How NBA Teams Run HORNS

[@Edenthedjguy-wedding-djs]

3:04 Strong Side Flex Option 4:43 Weakside Entry Option 5:44 Double High Screen Option 7:41 Elevator Option

[@ikbenlhmnn8421]

9:01 High Post Split Option

[@buzzerbeater3350]

Big shout out to Eden The DJ Guy - Perth Wedding's DJ and Ik Ben Lehmann for the time stamps/Video Index.

[@bballbreakdown]

I got on the court to demonstrate HORNS - an offensive set every NBA team utilizes. Feel what it's like to be in a real practice! If you like this, make sure to *SHARE IT!*

[@bballbreakdown]

Thanks for all the +1s! Let your circle know about it! :)

[@Blhitelikesnba2k]

I have the feeling that many teams in the world will run HORNS next season... ;) Very efficient, and teachable at any level.

[@anirudhkrishna7689]

Awesome video!! I especially like the part about how you can tweak it depending on the guards you've got. However, there doesn't seem to be much variation with the bigs. Is that correct? As the saying goes "Defense wins championships". I remember in the video on GSW's horns breakdown, the nuggets knew how to defend it. Could you also do on court demos of defense or at least explain with cartoons? Looking forward to breakdowns of other offense styles like the Princeton, triangle.

[@bballbreakdown]

Anirudh Krishna Thanks for the comment! The next shoot we do, we'll have defense for sure. And we've already shot the triangle offense, just need to edit it...

[@pdlane43]

Love it! Keep em coming. The kids on my teams are going to learn from this and use it as they develop. Thanks!

[@Felix-pb9oc]

Coach, from someone who knew absolutely nothing about basketball 6 months ago, your videos have been easy to follow and also crystal clear. They've improved my understanding of the game immensely. Thanks for taking the time and keep up the good work!

[@bballbreakdown]

We've already filmed the triangle offense stuff, just need to edit it all together. Stay tuned!

[@bballbreakdown]

Thanks for enjoying! LOTS more coming up...

[@jpowers55]

This is like running plays in NBA 2k.

[@bballbreakdown]

Lots more coming up!

[@bballbreakdown]

Awesome. We've got a bunch more coming up! Stay tuned!

[@hyplol]

Awesome stuff Coach, been following this channel for a few years now and its come a long way! Love all your breakdowns - you explain these concepts clearly and its easy to follow. Keep up the great work man!

[@bballbreakdown]

Tons of options to easily get one of the high posts diving to the low post for the ball. Memphis ran stuff all the time, watch our playoff breakdowns from this year...

[@xcvsumextra]

My pro am team run horns on NBA 2k about 80 percent of the time and then we usually snap into a 3 out extended. It's really neat.

[@bballbreakdown]

Coming up soon!

[@willlee3]

coach this is the best channel on youtube about basketball strategies. This just takes it to another level.

[@philiptfwan]

Coach Nick, will you please do a breakdown of some famous go-to plays after a timeout. Great job on this set of videos!

[@bballbreakdown]

Yeah - I love it... Very hard to defend... You could get a great lob out of it with one of the screeners - OR with the weakside corner cutting

[@bballbreakdown]

Glad you liked it. I never know how these will go over when I'm making them... Hope it made sense :)

[@MRKolaric16]

My favorite video on this channel,and this is my favorite channel...Please do as much of this as you an...I mean all types of offense and stuff like that

[@bballbreakdown]

We've got some great Retros coming up, Stay Tuned!

[@bballbreakdown]

Love this - and I've seen this in NBA last year....my mind is blanking, but I think we covered it in a breakdown. 4 guys were in a diamond shape above the free throw line and broke into that action... way cool!

[@bballbreakdown]

Stay tuned - lots more skills stuff coming up!

[@chrisanderson2748]

Coach this is one of your best videos ever. Right up there with "coaching porn" and "how the bulls defense works". great job

[@bballbreakdown]

Lots more coming up, Stay Tuned!

[@bballbreakdown]

Some of it is read and react. Thibs told me if the PG can't pass to the high post b/c he's being denied, then they just break into a PnR, since the defense will not be in position to defend that...

[@bballbreakdown]

THX. We've already shot the ∆ footage, just need to edit it. Stay tuned.

[@bballbreakdown]

You don't need to change it much... works very well to attack the FT area (weak spot of most zones)

[@xuelai]

So excitied get replied. Coach, you know that in China, there is a lot of your fans, actually more that you can imagine...someone even make the subtile in chinese to help ones who don't speak English. The concepts of 'horn', 'one pass away', 'ice' that we didn't know before really help us a lot.

