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Initial setup. 1 has the ball at the top, 5 on the left wing.
DESCRIPTION
Shooter starts on the baseline. Big sets a downscreen at the elbow. Shooter sprints off the screen, catches a pass at the wing in shooting position, rises and shoots.
The foundation of every off-ball shooting action. Used by every great shooter from Ray Allen to Klay Thompson.
COACHING POINTS
Sprint hard off the screen — don't drift.
Shoulder to shoulder with the screener.
Hands ready before the catch — shooting pocket prepared.
Feet set on the catch — no extra steps.
Rise and shoot the second the ball lands in your hands.
Add a chasing defender. Catch and pump-fake into one-dribble pull-up. Run both directions — single screen left, then right. Double-screen variation (two bigs stagger).