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    I am learning a new offense at the moment. It's the kind of offense where it looks unorganized and messy when you're watching it unfold on the court; however, it's extremely intricate and organized. There are multiple options that can come out of the set plays and each set plays just ends up back to the formation that we like to work out of. There's no official name for it, but we tend to call it "Drop". There's four people out on the perimeter of the court and the center in the paint. It's a dribble-drive-kick offense in which one drives down the lane of the court and kicks it out and repeat the process until we get a good shot at the bucket. It has been in effect for decades and has won Mayfair a CIF Ring!

We don't wish to start in half-court offense. Our main goal is to run down the court on a fast break and set up our defense. That's always our focus point. Defense. Defense leads to offense which in turn continues an endless cycle. Now, when we do have to set up our half-court offense, the first option is to immediately rip and drive to the basket for the lay-up. That is rarely ever available the first time down, maybe in the third quarter when the defense is fatigued and jogging down the court. The second option after that is the classic drive and kick. Once the teammate receives the pass, he has many options which is where the heart of the offense comes in with our, seemingly , unlimited options. Of course, the plays all depends on how the opposing team is defending the player. The first look, if open, is a jump shot from behind the perimeter line. If that's not available, you have the third option which is a kick-back to the corner for an open shot or drive baseline. There's a lot more to be covered so in my next installment, I shall cover another possible area of the game. I covered the basics of the offense which 98% of the time is successful. It's hard to grasp all at once; however, with hard work and dedication, it's a simple offense that puts major points up on the board.

Robin Hwang P.5