Flare Screen Reads, 2-on-2 Plus Passer

Setup

Passer on the wing, cutter at the top, screener at the elbow. Defenders on cutter and screener.

How it runs

1. As the ball is swung or dribbled away, the screener sprints up and sets a flare screen on the cutter's defender.
2. If the defender is one pass away, the cutter first steps him toward the free-throw line, then runs off the flare to the opposite wing.
3. If the defender tries to go over the top of the flare, the cutter turns it down and cuts to the rim.
4. After the screen, the screener spaces to the side opposite where he came from.
5. Passer hits the open player; play live.

Coaching point

The flare is set on the pass's airtime; there is no time for a slow walk-up.