Moving Without the Ball is a Dangerous Weapon

The worst thing you can do as a player is standing still on offense. Even worse, if you complain that nobody is passing to you. Well if you are complaining, the reason you aren't getting any passes is because you aren't moving!

A good basketball player can get open by shaking off his defender. There are two simple ways you can do this.

1. Cutting
The easiest way you can get a pass is by cutting. basketball works best if you playing wing. A basic V-cut is slowly walking down low, and then quickly bursting the other direction. Make sure when you lose your defender after the cut, to ask for the ball and give the passer a target. The power of a simple V-cut is very underrated and basketball A cut can lead to a give and go, a pick and roll, or any other play that can lead to a field goal. Another great form of a cut is the backdoor, which is just a cut that has you slowly going toward the ball and then cutting towards the basket. This is a cut that will give you a great opportunity to score, or set up a scoring opportunity. Since your defender is trailing behind you, you have so many options.

2. Using Picks
Another easy way to get the ball is having a teammate set a pick for you. Keep in mind when using a pick is to rub shoulders with your teammate. You can also cut one way and then use the pick to even create more space between your defender. In my opinion, the best pick is a baseline pick, because since it's so crowded down low, your defender will have a hard time going through traffic to stop the pass from getting you.

These two simple ways will help you in so many ways. You'll start getting more passes and more opportunities to score. And you don't even have to be a speedy person to do V-cuts and backdoors. All you have to do is fake it to make it, as i like to say. If you just cut hard enough, you'll lose your defender and get the pass. If you can master moving without the ball, you'll have possess a weapon that you can utilize to help you out on offense.

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