Set Plays

Misdirection Stagger

How to run Misdirection Stagger — 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
Misdirection Stagger — frame 1 diagram
3 cuts to the left corner; 4 cuts to the free-throw line; 1 dribbles to the left perimeter; 5 cuts to the free-throw line
Misdirection Stagger — frame 2 diagram
5 screens near the lane; 4 cuts to the lane; 2 cuts to the top; 1 passes to 5
Misdirection Stagger — frame 3 diagram
4 cuts to the free-throw line; 2 cuts to the right wing; 2 cuts to the lane

Run Misdirection Stagger to set up a dribble-hand-off or screen action after luring the defense one direction with a point guard drift. You push your one left to drag the coverage, then use your five's screen to free the ball or a cutter going the other way. Call it when the defense is cheating on your primary action and you want to punish them with a counter on the backside.

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