Off-Screen Shooting (Iverson Cut)
Shoot coming off a screen — the curl, fade, and straight cut reads.
- Duration
- 15 min
- Steps
- 4
- Equipment
- 4 items
- Difficulty
- Advanced
How to run it
- 1
Start under the rim; a screener sets a screen on the wing.
- 2
Cut tightly off the screen; passer hits you in stride.
- 3
Read the screen: curl if the defender trails, fade if they go under.
- 4
5 makes on each read, each side.
Coaching points
- Wait for the screen to be set — cut off the screener's shoulder.
- Shoulder-to-shoulder cut: no gap for the defender to slip through.
- Catch and shoot in one motion; feet ready on the catch.
Equipment
- Basketball
- Rim
- Screener
- Passer
Why it works
Most game shots come off movement and screens. The nugget: training the curl-vs-fade read off a live screen is the exact decision shooters make every game possession. A defender who trails gets curled; one who goes under gets faded. A kid who reads and cuts tight off screens gets open shots that standstill shooters never see. This is how elite shooters score without needing to create off the dribble.
Off-Screen Shooting (Iverson Cut)
Purpose: Shoot coming off a screen — the curl, fade, and straight cut reads.
▶How to run it
- 1Start under the rim; a screener sets a screen on the wing.
- 2Cut tightly off the screen; passer hits you in stride.
- 3Read the screen: curl if the defender trails, fade if they go under.
- 45 makes on each read, each side.
✓Coaching points
- ✓Wait for the screen to be set — cut off the screener's shoulder.
- ✓Shoulder-to-shoulder cut: no gap for the defender to slip through.
- ✓Catch and shoot in one motion; feet ready on the catch.
▢Equipment
★Why it works
Most game shots come off movement and screens. The nugget: training the curl-vs-fade read off a live screen is the exact decision shooters make every game possession. A defender who trails gets curled; one who goes under gets faded. A kid who reads and cuts tight off screens gets open shots that standstill shooters never see. This is how elite shooters score without needing to create off the dribble.