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Evin Gualberto
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🏀 Coach at DeMatha.
Film study.
Freelance 🏀 writer/video scout for hire.
Assist w/ 🏀 Action Dictionary.
Happy to help if I can 🙏🏽

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Amen Thompson was the only player to finish top 20 in both blocks (1.3) and steals (1.4) per game and earned an All-Defensive First Team nod in 2025.

Here are 14+ minutes of Amen's defensive highlights: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhnl...
Amen Thompson - Defensive Dynamo (STOCKS)
YouTube video by Evin Gualberto
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July 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
DEN Nuggets - Gut Zoom Empty

Beauty by Michael Malone.

As Jamal Murray cuts up the gut, Hunter Tyson clears to empty the corner.
Julian Strawther effectively DHOs to Jamal and DeAndre Jordan follows with a screen at the nail.
The tag was removed when Tyson cleared = DJ oop.
December 29, 2024 at 4:29 PM
LA Lakers - Chase Reject Hammer

Sweet set to start the game by JJ Redick.

Reaves hand off to Gabe Vincent.
Vincent chase action.
Christie rejects the ball screen to drive baseline.
Hachimura 45 cut.
Austin Reaves comes off the hammer screen by Anthony Davis for the triple.
December 29, 2024 at 4:29 PM
CLE Cavaliers - Wedge Post Split Stagger

Evan Mobley initiates the play so he can receive the Jarrett Allen screen to get a postup.
As soon as Garland throws the ball to Mobley, split action with Allen.
DG & JA stagger for Okoro.
Bilbao with Okoro curling & Garland popping back.
December 18, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Cool short action by the Toronto Raptors.

Ochai Agbaji fakes like he's setting a screen for Jakob Poeltl and then comes up to ball screen for RJ Barrett.
Chicago soft switch this so Pat ends up on the high side.
Jak flashes up for the catch + shooters in the corners = Ochai oop.
December 18, 2024 at 4:18 PM
UConn - Chin vs Zone

Iowa St in a 2-3 Zone.
Sarah Strong receives the chin screen & cuts to the corner + Ice Brady gets an elbow catch.
Ashlynn Shade enters the ball, the zone defender drops to cover the corner, Shade lifts, Paige Bueckers clears, and Ash gets the 3 to go.
December 18, 2024 at 4:18 PM
TOR Raptors - Horns Out Wide Reject Spain

Beauty of an ATO from Darko Rajaković.

Horns out action between Poeltl and Ochai.
Ochai sets a wide screen for Gradey Dick in the corner as Jak ball screens for RJ Barrett.
Gradey rejects the wide screen to set a rip screen on Adebayo.
December 17, 2024 at 5:00 PM
NY Knicks - Wide Reject into Rip DHO

KAT sets a wide pin for Jalen Brunson. Whether by design or bec of the top-lock, Brunson rejects and they flow into Rip DHO action.
Great change of pace by Mikal Bridges on the cut.
DHO is denied but another great cut by Mikal.
DIME by KAT.
December 17, 2024 at 4:59 PM
WAS Wizards - Flex Rip STS / Post Split

Flex screen to get Bilal Coulibaly post position.
Jordan Poole, who set the flex screen, sets a rip screen for Champagnie.
Valančiūnas springs Poole free as he screens the screener (STS) but all of it is post split action.

Fun stuff!
December 17, 2024 at 4:56 PM
MIA Heat - Horns Out Flex

Simple but effective from Coach Spoelstra:
Horns out action as Kevin Love screens for Dru Smith.

Dru looks to basket cut instead of clearing to the wing.

Love pops out to receive the ball as Dru goes to set a flex screen for Butler.
Jimmy Buckets.
December 17, 2024 at 4:55 PM
UConn - Wide Flip Loop

Paige Bueckers gets a wide pin, immediately flips it back to Kaitlyn Chen.
Sarah Strong, who set the wide screen, gets an elbow catch as Bueckers curls around the big at the other elbow.

Similar in concept to Iverson Loop action.
Fun set!
December 17, 2024 at 4:54 PM
CLE Cavaliers - Flare the Stagger

Whether you want to call it an Iverson or just a uniquely angled stagger, they spring Donovan Mitchell from the corner as Mobley pitches it back to Garland.

