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Glide Glide Explode

How to run Glide Glide Explode — 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
Glide Glide Explode — frame 1 diagram
2 cuts to the free-throw line

Run Glide Glide Explode when you want to create a rhythm change that catches the defense flat-footed. The name tells the story — you slow the tempo twice on purpose, then explode into your action so the defender's feet are caught moving the wrong way.

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