3.1 Post Entries
Getting the ball into the post is the first problem.
Team Offense
3.3 Post Moves
Trigger: Defender is sealed on one side — the other side is open.
Direct answer
What is 3.3 Post Moves?
Trigger: Defender is sealed on one side — the other side is open.
Quick facts
| Category | Team Offense |
|---|---|
| Source volume | BASKETBALL_PLAY_VAULT.md |
What it is
- Trigger: Defender is sealed on one side — the other side is open.
How it works
- Baseline execution: Catch with two hands, elbows out
- Baseline execution: Feel defender on the high side — confirm baseline is open
- Baseline execution: Step the baseline foot hard toward the baseline corner
- Baseline execution: Swing the pivot foot through, turning back to the basket
- Baseline execution: 1-2 power dribbles → power layup or short bank shot
Reads and counters
- Execute: drive toward the side the defender's lead foot is NOT on The face-up is a modern post player's most important skill — forces the big man's defender to choose between sinking into the paint or conceding a mid-range.
- Catch and face the basket in triple-threat
- Read the defender: giving space (shoot) / closing out hard (drive past) / playing tight (shot fake → drive)
- Execute: drive toward the side the defender's lead foot is NOT on
Bilingual terms
| English | 3.3 Post Moves |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 3.3 低位技术动作 |
| Traditional Chinese | 3.3跑位 |
Related concepts
3.2 Post Positioning & Footwork
Fronting defense: Post player's back fully to defender's chest → perfect lob position
3.5 Post Double Teams
The trap collapses space with every dribble.
3.6 Modern Post Play in 5-Out Offenses
Big receives ball at the top via Pistol action
Chaining Moves and Combination Dribbles
A single move (crossover, between-the-legs, hesitation) creates a momentary advantage but rarely converts that advantage into a scoring opportunity.
Post Move Counters: Jump Hook, Up-and-Under, and Face-Up
A coordinated arsenal of individual post-scoring counters — the jump hook, the up-and-under, the drop-step counter, and the face-up jab