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Film Room: Breaking down the basics of Michigan’s offense

Film Room is an X’s and O’s breakdown of Michigan basketball. Gibson Pyper diagrams Michigan’s offensive and defensive sets and provides and in-depth schematic look at Michigan’s opponents.

Pyper runs The Basketball Playbook, a website dedicated to the finer details of how teams execute and run both offense and defenses. He has extensive experience diagramming and breaking down how college and professional offenses work.

Today we look at the basic principles of John Beilein’s offense. If you missed it, check out a similar breakdown of Michigan’s defense.

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In this breakdown

  1. The Basics
  2. Spacing
  3. Chin Action
  4. Ballscreens

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