Official NBA 2K9 Playbook Thread

[Kruza]

I've decided to create a new thread which deals specifically with playbooks from NBA 2K9. Like last year, if anyone has something to add on about plays or have a different of opinions on things and stuff for certain teams, please do so. This thread is not only for what I have, but for everyone.

On the top of the list I’m going to start with four teams that I’ve become very familiar with after playing online and offline with them in various modes since I got the game. These teams are the Hawks, Jazz, 76ers and Clippers. After these teams, I’ll list plays for teams under people’s request in the order they’re posted in this thread. Now it’s time to get started.

First up: Hawks

Kruza

[jewelz1132]

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Great..Cant wait for the 76ers

[Kruza]

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Here are the Hawks. Starting lineup:

PG – Mike Bibby
SG – Joe Johnson
SF – Marvin Williams
PF – Josh Smith
C – Al Horford

I thought about starting Zaza Pachulia at C so I can slide Al Horford over to PF and Josh Smith to SF like in NBA 2K8. However, Visual Concepts has rightfully upped Josh Smith’s rebound rating from last year, so he can do more than hold his own as starting PF despite being smaller than the typical NBA big man. So the lineup stays the way it is. Now for the plays:

Flash Bang (1-4 High set)
Now this is a very cool play to run for this team that has options for three players who has an opportunity to put the ball in the hoop. First, Bibby has the ball at top of key. JJ stands in the left corner, Williams stands in the right corner, Smith stands at left elbow and Horford stands at right elbow. Next, Horford moves up near arc to set screen for Williams, who moves around this screen along arc to the right wing. Then Williams pauses, turns around and heads back along arc toward the top of key. After setting the screen, Horford goes down to right block. Then JJ makes a backdoor cut to basket around the same time. Now Bibby has the choice of passing the ball to Big Al in the post, or to a cutting JJ. A great situation that put both guys in prime position to score from where they would catch the ball, and the user controlling Bibby cannot go wrong with considering either option. Plus there is an option for Bibby to either shoot off the dribble or to drive to the basket after coming off that screen set by Big Al early in the play. This is a highly recommended play for Hawks users that should be a staple to their half court offense.

SG Wing Iso (1-4 High set)
This is an Isolation play for the Hawks main man, JJ. Bibby has the ball at the top of the key. JJ stands at left corner, then move to left wing area after going around screen set by Williams. Fisher then passes the ball to JJ at left wing. And from here JJ can go to work on his man. He also has the alternative option of shooting on the catch. Simple play, yet this one should obviously be a staple for Hawks users since this team has such a talented one-on-one player like Mr. Dynomite.

PG Double Lane (1-4 High set)
This is a cool play to get a shot opportunity for Bibby and JJ. Bibby has the ball at top of key. JJ stands at left corner, Marvin stands at right corner. And Smitty and Big Al stand at left and right elbows, respectively. Bibby moves over to the right side of the court and passes the ball to Marvin, who had moved over to right wing. Smitty and Big Al moved down to the low left and right block, respectively. JJ moved next to Smitty on the left block. Next, Al moves up to set screen for Bibby near the arc after Bibby passed the ball, and Bibby moves down to right block area. JJ and Smitty set a double screen for Bibby on the left block. Bibby goes around the double screen, runs a tight curl around to the right side of the free throw line, then receives a pass from Marvin at that spot for a catch-and-shoot opportunity. Big Al moves to the right corner, and JJ moves to top of key behind the arc. If Bibby doesn’t take the shot at the FT line area, he kicks the ball back out to JJ then moves toward the left wing area behind arc.

SF Pitch (Baseline 2 set)
This is a nice play to run that features the guards. Bibby has the ball at top of key. JJ stands at right wing, Williams stands at left wing behind arc, Smitty stands at right baseline and Al stands at left baseline. Marvin goes over to set screen for Bibby at top of circle while Smitty sets screen for JJ at right wing. JJ cuts to the basket, then turns around past Smitty’s screen and heads to right corner. Bibby dribbles around Marvin’s screen to get to right elbow. And from here, Bibby has the option to take pull-up midrange jumper, drive to basket (or throw up a runner/floater in the lane), pass to JJ at the right wing for a catch-and-shoot 3, or to Horford cutting to the basket.

PG-PF Pick & Roll (Flex 2 set)
Nothing but a typical P&R play here. Bibby has the ball on the right side of the court behind arc. JJ moves from right baseline area to left wing around a Horford screen set on the left block. Smitty is standing at left elbow, then goes over to set a screen for Bibby on the right side of the court near the arc. From here it’s standard P&R basketball between Bibby and Smitty, with JJ and Marvin spotting up on the wings.

