Another favorite of GSW. Actually, many teams run Pistol action. Gentry ran a lot of it in the game. Atlanta does to. Pistol is what ppl around the Internet will call it. But us Rockets fans, we shall call it 21 Series -- by it's original D'Antoni name. Make sure you correct annoying GSW fans anytime they think they are smart. "You mean, 21 Series?" 21 Dribble Drag This is as textbook as it gets...probably because Prigs does it in his sleep Prigioni passes to Gordon (the 21) Prigs cuts towards basket then does fake dribble handoff to corner Harrell ballscreens for Gordon The action of Gordon dribbling around Harrell, and MH rolling outside is the Dribble Drag You can call it PnR, but this action prevents most normal PnR defenses from hedging it, because there are 3 players involved. So there is a Prigs hand-off threat (or worse Harden)...ie 21 Dribble Drag is first threatening normal "21 Handback"
Very True. But, there are dozens of plays in the 21 Series/Pistol. (Keep an eye on this thread, for others. ) McHale wasn't able to use them all. He didn't have a Gordon to pair with Harden. And he didn't have a C who liked to Drag. My memory is we mostly ran 21 Keep for Harden ... and he often just ISO'd out of it.
