Set Plays

Pearl Counter

How to run Pearl Counter — 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
Pearl Counter — frame 1 diagram
1 cuts to the top; 2 cuts to the right corner; 5 cuts to the left wing; 4 cuts to the left corner
Pearl Counter — frame 2 diagram
3 cuts to the right low post; 2 cuts to the right wing; 1 passes to 3; 5 cuts to the right wing
Pearl Counter — frame 3 diagram
2 passes to 3; 2 passes to 5; 2 passes to 1

Run Pearl Counter when you want to attack the defense with multiple reads off a corner cut. You send 4 to the corner to stretch the floor, then flow the ball through 3 at the low post with 2 on the wing as your release valve. The sequence gives you a post look, a short-roll option, and a kick-out all in one action.

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