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Baseline Away Screen Lift Spread

A baseline out of bounds play against man-to-man: 2 steps with diagrams and coaching points.

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Half-court diagram of Baseline Away Screen Lift Spread, step 1 of 2: 5 offensive players; player 1 has the ball; lines: 2 passes, 2 cuts, 1 screen.
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How it works

A baseline out-of-bounds set that uses an away screen to free 2 for the inbound at the top. The inbounder clears to the corner, 3 lifts, and 5 follows with a ball screen for 2 to attack the paint or hit the lifted shooter.

When to use it

Under your basket against man-to-man when you want a spread floor and a ball screen at the top. It needs a guard who attacks and a screener who sets and rolls.

Personnel

1 inbounds, then clears to the right corner. 2 is the ball handler and uses 4's away screen to get open at the top. 3 lifts along the right sideline. 5 sets the ball screen for 2. 4 sets the away screen on the left side.

Step by step

  1. F112345

    Step 1. Diagram only.

  2. F212345

    Step 2. Diagram only.

Reads

  1. First read. 2 attacking the paint off 5's ball screen.
  2. Second read. 3 lifting to the perimeter. Kick to 3 if the drive draws help.

Counter

If they switch the ball screen, 2 can attack the switch or pass to the lifted shooter. If the ball is denied at the top, 2 can reset.

Teaching cues

  • 2: use 4's screen to get to the top, then wait for 5.
  • 5: set the ball screen square and then roll to the rim.
  • 1 and 3: clear and lift on time so the floor stays spread.

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1 (current), approved October 2, 2026
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Ball Coach
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Published by Ball Coach under its first-party license, credited to Ball Coach. Released as a fixed version; any later edit gets a new version number.
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