 4- The flex action begins, with #4 cutting off #2, and #5 screening down.
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