Dribble-drive motion does not always directly lead to points scored in a basketball game. When it's done frequently and correctly, though, it opens up other aspects of a team's offense. Dribbling through the lane toward the basket can force other defenders to leave their man and come to help against the dribble drive. If a team has quality shooters from the outside, those players will get chances to attempt wide-open jump shots.
Dribble Penetration from the Wing
The Dribble Penetration from the Wing drill has the original player who starts the dribble-drive motion taking an outside shot. The drive begins with a player standing in the corner of the court and a ball-handler driving toward the basket. The ball-handler picks up his dribble and passes the ball to the teammate on the sideline, who moves up the sideline as his teammate drives. The ball-handler passes the ball to the teammate on the sideline and sprint to the corner while the teammate dribble drives from the wing. The ball gets kicked back out to the original ball-handler, and he takes a jump shot from near the corner.
Situations Drill
The dribble-drive motion offense features a strong element of improvisation, and the situations drill will teach players to think quickly and adapt to what the defense gives them. Five players on the offense run the normal dribble-drive offense with a caveat that the coach determines, such only using back screens or that the ball must go to the post twice before a long shot. When the coach calls out the command, the offense must immediately try to score. The drill, found on the Breakthrough Basketball website, rewards the squad, offense or defense, for reaching its goal of scoring or preventing a score.
Blood Drills
Coaches Vance Walberg and John Calipari are credited with putting the dribble-drive motion offense into prominence, and both use Blood Drills to teach the offense. According to the X's and O's of Basketball website, the drill is done 3-on-3. The coach passes to the point guard, who dribbles up the jump-ball circle, where a waiting defender must touch the point guard and then try to catch up as the point guard forges forward with a 3-on-2 advantage. The forward, positioned at the free-throw line, breaks to the opposite corner to where the shooter is positioned. The point guard drives to the side where the shooter is and reads the shooter's defender. If the defender sags to help, then the pass goes to the shooter for a long shot. If the defender stays with the forward in the corner, the point guard drives deeper in and reads the forward's defender. If that defender helps, then the pass goes to the forward. If there is no help, then the point guard tries to score.
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