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Loop - Overtop Read

How to run Loop - Overtop Read — 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
Loop - Overtop Read — frame 1 diagram
1 dribbles to the right perimeter; 2 cuts to the top; 3 cuts to the basket; 5 screens near the right low post; 4 screens near the left block; 2 cuts to the right low post; 4 cuts to the left low post
Loop - Overtop Read — frame 2 diagram
1 passes to 2; 2 passes to 5
Loop - Overtop Read — frame 3 diagram
3 screens near the basket; 3 cuts to the left corner
Loop - Overtop Read — frame 4 diagram
5 cuts to the lane

Use the Loop — Overtop Read as your adjustment when the defender chases over the top of the screen and takes away the curl. You simply pass to 5 at the release point and reset into your next action — it keeps the defense honest by making them pay for fighting through screens. One decisive pass puts you back in control before the defense can recover.

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