Dribble Drive Motion vs. Gap Defenses

3 Actions vs. Sagging Defenses

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Facing more gap and sagging defenses? Here are 3 actions to use within your dribble drive motion to attack modern defenses along with some concepts to improve your DDM.

Inside Elevator

Players 3 and 4 exchange to start, then 1 passes to 3. After the pass, 1 and 2 exchange. With 1 in the corner, 5 and 2 set an elevator screen for 1. On the catch, attack space, shoot the jumper, or kick to 4 if x4 steps over to help.