Most often, this play will force the defense to choose between clamping down on the small forward driving to the lane, or leaving the shooting guard open on the arc.

The offense will start out in the standard 3-2 alignment, with the point guard up top with the ball, the shooting guard on the right wing, and the small forward on the left wing. The power forward will position himself on the right block, and the center will set up on the left block.