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Basketball Fundamental Play #6- Shallow Cut
The basketball shallow cut is used considerably in basketball motion offenses
to spread the defense; however, you can use it in many patterned offenses just
as well. For instance, getting the ball to the wing is the key to starting most
offenses and many coaches use the shallow cut for that purpose. This page shows
ways to utilize this fundamental basketball play.
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Shallow Cut Player
1 dribbles over and shallows 2 off the right wing. Player 2 relocates to the
top of the key using the 3-point arc as reference point to help with balance
and spacing. Player 1 shoots the jumper from the wing. 5 rebounds and puts
back all missed shots. |
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Shallow Cut - Return Pass
Player 1 dribbles over to the right wing and 2 relocates at the top and
steps up for the return pass from 1. He shoots the jumper. (You also need to
mix this drill a bit and have player 2 use a shot fake and move with a
one-bounce dribble, then shoot or he could drive and dish off to 5 who lays
it in.) |
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Shallow Cut - Drive and
Dish Player 1 dribbles over to the right wing and 2 relocates to the
top for a pass from 1. Player 2 comes to meet the pass, catches the ball,
squares up, fakes a shot, drives to the elbow, drawing 1's defender and
dishes to 1. Player 1 steps up for the shot. |
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Shallow Cut - From the
Wing Player 2 dribbles to the top and 1 relocates to the wing. Player
1 receives a return pass from 2 and takes the shot. |
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Shallow Cut - Fake
Relocate & V-Cut Player 1 dribbles at 2, as if to shallow him out to
the top. Player 2 begins to relocate, but instead v-cuts, using 5's screen
and fades to the corner for a pass from 1 and a shot. (NOTE: Put a defender
on 2 and you can make this a good drill in teaching players to read the
defense. For example, players 2 and 5 should pass shoulder to shoulder. If
the defender follows 2, then 2 should curl. Don't try to hurry, but play it
smart, like playing tag around a tree.) |
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Shallow Cut - Circle and
Skip Pass Player 1 dribbles at 2 who instead of shallowing to the top,
continues through the lane to the opposite wing. Player 1 skip passes over
the defense to 2 who squares-up for the shot. |
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Cut Through - V-Cut for
Lay-up or Jumper Player 1 v-cuts away. He can read the defense and
either cut to the basket for a lay-up or replace himself for a shot. |
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