Teams should have simple and easily understood methods to combat aggressive defensive overplays and denials (both on the perimeter and in the post) for their entries as well as their Second Phase/Wave of Attack—whether it is a continuity or motion type offense. “Backdoor Cuts,” “Give-n-Go Cuts,” “Blind Pig” Actions, “Iverson Cuts,” “Barkley Cuts” (defined as “Iverson Cuts” by the offensive team’s Post Players,) “Dribble Hand-Offs,” “Fake Dribble Hand-Offs,” “Counter Options” and other actions are ways to eliminate opponents’ denial pressure on the perimeter. High-Low Flash post overloads and off-ball screens on the weakside are viable options to counter opponents’ Helpside Defenses that are necessary in the opposition’s aggressive and interior man-to-man defensive action.

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