Watching film on the Nuggets over the last few weeks a new set and action has caught my eye, the Iverson cut. The Iverson cut (or AI cut as I abbreviate it) is a cut in which a guard cuts over two bigs from elbow to elbow.
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The Denver Nuggets have used this action to get easy layups in this week's set of the week, AI Rip. Breaking down why I chose to name this set AI Rip is pretty easy, AI=Iverson Cut and Rip=Backscreen.
This set is extremely common in the NCAA and in the NBA in previous years, but was run for a lot of scores in the NCAA last year:
The set begins with a both bigs at the elbows and a guard cutting under emptying out the paint and the guard they are looking to get a score utilizing the Iverson Cut.
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After the guard clears, the big opens up and looks to pass to him continuing off of the backscreen on the opposite elbow.
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This set has resulted in easy scores, which is the goal of an offense built around a young team looking for ways to find success.
