Floppy
A shooter starts under the rim and reads one screen or a double.
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Phase by phase
- SetShooter under the rim, screeners at the block and the lane line.
- Off the doubleThe shooter picks the single screen or the double on the read.
- PassThe passer hits him on the move, on time.
- Wing threeCatch, step into it, shoot.
- ScoreIf the shooter is trailed, he curls into the lane for the layup.
When to run it
- You have one reliable catch-and-shoot scorer.
- You want a quick look after a made basket or a dead ball.
- The defense plays you straight up with no switching.
Coaching points
- The shooter reads his defender's shoulder: trailing means curl, chasing means fade.
- The screeners hold until the shooter has passed them, then slip to the rim.
- The passer catches facing the shooter's cut and does not turn to find it.
Counters
- Defense: Switch the double
- Answer: The screener switched onto the guard seals and goes to the rim.
- Defense: Deny the wing
- Answer: Back cut off the same action.
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