[@TheQtip28]

There seems to be a lot movement in Horns. I am falling in love with this set. I wonder if any college team will start to run this set or even better, can it be successful in college game today? This is a great video. If i were a coach, this would be 40% of my offence. It a great offence for shooters. Thanks Coach.

[@stretch8390]

If you haven't seen it already, then watching Coach Nicks video entitled "how the bulls defence works" shows great examples of ICE defending the pick and roll. Train hard!

[@bballbreakdown]

Interesting idea.. We'll put it on the list.

[@bballbreakdown]

THX! Lots more coming up!

[@Itzgameday30]

great job using the coaching board to show how the play breaks down. makes life a lot easier to understand what is happening.

[@bballbreakdown]

Thanks! LOTS more coming up!

[@bballbreakdown]

THanks! Lots more coming up..

[@shaikingtroy]

I never even realised it till now but my high school team ran an elevator play, so cool

[@bballbreakdown]

OMG - yes! This also flows right into the triangle offense.

[@bballbreakdown]

ANy time you play an aggressive man to man, it makes it tough on the offense. Especially if they deny the pass to the high post.

[@pouihurmen]

You can also run the double ball screen like this: 4 and 5 both screen the same way so the point guard goes around two players. Now one big man rolls to the hoop and the other one becomes a Pick and Pop option

[@bballbreakdown]

LOTS more already shot! Stay tuned!

[@bballbreakdown]

Thanks! Hope you got a sense of what it's like to be in a practice...

[@bballbreakdown]

The farther players can stay away from AAU, the better. That said, you are right, prime evaluation time is during the summer. It didn't used to be that way, and I have no doubt we could go back to the way it was when scouts came to high school games only

[@IcantThinkOfAname9]

weak spots of the zone are the top of the key, baseline and corner 3's. So I guess variations of pinch post, slashing to the basket by the baseline, dribble penetration and swinging the ball, basically how you beat any zone.

[@bballbreakdown]

Watch our Memphis breakdowns from the playoffs -we show how they got Gasol high and ZBo low for some great shots...

[@mrpitusberry]

that vid is actually the reason i'm still subscribed, awesome stuff, please show more plays from nba teams, this is very interesting!

[@wumurphfu]

See 2nd option PG to weak side (at 5:00) - On the diagram 2 cuts through to the opposite post but on the court he doubled back to set a pick for 4. Can you elaborate on this please

[@aziatic41]

Can this offense work for high school teams with small players and no true post players ? So basically 5 guards

[@jm4k642]

Jamar Armstrong yeh

[@Rob-b2q8p]

Don’t know why a HS team wouldn’t have a post player.

[@shadyman97]

man put these up as soon as possible, i cant wait :D

[@daniel1tkd0]

Great video!! Keep this type of videos coming, some retro-breakdowns would be great for the summer aswell. I can't wait for the triangle offense video

[@bballbreakdown]

Thanks. You'll see the Hawks be a mirror of the Spurs this year

[@TheLeavingGroup]

Hey Coach Nick, This video was great! I tried running Horns with my summer league team this past summer and it had very mixed results. In our league lots of teams ran various zones (2-3 zone, 1-2-2 zone) and I was wondering if Horns is just as effective vs a zone defense as it is against a man-to-man defense? Would you run a Horns offense against a zone?

[@0011philboy]

I like the creativity in these plays :) and those terms that you use keep it up coach! :D

[@bballbreakdown]

YES! I'll get to Princeton soon!

[@bballbreakdown]

We've got one coming up, stay tuned!

[@PH3AR3D]

Coach this is excellently done. The "whiteboard" helps a lot.

[@Jahjaga]

This might be your best video, yet. Love the Elevator Play. Celtics ran it a few times with the Big 3, but never for Ray Allen. Bizarre.

[@bballbreakdown]

Thanks! Can't get over what a great response we've gotten!

[@blackandblueeagle]

The Warriors Horns Elevator was run to the strong side under Jackson. It's just a more efficient set that way.

[@bballbreakdown]

Thanks! Glad you could follow it...

[@bballbreakdown]

Great idea - I'll put it on the list and we'll shoot it next time we get on to the court.

[@yhochstein]

Hey coach, I'm a big fan of your channel and I love watching the breakdowns, I try to keep up with them regularly. I have a question- I hear you regularly mention not helping one pass away, and I understand not wanting to give up a wide open jumper. However, wouldn't the defender need to take a few more things into account before deciding immediately not to help- such as A) his man's shooting percentage, B) is the player with the ball going to cause middle penetration? Thanks.

[@bballbreakdown]

Wow - thanks so much. I'm never sure how these will go over with everyone... Wait til you see the ∆ offense one we shot!

[@jounin9988]

this is probably the best video you've made coach. amazing!

