As being the point guard of the team, it is essential to know efficient and effective plays to score on the opponent’s defensive position. Although this year’s basketball season has already ended, I would like to investigate some basketball plays that I could potentially use in the next season, which I went to research about some of the most effective plays that can be used under “man to man” defense. For the first play, it is called the “elevator door” play which it is for the shooter to get a wide-open situation to shoot the ball. The play will start at the side and end it up passing to the middle 3 point line to make the shot. The shooter will first stand at the corner position and moves towards the middle and goes up to the 3 point line. While the shooter is moving in action, two forwards will be screening for the shooter so that the defender guarding the shooter will be late to catch up when the shooter shot the ball. This play is named the elevator door because it looks like how the shooter can go through the door but the forwards, act as the elevator door, will close up that opening and block the way of the defender from catching up the shooter. Therefore, the shooter will be able to have that wide-open opportunity to shot the ball. This play is commonly used in “Golden State Warriors” since they have good shooters in the team and I believe our team can try it as well.

The second play is called “flare slip” which is aiming to create an open layup for the wing players. The play will start up at the top and the wing player will be screening a fake screen for another wing player while immediately cut into the middle after setting the screen. It results in miscommunication of the defense to be able to catch up with both players at the same time. The timing of setting the screen is essential so that the confusion of the defensive players can be made. It can be applying to our team as in high school level basketball, there will be more frequent miscommunication in defense especially in man to man defense which I believe this play will work. Thus, I will be starting to physically demonstrate this play through practices with some of my classmates to be able t memorize and be more familiar with these plays in the following years.

“Elevator Door” –

“Flare Slip”