Catalyst Training
Oct 30, 20191 min
Personally, dribble hand-offs (DHO’s) are some of the favorite actions to teach because:
1.) They are extremely difficult to guard.
2.) They make it easy for you to flow into the next offensive sequence.
When I think about offensive concepts, I am constantly reminded of Tex Winter’s comment of how a defensive player cannot effectively guard two consecutive actions.
Think about screen the screener for a second. If the defender of the initial screen doesn't show, it typically leads to a wide-open shot. If they choose to show, they get back-screened and are forced to recover.
They cannot effectively guard both actions by themself. They are forced to choose one and hope that their teammates are in the right help-side positions.
DHO’s are no different, and it actually makes it easy to isolate a defender and force them to make a decision.
Think about some of the options that we have off of a DHO:
1.) Receive the DHO and turn the corner
2.) Stop behind the DHO & shoot it
3.) Receive the DHO and immediately use your teammate as a ball screen
4.) Fake the DHO and the original ball handler keeps it
5.) Use the DHO as a decoy for a backside action.
The list goes on and on.
Now, how do we effectively teach DHO’s? We are going to be coming out with a couple videos soon that breakdown options out of DHO look. In the meantime, take a look at this pinch post video we made a few years back that takes a look at some DHO options.