Kentucky’s Maci Morris Dropped Her Defender With A Filthy Crossover


The reaction of an opponent is what makes a good crossover. Was it believable enough you’d be going left that when you brought it back right the defender would get out of position? It’s the thing that makes a crossover successful or not in freeing you for a shot or a drive.

What makes a great crossover is whether you leave your opponent in ruins. A good crossover gets you a shot or a lane, but a great crossover that sends a defender crumpling to the ground will keep you on highlight reels for years (or, if it happens in a pickup game, will be something you lord over that defender forever).

For Kentucky’s Maci Morris, she’ll be able to look back at her first quarter crossover of a poor Louisville defender for years and bask in the glow of one of the nastiest crossovers of 2017. Morris hit the defender with a dribble to the left and then pulled it back between the legs to the right for a three-point attempt from the top of the key as the defender did the splits and crumpled to the court.

Louisville got the win over the Wildcats in a pretty easy 83-67 win, but let’s appreciate this incredible crossover, even if it came in defeat. This is a filthy crossover, leaving the Cardinal defender in a heap on the floor. Now, in fairness to her, it looks like the Louisville defender may have stepped on Morris’ foot, contributing to her fall, but even without that, Morris would have created a ton of space with this move.

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