Baseline Double Screen Curl

When to use it

Baseline out of bounds, against man-to-man, when you want to free the first receiver and then send the inbounder around a double screen to the opposite wing. It starts from a box set.

Personnel

Box set under your basket: 1, 3, 2, and 5 on the four corners of the lane box, 4 inbounds. 1 and 3 run the first action. 2 and 5 set the double screen. 4 inbounds, then cuts around the double screen to the opposite wing. 4 needs to catch and shoot or pass on the move.

Reads

1. Initial receiver. 4 passes to 3 coming to the wing as 1 and 2 clear the lane. 3 is the outlet if the next action is not open.
2. Inbounder on the curl. After the pass, 4 cuts around the double screen from 5 and 2 to the opposite wing. 3 looks for 4 on the curl.
3. Safety. 3 stays available as the safety if the curl is covered, and the ball can be reversed.

Counter

If the curl is denied, the initial receiver (3) is the safety outlet. Keep the ball and reset rather than force the pass.

Teaching cues

• 4: inbound the ball, then cut tight off the double screen.
• 2 and 5: set the double screen square and hold it.
• 3: come to the wing and be ready as the safety.
• 1: clear and keep the lane open.