FIBA EUROPE
COACHES - OFFENSE
by Antonio Carlos
Barbosa
Antonio Carlos Barbosa started coaching
in 1963 with Instituto de Educaao
Ernesto Monte. Then he coached Clube
Luso, Bauru, Piracicaba, Campinas and
Jundia, winning three Brazilian titles
and two South American titles. He has
been head coach of the Brazilian
womens national team from 1977 to 1984,
and hes become again head coach of the
Brazilian womens national team in 1996.
He has won seven South American
championships and a bronze medal at the
2000 Olympic Games of Sydney.
Brazil women's team finished fourth at the
2006 FIBA World Championship, which
was hosted by our country. We failed to
beat Australia in the semi-final game and
then we were beat by the powerhouse
USA for the bronze medal. I think we, with
a veteran team, played with heart and
emotion and had a good tournament, losing to France, USA, and twice to Australia.
We had experienced veterans, including
Janeth dos Santos Arcain, Alessandra
Santos de Oliveira, and Cintia Silva dos
Santos, who carried the team throughout
the competition, but fatigue played a role
in the defeats.
OFFENSE
When possible, Janeth and Iziane always looked for the easy transition baskets. They loved driving and drawing the
fouls going to the basket, while using the
crowd to motivate them. At the halfcourt offense versus an individual defense, we used a lot of high-low game
plays for our big players. We also used
screen-the-screener plays whenever
we could. At the end of possession
plays, we would try to drive and kick the
ball for an open shot, or else work plays
off the pick-and-roll.
I must admit that sometimes our urge to
score quickly led us to turnovers and put
us off our rhythm. Upon reflection, there
were some stretches where our guards
would forget about our effective inside
players. Even so, I think we had a good
tournament, carried on offense by three
players: our center, Alessandra (13.8 ppg),
and guards Iziane (16.9 ppg), and Janeth
(13.3 ppg). We also finished first in offensive rebounds with 12.3 per game.
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BRAZIL
AT THE WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP
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TRANSITION GAME
Inside play for Alessandra
A quick play. 1 dribbles to the side with 3
and 2 on the wings and 5 (Alessandra) on
the low post on the ball side. 4, as the
second trailer, is in the middle of the
court. 1 passes to 4, who then passes to
2, while 5 cuts to the ball side (diagr. 1).
screens-the-screener 5, and then pops
out in the middle of the floor (diagr. 3).
2 looks for a pass inside to 5, and, after the
pass, plays pick-and-roll with 4 (diagr. 2).
HALF COURT MAN-TO-MAN PLAYS
Inside Play for Alessandra
4 down screens for 3, while 5 comes high
and 2 pops out on the wing. 1 passes to 3
(diagr. 6).
Another play
1, with the ball in the middle of the floor,
has the two wings, 2 and 3, and the two
high posts at the corners of the freethrow area. 5 steps out and screens for 1,
who goes to the left side, while 3
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1 passes to 3, who receives a screen from 4
(diagr. 4). After the screen, 4 pops out, 3
passes to 2, who then passes to 5, who has
crossed in the lane and posted down low
(diagr. 5).
After the screen for 3, 4 comes high, back
screens for 1, who cuts in the lane, and
then 4 pops out on the top of the lane and
receives the ball from 3 (diagr. 7).
1 back screens for 5 and 4 passes the ball to
5 in the lane (diagr. 8).
Here is an option for this play: after the
back screen for 5, 1 receives a screen from
4 (screen-the-screener-action), who
comes high at the top of the lane, and receives the ball from 3 for a three-point shot
(diagr. 9 and 10).
Plays for Guards Iziane or Janeth
Two high posts, 4 and 5, at the corners of
the free-throw area, two wings, 2 (Iziane)
and 3 (Janeth), and the point guard, 1, in the
middle of the court. 4 pops out and receives
the ball from 1, who then cuts in the lane,
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while 2 is moving toward the lane (diagr.
11).
1 goes out in the wing area, 2 receives a
down screen from 5, and then goes to the
corner.
3 fakes to cut in the lane, comes back, receives a hand-off pass from 4, and drives
to the basket. She can also pass to 2 or 5,
who ducks in the lane after the screen
(diagr. 12).
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Option: instead of the hand-off pass, 4
can also pass directly to 2, who comes
off the down screen of 5. Then there is
a quick pick-and-roll between these
two players, with 5, who steps out of
the lane to the top, to clear out. 2 can
go straight to the basket, or pass to 4,
who has rolled to the basket after the
screen, or to 5 (diagr. 13, 14 and 15).
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OFFENSE AGAINST A ZONE DEFENSE
The set uses two low posts and three
perimeter players. 1 passes to 2, and, on
this pass, 4 pops to the corner and re-
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ceives the ball from 2, while 5 goes to the
high post position (diagr. 16).
After the pass, 2 cuts in the lane and
goes on the weak side corner, while 1
replaces 2, and 3 replaces 1. This
movement keeps the defense busy (diagr 17).
4 makes a skip pass to 3, while 5 cuts
down to the low post area (diagr. 18).
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4 sets a flare screen for 1, who goes to
the weak side wing position. 3 has many
options:
Pass to 1 on the wing.
Pass to 2, who can shoot or pass inside to 5 on the low post.
Pass to 4, who rolls to the top of the
lane, after the screen for 1 (diagr. 19).
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