Ball moves 9-10. 10 attacks with a step the outside gap of the #1 defender. 12 runs a crash line into the same gap. 15 attacks to fill 12's gap outside #2 defender. #2 defender has an impossible choice. If defender respects 15's fill line, ball goes to 12 through the gap. If defender follows 12 inside, ball goes to 15 to use through the gap with an overload outside.
Simple but devastating. 10 must be decisive. 15 must run a crisp line. 12 must attack with aggression.
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