Chin Series
Chin Series: All initiate from the same look: a ball catch at the elbow (the intersection of the lane line and the free throw line).
Actions And Plays
Zipper Cut
The Zipper Cut is a baseline-to-top movement where a player cuts from the corner or baseline up the lane line toward the ball handler at the top of.
Direct answer
What is Zipper Cut?
The Zipper Cut is a baseline-to-top movement where a player cuts from the corner or baseline up the lane line toward the ball handler at the top of.
Quick facts
| Category | Actions And Plays |
|---|---|
| Source volume | BASKETBALL_PLAY_VAULT.md |
What it is
- The Zipper Cut is a baseline-to-top movement where a player cuts from the corner or baseline up the lane line toward the ball handler at the top of the key.
- Catches a pass from the ball handler for a DHO-like exchange, or.
- A player is stationed in the corner or along the baseline on the weak side.
How it works
- The cutter arrives at the elbow or wing area and either: - Catches a pass from the ball handler for a DHO-like exchange, or - Catches for a catch-and-shoot three, or - Sets up a pin-down screen for themselves or triggers a new action.
- A player is stationed in the corner or along the baseline on the weak side.
- The ball is at the top of the key (or slot).
- The corner player reads the defense, then makes a sharp cut up the lane line — staying near the painted area — toward the ball.
- The cutter arrives at the elbow or wing area and either:
Bilingual terms
| English | Zipper Cut |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | Zipper空切 |
| Traditional Chinese | 拉鍊剪裁 |
Learn before and after
These graph neighbors help place Zipper Cut in the larger basketball map.
Pin-In Screen
The Pin-In Screen is the conceptual opposite of a pindown screen.
Get Action (Pass-and-Follow Dribble Handoff)
Get Action (Pass-and-Follow Dribble Handoff) is a basketball action involving a named guard-to-guard initiation where a player passes to a teammate.
Related concepts
Pin-Down Into Handoff
Pin-Down Into Handoff is a basketball action that an Off-Screen Shooter is initially stationed in the corner or wing.
Iverson Actions
Iverson Actions is a basketball action involving a player cuts from one side of the floor to the other, running through the elbows (along the.
Get Action (Pass-and-Follow Dribble Handoff)
Get Action (Pass-and-Follow Dribble Handoff) is a basketball action involving a named guard-to-guard initiation where a player passes to a teammate.
Chin Series
Chin Series: All initiate from the same look: a ball catch at the elbow (the intersection of the lane line and the free throw line).
Cross Screen
The Cross Screen is an off-ball screen set horizontally across the lane — from one side of the paint to the other — for a player posting up or.
Ghost Screen Concept
Ghost Screen Concept is a basketball action involving a player runs toward a screener as if to use the screen but ghosts (runs past) the screen.