Team Offense

Wide Elbow

Wide Elbow is an offensive concept involving ball swings to the elbow (foul line extended).

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What is Wide Elbow?

Wide Elbow is an offensive concept involving ball swings to the elbow (foul line extended).

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What it is

How it works

Bilingual terms

EnglishWide Elbow
Simplified ChineseWide肘区配合
Traditional ChineseWide彎頭

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