Floppy

Categories: Offense (Team)  
Ages: Middle School  High School+  

Summary:

This is a common NBA play in which a good shooter is under the basket and has the option of coming off a stagger screen on one block or a single screen on the opposite block. If the shooter is not open for a shot off the screen, the play continues into a sideline ball screen.

Personnel:

A good shooter who is comfortable shooting off screens, and also capable of attacking and reading a ball screen.

Instructions

  • Set up with the ball at the top of the key, a good shooter under the basket, a stagger screen on the left block and a single screen on the right block.
  • 2 has the option which screen to use.
  • 2 chooses the single screen and runs tight off the screen, reading the defender ready to catch and shoot.
  • If the shot is not open, 2 has ball at the wing and the play continues to a sideline ball screen.
  • 2 has the ball free throw line extended and waits for other players to space out and the sideline ball screen.
  • 3 spaces out to the corner.
  • 1 spaces out to the slot (lane line extended) or wing.
  • 4 spaces out to ballside corner.
  • 5 sprints up and sets the sideline ball screen for 2.
  • 2 reads the ball screen and looks to attack depending on how the ball screen is played by his man, the screeners man, and the help defenders.
  • 2 chooses the stagger screen, runs off tight reading the screens and ready to catch and shoot.
  • If 2 is not open for a shot, the play continues into a sideline ball screen.
  • 2 has the ball free throw line extended, and waits for other players to space out and the sideline ball screen.
  • 3 sprints out to opposite corner.
  • 5 spaces out to ballside corner.
  • 1 spaces out to slot or wing.
  • 4 sprints up and sets the sideline ball screen for 2.
  • 2 reads the ball screen and looks to attack depending on how the ball screen is played by his man, the screeners man, and the help defenders.


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Harry says:
3/24/2023 at 7:19:56 AM

Love this play

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Kweku Falconer says:
12/14/2020 at 8:33:17 AM

Why is this offensive play CALLED floppy??

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Ssouth says:
2/9/2022 at 12:46:20 AM

Works both ways like a floppy disk

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Keith says:
2/9/2022 at 10:31:15 AM

but floppy disks didn't work both ways?

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BLT1967 says:
3/24/2024 at 2:37:49 AM

I know this is really old, but...

Yes, floppy disks could work both ways. (Double-sided, that is.) This wasn't always well publicized, but you could use both sides of a floppy disk.

I hesitate to say always, because there always seems to be an exception, but I can't think of one.

All that being said, I'm skeptical of this being the reason it's called a floppy set.

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Destiny Mcguire says:
10/2/2020 at 4:45:49 AM

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