Friday's 4 Xs & Os: 4-Out, 1-In Early Offense

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Would you like some easy ideas for early offense out of your 4-out, 1-in alignment? Here are four quick hitters easy enough to draw up in a timeout! (Bonus: Celtics 41 series video breakdown.)

Curl with Inverted Zoom

Multiple scoring opportunities out of this first one. First, clear the corner by sending the deep corner player through to the opposite corner. Then, enter the ball to the 5 in that long post area. Have the 3 screen at the elbow for the point guard. The 3 and 5 then zoom for the 2. Player 2 can drive it, kick to 1, or hit 5 on a roll/pop option.