[IUFR] A Look at Indiana's Success on Baseline Out of Bounds Plays

Coach Adragna dissects the BLOB (baseline out of bounds) sets Indiana has seen success this season.

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As a coach, I’ve always looked at baseline out of bounds (BLOB) plays like they are 1st and goal from the 1-yard line type situations.

It’s a great chance to get your team a bucket.

I love baseline out of bounds plays so much that whenever I want my teams to call a timeout, instead of having my point guard dribble over to the bench, I have him dribble to the baseline before calling the timeout.

I’ve always felt my teams have better success from baseline out of bounds than the sideline.

All of that to say, I love dissecting baseline out of bounds plays.

It’s why in this week’s Film Room, I dove into what has been successful for the Hoosiers this year on that front.

Here in the 2023-24 season, Indiana has 148 BLOB opportunities. They’ve scored 0.892 points per possession on those opportunities, which is better than 61% of teams in college basketball.

So this has been an area of relative strength for an Indiana team that has otherwise struggled to play above-average offense. In fact, Mike Woodson has been lauded throughout his 2+ seasons in Bloomington for the creativity and effectiveness of his BLOB sets.

In this video, I look at their main sets, their counters, and how they’re looking to score the ball in certain situations.