The Basketball Dictionary

How to speak basketball, by @dylantmurphy.
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New on The Basketball Dictionary: “Horns Twist,” a variation on Horns action that uses momentum and dynamic spacing to create a lane for a 1-5 pick-and-roll. https://t.co/oPshUHjeYv

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ICYMI: New on The Basketball Dictionary: “Horns Twist,” a variation on Horns action that uses two ball-screens to create dynamic floor spacing.

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New on The Basketball Dictionary: “Horns Twist,” a variation on Horns action that uses momentum and dynamic spacing to create a lane for a 1-5 pick-and-roll. https://t.co/oPshUHjeYv

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New on The Basketball Dictionary: Film Room: Episode 10, on the execution details that are eluding OKC's aggressive PnR defense, and why that is more of a reason for their struggles than the strategy itself. Preview below, full episode at the link. https://t.co/DEwWjZ4bTZ

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New on The Basketball Dictionary: “Horns Flare,” a popular Horns counter that frees a three-point shooter with a flare screen. https://t.co/0CGaef0JZH

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New on The Basketball Dictionary: “Horns Flare,” one of the most popular Horns counters that puts a wrinkle on the roll-pop dynamic. https://t.co/0CGaef0JZH

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New on The Basketball Dictionary: “Horns,” a pick-and-roll set that stresses the tagger in a simple but highly effective way. https://t.co/XHOrkDEeDD

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New on The Basketball Dictionary: “Horns,” a pick-and-roll set that stresses the tagger in a simple but highly effective way. https://t.co/XHOrkDEeDD

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New on The Basketball Dictionary: “Horns,” a pick-and-roll action that stresses deceptively stresses the tagger. https://t.co/XHOrkDEeDD

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New on The Basketball Dictionary: “Dive,” a pick-and-roll half-court set that aims to slam the on-ball defender into the ball-screen. https://t.co/43eESsDQd0

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New on The Basketball Dictionary: “Dive,” a half-court set which sets up an on-ball defender to get hit hard by a ball-screen. https://t.co/43eESsDQd0

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ICYMI: New on The Basketball Dictionary: “Thumb Up/Down,” a pick-and-roll series that uses a down screen before the pick-and-roll, and often forces the defense into a drop. https://t.co/xgAHzvDMGl

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New on The Basketball Dictionary: “Thumb Down/Up,” a pick-and-roll action involving an initial down screen that can force a defense into a deep drop coverage. https://t.co/xgAHzvDMGl

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New on The Basketball Dictionary: “Thumb Down/Up,” a pick-and-roll action involving an initial down screen that can force a defense into a deep drop coverage. https://t.co/xgAHzvDMGl

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New on The Basketball Dictionary: Film Room: Episode 9, which covers the importance of the first 3 steps in transition defense, especially out of the corners. Preview below, full episode at the link. https://t.co/NeGnZZZCA0

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New on The Basketball Dictionary: “Angle,” otherwise known as a spread pick-and-roll. It is a spacing alignment that stretches the defense to its max. https://t.co/wPgJbgpuon

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New on The Basketball Dictionary: “Angle,” a pick-and-roll half-court set that creates maximum offensive spacing. https://t.co/wPgJbgH5fV

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ICYMI: New on The Basketball Dictionary: “Split Cut,” a two-man screening action after post entries that generates backdoor layups and open 3s. https://t.co/KTiCDaoQTD

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New on The Basketball Dictionary: “Split Cut,” a two-man screening action after a post feed that can create layups and three-point shots. https://t.co/KTiCDaoQTD

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New on The Basketball Dictionary: “Split Cut,” a two-man screening action that occurs after a post entry and is increasingly popular across the NBA. https://t.co/KTiCDaoQTD