Baseline Triple Screen Curl Back

When to use it

Against man-to-man in a half-court set when you want a late-clock or end-of-game shot for a shooter off screens. Starts from a 2-out-3-in alignment. Best when you have a shooter who can run the baseline and curl back to the ball.

Personnel

1 starts with the ball at the top, 2 on the wing, 3 and 5 on the left and right blocks, 4 on the ball side. 2 is the shooter running the baseline and curling back. 1, 3 and 5 are the three screeners on the way across. 4 flashes high, catches the reversal and has to deliver a pass on time.

Reads

1. First: 4 flashing high. 1 passes to 2 and cuts to the rim. 4 flashes high and gets the ball back from 2. Catch it facing up and see the floor.
2. Second: 2 curling back to 4. 2 runs the baseline off the screens from 3, 1 and 5 and curls back toward the ball. If 2 gets a clean catch off the curl, throw it to 2.
3. Third: the screened baseline cutter. If the curl is taken away, look to the cutter still moving off the screens as the secondary option.

Counter

If 2's curl is taken away, use the other cutter coming off the screens as the secondary option. If neither is open, 4 holds the ball and resets rather than forcing a pass into the screens.

Teaching cues

• 1: pass to 2, then cut to the rim hard.
• 4: flash high and show your hands for the reversal.
• 2: run the baseline tight to the screens, then curl back to 4.
• 3, 1, 5: set a screen in a row and stay square until 2 passes.