6-cycle dribble-drive
 | 1 Rehearse and execute dribble-drive motion at speed, take 6 layups in 6 fullcourt trips, always scoring (putback any miss), 4 inbounds. Start the first trip with a made basket at the other end. Each player shoots in the first 5 trips, there are multiple shooter options on the last trip. The trips are 1) 1 racks it 2) 1-4 kickback 3) 1-2 quick (basket cut), 2-3 kickback 4) 1-4-3-5 in the post 5) 1-3 kickup, 3-2 backdoor 6) 1-4 brush cut, 4-2 kickup, 2-3 backdoor. For ease of reference, all are shown going upcourt in the diagrams, not alternating up and back. Progressions - break on misses (no putbacks) - use a ballscreen series. See dribble-drive offences - Basics, Walberg, Calipari, Nets, Ballscreens, also Fast break - Florida five cycles, 6 cycles, Shooting - Dribble drive. |
 | 2 1) Rack it 1 drives for a layup. Variations - 1 passes to 5 cleaning up or relocating - 1 hits 4 filling behind, exits, 4 racks it - 1 skip passes to 2 (or 3), 5 posts - 1-3 or 1-2 backdoor, 5 tees up. |
 | 3 2) 1-4 kickback 1-4 kickback, 4 racks it, 1 fills behind. Variations - 1-4 kickback, 1 ballscreens for 4 (Tony Bergeron) - 1-4 pass and tee up, or brush, nail, or through cut, 4 racks it - 1-4 tee up, 4-2 backdoor (415 to drop 2) - 1-4 kickback, 4-1 throwback, 5 ducks in (Calipari). |
 | 4 3) 1-2 quick 2 elevates for a pass, 1 basket cuts and clears weakside. Variation - 2 makes a return pass to 1 (give and go). Calipari - they want 2 to drive. Mads Olesen - 5 looks to screen every time someone cuts under him. If 5 is a dominant post player, it's a good option to have 1 set a screen for him. |
 | 5 2 drives middle for a kickback to 3, who racks it (Calipari). Variations - 2 hits 4 kicking back - 2 racks it on a middle or baseline drive - 2 drives baseline, hits 4 filling behind, exits. Marc Hart - 4 has the right side all cleared out to attack the rack. Calipari - 1 comes out of the corner when 2 gets to the middle of the lane. Olesen - 1 will stay in his corner then look for drop-zone options on any stop, the kickback to 3 is a great option. Jerry Petitgoue - they want a baseline drive by 2. |
 | 6 4) 1-4-3-5 1 passes to 4 and corner cuts, 4 passes to 3 and corner cuts weakside, 5 posts. Option - 1 makes a basket cut (through cut) then exits using 5. Walberg - if you want to get 5 the ball, swing it from 1 to 4 to 3, 1 and 4 hold. Calipari - to create a lane for 3, 1 passes to 4 and holds, 4 passes to 3 and basket cuts, 5 relocates, 3 drives baseline. Olesen - if 5 is dominant and 4 swings the ball, 1 must recognize this and exit weakside on a through cut, anticipating a post pass (4 holds). The first rule to get the ball to a great post player is the middle rule, when 1 passes to 4 (across the middle of the court) he does not cut, 3 comes up for a catch and post entry. |
 | 7 3 drives middle, passes to 5. Variation - 3 makes a post-entry pass from the wing, or passes to 1 who passes inside. See Quick hitters - Duke actions (Corner). |
 | 8 5) 1-3 kickup, 3-2 backdoor 1-3 kickup to start (drop 3 kickup). Option (shown) - 4 brush or loop cuts to create a gap for 1. Olesen - 3 can't move until 1 hits the drop zone. |
 | 9 3-2 backdoor cut (drop 2). Variations - 3-2 kickup (Nets) - 3-1 kickback (Nets) - throwback to 1 in the corner, 5 posts. |
 | 10 6) 1-4 brush cut, 4-2 kickup, 2-3 backdoor Start with a 1-4 brush cut (rub cut) or tee up and 4-2 kickup. Xavier - 2 can come out or backcut along the baseline, 5 occupies his man to keep him from helping on the backdoor. Variations - 1 makes a nail cut (or through cut) - 1-4 brush cut, 4-2 backdoor - 1-4 kickback, 4-2 kickup or backdoor - 1-4 kickback, 4-2 quick (Calipari). |
 | 11 2 drives middle, finishing options are - 2-3 backdoor (the default, shown) - 2 racks it - 2 passes to 5 relocating - 2-1 kickback (Nets) - throwback to 4 in the corner, 5 posts, 2 cuts through. Walberg - kickback to kickup to drop 3 backdoor. Shaka Smart - Ram set - 1-4 tee up, 4-2 kickup, 2-1 kickback, 1-3 skip pass, 5 ducks in for a pass. Greg Kampe - Loop-pitch-red - 1-2 kickup, 2-4 kickback, 4-3 skip pass, 5 seals in the post.  |
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