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3: Flare Screen 1, Pop out for shot or Post feed
4: Pass to 1 for shot or pass to 2 and downscreen 3, Pop to ball
5: Post between ball and basket ...

 


The Flare Cut
Remember: All players must take their time using screens. Keep in mind the player receiving the pass can hold the ball 5 seconds, dribble it for 5 seconds, then hold it another 5 seconds. This is a long time! ...

A flare screen (diagram 8) is a horizontal screen set near the three point line with the cutter moving away from the ball so he can catch and shoot a three.
Diagram 8 ...

Flare cut: See cuts.
Flare Screen: See Screens
Flash: See cuts.
Forward: A position usually played by a tall, athletic player.

O2 cuts around the backscreen and flares to the wing-corner area. O5 skips passes "over the top" to O2. After backscreening for O2, O4 rolls to the ballside low post.

Back screen: Players in the key seek to screen players on the wing and open them up for basket cuts.
Flare screen: Player without the ball on the perimeter seeks to set a screen (usually near the elbow area of the lane) for another player without ...

Free Blockers have the freedom to move all over the perimeter of the floor. They are constantly looking to set blocks on the perimeter for our two Movers (down screens, flare screens, double screens, and staggered screens).

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