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4 weeks ago

Here's the list of the terms they used throughout the episode: TILT. A double from the baseline. FIRE. A double from the nail (center of the free throw line). HEDGE. A defensive tactic that involves the screener’s defender momentarily stepping out to defend the ball-handler in an attempt to slow them down and prevent penetration. BLITZ. Double-team of the ball handler on the screen. GHOST SCREEN / BLUFF SCREEN. When a player jogs toward the ball handler like he is preparing to set a ball screen, but at the last second sprints to open space. TAG. An aspect of a pick-and-roll defense in which the closest help defender (for whom the ball-screen is moving away) briefly touches the roller before sprinting back out to his original man. TWO-NINE. The number of seconds (2.9) a defender can occupy the paint without being an arm’s length away from an offensive player. VAREJAO SCREEN. To flip a ball screen (changing the angle) at the last moment before contact. BLIND PIG. A three-person backdoor action in which the ball-handler passes to a big, who passes to a guard running by him toward the hoop. POST SPLITS. This action is triggered by the ball being entered into the low post. The player who makes the entry pass will immediately screen away for the next closest player. These two players then “split” apart from each other off this action. PICK THE PICKER B.O.B. (AKA AMERICA’S PLAY). A baseline out-of-bounds play where one player cuts to an area of the court to set a screen for a secondary player. After that, the initial screener seeks to get an open shot via an additional screen. INVERTED PICK-AND-ROLL. Like a traditional pick-and-roll but the roles flip where a guard or wing sets a screen for a big. DHO (DRIBBLE HAND OFF). An offensive tactic that involves one player literally handing the basketball off to a teammate. UPHILL DHO. Another term is grenade. It’s when a player has the ball on the block and he dribbles back towards the wing or slot on the same side to hand off to a teammate. CHICAGO CUT. A post feed followed by a basket cut made by the player who passed the ball into the post that turns into a down screen for a big at the weak side low block. PINCH POST. An offensive series in which a big near the weakside elbow is used as a playmaking hub (while no other teammates are between him and the closest sideline). ATO. After timeout plays.

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