Thursday, June 18, 2009

Sideline Out of Bounds

Sideline Out of Bounds (SLOB) plays are an intersting part of basketball to me. Because you're far from the basket you rarely see "home-run" plays are quick hitting plays that are one pass shot.

But still there is a lot of options in most plays and they take a fair amount of execution to run. You want to make sure you're getting the ball in the hands of the players you want to. They're also pretty fascinating because often times a game will be decided from a SLOB.

Off the top of my head in the 2009 Playoffs alone I can think of a few games that came down to the SLOB. The Lakers/Nuggets in which Ariza made a steal, the Finals Game 2 in the failed layup attempt to Courtney Lee, Rashard Lewis hit a big three in the Cleveland series off a SLOB and of course who will forget Lebron James' heroics stemming from a SLOB situation.

Here we have some Sideline Out of Bounds Plays designed for potential late game situations, contributed by Lason Perkins.

Love the simplicity of these plays and there are plays here designed for all five guys on the floor. Enjoy.

-Dif

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