Pistol Wide Screen Curl
A play against man-to-man: 2 steps with diagrams and coaching points.
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How it works
From a 4-out-1-in pistol alignment, 1 dribbles to the wing while 5 widens to screen for 2. The primary read is the lead pass to 2 curling off the screen toward the rim when the defender trails.
When to use it
A half-court set from a 4-out-1-in pistol look. It uses a wide screen to free 2 on a curl toward the rim. Use it when the defender on 2 tends to trail.
Personnel
1 at the point with the ball, 2 on the wing, 5 inside, 3 and 4 on the weak side. 1 dribbles to the wing. 5 widens to screen for 2. 2 curls off the screen toward the rim. 1 makes the lead pass. 3 and 4 stay spaced. 2 needs to catch and finish.
Step by step
Step 1. Diagram only.
Step 2. Diagram only.
Reads
- First read. 2 curling off 5's screen toward the rim. 1 leads the pass to 2 if the defender trails.
- Second read. If 2 is covered, 1 can keep the dribble and read the next action.
Counter
If the defender goes over the screen and stays with 2, 1 can keep the ball and attack from the wing. Do not force the lead pass.
Teaching cues
- 1: dribble to the wing and lead the pass to the curl.
- 5: widen and set a solid screen for 2.
- 2: set the defender up, then curl tight to the screen.
- 3 and 4: stay spaced and be ready to shoot.
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- Version
- 1 (current), approved October 2, 2026
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- 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
- 4-out-1-in
- Man-to-man
- Curl cut
- Pistol
- Wide pin-down