After Timeout and Continuity Sets: 4 Plays Drawn Step by Step

After timeout and continuity sets: two ATO plays, the Princeton Pearl Counter and the 2-3 low offense, each drawn frame by frame with where every player goes.

These after timeout and continuity sets are two ATO plays, a Princeton counter and the 2-3 low offense, each drawn frame by frame.

These after timeout and continuity sets are four plays that do not fit the other set pages. Two are after timeout plays against man-to-man. Pearl Counter is the Princeton counter when the high post is denied. The 2-3 low offense is a continuity built on back screens and flex cuts. This page draws all four, each with its type, its action and every diagram frame in order.

For calling plays out of a timeout, see after timeout plays. For the offense Pearl Counter comes from, see Princeton offense. For every kind of set, start at basketball plays.

Two of these sets are called out of a timeout. Pearl Counter is called off a denial, and the 2-3 low offense repeats its flex cuts from side to side.

How to Read These After Timeout and Continuity Diagrams

Each set is drawn frame by frame, and the line under each diagram says who moves and where. The basket is at the bottom of every diagram. Sides are named as a player sees them facing the basket, so the left wing is on the right side of the picture. A solid arrow is a cut, a dashed arrow is a pass, a wavy line is a dribble and a line ending in a short bar is a screen. The diagram guide covers every symbol.

Pearl Counter

Type: Continuity and entries | Look: Princeton | Against: man

This is the Princeton counter when 5 gets denied at the high post. 1 hits a spin dribble, and that is the signal. 3 goes backdoor and posts up. 5 follows 1 across and sets a flare screen. 2 then has the post feed or the flare.

Frame 1. 2 is waved through and cuts through the elbow to the far corner as 5 cuts across the lane and up to the elbow. 4 drops to the corner. 5 is denied at the high post, so 1 spin dribbles.

Frame 2. 3 cuts hard backdoor for the layup and posts if it is not open. 2 fills the wing and 1 passes to him. 5 trails 1 across the lane and sets a flare screen for him.

Frame 3. 2 has the ball on the wing. He can pass inside to 3 posting on the block, to 5 off the screen, or to 1 on the flare.

ATO Duck In (Cleveland Cavaliers)

Type: After a timeout and late game | Against: man

2 cuts up to the top of the key, and 4 sets a down screen. 2 passes to 3. 5 ducks in for the post-up.

ATO Duck In (Cleveland Cavaliers), diagram 1 of 2

Frame 1. 2 cuts up to the top of the key and 3 inbounds to him from the sideline.

ATO Duck In (Cleveland Cavaliers), diagram 2 of 2

Frame 2. 4 screens down for 3, who curls up to the wing for 2's pass. 5 ducks into the middle of the lane and 3 passes to him for the post up.

Dump Flare (Houston Rockets)

Type: After a timeout and late game | Against: man

3 cuts off 4 to the wing. 1 passes and the ball goes into the post. 5 sets a flare screen for 3.

Dump Flare (Houston Rockets), diagram 1 of 2

Frame 1. 3 cuts off 4 to the wing, and 1 hits 3. 3 enters the ball into the post to 4.

Dump Flare (Houston Rockets), diagram 2 of 2

Frame 2. 5 sets a flare screen for 3, who comes off it into the lane. 4 passes to 3.

2-3 Low Offense

Type: Continuity and entries | Look: 2-3 low | Against: man

1 hits 2. 5 back screens for 4, and 4 runs the flex cut. 5 then seals and shows a target to the ball for the post-up.

Frame 1. 1 hits 2. 5 back screens for 4, who flex cuts over or under the screen. 2 can pass to 4 on either cut or to 3 in the corner, and 3 can pass to 4.

Frame 2. 2 passes back to 1. 4 back screens for 3, who flex cuts over or under the screen. 1 can pass to 3 or to 5 in the corner, and 5 can pass to 3.

Frame 3. 5 gets the ball in the corner and skip passes back out to 2. 3 back screens for 5, who flex cuts. 2 can pass to 5 on the cut or to 4 in the corner.

Late-game choices by score and clock are in basketball late game situations. Continuity offenses as a family are compared in continuity offense basketball, and the flex cut is drawn in flex basketball plays. Princeton reads are also in Princeton Chin series. More sets are on 1-4 high basketball plays and set plays vs man-to-man. More offense guides are under the Offense hub.

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