Delay Chicago (Detailed)
Definition: Chicago refers specifically to a DHO for a player who first comes off a pindown screen before receiving the handoff.
Team Offense
Delay Options
Keep & Drive — Big keeps it and attacks the basket downhill
Direct answer
What is Delay Options?
Keep & Drive — Big keeps it and attacks the basket downhill
Quick facts
| Category | Team Offense |
|---|---|
| Source volume | BASKETBALL_PLAY_VAULT.md |
What it is
- Keep & Drive — Big keeps it and attacks the basket downhill
How it works
- Keep & Throw — Big keeps and finds the next player cutting or spacing
- Pindown Entry — Big passes then receives a pindown screen back (reversal)
- Delay Flare — Pass to the middle, shooter flares off a screen on the weakside simultaneously
- Delay Chicago — Pass to the middle, the big initiates a DHO for a player coming off a pindown screen; big then rolls to rim (see below)
Bilingual terms
| English | Delay Options |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 延迟进攻选项 |
| Traditional Chinese | Delay選項 |
Learn before and after
These graph neighbors help place Delay Options in the larger basketball map.
Related concepts
5-Out Entry Series: Delay
"Delay" is the second most common 5-Out entry.
Delay Chicago (Detailed)
Definition: Chicago refers specifically to a DHO for a player who first comes off a pindown screen before receiving the handoff.
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5-Out Entry Series: Wide
"Wide" is the most common 5-Out entry — the ball is pushed to one side of the floor into a DHO or pindown action.
5-Out Offense: Foundation
The modern spacing shell: five players outside the arc to open the paint, stretch help, and turn every drive into a read.
Furman 5-Out Offense
Philosophy: 5-Out Drive & Space combined with Princeton-style off-ball cutting.