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Message: [QUOTE="MD#12Fan, post: 3929673, member: 8636"] I understand now. Of course the pump fake is a part of face up moves. (triple-threat) I would argue that it is less important for a UConn player. UConn stresses ball movement, cutting, and screening. I would bet that if a wing or point is so closely guarded as to need a pump fake to create space or get the defender in the air, maybe they should not have the ball to begin with. You see our players keeping their dribbles alive and backing up with the ball to create some space. Old days, we did not back up. Like an army fighting for territory. We were also taught to always try to catch the ball in a position you could shoot it from without dribbling. A successful defensive possession sometimes was forcing the offensive player to catch the ball outside of their shooting range. Yes, we all grew up with jab steps, drives from both sides, and pump fake shots, or pump fake drives if the defender does not back off. [/QUOTE]