Four-Low Flex and Down Screen
A baseline out of bounds play against man-to-man: 2 steps with diagrams and coaching points.
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How it works
Four-low baseline inbound against man defense. After the entry to 5 and reversal to 2, 4 sets a flex screen for 3, then uses 5's down screen in a screen-the-screener action; read 3 at the rim first, then 4 coming off the screen.
When to use it
Baseline out of bounds against man-to-man when you want a safe entry and then a flex screen and a down screen. Good with a good screener inbounding.
Personnel
4-low. 4 inbounds. 5 and 2 pop back on the first pass. 5 gets the pass and passes to 2. 3 and 1 are on the left and right sides. 4 steps in and screens for 3. 5 down screens for 4.
Step by step
Step 1. - 5 and 2 pop back - 5 gets the pass
Step 2. - 5 passes to 2 - 4 steps in and sets a flex screen for 3 - 5 down screens for 4
Reads
- Entry. 5 and 2 pop back and 4 passes to 5. 5 passes to 2.
- First read. 4 steps in and sets a flex screen for 3. 3 cuts to the rim. Pass to 3 at the rim.
- Second read. 5 down screens for 4. 4 comes off the screen for the pass.
Counter
If 3 is covered, 4 uses 5's down screen as the next option. If both are denied, keep the ball with 2.
Teaching cues
- 5 and 2: pop back on the first move, hands ready.
- 4: step in and screen the flex, then use 5's down screen.
- 3: cut hard to the rim off the flex.
- 5: set the down screen for 4.
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- Version
- 1 (current), approved October 2, 2026
- Published by
- Ball Coach
- Source
- 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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Topics
- Baseline out of bounds
- Man-to-man
- Down screen
- Flex
- Screen the screener