BLOB Man-to-Man Offense4 min read

4-Low Flex

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Open the set on the board and press play to see every cut, screen, and pass animate step by step.

Part of the 4-Low Flex family — see the other reads off this same set.

4-Low Flex is a baseline inbounds play that hides its real scoring action behind two unhurried ball reversals. By the time the flex screen and the screen-the-screener pin down happen, the defense has already been made to shift twice, and there are two genuine looks waiting.

Setting Up in 4-Low

Line up in a 4-low shape with both bigs on the ball side. Your best shooter inbounds the ball, and your best post player starts just outside the three-point line on that same side.

Two Quiet Reversals

The inbounder throws a lob to the first big cutting to the top of the key. A beat later — the timing matters — the second perimeter player cuts to the top as well and receives the next pass. Two touches, two cuts, and the defense is already shifting before the real action begins.

The Flex Screen

As soon as the ball has been reversed, the inbounder steps in from the baseline and sets a flex screen. The remaining big flex-cuts hard off it, looking for the return pass and an open layup right at the rim.

Screen the Screener

If the flex cut isn't rewarded with a pass, the possession doesn't stall — the big who first caught the inbounds lob turns immediately into a pin down for the player who just set the flex screen, sending him back out to the top of the key for a clean catch-and-shoot.

Coaching Points

The player making decisions with the ball at the top of the key has to read the floor and hit whoever is actually open, on target and on time — a well-run flex still needs a smart pass to finish it.

Every screen in this play needs to be set with real contact and a wide base; a soft screen at any stage lets the defense recover before the cutter arrives.

Key Takeaways

  • •Set up 4-low with both bigs on the ball side and your best shooter inbounding.
  • •Two unhurried reversals get the ball to the top of the key before anything else happens.
  • •The flex screen and cut is the first scoring look, right at the rim.
  • •A screen-the-screener pin down turns the flex screener into a second shooter at the top of the key.
  • •Every screen must be set with real conviction — this play lives and dies on screen quality.
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