NBA 2012-13: How The Golden State Warriors Run the HORNS Set

Don't miss our companion article: http://www.bballbreakdown.com/?p=2392
Coach Nick breaks down all the possessions where Mark Jackson ran HORNS last night in their game against the Dallas Mavericks. They ran some creative wrinkles out of the set, and Dallas Coach Rick Carlisle made some good adjustments on defense. In the end, it created enough mismatches to cause a key play in the 4th that helped the Warriors pull this game out.

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[MuthaFockingBoss]

Why is lee --> Marion such a big mismatch? Marion is a great defensive player and only just shorter

[bballbreakdown]

He's too small to guard David Lee - nothing against Marion's great defense...

[youngsimba09]

hey coack.. so heat got blown out again and im pretty sick of the small ball they're playing. is it really that the heat are just coasting or is spo too slow with adjustments / bad lineups?

[bballbreakdown]

Good question, I've got to go thru the film and see... stay tuned

[iJak0b]

great vid, but wheres s. curry?

[bballbreakdown]

He was hurt for this game...

[bballbreakdown]

Absolutely works with 4- normally the 5th guy doesn't have much movement in it anyway, which is why I like triangle better, since 5 guys move together.

When the team switches, it should open up a pivot by the screener to open up to the ball and get a great scoring chance.

[MrSodaBelly]

I guess Klay is a better fit for horns rather then montae.

Good move GS

[lyx23]

hey man, great videos, very encapsulating!

would you be able to look at the spurs blowout loss to portland a few days ago if you get a chance? I'm still trying to figure that one out!

[hhh55ify]

if jaret jack doesnt come back the gsw will fall to 8th seed or evan worst

[Nick Leung]

I'm not trying to play coach. I'm just looking at new plays that we can run as a team during pickup ball. To u, pickup ball might be just isolations and screen and rolls. To me, it's more than that. It's execution.

[khoinguyen22]

Stop trying to play coach in a pickup game it's called a pick up game for a reason LMAO

[metalkiwis]

But nobody runs exclusively horns, right? It is there to break things up. Variety is life's greatest treat.

[budkin]

Damn basketball is just a beautiful sport.

[anson0115]

Nice... More tactics breakdown plz

[mikers73]

This shows why I'm a bigger fan of the triangle/Princeton offense This video shows how horns is able to break down, just like any other offense, but at least there are more options in the Princeton or triangle to compensate for better shot selection.

[starkk19]

The Wolves no longer run Triangle I believe. They did when Rambis was coach. I don't think Rick Adelman runs much of a triangle offense.