Duck-in pass to 4

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Purdue's duck-in under-out. Five clears away, two drops to the corner, and four sets the screen. One cuts off four to the wing. Four ducks into the open lane. Three passes to four near the rim.

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Starting setup

3 has the baseline inbound. 1 begins high in the middle, 2 and 4 are spaced on opposite sides, and 5 starts near the ballside block.

Teach the action

  1. 5 clears away, 2 sinks to the corner, and 4 moves into the screen together.
  2. 1 cuts off 4 toward the wing.
  3. Once 1 clears, 4 ducks into the open lane.
  4. 3 passes to 4 near the rim.

Coaching cue

Hold 4 in the screen until 1 gets through. Then have 4 show a target in the lane for the inbounder.

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Source diagram: Purdue Boilermakers: Duck In BLOB on FastModel Sports.

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Keep teaching the inbound

For more on inbound spacing and reads, use the baseline out-of-bounds guide at Online Basketball Playbook.

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