PG-C High Screen Roll (Flex 3 set)
In this play Bibby stands on the left side of the court behind the arc. Horford comes over to set a screen for Bibby in that area. Then this play can be treated like a typical P&R play as Big Al rolls to the basket. Bibby can shoot off the dribble well and is also capable of making runners/floaters if he has to look for his shot.

Guard Pick & Fade (Flex 3 set)
This is a 2-man Pick & Pop play Involving the guards. Bibby has the ball on the left wing of the court behind the arc, while JJ is standing at left corner. JJ goes over the left wing area to set screen for Bibby. Next, Bibby dribbles to left baseline. while JJ spots up at left wing. This is a useful play showcasing the skills of both guards.

Baseline Stack (Motion 5 set)
This is a nice play that gets plenty of shot opportunities for JJ, Marvin, and Bibby along with Smitty early in the sequence. Bibby has the ball at top of key. JJ stands at left wing behind arc, Marvin stands at right wing behind arc, Smitty stands at left baseline and Big Al stands near right block. Smitty and Horford both move over to right side of baseline to set screens for Marvin, who moves around the staggered screens to opposite (left) wing. Bibby dribbles to right side of court, then passes the ball to JJ, who moves to top of key. JJ then passes the ball to Marvin at left wing while Bibby moves to right corner. After setting screen, Smitty moves over to left block. Marvin dribbles to left side of court behind arc, while JJ moves along arc to right side of court. Then Marvin passes the ball to JJ standing at right wing behind arc. Horford goes over to set screen for Marvin at left side of court near arc, then Marvin moves to left corner. JJ passes the ball to Bibby at right corner, then moves to top of key. Horford moves to right block, while Bibby dribbles up to left wing and passes the ball back to JJ at top of key. Bibby goes over to set screen for JJ at top of key. Then JJ dribbles along the arc around screen to right side of the court. And Marvin moves along the baseline to opposite (right) corner around staggered screens set by Smitty and Horford.

One early alternative option for this play is that on his first touch of the ball Marvin can look to dump the ball into the post to Smitty, who stands on the left block. There is also a catch-and-shoot opportunity early for Marvin before considering passing the ball into the post. JJ and Bibby will also have a few catch-and-shoot chances coming for them up as the play progresses. And near the end of the play sequence, JJ has an option to take a pull-up midrange jumper or take it to the basket after coming off Rondo’s screen. This is a great play to run once the user has gotten down all the intricacies of what’s going on in every sequence.

Next: Jazz

Kruza

[Scott]

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Would love to see Dallas & Chicago

[PsychoBulk]

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Great stuff Kruza enjoyed this thread for 2K8.

Pistons would be much appreciated

[Joey P]

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Miami please. Thanks in advance.

[Jeffx]

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Knicks please - thanks in advance!

[BobbyColtrane]

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Kruza after reading your thread last year it totally changed how i thought about the game. this year i started breaking down the plays right away.

My request - the Spurs. and if i had a 2nd request it would be Detroit.

Thanks for your insight you really helped me enjoy the game last year!

[the_future420]

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I'd like to see Chicago as well. These breakdowns are awesome.

[Po Pimp]

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One of the good things about 2k9 is teams will actually run plays from their own playbook, and not from the entire NBA. I keep it on Auto, and when a play came up, I paused and looked at my team's playbook, and it was there.

I don't know if the CPU does this, but I would assume so.

[Kruza]

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Now for the Jazz. Starting lineup:

PG – Deron Williams
SG – Ronnie Brewer
SF – Andrei Kirilenko
PF – Carlos Boozer
C – Mehmet Okur

I had considered starting Kyle Korver over Ronnie Brewer at SG, but I think Korver is better suited coming off the bench for this team. Plus I think Ronnie’s athleticism better compliments the other starters who will get a lot more touches than he would. On to the plays:

PF Decision (Baseline 1 set)
This is a very nice Post play for Boozer to allow him to dictate the offense. As for this play, Deron has the ball at the top of the arc, then moves over to the left and passes the ball to Ronnie standing on the left wing. Boozer sets up near left block, while Memo moves from the circle to the opposite (right) block. Then Ronnie passes the ball to Brand in the post. Now at this point pay close attention to Deron. At this moment Deron will move along the baseline then move toward the top of the arc. Boozer has multiple options to consider with the ball in the post. He can back down his defender and look to score in the post right away once he gets the ball from Ronnie. Or Boozer can stand still just outside the block (which is crucial so to not get a 3-second violation call) with the ball in his hands and allow Deron to make his move first and get in position at the top of the arc, then begin to back down his defender and make his move in the post. There’s a number of ways you can make the defense pay depending on whether or not they choose to double down on Boozer in the post. Decisions decisions... now you see where the title comes from.

