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3-0 Chin Cuts

How to run 3-0 Chin Cuts — a set play you can teach frame by frame and take to your next practice.

Online Basketball Playbook · Published May 30, 2026 · 2 min read
3-0 Chin Cuts — frame 1 diagram
1 passes to 3; 1 cuts to the top
3-0 Chin Cuts — frame 2 diagram
3 passes to 1; 1 dribbles to the basket
3-0 Chin Cuts — frame 3 diagram
1 passes to 3; 1 cuts to the left low post; 3 passes to 2; 3 cuts to the top; 2 passes to 3
3-0 Chin Cuts — frame 4 diagram
3 dribbles to the basket
3-0 Chin Cuts — frame 5 diagram
3 dribbles to the lane; 1 cuts to the left low post; 1 passes to 3
3-0 Chin Cuts — frame 6 diagram
3 cuts to the top; 3 cuts to the basket
3-0 Chin Cuts — frame 7 diagram
2 passes to 3; 3 passes to 1; 3 cuts to the lane

Use this Princeton-style chin action when you want guard-driven cuts into the paint from multiple angles. You hit 3 on the wing, use a dribble hand-off or re-screen to attack the basket, then repeat the sequence from the opposite side — the constant movement makes the defense commit and opens a new cutter every time. It rewards patience and precise timing over athleticism.

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