Film Session: Stony Brook

  • 11/14/2011 3:32 pm in

The addition of Cody Zeller and Indiana’s insistence on getting out on the break are setting up to be key components of its offense this season.

A look at two plays involving Zeller and a fast-break score from Victor Oladipo in the season’s first edition of Film Session.

1) ZELLER DOUBLE TEAM

Off the wing, Oladipo dumps it into Zeller. The freshman draws a double team from Stony Brook:

Zeller spots an open Jordan Hulls near the top of the key and passes the ball to him:

With only one defender on the weakside due to Zeller drawing a double team, Hulls elects to swing it over to Elston, who’s wide open:

He shoots in rhythm and connects for two points:

As Quinn Bucker notes on the call, this score happens because of Zeller’s passing awareness out of the double team.

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2) VIC ON THE BREAK

Oladipo’s defense creates an Anthony Jackson miss:

Zeller deflects the rebound to Hulls, who pushes the ball up the court:

With only one defender in front of him, Hulls has the option of feeding Verdell Jones or Oladipo once across halfcourt. He elects to pass to Oladipo:

Who scores easily:

We’ve seen Oladipo on the break time and again in Indiana’s first two bouts of the season. Once he’s out in the open court, he’s hard to stop.

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3) ZELLER GETS POSITION

Off a Dallis Joyner make, Zeller gets ahead of him going back down the floor:

Zeller stays ahead of him and gets position facing the rim:

Jones sees this and pops a pass over the top:

Zeller scores amid two defenders:

A simple play. But effective. Zeller’s size and ability to get down the court allows for it.

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