6.1 Trigger Offense -- Strong, Chin, Temple
Trigger is our modernized triangle.
| Alignment | What it is |
|---|---|
| Strong | The original, old-school Trigger: the sideline triangle. |
| Chin | Princeton chin look. Chin is the motion offense; Tiger is the shape (our 2-3). We used it at San Diego High to move the ball against ATHLETIC L.A. TEAMS. |
| Temple | 5-out. Move the ball around the perimeter and attack driving lanes. We used it to move the ball against EVERYONE. |
Starting spots (reference detail):
- Strong: 1 on the wing with the ball; 2 trailing above the arc; 3 deep ball-side corner; 4 weak short corner; 5 ball-side post above the block.
- Temple: 1, 2, 3 on the perimeter; 4 weak wing at free-throw-line extended; 5 weak corner.
- Chin: 1 and 2 in the slots; 3 and 4 on the wings at free-throw-line extended; 5 at the ball-side elbow.
Series (reference detail) -- from the wing, 1 enters to 5 (5 series), to 4 flashing high (4 series), to 3 in the corner (3 series), or back to 2 (2 series).
5 series (reference detail):
- 1 passes to 5.
- 3 cuts baseline (53 read); 1 cuts over the top (51 read).
- 5 reads the cleared side.
- 4 L-cuts to the high post (54 read).
- 2 fills the ball-side wing.
- Reverse through 4; 1 rises to the opposite wing for the reshape.
4 series -- two versions:
- Handoff version (reference detail): 4 flashes to the ball-side elbow, reads 2's backdoor and 5's seal, then gives a dribble handoff to 1, who attacks the middle.
- U-cut version : 1 U-cuts every time.
- Easier to remember; emphasizes the reshape.
- Lets 1 get comfortable shooting the reshape three from the wing.
- Eliminates the DHO (Bounce and Weave cover DHO action).
- Lets us "press on offense" with no dribbles.
- Bazz notes it can compromise the 242.
3 and 2 series: named and practiced. Bazz distinguishes 2L and 2V as two ways to run 2 series. Routes are not written.
The reshape :
- All Day -- alley-oop.
- Slice -- layup cut.
- Charlie -- three.
- Corner three.
Reshape scoring -- score only from :
- 11 -- 1 catch-and-shoot or catch-and-drive.
- 33 -- pass to the corner, shot from the corner.
- 48 -- All Day action.
- 58 -- Slice action.
- 22 -- Delta action.
Other Trigger alignments in Bazz's notes :
- Flat (1-4 low Trigger), Fly (1-4 high Trigger), High (Trigger high), Hip (Trigger 2-1-2).
- Trigger 4 and Trigger 5 (2-1-2 trigger; "Lamar All Day").
- Arrow (PNR Trigger Temple), Money (PNR Trigger), Dunkers Trigger.