Flex Cut (Continuous Action)
Setup: Motion-based offense where after screen is set and initial action is defended, a weak-side cutter immediately cuts off the screener (continuous).
Team Offense
Flex
Formation: High-low action with constant cutting and screening.
Direct answer
What is Flex?
Formation: High-low action with constant cutting and screening.
Quick facts
| Category | Team Offense |
|---|---|
| Source volume | Basketball Knowledge Vault/vol4_ncaa_systems_archetypes_scouting.md |
What it is
- Formation: High-low action with constant cutting and screening.
How it works
- Structure: Post player positioned in high post (elbow or extended elbow)
- Structure: Perimeter players constantly relocate, cut, and screen
- Structure: Actions build on each other (one action sets up next)
- Structure: Emphasis on a repeating, predetermined pattern (the flex-cut and down-screen continuity), with reads layered on top rather than primarily free-flowing
- Core Actions: High-low entry: Perimeter passes to post, post reads (score, pass back, send cutter)
Bilingual terms
| English | Flex |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | Flex 进攻 |
| Traditional Chinese | 柔性 |
Related concepts
Dribble-Drive Motion (DDM) (NCAA)
Formation: Motion-based system emphasizing penetration, kicks, and constant relocation.
Swing Offense
Formation: Continuous side-to-side ball movement (swing motion).
Keying on Opponent's Favorite Actions
If opponent's primary action is "Horns PnR": Know which big is running it
Shot Clock Management
The modern NCAA shot clock is 30 seconds.
UCLA Cut Into Ball Screen
Setup: Continuous action combining a backcut entry, isolation opportunity, and PnR.