Principles of Good ATO Design
Misdirection: Initial movement disguises where the real action will be.
Scouting And Strategy
Archetype-Based ATO Designs
Setup: Shot Creator gets immediate ball in space for isolation attempt.
Direct answer
What is Archetype-Based ATO Designs?
Setup: Shot Creator gets immediate ball in space for isolation attempt.
Quick facts
| Category | Scouting And Strategy |
|---|---|
| Source volume | Basketball Knowledge Vault/vol4_ncaa_systems_archetypes_scouting.md |
What it is
- Setup: Shot Creator gets immediate ball in space for isolation attempt.
How it works
- Execution: Inbound pass to Secondary Ball Handler or primary playmaker
- Execution: Secondary immediately passes to Shot Creator in wing or elbow
- Execution: All other players space out (three-point line minimum)
- Execution: Shot Creator has 1v1 with space to create shot
- Archetype Fit: Scorer: Shot Creator (thrives in ISO)
Bilingual terms
| English | Archetype-Based ATO Designs |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 基于球员类型的暂停后战术设计 |
| Traditional Chinese | 基於類型的暫停後戰術設計 |
Learn before and after
These graph neighbors help place Archetype-Based ATO Designs in the larger basketball map.
Late-Game ATOs vs. Early-Game ATOs
Late-Game (final 2 minutes, score close): Designed for isolation or high-percentage looks (not low-percentage 3s)
Related concepts
ATO (After Timeout) Plays (NCAA)
After-timeout plays are the only fully predetermined offensive actions in a game.
ATO (After Timeout) Plays
Specific ATO designed to get Klay an open catch-and-shoot 3
Principles of Good ATO Design
Misdirection: Initial movement disguises where the real action will be.
Who Gets the Ball in Crunch Time: Archetype Hierarchy
In crunch time, the ball almost always goes to the Shot Creator or Primary Ball Handler.
ATO Plays (After-Timeout Offense)
ATOs are pre-designed plays specifically for moments after a timeout.
Luka's Mavericks ATO vs. Toronto (2022)
Double ballscreen disguise into a quick DHO