Curl

2&3 men curl toward the basket staying on their side of the court
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4&5 men pop out after screening to the wing ...

Using the 4-out offense allows for more spacing inside for the pass and shot. We start with O5 on the right low block area. O2 cuts down inside along the baseline, underneath O5, suddenly stops and then curl-cuts over O5 for the pass and short ...

Curl Cut - A cut off a screen toward the basket; is used when the defender is trailing the cutter.
Cut - An offensive move to elude a defender or drive to the basket.

The Curl Cut
If the defender tries to follow around the screen, the curl cut give the cutter an open path to an easy basket. As the cutter recognizes this, he/she shouts, "Curl!" as he/she executes the cut.
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1. 3 can curl 2′s screen for a layup. This would occur if 3′s defender tried to follow 3 around the screen.
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the 2 may have to curl around the others to get open.The 2 needs to be quick off the start and get a good jump on the 1 defender.
The 3 inbounder also needs to fake a pass to the 4 first
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Start the drill by having the person w/o the ball curl around and receive the ball from the first person in the other line. First cutter shoots ( lay-up, short jumper, etc.). The passer becomes the next cutter.

Curl Cut: A cut that takes the player around a screen toward the basket.
Fade Cut: A cut that takes the player away from the ball. For example after using a baseline screen or on the defenders help (like shown in the graphic.Also: Flare cut.

"Can your player make a curl cut and score in the lane? If so, he is the cutter." -- Don Meyer
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While the passing is going on, the man on line 3 is bring his man below the line of the screen (top of key) and running a shoulder to shoulder curl off the screen from 2 to the basket where 1 will pass him the ball for a lay-up.

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See also: Ball, Screen, Pass, Basket, Post