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General Slang
drive and kick
DRYVE-and-KICK · noun · informal
Penetrating then passing out to open shooters
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An offensive concept of driving to collapse the defense and kicking the ball out to open perimeter shooters.
“Their whole offense is drive and kick for threes.”
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drive and kick In A Sentence
Their whole offense is drive and kick for threes.
Origin & Usage
Modern spacing-era offensive term.
Variants
drive-and-kick
People Also Ask
What is a drive and kick in basketball?
It's an offensive tactic where a ballhandler drives toward the basket to draw defenders, then passes ('kicks') the ball out to an open teammate on the perimeter for a shot.
Why is drive and kick so effective?
Driving forces the defense to collapse inward, leaving outside shooters open, which makes it a staple of modern three-point-heavy offenses.
What does 'kick' mean in drive and kick?
'Kick' refers to the kick-out pass — a quick pass thrown from the paint back out to a shooter beyond the arc.
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