This past weekend, I enjoyed watching the Liberty vs. FGCU game at Liberty Arena, in Lynchburg, VA. My former point guard plays for Liberty. I have enjoyed watching their positionless style of play. I saw every player in LU's line-up bring the ball up the floor at various times during the game. I also saw some cool DHO action.
The below illustration is a simple but highly effective action. How many times when players dribble to a DHO spot, does the ballhandler dribble either to or above the wing defender's stance? Utilizing Darius McGhee and his ability to free himself for shot attempts without the ball, I noticed how the ballhandler dribbled behind the defender. Darius would cut towards the ballhander, setting up what would be a normal DHO. However the ballhandler would change his angle to attack behind the defender, while Darius cut back towards the ball. The ballhandler naturally serves as a screen upon the hand-off. This small and subtle action leads to results.
This led me to remember a set I got from Iowa's program a few years ago. In this play, you'll notice how the DHO action utilizes different timing and angles.
* 4 (or whatever player you want to get the DHO) has to cut after the PG's dribble-down. This action will require quite a bit of live reps to get the timing and angles down. It's also important to note that the PG doesn't want to get too far to the wing... you want the trail player (DHOee) to have a viable turning angle to the rim.
If or when a switch occurs, the 4 can use a Barkley Move to take advantage of the mismatch. If x3 helps on the drive, an opposite kick-out is available.