Floppy Action
Floppy is an off-ball action designed to free a shooter coming off staggered or sequential screens.
Actions And Plays
Elevator Screens
Elevator Screens (also called Closing Doors) are one of the most difficult actions to defend in basketball.
Direct answer
What is Elevator Screens?
Elevator Screens (also called Closing Doors) are one of the most difficult actions to defend in basketball.
Quick facts
| Category | Actions And Plays |
|---|---|
| Source volume | BASKETBALL_PLAY_VAULT.md |
What it is
- Elevator Screens (also called Closing Doors) are one of the most difficult actions to defend in basketball.
- Two screeners (typically bigs or players comfortable setting screens) set up at the elbows, mid-lane, or along the lane line, facing each other.
- A cutter — usually a shooter — runs through the gap, and then the two screeners close together like elevator doors, sealing the defender outside and leaving the cutter open on the.
How it works
- The entire action lives and dies on timing: 1.
- Doors Open: The two screeners are positioned with space between them — enough for a cutter to run through.
- Cutter Enters: The shooter runs directly through the gap at full speed. The defender tries to follow.
- Doors Close: As the cutter clears the gap, both screeners step together simultaneously, closing the lane and sealing the defender behind the screen. The defender is physically unable to follow.
- Cutter Receives: The cutter emerges on the other side of the screens and catches a pass for a catch-and-shoot three-pointer or pull-up jumper.
Bilingual terms
| English | Elevator Screens |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 电梯门掩护 |
| Traditional Chinese | 電梯門掩護 |
Learn before and after
These graph neighbors help place Elevator Screens in the larger basketball map.
Ram Screen
Ram Screen: Creates confusion by using a guard to screen for a big, then having that big immediately turn and set a ball screen.
SLOB (Sideline Out-of-Bounds) Basics
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Special Situation Inbounds
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SLOB Play Taxonomy
The formation is a box with two players at the blocks and two at mid-post.
BLOB (Baseline Out-of-Bounds) Fundamentals
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Related concepts
SLOB Play Taxonomy
The formation is a box with two players at the blocks and two at mid-post.
SLOB (Sideline Out-of-Bounds) Basics
SLOB (Sideline Out-of-Bounds) Basics: SLOB plays are executed from the sideline (not the baseline) when the ball goes out of bounds on the side.
BLOB Sets (Expanded)
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BLOB (Baseline Out-of-Bounds) Fundamentals
BLOB (Baseline Out-of-Bounds) Fundamentals: BLOB plays are executed from the baseline when the ball goes out of bounds near your own basket or the.
BLOB Play Taxonomy
BLOB Play Taxonomy is a basketball action that two players are at the blocks.
Inbounds Plays—BLOB and SLOB
The formation is a box with two players at the blocks and two at mid-post.