Murphy, Dylan

Action Descriptors

The first word in a play name is a descriptor of the primary action of the play, e.g., ISO 1 GO, FIST HORNS FLIP 35. ISO ... are isolation plays. FIST ... are pick and roll plays. PUNCH ... are post up plays. HIGH ... are high post plays. CUT ... are cutter plays where the target player is heading to the basket. GIVE ... are plays where the last step before a shot is a handoff. QUICK ... are offscreen plays where the player comes off a screen ready to shoot. FLOPPY ... are offscreen plays where the player coming off the screen can choose the direction in which to run off.