JJ Redick gushed over Quin Snyder’s “5 Slot” (an innovative tweak of traditional 5-Out offense). So I put his words over video examples of Atlanta’s offense. Enjoy!

On his recent “Old Man and the Three” podcast with Tyrese Haliburton, JJ Redick spent \~ a minute talking about something I’ve been calling “5 Slot.”

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So I put his words over a [YouTube video](https://youtu.be/C-w0pn2u5KE?si=njAJn5MSc4_TdMId) that shows clips of the Hawks running 5 Slot (I also [tweeted it out](https://x.com/bowser2bowser/status/1759667408103440690?s=20), in case that’s your social media of choice).

Quick explanation:
1. “5 Slot” is a subtle (but significant) tweak on 5-Out, but the center (aka the “5”) moves from the top of the key to the weakside/far slot (near the wing)

2. “5 Slot” is not a real term. I don’t know what Snyder & the Hawks call it, so I invented a placeholder to label my plays — and since I still haven’t found the correct term, I’m using “5 Slot”

3. Here’s [an earlier video introducing 5 Slot](https://x.com/bowser2bowser/status/1722690190693527664?s=20) (the twitter thread link above and [copied here](https://x.com/bowser2bowser/status/1759667408103440690?s=20) has more tweets/explanations of the concept)

I know coaching/Quin Snyder have been a divisive subject, but I’m a big believer in him, and stuff like 5 Slot are partially why I support him as HC.

Enjoy!

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