NCAA Tournament 2000 - Missouri playbook: Clearance for Clarence

Missouri playbook: Clearance for Clarence
From Coach's Edge

Missouri comes into the tournament ready to play, and for the Tigers that means being ready to shoot. The Tigers have a handful of hot perimeter players who love to put it up: Kareem Rush, Keyon Dooling, and Clarence Gilbert.

They were fourth in the NCAA in 3-pointers attempted, and led the Big 12 in 3-pointers made. Clarence Gilbert was the team leader in 3-point attempts, and when he steps inside the gym, he has clearance to shoot.

ANIMATE THIS PLAY DIAGRAM WITH SHOCKWAVE
(A) Keyon Dooling (5) opens this sequence, dribbling right, getting a high ball screen, and moving defensive focus to the strong side.
(B) Underneath, Gilbert screens across for Center Tajudeen Soyoye (33). This sets up Gilbert, more than it does Soyoye.

(C) When Dooling (5) swings the ball to the other side, Gilbert (4) heads for 3-point land. (D) He rubs off a Rush (21) screen and gets an open look from behind the arc. When he gets there, the message is clear: "You've got clearance, Clarence."


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