Monday, August 24, 2015

Cuts - Old and Newer Ways to Separate

BBallBreakDown with common and important cuts.



Individual cuts (v-cut, front cut, back cuts, circle cuts, and others) are important but combination cuts (those involving multiple players) are vital to create separation and quality shots against stronger defenses.

Coach Nick reviews:

  • UCLA cuts (and critical setup of the cut) 
  • Shuffle cut (run by Bruce Drake and Dean Smith at Air Force back in the day)
  • Flex cut (set one, get one)
  • Zipper cut (often into screen-and-roll)
We use many of these during both practice and games, although players don't always 'get' the names yet. Our players are going to hear a lot more about these cuts.