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Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser
When working out onto the floor, you should be heading over there on an angle AWAY FROM the offensive team's basket. You are sacrificing a bit of distance to gain a better angle.
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This is what I do. In my mind, I have a line on the floor from the intersection of the free throw line extended and my sideline, to the point of the jump circle that is closest to the defenders' basket. On trail, I try to stay on the line. Of course, there are times that I stray for some specific reason, and to some extent, it doesn't matter so much at some of the lower levels of play. "Cheating" out this far is helpful because I don't have a lot of acceleration. If I'm closer to the sideline, I'm definitely beat, but I am in position to buttonhook into the play behind the dribbler.
What I haven't mastered is how to get out from behind the play onto the baseline when the shot is missed, and there are several players now down into the lead's primary. It can get awkward.