Step through it
The cue: “He's on top of the screen? Reject.” Only the defender who gives the read is drawn.
Read the three steps as text
- 1 has the ball at the top. 2 is on the left wing, with X2 guarding, and 5 waits near the left elbow to screen.
- 1 passes to 2, who fakes using the screen. X2 plays on top of the screen and jumps it, which leaves the baseline side open.
- 2 plants and attacks the other way, toward the baseline. The cue: He's on top of the screen? Reject.
Ask, don't tell
After the rep, ask one question: “Where did your defender go as you set it up?” Judge the decision, not whether the shot went in.
Why it is in this library
Every read here passes the same tests: it is a read, not a reaction; it has few moving parts; it fits five-out spacing; it transfers as a concept; and it falls back into normal play if the read is not there. Teach the roles (screener, cutter, passer), not the positions.
Unofficial fan-created resource. The read is distilled from published coaching playbooks, curated and reviewed by Ravi Sundram, and the diagram is a schematic drawn for this site. Not affiliated with any team, coach or league.