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Offence
Argentina motion


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Argentina is a triangle motion offence.

1 passes to 2, basket cuts, screens away for 5, then goes back out top off a downscreen from high-post 4 (pick the picker), who then goes to the weakside low post.

Winning Hoops - 5 always goes under the cross screen.

Variations

- 1 cuts off high-post 4
- 4 steps out to ballscreen for 1.

See other entry options below.

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On ball reversal to 1, 3 downscreens for 4.

Winning Hoops - 5 ducks in on the pass, if 1 can't pass to 5 he dribbles towards 3 to signal the downscreen.

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On the pass to 4, 3 screens away for 5 and 1 downscreens for 3.

Note that 5 always runs the baseline, the other four players rotate through each position, and the wing screens twice on each reversal.

If the pass to 4 is denied, 3 backscreens for 4, or flashes to the foul line for a pass and 4 cuts backdoor.

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The pattern continues when 4 passes to 3, as 2 downscreens for 1.

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Entry options

a) Dribble push

2 backcuts if overplayed, then screens for 5, changing places with 1.

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b) 3-out 2-in set

1 passes to 2 and downscreens for 4, exchanging positions. 3 will downscreen for 1 on a pass to 4 out top.

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c) 4-out 1-in

1 basket cuts and screens for 5, 4 stays out top.

Use a dribble-push entry if 2 is overplayed, he backcuts and screens for 5.

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If 5 is ballside, 1 cuts to the weakside block, or dribbles pushes 2 to the weakside block.

See Fast breaks - Spurs 2007, Tubby Smith early offence, Memphis (Tony Barone).

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