Stavanger Basketball
What is it
Penetrate, Kick, Next (penetrate, pass, pass) is when the ball penetrates the paint on a drive or a post-up, and defense sends a help defender. Resulting in a kick-out in the direction of the help.
Options
When help is provided and ball is kicked out
- Receiver shoots the catch, if open, in range and in rhythm and if defender is slow on the close-out
- Receiver drives the catch, if defender rushes the close-out, and the paint is clear
- Receiver nexts the catch, if defender rushes the close-out, and the paint is packed
Examples
Clip below shows various possessions in which the receiver of the kick is open to shoot on the catch
Clip below shows various possessions in which the receiver of the kick drives the close-out
Clip below shows various possessions in which the receiver of the kick is nexting the catch
Clip below provides some examples from games with an explanation of how/why the action works with an emphasis on what happens in the paint