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The Third Pass - Option 3

How to run The Third Pass - Option 3 — 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
The Third Pass - Option 3 — frame 1 diagram
X4 passes to 3; 4 dribbles to the left perimeter; 1 cuts to the right wing; 2 cuts to the right low post; 3 cuts to the right block; X4 cuts to the left wing; 5 cuts to the left wing; 3 passes to 5

Run this option when you need a direct post entry to your 5 after shifting ball movement through 3. Your 3 makes the decisive pass into 5 — it is a single-action read that gets the ball to your big in a comfortable spot. Simple and surgical: you are using the third-pass series to set up a post feed without dribble penetration.

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