Iverson Cut
Iverson Cut is a basketball action involving a player cuts from one side of the floor to the other, running through the elbows (along the free-throw.
Actions And Plays
Iverson Back Screen (Tom Izzo / Michigan State)
Iverson Back Screen (Tom Izzo / Michigan State) is a basketball action that tom Izzo has run this play for 15+ years (documented back to 2010).
Direct answer
What is Iverson Back Screen (Tom Izzo / Michigan State)?
Iverson Back Screen (Tom Izzo / Michigan State) is a basketball action that tom Izzo has run this play for 15+ years (documented back to 2010).
Quick facts
| Category | Actions And Plays |
|---|---|
| Source volume | BASKETBALL_PLAY_VAULT.md |
What it is
- Iverson Back Screen (Tom Izzo / Michigan State) is a basketball action that tom Izzo has run this play for 15+ years (documented back to 2010).
- Arkansas plays aggressive defense — pressing up against elbows, pressuring cuts, heavy ball pressure.
- Michigan State (Izzo's live example): - Arkansas plays aggressive defense — pressing up against elbows, pressuring cuts, heavy ball pressure - Izzo counters: ball passed to the.
How it works
- Starts with an Iverson cut motion
- Instead of flowing into a ballscreen, a player sets a back screen on the opposite side of the floor for the cutter
- Cutter curls off the back screen to the basket
- Arkansas plays aggressive defense — pressing up against elbows, pressuring cuts, heavy ball pressure
- Izzo counters: ball passed to the elbow
Bilingual terms
| English | Iverson Back Screen (Tom Izzo / Michigan State) |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | Iverson背掩护（Tom Izzo / Michigan State） |
| Traditional Chinese | Iverson 背掩護（Tom Izzo / 密歇根州立） |
Learn before and after
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