Floor Geometry: Spacing Diagrams and Schematics
This is a traditional "big-ball" configuration.
Team Offense
Horns Pick-and-Roll
It is a multi-screen action that creates multiple decision points.
Direct answer
What is Horns Pick-and-Roll?
It is a multi-screen action that creates multiple decision points.
Quick facts
| Category | Team Offense |
|---|---|
| Source volume | Basketball Knowledge Vault/vol5_professional_the_frontier.md |
What it is
- It is a multi-screen action that creates multiple decision points.
- The Primary Ball Handler starts in the high post (around 18 feet, near the elbows). Two screeners are positioned at the elbows on either side. The Primary Ball Handler uses a.
- Blitzed defense (both big defenders collapse on the Primary Ball Handler), forcing a quick kick and limited time for the kicker.
Why it matters
- It is a multi-screen action that creates multiple decision points.
How it works
- Two screeners are positioned at the elbows on either side.
- The Primary Ball Handler uses a screen from one elbow screener, attacks, and either scores or kicks to the screener.
- Optimal Pairing: Primary Ball Handler (ball-handler) + two Stretch Bigs or Versatile Bigs (screeners).
- Defensive Target: Horns targets defense that struggles with multiple screens.
- The two screeners create multiple potential roll/pop options, forcing the defense to react quickly.
Bilingual terms
| English | Horns Pick-and-Roll |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 牛角挡拆 |
| Traditional Chinese | Horns擋拆 |
Learn before and after
These graph neighbors help place Horns Pick-and-Roll in the larger basketball map.
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