The simple corner screen on a BLOB is perhaps the most used play in all of basketball. Just about every team has this in their playbook. Even though most teams have this play in their playbook, it still works. It is simple in its concept and design, so it is easy for players to run the play. This simplicity lets the corner screen BLOB be used at the younger grades all the way up and through high school.
Teams are also able to change the basic play with variations off of the standard play to keep defenses unable to stop the corner screen option. I have a full corner screen BLOB series that can be used to keep defenses from knowing how and when that corner screen is happening. The corner screen series only works because the basic play works so well.
The basic corner screen starts in a box formation with the shooter taking the ball out of bounds. The entire goal of the play is to get the shooter coming out of the middle using an in-screen to get open in the corner for a 3-point shot.
In the diagram above, the forward(3) is the shooter and is taking the ball out of bounds. The big(4) is going to be the screener. The center(5) is on the backside block because if the forward(3) misses the shot, then it is likely to come off on the backside right where the center(5) will be standing. The center(5) should be trying to get into good rebounding position while the play is occurring on the frontside of the court. The point(1) is ballside because this is normally the team’s best passer.
The big(4) cuts out to the corner for the in-bounds pass. The big(4) will catch and throw a 2nd pass up the sideline to the point(1) who is also cutting out to the sideline. The forward(3) steps into the block while the ball is being passed up to the point(1).
After passing the ball to the point(1), the big(4) steps back towards the center of the court to set the corner screen for the forward(3). This screen needs to be at least halfway between the lane line and 3-point line. If the screen is too close to the 3-point line, then the player guarding the big(4) can either step out and steal the pass coming in from the point(1) or contest the 3-point shot by the forward(3). The screen needs to be closer to the lane line than the 3-point line to get the defense as far away from the corner as possible.
The forward(3) will come off of the screen by the big(4) to catch the pass from the point(1) for a wide open shot. After running this a few times, the big’s(4) defender may start to try and cheat out to the corner. If this happens, then the big(4) should slip the screen. The pass is then made from the point(1) straight to the big(4) for a wide open layup.
This is a simple BLOB play with very little movement. Even with the lack of movement, this play still works. That is why so many teams still have this play in their playbook and still run it in games. When something works there is no need to change it. Ultimately, this play works and if you are looking for an easy play to get a 3-point shot, then this play is for you.
