3-0 Wave Cuts

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Step 1Continuous 3 player drill where players should switch sides of the court and positions on the floor. 1. Guard will always rebound 2. The weak side wing will always rotate up to the top of key. 3. The high post will always step up for ball screen then faded to same side wing. 4. The rebounder will then step to the box and flip himself the ball and kickout to the new guard to reset the drill.
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Step 2Guard enters back to high post and begin weak side cut by screening at the opposite high post for imaginary cutter, guard fills slot.
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Step 3There are 6 options from this position. Remember, the guard will always rebound the ball and replace the post/pivot position.
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Step 4For example, the 1 refuses the screen by 3 and attacks the lane line for a layup. The guard will rebound his own shot and become the new post. The former post now becomes the weakside player. The wing rotates to the high guard spot in the slot. The action changes sides.
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Step 5The guard kicksout and fills the high post. The new player will screen away and we then practice one of the 6 options from this position. 1. Pop back/shot 2. Pop back/drive 3. Kickout 4. Skip to wing 5. Double Cut 6. Post screen/shot
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Step 61. Pop back-shot 2. Pop back/drive
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Step 7
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Step 84. Skip pass to wing for shot
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Step 95. Double cut - if after screening and pop back is denied - go hard backdoor for layup
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Step 106. Post screen and pullup jumpshot

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