Baseline Out of Bounds (BLOB)
A baseline inbound package that uses compact spacing, screens, and quick reads to create layups, corner threes, or safe entries.
Actions And Plays
NBA Double Screen BLOB Series
A baseline out-of-bounds series where two players set side-by-side double screens; the cutter picks a side to come off, and a screener slips or rolls to the rim once the cutter clears.
Direct answer
What is NBA Double Screen BLOB Series?
A baseline out-of-bounds series where two players set side-by-side double screens; the cutter picks a side to come off, and a screener slips or rolls to the rim once the cutter clears.
Quick facts
| Category | Actions And Plays |
|---|---|
| Source volume | BASKETBALL_PLAY_VAULT.md |
What it is
- The Action: Two players set side-by-side double screens on the baseline. Cutter chooses which side to use. Screeners read: one slips or rolls to the rim after the cutter clears Counters and Reads
Why it matters
- Straight Cut: Cutter runs through the middle of the two screens — forces the defense to decide which side to go over/under 4.
- The "Split": Cutter splits between the two screens; forces hedging defenders to collide
How it works
- The Action: Two players set side-by-side double screens on the baseline
- The Action: Cutter chooses which side to use
- The Action: Screeners read: one slips or rolls to the rim after the cutter clears
- Counters and Reads: Curl: Cutter curls around the double screen toward the basket (ball in the middle of the paint)
- Counters and Reads: Pop/Fade: Cutter flares wide off the top screener toward the corner 3
Reads and counters
- Cutter reads how the top defender plays the screens: if the defender trails, curl tight to the rim; if they shoot the gap, fade to the corner three.
- If both defenders sink to wall off the cutter, the inside screener slips immediately to the now-open rim before help rotates.
- Inbounder reads the first open look in sequence: rim slip first, then the cutter off the screen, then the safety release up top.
- Straight-cut option: when defenders hesitate over which side to take, the cutter splits the two screens and attacks the seam the indecision creates.
- Backscreen counter triggers when the defense overplays the cutter; one screener pins the other screener's defender so his partner dives free to the front of the rim.
Teaching cues
- Slip on contact
- Read the top defender
- Curl tight or fade wide
- Tag the slipper
- Hit the first window
Bilingual terms
| English | NBA Double Screen BLOB Series |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | NBA双掩护底线球系列 |
| Traditional Chinese | NBA 雙掩護 BLOB 系列 |
Related concepts
BLOB Play Taxonomy
Play 1 — "Elevator" or "Double High": Creates a Screen at the Free Throw Line The box formation is used.
BLOB Sets (Expanded)
A broader BLOB menu that organizes baseline inbound plays by formation, first read, counter, and safety outlet.
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 opponent's basket.
Inbounds Plays—BLOB and SLOB
BLOB plays are executed from the baseline when the ball goes out of bounds near your own basket or the opponent's basket.
Ram Screen
The Ram Screen is a clever two-screen action that creates confusion by using a guard to screen for a big, then having that big immediately turn and set a ball screen.