Drop and Crash: Why a Good Drop Is Only Half the Job
Landing a drop in the kitchen is the setup, not the finish. Jack’s point: once the ball is short, you have to move forward, take space, and put pressure on. Treat every good drop as permission to crash the kitchen.
- After a quality drop, immediately look to close — don’t admire the shot from the baseline.
- Use the short ball to take away time and space at the NVZ.
- Practice drop → first step forward as one linked pattern.
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