PG-C Pick & Roll (1-4 High set)
As one can tell from the title, this a typical P&R play. Deron has the ball at top of key, while Ronnie stands at left corner, AK stands at right corner, Boozer stands at left elbow and Memo stands at right elbow. Deron passes the ball to Memo then moves toward right wing area to set screen for AK. AK moves along baseline to the left wing. Ronnie moves from left wing up to top of key around a screen set by Boozer. Memo passes the ball back to Deron standing at right corner. Now the P&R sequence between Deron and Memo has been set.

PG-C Baseline Pop (1-4 High set)
This is a clever P&P play that initially masquerades as an Isolation play for Boozer. Deron has the ball at top of key, while Ronnie stands at left corner, AK stands at right corner, Boozer stands at left elbow and Memo stands at right elbow. Deron passes the ball to Boozer, while Memo goes over to set screen for AK on the right wing. AK moves up to right side of court behind the arc and continues along the arc toward Deron at top of key to set a screen, while Memo goes back to right elbow. While Boozer holds the ball giving the impression of going one-on-one against his defender, Deron moves around the AK screen along the arc toward the right corner. Boozer then passes the ball to Ronnie, who moves up to left wing area behind the arc. The ball is swung around the horn back to Deron standing at the opposite (right) corner. Memo comes over to set screen for Deron at the corner, and at this point is where the P&P sequence begins.

SG Backdoor (Baseline 1 set)
An alleyoop play for Ronnie that works really well if Boozer begins to command extra defensive attention. Deron has the ball on the right side of the court behind arc. Boozer moves from left baseline to left elbow. Ronnie stands at left wing behind arc, then makes a backdoor cut to the basket. Deron passes to Boozer, who then relays it to a cutting Ronnie. It’s best to send Ronnie up high on a well-timed lob from Boozer.

PF Low Post 2 (Flex 4 set)
This is a typical Post play for Boozer. Deron has the ball at the top of the key, while Ronnie is standing in the right corner. Ronnie moves up toward the right wing behind the arc, then receives the passes from Deron there. Meanwhile, AK moves from left corner up to left wing, and Memo moves from left elbow to left baseline. Once Ronnie has the ball, Boozer goes over to set up in the right block. Then Ronnie makes the low post entry pass to Boozer on the block.

Pocket Forwards (Flex 3 set)
This is a play involving a 2-man game with Boozer and AK. Deron stands on the left wing behind the arc. Ronnie stands at left corner, AK stands at right wing, Boozer stands at right baseline and Memo stands at the top of the circle. Memo moves down to left block, while Deron moves to top of key and passes the ball to AK. Boozer sets screen for AK on the right wing closer to the baseline. At this point AK can opt to drive hard off the screen along the baseline to the basket, or he can fake the drive and back out to the corner and take a 3 or long two-pointer if given some airspace. AK could also pass to Boozer for Boozer to take a wide open mid-range jumper if defenders choose to trap in the corner and get the ball out of his hands.

PG Dive & Curl (Box set)
This is a good play designed for Deron that has a great early alternative option for him. Deron has the ball at the top of the key, while Memo stands at right elbow, Boozer stands at left elbow, Ronnie stands at left baseline, and AK stands at right baseline. Deron passes the ball to Memo, then cuts to the basket. Now the early option is for Memo to pass the ball right back to a cutting Deron, just like what’s done on a typical Give & Go play. However, if Memo holds onto the ball instead of passing it at that moment, then Deron goes around double screen set by Boozer and Ronnie near left baseline area, then turns and move to left side of the court behind arc. After setting the double screen, Ronnie moves to left wing behind arc and Boozer moves over to left block. Memo then passes the ball back to Deron. From here Deron can opt to take a possible catch-and-shoot 3, or treat this as an Isolation play and take his man on-on-one.