[@bballbreakdown]

Well, I don't know how we could fix that. I haven't heard anyone else with that problem. You could follow me on twitter... I'm always tweeting out the links...

[@Tech0BG]

Great video coach! The thing, which will make it perfect is if you insert a real NBA attacks in between the different horn variations, which shows the use of the horn in real action. Thanks for everything coach, I don't miss a video. Greetings from Europe.

[@Chivalrylegions]

Yes please, definitely want to see the triangle explained!

[@jescor90]

you know whats scary! just like getting into flex after a few motions with this offense you could have them set up in horns but go right into single double! Like the celtics! Great video, I have been using this offense for some time now and it works great!

[@bballbreakdown]

Great to hear! THX

[@proggyjoe]

I see the many different options and the goal to find the open man but it's all about mid to long range shots, you quite good shooters for them to be effective

[@dmitriykim196]

Very helpful, thank you!

[@dmitriykim196]

Coach Nick 👍🏼

[@kctidon]

The elevator option is great. I wonder why the heat are not running this option with ray allen even for just a few times in a game. I can remember the heat revived the horns on this era when they first established the Big 3. Other teams followed to run horns after the heat got huge success out of it.

[@YouWereSacked]

Awesome! This is really interesting for guys like me who like watching basketball but don't have too much clue of formations and off/def systems YET! Thank you Coach! :)

[@bballbreakdown]

Not in the beginning, but can flow right into it naturally...

[@fideliocgn]

Hey Coach, first of all thank you for your incredible work! you helped me a lot in becomming a better coach for my team. i´ve got a question for you: do you see any Horns-Options working against a Zone-Defense? e.g. a 2-3 (2-1-2-). here in Europe, it is used a lot, and often even more than man vs. man- defense.

[@randomplayer2387]

you still coaching?

[@bballbreakdown]

YES! We've already shot it, just need to edit it..Stay tuned.

[@bballbreakdown]

You can run pick and roll right out of it if they're denying the pass - defense won't be in position to defend it

[@coachg7862]

This is excellent

[@Saengilgongji]

lots of information thank you

[@bballbreakdown]

YES

[@bballbreakdown]

Totally.

[@DaMonstaMasta]

Great vid. Very informative cant wait to see the Tri offense

[@nashzque3510]

Have you received any calls from the nba to be an assistant coach or smth of that sort yet? Coz i think you should.

[@logicalparadox12]

Speaking from experience as a guard, the elevator play is very good when it works, but it's also difficult to execute without smart bigmen, especially at the high school level. The man defending one of the bigs can easily step over to contest the shot. In that case, the screeners must be aware enough to either clearout and let the guard take advantage of the mismatch, or dive to the basket against the smaller defender caught in the elevator screen.

[@kayeezycop]

These vids are amazing and make me realize how complicated an nba offence really is

[@Joshuaphilipt]

i really enjoy this sort of vid. I watched the hawks run a varaition of this all last year

[@McMuffin6398]

are you going to do a breakdown of the rookies in the preseason games? id like to see if what espn says to be their strengths and weaknesses is actually true or a cooincidence

[@bballbreakdown]

THANKS

[@bballbreakdown]

LOTS more coming up.. ICE, no middle defense, Triangle offense...

[@zacterrible]

It'd be sweet to see more shooting secrets etc.

[@KobeandNash2413]

You're the ABSOLUTE BEST coach!

[@TheHarpo0n]

Much love Coach Nick, great vid

[@athleticdirector24]

Can this offense work for high school teams with small players such as a 5 guard line-up ?

[@gianazzo3260]

Thanks coach Nick,very simple and essential with the right amount of details to explain horns.

[@mcandrolallendelapena6375]

WOW this will really help alot with the little league I'm coaching! Thanks Coach Nick! I'm DEFINITELY IN!

[@bballbreakdown]

HA - they were cold - we had just walked in...

[@JMat1986]

Oh man what a relief for those poor lads...finally on a Coach Nick *Boom* one of the kids finally hits the shot! Awesome Video!

[@kevinbb4555]

This is some great stuff coach. Been watching NBA for years, but it's just now that I'm interested in beautiful basketball such as the Warriors (coming from a Lakers fan, btw). Cheers!

[@Dynamyke4177]

Coach can you also show us effective ways to defend the pick-and-roll? Thanks

[@bballbreakdown]

Yes - and KC Jones got it directly from playing for Red Auerbach and the Celtics in the 60s

[@kwelitysoul]

Thanks for explaining horns coach, great set for all ages!!

[@youngmuney2009]

great breakdown. there are probably about 50 more plays out of horns though. check out lason perkins horns set offense

[@bballbreakdown]

ICYMI, we broke down how NBA Teams run HORNS: bit.ly/14Yo2M1