Sideline Triangle Action
Although the wing's rub cut is the primary way to free up players in the low post area, the guard around action as creates a sideline triangle and one-on-one post isolation very similar to the Triangle Post Offense. Sideline triangle reads and options:
Lob Pass Option
When the defender X5 fronts post, weakside wing O4 clears out any backside help by breaking up to the free throw line. Wing O3 leads post O5 to basket with an over the top pass. When fronted post O5 seals the defense and releases for shot only after the pass is directly overhead. If the defensive player X4 should rotate down to provide backside help against the lob pass, it will create a wide open shot for O4 at the free throw line. |
High Post Feed Option
Instead of making the over the top lob pass, wing O3 has option of passing to O4 for post feed since O4 has a better passing angle into post. |
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Post Split Option
The basic option of the sideline triangle is the post split. Wing O3 feeds the post O5 and makes a baseline cut to the basket for shot. The corner O1 uses O3 as a moving screen, and cuts tight off O3 over the top of the post for shot. If O1's is not open for shot, O1 can continue out and set a screen for O2 at top of circle. |
Post Split Corner Feed
Wing O3 can also pass to O1 in the corner who in turn can initiate the post split by passing to post O5. In splitting the post, it is a general rule that the player making the pass, cuts first. |
Post Split Screen Option
After passing to post, instead of making a split cut, the wing O3 can set a solid down screen for the point in the corner and then roll to the basket. The post has options of passing to O1 coming off O3's down screen or feeding O3 rolling to basket off down screen or executing a one-on-one post move after both cutters have cleared out. |
High Post Split Option
When the defense anticipates the post split and over plays, after feeding post O5, O1 and O2 have option of cutting in the opposite direction. O1 executes a baseline cut looking for a quick post feed, while wing O3 cuts over the top of the post. O2 creates the high post split by cutting tight off O3. |
Post Isolation Option
When the defender X5 plays behind the post, Post O5 can quickly be isolated one on one when the corner O1 and wing O3 cut directly to weakside. Corner O1 sets a back screen for O4 and O3 screens for O2. The post O5 isolated one-on-one takes X5 to the basket. |
Post Sag Counter
If/when the wing O3's defender X3 sags off to prevent the post pass, O3 drives hard to the basket. Post O5 sets a back pick on X3. |
Double Team Counter
When the defense double teams O5 in the post, O4 automatically dives to the basket looking for a feed from O5. |
Kick Out Pass
If/when defender X2 drops down to help out against O4's dive to the basket, O5 looks to make a kick out pass to O2 spotting up for a wide open three point shot. |
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