Off the Secondary Break
Versus man-to-man defenses, first, (except when fast-breaking) we always come up the floor in our secondary "numbered" break. Our point guard O1 is always the first option in that break. So every trip up the floor, O1 is always looking for a chance to "take the seam" or dribble-penetrate the right top seam for a lay-up or a pull-up jump-shot. We don't have a name for this play, but always consider it as our first option every trip down the floor.
O2 is wide in the corner, and our posts are both on the left side, opening a large seam for O1 to take his/her defender 1-on-1. If the X2 defender drops inside, or the X5 defender comes up to defend, O1 can pass to O2 or O5 instead. A guard that penetrates the lane is a very difficult situation for the defense, and this also puts pressure on the inside defenders and exposes them to foul problems.
"Loyola"
After taking the right seam (above) a couple times, now is a good time to run "Loyola". Loyola is similar, except run into the top left seam. Now the X1 defender is trying to deny that right seam, so we have O1 make a cross-over dribble and attack the left seam. O3 drops deep into the left corner, O4 and O5 move to the right side, and O2 pops out on top as our safety. The key here is for O1 to be patient, and not attack until he/she sees that the post players are off the to right side and O3 is in the corner (diagram A).
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