Get Action

One-line: PG passes to a wing, then sprints to set a ball-screen for that wing.

How it works

1. PG passes to wing on the slot
2. PG sprints to set a ball-screen on the wing's defender
3. Wing comes off into a downhill drive

Why it works

• The pass-and-screen-away rhythm catches defenses napping
• The wing's defender has just defended the catch — now must navigate a screen immediately
• Empties the strong-side for the wing's drive

Variations

• Get + DHO — instead of a pass, PG dribbles up and gives a DHO + sets the screen
• Get + flare — after the screen, PG flares for a kick-out 3
• Get + slip — PG slips the screen if defender hedges

Defense counters

• Switch the get (best answer)
• Show + recover by the wing's defender to slow the drive
• Top-lock the wing's catch to disrupt the entry pass

See also

• actions/zoom.md, actions/chicago.md
• concepts/ball-screen-reads.md

Sources & further reading

Verified citations (this file's content can be checked against)

• The Basketball Action Dictionary — Medium — defines "Get" as a pass-and-follow-into-ball-screen action; matches the file's mechanics.
• Actions/Plays glossary — Hoops Chalk Talk — independent glossary entry confirming the pass-then-screen-for-the-passer definition.
• FastModel Sports playbank — search "Get action" — multiple coach-submitted FastDraw plays under this label, including Get-into-DHO and Get-flare variations.

Recommended further reading for staff

• Spurs Swing Ball Screen — FastModel Sports — example of the same passer-becomes-screener concept the Spurs ran through their Pop-era continuity sets.
• Slappin' Glass podcast and YouTube clips from Half Court Hoops on "Get + DHO" — good visual reference for the wing-attack rhythm and switch counters discussed in this file.

Verification notes (Claude)

• Mechanics (pass → sprint into ball screen for the passer, switch as best counter) are well-supported across glossaries and play libraries.
• The file does not assert an origin, which is good — "Get" terminology is widespread and not credibly attributable to one coach. Some sources associate the modern usage with the Spurs/Pop and with European coaches; I would not put a single name on it.
• The "Get + DHO" / "Get + flare" / "Get + slip" variation names are common in coaching circles but informal — different staffs use different labels.