Most players think the cross step is about stepping across. It’s not. If your hips stay closed, the defender never has to turn. No angle. No advantage. Open your hips ➝ attack the top foot ➝ force the defender to flip. That’s when the cross step becomes a real threat, not a dance. Moves don’t work. Positioning does. 👉If this just changed how you see the cross step… save this. 👉 Most hoopers don’t know this… send this to one of them. 👉 If your cross step never creates separation, this is why.