Drill: Russian Layups
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Drill: Russian Layups
line in the
corner, two
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5
3 dribbles out of the corner up the sideline until he is in range of the far high post, because a long pass thrown from too deep has to be lobbed, and a lob lets the runner catch up to his own ball.
3 throws a long two-hand overhead pass to 5 at the far high post, hard and flat; if it has to be lobbed, take one more dribble first, otherwise the pass arrives after the sprint does.
3 sprints the floor the moment the ball leaves his hands and calls for it as he reaches the far free throw line extended, so the high post knows where the return pass is going before 3 gets there.
5 returns the ball to 3 in stride with a crisp chest pass; the point is to hit the runner where he can catch and go, because a pass that makes him stop kills the finish at speed.
3 attacks the rim at full speed with long last steps, gathering off the inside foot, because a runner who chops his feet to find the rim is a runner who gets caught from behind.
Right-hand layup off the glass at game speed, eyes on the square, so the finish is the same one he will need at the end of a break with a defender chasing him.
5 crashes to the glass for the rebound, make or miss, while 3 curls out without touching the ball, because the shooter's job is to replace the high post, not to rebound.
3 replaces 5 at the high post and 5 passes the rebound to 4, the next player in the far corner line, who starts the trip back the other way, so the drill resets without a pause for three to five minutes.
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