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Motion Offense:
Teaching proper cutting is a key part of our offense. There are a couple of important standards we need to live by when cutting to ensure our cuts are effective. They include:
All cuts need to be at full speed and must have the intent to score. If we jog through our cuts, our offense will be ineffective. Players need to be ready to receive a pass on every cut they make.
All cutters must finish their cut even if they're not open. Finishing a cut means that every cut should be a late cut. A late cut is a cut that clears the NBA charge circle before the player who is cutting clears out.
Passers need to be patient and allow cutters to make a late cut. They must also look at all cutters to see if an opening for a pass presents itself.
Escaping the lane after making a cut is just as important as the initial cut. We must maintain proper spacing at all times.
Types of Cuts and Cut Reads:
Types of Cuts and Cut Reads:
Basket Cut Reads:
Basket Cut Reads:
There are two different reads that players should know how to make while completing a basket cut:
Front Cut: A front cut occurs when the player's defender does not jump to the ball after the pass. In this situation, the cutter should cut in front of the defender. When in doubt, always default to a front cut.
Rear Cut: A rear cut occurs when the player's defender jumps to the ball to play the defensive gap. On a rear cut, the cutter should cut straight to the basket and directly behind the defender.
Front Cut
Front Cut
Rear Cut
Rear Cut
Back Door Cut Reads:
Back Door Cut Reads:
If a player's defender is denying them over the read line (3 point line), they should make a back cut.
Any player on the court from any position can make a back cut if the opportunity presents itself.
Back cuts should primarily be made during a fill cut or when making a read during a particular Motion action like a screen or DHO, however they can be effectively used any time someone is being overplayed.
Back Cut Off Fill Cut
Back Cut Off Fill Cut
Back Cut From Stationary Spot
Back Cut From Stationary Spot
Escape Cuts and Fill Cuts:
Escape Cuts and Fill Cuts:
To ensure proper spacing, fill cuts and escape cuts (formerly exit cuts) are essential.
Fill Cut: The process of filling to an open spot vacated on the perimeter. Generally, you should always fill to the open spots nearest to half court or the ball if they are not occupied.
Escape Cut: The process of clearing out of the lane and back to the perimeter. Escape cuts should generally be made to the corners unless there's a special situation like a drive, re-trigger action, step up, etc. that dictates otherwise. If a corner is taken, the cutter can hold in the dunker spot until a corner opens up for them to escape to.
It is important that fill cuts and escape cuts are done at full speed to get the defense moving, create better spacing, and give us potential scoring options.
Fill Cut
Fill Cut
Escape Cut
Escape Cut
Burn Cuts:
Burn Cuts:
Formerly known as 45 cuts.
A burn cut is made from the weak side of the floor on a drive.
A burn cut should happen when a player's defender turns their back to them to look at or help on a drive.
Generally, the burn cut should be made from the opposite wing on a baseline drive and from the opposite corner on a middle drive. However, this might not always hold true if one of the offensive players on the weak side has a better read than the other.
Middle Drive Burn Cut
Middle Drive Burn Cut
Baseline Drive Burn Cut
Baseline Drive Burn Cut
Re-Trigger Cuts:
Re-Trigger Cuts:
A re-trigger cut is a high post flash from our #5 man.
The goal of this cut is to get back into our Delay Series if the offense gets stagnant or stalled.
While we don't want to rely on this cut since the cut itself clogs the lane until it is completed, this action should be used as a support to get our offense going again when needed.
Cut and Seal:
Cut and Seal:
Post up actions can happen several ways in our offense:
On a cut and seal.
On a seal after a cut off a screen.
After a drive.
In this example, we used a cut and seal from the perimeter to exploit a defensive match-up.
When you're entering the ball into the post from the perimeter, make sure you have a good passing angle.
CLICK HERE for more information about our post play rules.
Get Action:
Get Action:
Get Action is a staple of our offense.
There are many different types of reads and cuts that can be made within this action.
CLICK HERE to view our teaching section on Get Action for more details.
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