Set Plays

Butler (3)

How to run Butler (3) — a set play you can teach frame by frame and take to your next practice.

Online Basketball Playbook · Published May 30, 2026 · 2 min read
Butler (3) — frame 1 diagram
1 passes to 3; 1 cuts to the left low post; 2 cuts to the basket
Butler (3) — frame 2 diagram
5 cuts to the left wing; 3 cuts to the left wing; 2 cuts to the left corner
Butler (3) — frame 3 diagram
5 cuts to the left wing; 3 passes to 1; 1 passes to 2
Butler (3) — frame 4 diagram
4 cuts to the lane; 3 passes to 2; 1 cuts to the left block; 2 passes to X3
Butler (3) — frame 5 diagram
4 cuts to the lane
Butler (3) — frame 6 diagram
5 cuts to the left low post; 4 cuts to the free-throw line; 1 cuts to the left wing; 3 cuts to the right wing; 2 cuts to the right corner; X4 cuts to the basket
Butler (3) — frame 7 diagram
1 passes to 3; 5 cuts to the basket

Butler (3) runs the same ball movement and cutting sequence as Butler — swing, back-cut, and big to the lane. Call this when you want a second read out of the same action, letting you layer an additional option on top of the primary look. It keeps the defense honest because the cuts are identical but the decision point changes.

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