Horns Elbow (Pindown)

Court: Half court
Length: 6 steps

About this play

An elbow entry that works the weak side while every defender watches the catch: the opposite big pins down the corner shooter, who curls into the lane. The counter, Elbow Get, has 5 ball-screen 4 after the catch instead, which is excellent against big-to-big switches because 5 seals. BallScouting's Pablo Laso film is where I picked this up, and the pindown reads are in the screens guide I wrote for the site; give both a look.

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