Layups Open-post motion

| 1 Layups to drill cuts and drives in open-post motion. Work both sides, rotate lines as needed. |

| 1) Wing-top-wing passing
a) Stationary pass
i) Basket cut
Pass to coach (a stationary pass) and basket cut for a return pass. Progressions
- the return pass can be early or late (at the rim) - add a guided defender, who jumps to the ball (cut behind) or not (face cut) - 1 on 1 - replace coach with a line of players.
See Layups - Give and go, Jr. NBA cutting, 1 on 1 - Ganon Baker give and go, 1 on 0 to 1 on 1.
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| 3 ii) Draft drive
Two lines of players.
1 passes and basket cuts, 2 drives behind the cut (a draft drive), 1 exits opposite the drive.
Progression - 2 can pass to 1 or draft drive.
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| b) Wing-top blast cut
i)
Two coaches, two balls.
3 blast cuts out top for a pass (or backcuts), attacks left or right (a dynamic attack), rebounds and passes to the first coach.
See Shooting - Huggins cutting.
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| 5 ii)
Use combination play to work on game timing and triggers.
1 passes and cuts from the top, 3 makes a delayed blast cut (maintaining a double gap for a draft drive). Here 3 back cuts. Switch lines.
See 1 on 1 - Fill cuts, Blog Post - Blast cuts. |

| c) Corner-wing blast cut
i)
Blast cut from the corner, dynamic backcut or attack baseline or middle (shown).
See Layups - Blast cuts, Jr. NBA cutting (with V-cuts). |

| 7 ii)
Work on two-player options.
Two lines of players. 4 blast cuts for a pass, 3 basket cuts,
- 4 hits the cutter - 4 draft drives behind 3 - 4 attacks immediately, 3 breaks off the basket cut (shown). |

| 8 Or 3 passes and holds, 4 attacks baseline or middle, 3 reacts to the drive (push, pull, Euro cut).
Progression - 4 passes to 3. In a game, 3 can backcut if 4 does not make a play, opening up a blast cut from the right wing. |

| 9 iii)
3 blast cuts wing-top for a pass from coach, then 4 blast cuts corner-wing for a pass from 3, who basket cuts or holds (shown). 4 blast cuts on eye contact with 3, who does not make a play.  |

| 2) Corner passing
a)
Stationary pass to the corner, basket cut for a return pass.
Progressions
- 5 draft drives behind 2 - pass back to 2 or draft drive.
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| 11 b)
Top-wing blast cut.
Blast cut to the wing from out top, dynamic attack, or backcut.
The blast cut is delayed in game, allowing 5 to draft drive behind a basket cut. |

| 12 c)
2 passes to coach in the corner, basket cuts, 3 blasts cuts for a pass and attacks.
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| 13 d)
1 blast cuts from the top to the wing for a pass, on eye contact 3 blast cuts to the top for a pass from 1 (in a game, 1 does not make a play to attack).
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| 3) Backcut entries
a) Draft drive
2 backcuts, 1 drives behind the cut, 2 exits opposite the drive.
A player in the right corner would delay a blast cut, giving 1 time to draft drive.
Progression - 1 can pass to 2 off the dribble.
See Offence - MacKay single-double gaps. |

| 15 b) Back cut, blast cut
Two lines plus passer.
2 back cuts, 5 blast cuts for a pass and dynamic attack, 2 exits opposite the attack.
If 5 delays the blast cut, 2 needs to exit before a drive. |

| c) Dribble-at backcut
Two lines.1 dribbles at 3, who backcuts for a one-hand bounce pass off the dribble.
Variation - for a righty going left, use a two-hand pickup, flick bounce pass with the right-hand hand, the left hand is a guide hand.
Progressions
- dribble hand-off - guided defender - 1 on 1 - 2 on 2.
In a game, a dribble-at can be used to get the ball to a wing, 3 backcuts and clears.
See Layups - Jr. NBA cutting, Shooting - Dribble handoffs. |

| 17 d) Elbow flash
3 is overplayed, 4 flashes to the elbow for a pass, 3 backcuts for a pass.
Rotate lines.
Progression - no pass to 3, 1 cuts for a handback from 4.
See Offences - New South Wales open-post motion, Passing game. |
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