Plays the Warriors Might Run More, Part 2: Lee/Curry Off Screen Variations

If the Warriors run Curry off David Lee more often, they will most likely have many variations of that play which involve more ball movement and man movement so that they will have second or third options in case the Curry/Lee off screen fails.  Here are some variations of the Curry/Lee off screen which the Warriors ran, and which they probably will run more if they have more Curry/Lee off screens.

Player 1 = Steph Curry

Player 2 = Ellis/Reggie Williams/guy who can shoot

Player 3 = Dorell Wright/ other guy who can shoot

Player 4 = David Lee

Player 5 = Udoh/ a big man who rolls hard

Double Screen for Curry

The play starts with the ball in the hands of Monta, and Curry along the baseline.

Lee goes up to set a screen, and Ellis uses it.  It appears to be a simple pick and roll.

However, Lee then turns around and sets another screen.  Udoh also sets a screen.  Curry curls around the double screen.

Steph receives the ball from Monta, and can make several decisions with the ball.  If Udoh's man helps off him, Steph can pass to Udoh, who rolls hard to the rim.  He can also pass to Lee in the midrange area if he is open, pass to Dorell Wright in the corner if Dorell's man helps off him to stop Udoh's roll, or take the shot himself if his man is trailing him.

Double Screen for Curry and Wright

Steph passes the ball to Ellis, and then cuts to the low block.

After Curry's cut, Wright curls off a double screen from Udoh and Lee.

Ellis passes the ball to Wright.  Meanwhile, Curry is curling off the same double screen.

Wright passes to Curry and then rotates to the top of the key.  Ellis moves to the corner,  David Lee pops out, and Udoh rolls to the rim.  The defense must respect Wright's and Ellis' ability to shoot, Udoh's roll, and Lee's pop.  This is a pretty good play since it gives Steph several options when he catches the ball.

Curry setting a Screen

The play starts with Curry entering the ball to Udoh.

Curry then cuts down and sets a screen for Wright, who uses it and runs to the opposite corner.

Lee then sets a screen for Curry, and then pops out.  Meanwhile, Monta rotates to the wing as Wright runs to the corner.

Udoh then passes to Curry.  His man is most likely trailing him, because one of the hardest plays to guard against is a screen for the screener.  Curry can easily make the open shot.

Most likely, Curry will be setting more screens next season.  This is because the play where Curry goes to the low block is easy to sniff out.  If Curry ever goes anywhere near the low block, teams will know that the Warriors are running an off screen for him, since Curry cannot post up.  They will most likely try to cheat and try to shoot the gap because they know Curry is curling around the screen. However, Curry can also use this to his advantage by not using the screen and instead going to the corner.

If Curry's defender tries to jump to where he thinks Curry will be, and Curry goes to the corner, David Lee can then turn around and set another screen on the defender.  Curry will be wide open in the corner.

Nevertheless, if Curry sets more screens next year, it opens up an even wider range of plays which are possible.  Of course, to do that, he probably needs to get a little stronger, because players will definitely try to punish him for setting the screen.