Double Screen PG (Motion 1 set)
This is a good play for Deron that is somewhat similar to “PG Dive & Curl” play in that it presents an early give-and-go sequence, plus has him coming off a double screen from Ronnie and Boozer standing near the left block area. The difference is that Deron initially passes the ball to AK at the right wing, who’s the one that makes the give-and-go pass instead of Memo. Memo sets the screen at the top of the circle designed to free up Deron cutting to the basket after giving the ball up. If the passing lane is not there and the give-and-go pass isn’t made, Deron goes around the Boozer-Ronnie double screen and curls to the left elbow. As Deron makes his move around the double screen. AK passes the ball to Memo at the top of the circle then moves down to right block. Memo relays the ball to Deron at the left elbow for a catch-and-shoot opportunity, then goes down to right block area to set screen for AK. After a couple of seconds, AK pops out and moves to top of key and could possibly get open long enough to present a catch-and-shoot opportunity if he receives a timely pass from Deron.

Next: 76ers

Kruza

[Kruza]

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Now for the 76ers. Starting lineup:

PG – Andre Miller
SG – Willie Green
SF – Andre Iguodala
PF – Elton Brand
C – Samuel Dalembert

It was kind of tough for me to decide on a starting lineup for this team. I had strongly considered starting Thaddeus Young, sliding Iggy over to SG, and bringing Willie off the bench. I also considered starting Louis Williams as a SG. But in the end, I think the default line gives a better inside-out balance running half-court offense. Plus this team would have major backup PG issues if Williams were to start and/or play significant minutes at the 2-guard spot. So I find it best to keep Young and Williams where they are – coming off the bench. On to the plays:

PG-PF Pick & Roll 2 (Motion 1 set)
This is a typical P&R play mainly involving Dre Miller and Brand. Miller stands at the top of the key. Willie stands at the left corner, Iggy stands near the right baseline, Brand stands on the left elbow and Dalembert stands on the right elbow. Iggy moves to right corner while Dalembert moves near the right block. Next, the P&R sequence now begins as Miller goes around the screen set by brand at the top of the circle.

SF Screen Iso (Triangle 4 set)
There’s no question that an Isolation play to get him free near the top of the circle. This play is designed to get Iggy an opportunity to make a play off the dribble near the top of the circle. Miller has the ball at the top of the key, then passes the ball to Iggy standing on the left wing behind the arc and moves along the arc to the right wing. After receiving the pass, Iggy waits for Dalembert to set a screen where he’s standing. Then after coming off the screen Iggy can opt to drive all the way to the basket or take a pull-up mid-range jumper off the dribble near the top of the circle. Willie spots up in the right corner and could possibly be open for the catch-and-shoot 3 if his guy helps to cut-off Iggy’s path to the basket.

PG-C Baseline Roll (1-4 High set)
The layout of this play is similar to the “PG-C Baseline Pop” play that’s been explained in the Jazz playbook. The only key is difference for this play is that at the end if it, Dalembert (Sixers C) will roll to the basket after setting the screen in the right corner for Miller instead of staying out on the perimenter.

PF Decision (Baseline 1 set)
The layout of this play is the same as what has been explained in the Jazz playbook. For this team, Brand (Sixers PF) is the main man controlling the offense in this play.

PG-SF Pick & Roll (Baseline 1 set)
This is a play mainly involving Miller and Iggy, with a possible early alternative option for Willie. Miller has the ball on the right side of the court behind the arc. Willie stands at left wing of the court behind the arc, Brand stands at the left baseline area, Dalembert stands at the right baseline area and Iggy stands at right wing behind the arc. Willie fakes a backdoor cut to the basket -- initially moving right toward the hoop, then goes around Gooden’s screen and pops out back to left wing behind arc. At this point Willie could be open for an early catch-and-shoot opportunity if Miller decides to break off the initial design of the play and gets the ball here. Iggy moves along baseline around screen set by Dalembert, then turns up and move to the top of circle and sets a screen for Miller at this spot. Miller dribbles around Iggy’s screen toward right elbow area. And from here it’s P&R basketball with Miller and Iggy, with Willie spotting up at left wing, Brand spotting up near the left baseline and Dalembert lurking near the right baseline.

PF Curl & Create (Motion 5 set)
This is basically an Isolation plays for Elton that gets him the ball near the free throw line area. Miller has the ball at top of key. Willis stands at left wing behind arc, Iggy stands at right wing behind arc, Elton stands near the left baseline and Dalembert stands near the right block. Miller passes the ball to Iggy, then Elton moves up to left wing to set screen for Willie while Dalembert moves to the left elbow. Willie moves around screen along the baseline to opposite (right) corner. Dalembert and Miller both move to set screens at the left elbow area. Elton then curls around the double screen and heads to the free throw line area and receives pass from Iggy. Then Miller moves to left wing behind arc and Dalembert moves to left baseline to clear space for Elton, who has the option to either shoot a pull-up mid-range jumper from the catch or to take his man off the dribble.

