Spurs Motion Strong and Weak Offense - Study of Greg Popovich

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Spurs Motion Strong and Weak Offense - Greg Popovich by Andrew Howard only $10

The San Antonio Spurs have been the standard of success in the NBA for the last 15 years under head coach Gregg Popovich. Their Motion Offense has been so good that almost every team in the NBA has implemented and found success running parts of it. Two of the most prolific offenses in the 2014-15 NBA Season were the Atlanta Hawks and the Golden State Warriors, both of which relied heavily on the actions that the Spurs Motion Offense is built upon. Mike Budenholzer, the head coach of the Atlanta Hawks, is a disciple of Gregg Popovich and has implemented the Spurs Offense for them and found tremendous success in turning the Hawks into a top 5 offense. Designed to make the defense defend the entire possession, the San Antonio Spurs Offense is built around shooters and motion to continuously have counters to everything the defense adjusts to take away.

The San Antonio Spurs have two basic options for their Motion Offense, called Motion Weak and Motion Strong. Taking a look at their Motion Weak, it starts with the point guard passing to the wing and cutting through the lane to the opposite wing. The ball is reversed through the trailing big, and the weakside guard cuts into the lane to set a cross screen for the first big man down the floor. After the reversal, the point guard looks to enter the ball into the post, if the post is covered then the guard who screened across receives a down screen from the big at the top of the key.