Set Plays

Shallow

How to run Shallow — 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
Shallow — frame 1 diagram
1 dribbles to the left wing; 2 cuts to the left block
Shallow — frame 2 diagram
Starting alignment (5 offense)
Shallow — frame 3 diagram
5 screens near the basket; 2 cuts to the lane; 4 screens near the basket; 2 cuts to the free-throw line

Use Shallow when you need a simple, high-percentage action to get your two a catch on the move. Your four screens at the basket and your two cuts hard off it to the elbow — the screening angle does the work, so stay tight on the cut.

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