Philadelphia 76ers: Exploring new go-to play possibilities

Floppy Offensive Set

Another play not necessarily designed for Embiid, the Floppy offensive set revolves around putting a shooter in the paint to begin a play, letting him and a big man play off of each other until the shooter dashes to the perimeter, turns around, and shoots a three.

In addition to letting Redick (or Shamet, Butler, or Korkmaz as well) fire from three out of this set, Embiid’s screen for his shooter could cause a switch, which would put a guard onto Embiid in the paint and result in an automatic bucket for the Cameroonian.

The main goal of the Floppy is to kick the ball out to an open shooter for a three, but if teams hedge the screen in the paint and have a bigger defender chase the shooter outside, things will open up for Embiid inside.

Statistically speaking, the Sixers surprisingly have a good amount of competent outside shooters. Of players who attempt more than two catch-and-shoot three-pointers per game, the Sixers have five players shooting over 35 percent. J.J. Redick has only shot 34.1 percent on catch-and-shoot threes so far this season, but that number will heighten if Brown uses the former Duke sharpshooter in the Floppy more often.

Philly needs to do all they can to create open looks for shooters since only three players on the team can consistently create their own shot. Using Embiid to free a shooter with a screen will create open looks from long range and mismatches in the low post, so the Floppy set benefits the Philadelphia 76ers in multiple ways, including putting Embiid in the paint more often.