Basketball Weave Offense

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Basketball's Weave Offense

How to run the weave offense in basketball

A weave is simply a consecutive series of: (A) a dribble drive over a pick followed by a pass by the ball handler to a teammate, (B) the passer following the pass to set a pick for the receiver, (C) the receiver dribble driving over the pick and the pick setter rolling, (D) if no scoring opportunity is present, the ball handler continues the series by passing the ball to a teammate and following the pass to set a pick for the receiver. The weave offense provides opportunities for running both the pick and roll on the ball and back door cuts to the basket. The weave offense works best against person to person defense which neither sag away from the ball nor switch on picks. Because the weave is an old offense many current players have never seen the weave let alone had an opportunity to play against or figure out how to stop it. Consequently it may be a fun thing to have in your tool kit. The weave is often intended to be a continuous type of motion providing the opportunity for several pass and pick and rolls to occur until a scoring opportunity arises. As few as two players can run the pick and roll. However for the first weave to continue into the second and subsequent weaves three or more players must be involved. As many as five players may be involved. If all five players participate in the weave then the foul line and key area are clear for the rolls by the pickers and the back door cuts by players who have completed their rolls. If a player is placed in a stationary position in the high post the player may be used for a screen. Placing a stationary player in the high post does interfere with passing lanes from the top to players making backdoor cuts to the basket.

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In the diagram the players are numbered in the order in which they touch the basketball. Notice that the weave begins when player 1 passes to player 2, follows his own pass to set a pick for player 2, and player 2 uses the pick. The weave continues when player 2 passes to player 3, follows his own pass to set a pick for player 3, and player 3 uses the pick. The weave continues when player 3 passes to player 4, follows his own pass to set a pick for player 4, and player 4 uses the pick. The weave continues when player 4 passes to player 5, follows his own pass to set a pick for player 5, and player 5 uses the pick. Notice that the players roll to the basket after setting the picks. If a player moving to set a pick notices an opponent leave the player to hedge the pick before it is set, the picker can make a sudden cut to the basket rather than setting the pick. If a player completing a roll and returning to a wing position to await a pass notices an opponent over play the passing lane to prevent the player from receiving the pass, the player may back cut to the basket. Although the offense is often run with each weave moving the ball closer to the basket, it is possible to run the weave repeatedly without advancing toward the basket while awaiting a defender to make a mistake permitting a cut and pass to the basket. The weave may also be run from positions other than the mid court area. For example, the weave could be run from a side line position.

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