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Inside Florida Basketball’s Playbook: BLOB Defense

During his time at Florida head coach Mike White has been known in basketball circles and Gator Twitter alike for his talent at a particular offense set–the baseline out of bounds play.

Often written in shorthand as “BLOB,” baseline out of bounds plays are an opportunity for teams to run meticulously set offensive plays where detail is everything and a split second difference in timing between a screen and a cut can either mean a bucket or a turnover.

White’s success at BLOB plays offensively has also been interesting because early in his time at Florida he wasn’t known as a particularly potent offensive coach.