Secondary Playmaker
Secondary Playmaker is a player archetype that provides offensive redundancy.
Player Types
Connector
Connector is a player archetype involving moves ball without taking shot.
Direct answer
What is Connector?
Connector is a player archetype involving moves ball without taking shot.
Quick facts
| Category | Player Types |
|---|---|
| Source volume | Basketball Knowledge Vault/vol4_ncaa_systems_archetypes_scouting.md |
What it is
- Connector is a player archetype involving moves ball without taking shot.
- Keep ball moving (don't let possessions stagnate).
- - Ideal: Off-Screen Shooter, Secondary Ball Handler (playmaking-focused) - Can work: Movement Shooter (relocation is a form of connectivity) - Does NOT work: Slashers (take shots.
How it works
- Ideal: Off-Screen Shooter, Secondary Ball Handler (playmaking-focused)
- Can work: Movement Shooter (relocation is a form of connectivity)
- Does NOT work: Slashers (take shots, don't move ball), Post Scorers (take shots in post)
- Keep ball moving (don't let possessions stagnate)
- Make unselfish passes (move ball to better scoring option)
Bilingual terms
| English | Connector |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 串联者 |
| Traditional Chinese | 連接器 |
Learn before and after
These graph neighbors help place Connector in the larger basketball map.
Spacer
Spacer is a player archetype that creates gravity (defender must guard them tightly despite low usage).
Related concepts
Athletic Finisher
Athletic Finisher is a player archetype involving scores via cutting, putbacks, transition finishes.
Core Principle: Define by Function, Not Position
An archetype is a functional classification of how a player generates offense, where they score, and what spacing/passing demands they impose on.
Player Roles Within Systems
Player Roles Within Systems is a player archetype involving first line of interior defense.
Post Scorer
Post Scorer is a player archetype involving scores via low-post positioning, mid-post moves, footwork.
Primary Creator
Primary Creator: Ideal: Primary Ball Handler (natural fit) Can work: Secondary Ball Handler, Versatile Big (playmaking focus) Does NOT work: Slashers.
Role Flexibility & Lineup Combinations
Role Flexibility & Lineup Combinations is a player archetype that same archetype can play different roles depending on who else is on court.