Floppy
Formation: Shooter (usually Off-Screen Shooter or Movement Shooter) starts on the baseline under the rim and reads two screens (one on each side), choosing which way to come off, then scores off the action.
Team Offense
Floppy Action (NCAA)
Setup: One big (screener) is positioned on wing.
Direct answer
What is Floppy Action (NCAA)?
Setup: One big (screener) is positioned on wing.
Quick facts
| Category | Team Offense |
|---|---|
| Source volume | Basketball Knowledge Vault/vol4_ncaa_systems_archetypes_scouting.md |
What it is
- Setup: One big (screener) is positioned on wing.
How it works
- Core Action: Screener positioned on wing (15 feet out, elbow area)
- Core Action: Off-ball shooter starts on opposite wing or baseline
- Core Action: Shooter relocates toward screener to get screened
- Core Action: Shooter comes off screen and either:
- Core Action: Shoots immediately (off-screen rhythm shot)
Bilingual terms
| English | Floppy Action (NCAA) |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | Floppy 动作细节 |
| Traditional Chinese | Floppy 戰術 |
Related concepts
Re-Screen Action
Setup: After initial DHO, if offense doesn't get clean scoring look, screener moves to new location and re-screens the same handler or a different player.
Dribble-Drive Motion (DDM) (NCAA)
Formation: Motion-based system emphasizing penetration, kicks, and constant relocation.
Get Action (Pass-and-Follow Dribble Handoff)
A named guard-to-guard initiation where a player passes to a teammate and immediately follows the pass to receive a dribble handoff back, flowing right into a pick-and-roll or downhill attack.
ATO (After Timeout) Plays (NCAA)
After-timeout plays are the only fully predetermined offensive actions in a game.
Floppy Action
Floppy is an off-ball action designed to free a shooter coming off staggered or sequential screens.