Isaac Okoro (the 2nd screener) flares off the first screener (Jarrett Allen) for a clean look from deep.
December 6, 2024 at 4:43 PM
OKC Thunder - Wedge Slice Stagger

Wedge action with SGA to get Hartenstein a post touch.
Isaiah Joe sets a slice screen for Lu Dort then comes off a stagger.
Decent recovery by the chasing Gradey Dick but a quick Isaiah two-man game and Joe gets the 3 to go.
December 6, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Fun one from Mike Brown's Sacramento Kings:

Delay + options for DeMar DeRozan to use the flex or the wide pin.
The wide pin turns into zoom with the Sabonis DHO.
Keegan Murray uses the Malik Monk flex screen and Domas screens the screener to get into a snug empty PnR.

BEAUTY.
December 6, 2024 at 3:32 PM
IND Pacers - Skip the 77

TJ McConnell looks to be getting a double drag from Haliburton & Myles Turner.

TJ skips it to Myles. Clever way to get into a high split.
Zoom look for TJ.
Turner swings to Tyrese who attacks the closeout and generates an open 3 for Myles.
December 5, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Fun setup to get into the Rip DHO action by Jordi Fernandez:

Trenton Watford loops under Nic Claxton on the block so they can both flash up into Horns with TW getting an elbow catch.

Cam Johnson sets a rip screen for Clax before receiving the DHO for a decent look from 3.
December 5, 2024 at 4:48 PM
LA Lakers - Pistol Rip STS

Pistol entry to LeBron as DLo spaces to the corner.

Dalton Knecht sets the backscreen for Rui Hachimura and then gets the STS from Anthony Davis to get free for 3.
December 3, 2024 at 4:38 PM
BOS Celtics - Horns Out Ghost Flare

Horns Out action to spring Jayson Tatum to the top.

Swing by Derrick White and it looks like he's immediately setting a ball screen for JT.

White ghosts it right into a flare screen by Luke Kornet and that gets DW a clean look from deep.
December 3, 2024 at 3:30 PM
MIA Heat - Pistol Nash Wide

Pistol Nash action (the empty side double drag common out of the pistol alignment) for Duncan Robinson.

Terry Rozier sets the wide pin for Larsson which occupies the weakside and allows Duncan to find Keshan Johnson rolling to the rim.
December 3, 2024 at 3:25 PM
LA Lakers - Weave Skip Grenade

Weave action to get AD in the corner.
Reaves - Rui PnR as Austin skips to Anthony Davis.
Grenade DHO from AD to Dalton Knecht.
Tough triple by Knecht over the outstretched arm of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
December 1, 2024 at 8:21 PM
OKC Thunder - Barkley Post Split

Brush screen by Isaiah Joe to get Knecht switched onto SGA.
Barkley by Shai to get the ball in the post.
Zipper by Hartenstein for Joe that is effectively a post split.
OKC flows into the Isaiah two man game to get Joe the three.
December 1, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Kansas - Pop Zoom Shallow

Dajuan Harris Jr uses the Dickinson ball screen and hits him on the pop.
Zoom action for AJ Storr but watch the terrific design by Bill Self to have Dajuan shallow cut as the handoff happens.
Storr gets two feet in the paint and Hunter gets the putback.
December 1, 2024 at 8:19 PM
MIA Heat - Iverson Throwback Blind Pig

Spoelstra runs Iverson for Jaime Jaquez Jr.
Kel'el Ware screen for Tyler Herro as Jaime looks to throw it back.
Milwaukee takes it away so Jaquez gets it to Ware who gives it right to Herro.
Great Pinoy step by Herro to disrupt the timing to get Ware the lob.
November 27, 2024 at 2:27 PM
TOR Raptors - Pop Gut Chicago/Zoom

Mitchell - Poeltl PnR.
Jak pops.
Scottie Barnes sets a screen and Poeltl hands off to RJ Barrett in zoom action.
RJ gets downhill with his strong hand.
Mitchell spaces on the RJ drive and once his defender commits, he gets a clean look from 3.
November 26, 2024 at 7:40 PM
BOS Celtics - Wide Flare Slip DHO

Neemias Queta sets the wide screen for Sam Hauser.
Derrick White swings to Queta and then looks to receive a flare screen from Hauser.
High split action gets LAC off balance as Hauser actually slips out of the screen to get the DHO and cans the 3.
November 26, 2024 at 7:39 PM