Wing Exchange (Triangle 3 set)
Miller has the ball on the left side of the court behind arc. Willie moves from left corner to opposite (right) wing behind arc, going around a Dalembert screen set along the left side of the baseline. Iggy moves from right corner to right wing area, then moves to opposite (left) wing around Dalembert after Willie makes his move. Now, while Willie and Iggy make their “wing exchange,” Miller dribbles around Elton’s screen set at top of the circle to go near right elbow area. From this point, this play can be ran like a typical P&R play for Dre Miller and Elton.

Pocket Forwards (Flex 3 set)
The layout of this play is the same as what has been explained in the Jazz playbook. Iggy (Sixers SF) and Elton (Sixers PF) are the main players that this play is designed for.

Next: Clippers

Kruza

[dkemp]

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Kruza, I think you should strongly consider re-vamping your 76ers playbook with some sets ran for T. Young. Because I believe he will win the starting job. There line-up looking as such:

PG Miller
SG Iggy
SF Young
PF Brand
C Dalembert

Just helping out. Thanks alot for your help with these.

[Kruza]

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Now for the Clippers. Starting lineup:

PG – Baron Davis
SG – Ricky Davis
SF – Al Thornton
PF – Marcus Camby
C – Chris Kaman

The real tough decisions to make were the SG and SF positions, where both Cuttino Mobley and rookie Eric Gordon are both legitimate candidates to start as a 2-guard aside from Ricky Davis, and having either of those players in as SG would prompt me to then slide Ricky over to the SF and bring Thornton off the bench. This, to me, was a very tempting option. But… I just couldn’t make the changes. I think Ricky is the most explosive scorer out of this entire group of swingmen. I favor keeping Thornton in as a starter, so to have a more potent scoring punch off the bench with Cat Mobley and Gordon coming in together for stretches. And while starting Tim Thomas as a PF came up, I couldn’t resist not having the twin towers (Camby & Kaman) as the big men start together. It’s only right. Now for the plays:

Pick Then Post (Box set)
This is mainly a Post play for Kaman with an alternative option included. Baron has the ball at the top of the key. Thornton moves from right baseline over to the left block area then Camby moves over there from the left elbow to set screen for him. Afterward, Thornton moves to top of key, while Ricky moves from left baseline to left wing behind arc. Meanwhile, Kaman stands on the right elbow and moves to right side of circle to set screen for Baron. Then Baron moves along the arc around Kaman’s screen to the right wing. After setting the screen, Kaman moves to the right block, then receives pass from Baron in the post. The early option is that Baron can take a pull-up mid-range jumper or floater/runner after coming off the screen set by Kaman, or he can even drive all the way to the basket if the path is open.

PG-C Pick & Roll 2 (Box set)
Baron has the ball at the top of the key. Ricky stands near the left baseline area, Thornton stands near the right baseline area, Camby stands on the left elbow and Kaman stands on the right elbow. Camby moves closer to the left baseline area to set a screen for Ricky while Thornton moves to the right corner. Then Ricky pops out and moves to left wing behind the arc, possibly getting him an open 3-point shot from the catch as a viable early alternative option for him. Kaman moves over to the top of the circle to set a screen for Baron, and at this point is when the P&R sequence involving these players begin.

Zero In (Triangle 6 set)
This is a nice play which includes options for Baron. First off, Baron has the ball at right side of the court behind the arc. Ricky stands at left wing behind the arc, Thornton stands at right wing near the arc, Camby stands near the left baseline, and Kaman stands near the right block. Thornton moves along the arc near Baron, then receives pass. Baron then moves over to the left block area. Ricky moves along the arc over to the left side of the court and receives pass from Thornton, then dribbles over toward top of the key. After making the pass, Thornton moves down to the right block area to set screen for Baron along with Kaman, who sets screen near the basket. Then Baron moves around the staggered screens on the right side of the paint area and heads to the right wing behind the arc. Now Baron receives pass from Ricky and has the option to either shoot the 3 on the catch or take his man off the dribble.

