Also Called PnR, Ball Screen
A teammate sets a screen on the ball handler's defender, then turns and rolls toward the basket. The ball handler can shoot, drive or pass to the roller, depending on how the defense reacts.
Coaching Tip Screener: sprint to the rim after contact. Ball handler: use the screen shoulder to shoulder so your defender can't slip through.
How ScoutIQ Uses This Shows up in your film breakdown by play type, with points per possession.
Related Pick and Pop · Hedge · Drop Coverage · Switch
Also Called PnP
Like a pick and roll, but after setting the screen the screener moves away from the basket to an open spot for a jump shot or three. It pulls the screener's defender out of the paint.
How ScoutIQ Uses This Shows up in your film breakdown by play type, with points per possession.
Related Pick and Roll · Stretch Four
Also Called Iso, Clear Out
A possession where one player tries to beat a single defender while teammates spread out and stay out of the way. It works best for a player who can score against anyone.
How ScoutIQ Uses This Shows up in your film breakdown by play type, with points per possession.
Related Step-Back · Help Side
Also Called Post, Back to the Basket
A player sets up near the basket with their back to it, calls for the ball and works for a shot or a pass from there. Bigger players use it to take advantage of size.
How ScoutIQ Uses This Shows up in your film breakdown by play type, with points per possession.
Related Hook Shot · Center · 3 Seconds
A player waits in an open spot on the perimeter, catches a pass and shoots or drives right away. Good spot-up shooters punish defenses that help too much.
How ScoutIQ Uses This Shows up in your film breakdown by play type, with points per possession.
Related Three-Pointer · Closeout · Drive and Kick
Also Called Fast Break, Break
Attacking quickly after a steal, a defensive rebound or sometimes a made basket, before the defense can set up. Teams that run well in transition get a lot of easy layups.
How ScoutIQ Uses This Shows up in your film breakdown by play type, with points per possession.
Related Layup · Full-Court Press
Also Called Dribble Handoff, DHO
A player with the ball hands it directly to a teammate running past them. The passer's body then works like a screen on the receiver's defender.
How ScoutIQ Uses This Shows up in your film breakdown by play type, with points per possession.
Related Pick and Roll · Off Screen
Also Called Off-Ball Screen, Coming Off a Screen
A player without the ball runs off a teammate's screen to lose their defender, then catches and shoots or attacks. Down screens and flare screens are common versions.
How ScoutIQ Uses This Shows up in your film breakdown by play type, with points per possession.
Related Handoff · Spot Up
Also Called Cutter
A quick, sharp move by a player without the ball toward the basket or into open space to get a pass. Good cutting creates easy shots without needing a screen.
Coaching Tip Change speed and direction. A slow cut is easy to guard.
How ScoutIQ Uses This Shows up in your film breakdown by play type, with points per possession.
Related Backdoor · Layup
Also Called Putbacks, Second-Chance Points
As a play type, a putback is any possession that ends with an offensive rebound and a quick shot near the rim. It measures how well a team scores on second chances.
How ScoutIQ Uses This Shows up in your film breakdown by play type, with points per possession.
Related Putback · Tip-In · Offensive Rebound Percentage
Also Called Backdoor Cut
A cut behind a defender who is overplaying the passing lane. When the defender reaches for the pass, the cutter goes behind them toward the basket for an easy layup.
Coaching Tip If your defender's hand is in the passing lane, take one step out, then go hard to the rim.
Related Cut · Alley-Oop
Also Called Penetrate and Pitch
A player drives toward the basket to draw extra defenders, then passes out to an open teammate on the perimeter. The defense has to choose between stopping the drive and guarding the shooter.
Related Spot Up · Corner 3 · Closeout
