Entries out of the Stax alignment: Part 2: Bump, Scissors, & Step-Out.The Stax Set is an outstanding offensive alignment with multiple entries on the strengths and weaknesses of the players at both ends of the court. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The accompanying series of continuities is designed to show the versatility, deceptfulness, and the power of the Stax Set. Part 1, published in December December: see month. (2004), expounded the background and philosophy of the Stax Set plus a review of the three beginning entries: Pass, Roll, and Back. Part 2 delineates the next three entries: Bump, an inside-oriented entry that can be run on either side of the court--making it more unpredictable and thus more of an offensive threat. Diag. 1 illustrates the Stax alignment and the beginning action of the Bump play. When 1 approaches the top of the key area, he ignites an explosion of movement from the players without the basketball. 5 pin-screens at the elbow very near; at hand. See also: Elbow , 3 breaks out to the free-throw line free-throw line n. See foul line. extended, 4 pin-screens for 2 and then breaks straight up to the foul line foul line n. 1. Baseball Either of two straight lines extending from the rear of home plate to the outer edge of the playing field and indicating the area in which a fair ball can be hit. 2. area, 2 breaks diagonally out to the free-throw line extended. Diag. 2 shows the entry with 1 making the wing pass to 2 and then setting up his defender as if running the UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX high post rub-off play. Instead, 1 bumps bumps a term used to describe a variety of papulonodular dermatoses in horses, including 'heat bumps', 'feed bumps', 'protein bumps', 'wheat bumps' and others. No specific disease or etiology has been assigned to the term and veterinary dermatologists wish it would disappear from use. 4 and 4 slides down the lane to post up, while 1 pops back near the top of the key. 5 pops straight out above the 3-point line, as 3 slides down into the low-post area. Diag. 3: If 2 cannot hit 4 inside, he will reverse-pass to 1, causing 4 to duck into the dotted circle and look for the pass from 1. If this play doesn't does·n't Contraction of does not. develop, 1 will continue dribbling to the opposite side off 5's screen and 3 will spin-screen for 4. Diag. 4: As 1 dribbles and looks for the inside pass to 4, 3 moves up the line to set a backscreen A back-screen is a basketball maneuver involving two players, a cutter and a screener. The screener remains stationary on the court while the cutter moves toward the basket and attempts to use the screener to separate himself from his defender. for 5--who will dive down the lane for the lob (1) See BLOB. (2) (Line Of Business) Refers to people, job titles and product lines, all of which pertain to a specific product or service area of the business. pass from 1. The flow of the play will keep X4 occupied with 4 and no expectation of defensive help. Diag. 5, Bump (concluded): The action starts with the ball in the hand of the best passer (1) at the left wing and the two best post players (and 5) at the two low post positions. 3 is at the top of the key and 2 at the weak-side wing. If 1 cannot hit 4 inside, he can reverse the ball to 3. This will initiate the second spin-screen action of 5 screening for 4 and 3, with the ball centered up at the top. The offense is now in a 2-in and 3-out set-up with several continuities to choose from. Diag. 6, Scissors scissors Cutting instrument or tool consisting of a pair of opposed metal blades that meet and cut when the handles at their ends are brought together. Modern scissors are of two types: the more usual pivoted blades have a rivet or screw connection between the cutting ends : The Stax alignment and the beginning of the Scissors entry. The entry is actually more of an inside-oriented attack for either 1 or 5 because of the shuffle cuts that both can make off 4 on the free-throw line. When 1 approaches the top of the key area, he must go to a spot normally occupied by the right guard. As this is happening, 5 and 4 are setting up pin-screens for 3 and 2, both of whom cut over the 3-point line to the free-throw line extended. At this point in time, the five offensive players are in a shallow 4-1 alignment. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Diag. 7: 1 has several options. He can pass the ball inside to 4 (to let 4 work on X4), pass to the wing (2), or reverse the ball to 5, as shown. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 5 can swing the ball to the wing (3). The wing pass from 1 to 2 or from 5 to 3 will initiate a shuffle-cut action off 4 by 1 and 5. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1 will be the first cutter cutter, small, one-masted sailing vessel, with a rig similar to that of a sloop except that it usually has a sliding bowsprit and a topmast. From 1800 to 1830 cutters were in service between England and France. to scrape See scraping. off the post. He will then head for the basket. If the wing with the ball (3) cannot hit 1, he may look for the lob pass to 5 or a pass to 4 stepping out to the top of the key. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Diag. 8, Scissors (concluded): The reverse pass from 3 to 4 will trigger the screens by the two wings (3 and 2) on the block players (1 and 5). In short, on one side of the floor, you have a perimeter The boundary of a system or network, which defines the inside and outside. It is typically determined by firewalls and addresses. See DMZ. player (2) setting a down-screen for a post player (5) while on the other side of the court, you have the tallest perimeter player (3) down-screen the smallest perimeter player (1). [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Diag. 9, Step-Out: The entry starts out exactly the same as the Scissors, but the fact that it can be utilized on either side of the court makes it an even more effective play in the Stax package. It is simply an inside-oriented attack primarily designed to isolate isolate /iso·late/ (i´sah-lat) 1. to separate from others. 2. a group of individuals prevented by geographic, genetic, ecologic, social, or artificial barriers from interbreeding with others of their kind. 4 in the low post and to prevent help-side defense for X4. If X4 plays behind 4, he will make it even easier for 4 to receive the ball from 1 and attack his defender one on one. The next biggest defender (X5) should be drawn farther away to avoid having his sag in the lane and help out whenever 5 steps out behind the 3-point line. During the point guard's dribble to the right, all four of the other players will break to their respective spots. 5, after pin-screening, will step out behind the 3-point line to a spot opposite of where 1 killed his dribble. 3 will break straight out to the foul-line extended. As 1 approaches the top of the key, 4 will pin-screen 2 and then duck into an isolated spot on the dotted circle, looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. the pass from 1 at the top of the key. At this point in time, four offensive players will be in a wide offensive alignment on the perimeter with 4 isolated in the center of the lane. This offensive movement should provide the defense with only minimal support for X4, who is trying to defend 4 in the center of a very high percentage shot area. Diag. 10, Step Out to Right: 1 can pass the ball to the ballside wing (2) or reverse it to (5), (as will be shown in Diag. 11.) This wing pass will initiate a staggered screen by the two players in the guard positions (1 and 5). It will allow a 2-man game in the lane. 3 can cut over the staggered screen and look for the pass from 2.2 can also look for a lay-up pass to 4. If no shot develops from this offensive action, the offense can still stay alive. They are already in the proper spot-ups to continue its possession of the basketball and its attack on the defense. Diag. 11, Step Out to Left: Instead of passing the ball to the right, 1 reverses the ball to 5, then V cuts to his right to set up the cut from 2 at the wing. 5, after passing to 3, performs the same kind of cut to the right--setting up the stagger screen for 2, cutting across from his wing position. 4's cut towards the low post puts him in perfect position for the lay-up pass from 3. Now check the two step-out plays in Diags. 10 and 11: Everything is exactly the same, but with one play going right and the other left. By John Kimble Kimble can stand for:
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