Horns Pin Down Handoff Ball Screen

When to use it

Half court against man-to-man. The set is a horns look with the ball entered to the elbow. Good when you want a pin-down and a dribble handoff that flows into a ball screen, with the roll and the corner kick-out as the reads.

Personnel

1 enters to the elbow and clears. 5 is at the elbow with the ball and hands off or screens, and rolls after the ball screen. 2 is the weak-side guard who uses the pin-down and receives the handoff. 4 sets the pin-down for 2. 5 needs to be ready to roll.

Reads

1. Pin-down into handoff. 2 uses 4's pin-down and receives the dribble handoff from 5. Look to attack the defender chasing over the screen.
2. Ball screen. The handoff flows into a ball screen. 5 rolls toward the rim as the first read.
3. Corner kick-out. If the help goes to the roller, the ball handler can pass to the corner for the kick-out. Hunt the drive first.

Counter

If the roll and the drive are taken away, kick the ball to the corner. The ball handler can also reset the handoff with 4 or 5.

Teaching cues

• 1: enter to the elbow and clear.
• 4: set a solid pin-down for 2.
• 2: curl tight off the pin-down and take the handoff.
• 5: roll to the rim after the ball screen.