Create the advantage
Study spacing, screening, cutting, closeout reads, and the decisions that turn one small edge into a clean shot.
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02A closeout is information. The defender's body angle, hand position, and momentum tell you exactly what shot is available in the next 0.4 seconds. Here's how to read them like a pro.
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03The most-targeted skill in modern basketball isn't shooting, it's the ability to score without ever touching the ball until the layup. Here are the cuts that get NBA contracts.
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04The defense tells you how to use the screen. Here is how to read over, under, switch, and blitz as the ball handler and pick the counter that scores every time.
Read analysis05Getting open is a skill, not a body type. Use v-cuts, back cuts, relocation, and reading the defender's eyes to find space without the ball in your hands.
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06A full-court press wants to speed you up and trap you. Beat it with alignment, the middle of the floor, sprinting to spots, and the pass ahead of the trap.
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07The pick-and-roll is not a set play, it is a decision tree. Here is how to set the angle, read the coverage the defense shows, and make the roller, popper, or pocket-pass read that beats it.
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08It's the first play any kid learns and the most-efficient action in modern basketball, 1.18 PPP league-wide. Here's the cut timing, the eye-read, and the setup that makes it unguardable.
Read analysis09A zone guards space, not people. Here is how to attack a 2-3, 3-2, or 1-3-1 by flashing the middle, overloading a side, and skipping the ball ahead of the rotation.
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