SG Corner 3 (Triangle 7 set)
This is basically a play to get a 3-pt shot for Ricky but there’s a chance for other players to take a shot as well. Baron has the ball at the right side of the court behind the arc. Then he passes the ball to Camby, who’s standing at the free throw line. Thornton is standing in the left corner and Ricky is standing on the left wing behind the arc. Thornton goes over to set a screen for Ricky on the left wing then moves behind the arc. Meanwhile, Ricky goes around Thornton’s screen and heads to the left corner. Camby passes the ball to Thornton, then Thornton relays the ball over to Ricky in the corner for the 3-ball. As for alternative options, Thornton could take the shot himself, or even Camby at the free throw line if the defense isn’t paying him any attention.

C Low Block (Triangle 3 set) / C Quick Post (Triangle 5 set)
Both are good Post plays for Kaman which are cool to alternate with instead of taking up two slots. The former play has Baron with the ball on the left side of the court behind the arc. Ricky stands in the left corner, Thornton stands in the right corner, Camby stands on the right elbow and Kaman stands on the left block. Ricky goes over to set screen for Baron then Baron moves over to the left wing behind the arc. Kaman sets up on left block and receives pass from Baron in the post.

In the latter play, Baron has the ball on the right wing behind the arc. Ricky stands on the left wing behind the arc, Thornton stands near the left baseline, Camby stands near the free throw line area and Kaman stands on the right block. Baron moves toward the right sideline then feeds Kaman the ball in the post. Meanwhile, Thornton moves to the left corner and Camby moves to the left wing in order to clear some space for Kaman to operate.

Motown Music (Flex 3 set)
This is a cool play mainly involving the guards. First, Baron has the ball at the top of the key while Ricky is standing in the left corner. Thornton moves over from right wing to set a screen for Baron. Then Baron moves over to his right, staying behind the arc. Meanwhile, Kaman moves over from the left block to set screen for Ricky in the corner. Ricky then continues to move to the right along the baseline behind another screen set by Camby near the basket. Baron then has the option to either shoot the 3-ball coming off the screen from Thornton, or pass the ball to Ricky as he comes of the screen from Camby. Ricky will have a catch-and-shoot opportunity on the right wing if Baron indeed chooses to pass the rock to him.

Baseline Curl (1-4 High set)
This is a nifty play that creates a shot opportunity for either Ricky or Al Thornton. Baron has the ball at the top of the key while Ricky is standing left corner behind the arc, Thornton is standing at the right corner, and Camby and Kaman are standing on the left and right elbows, respectively. Next, Thornton moves toward the basket through the double screen set by Kaman and Camby, then turns to his left and heads toward the free throw line. Baron passes the ball to Thornton as Thornton gets to the free throw line. From here Thornton has the option to shoot the FT line jumper on the catch after turning toward the basket, or make the quick pass over to Ricky, who’s spotting up in the left corner.

PG Clearout (1-4 High set) / PG Wing Iso (Flex 3 set)
And there’s no way that a playbook list for the Clips is complete without designating an Isolation play or two for The Bearded One. These are a couple Isolation plays for Baron which will allows him to utilize his superb one-on-one skills. “PG Clearout” has Baron standing at the top of the key, while “PG Wing Iso” has him standing at the left wing near the arc. I paired these plays because I didn’t want to overload slots with Iso plays even though these plays are designed for the Clippers best player in Baron. I personally think it’s best to alternate between choosing both plays at different times of a game, going back and forth on choosing which play to run so the defense can’t getting adjusted to seeing a particular one repeatedly.

Next: Mavericks

Kruza

[Kruza]

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Kruza, I think you should strongly consider re-vamping your 76ers playbook with some sets ran for T. Young. Because I believe he will win the starting job. There line-up looking as such:

PG Miller
SG Iggy
SF Young
PF Brand
C Dalembert

Just helping out. Thanks alot for your help with these.

Thanks for the suggestion, dkemp.

Yeah, I had really considered starting Thaddeus Young. However, with the way Young is currently rated in NBA 2K9 I just don't think he shoots well enough to space the floor so an effective inside-outside game can be ran with Elton posting up. With Young and Andre Miller out there together with their suspect jumpers, teams will be double- and triple-teaming Elton down on the blocks all game long while the Sixers run their half-court offense... possibly suffocating him. Plus I think Young is better suited coming off the bench where he can come in and run-and-gun and hustle with players who thrive more on open-court play like Louis Williams, Marreese Speights and Reggie Evans. With that said, if Young gets a boost in his shooting ratings sometime later in the season, I would most certainly start him at SF and slide Iggy over to the SG spot.

Kruza