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5 months agoThis smooth play by Shai is the definition of cone work on the court. Shai has the ball in the middle of the floor at the top of the key and walks down his defender by doing a triple between the legs. On each dribble, his feet are constantly moving forward, taking away the space from him and the defender. On his last between the legs, he stutters his feet and takes a hard dribble downhill, attacking the help defender. As he approaches the help defender, he quickly changes directions with another between the legs and does a step back by aggressively pushing off his right foot, creating separation in the mid-range area of the paint for the easy pull-up jumper. It’s important to look at how low Shai stays to the ground with each dribble. The whole time he was moving, his chest was down, and he was in a low stance, which allowed him to change directions easier and quicker. Not once did he come up and stand upright because that would have wasted movements when trying to do his between-the-legs dribbles. #basketball #nba #shaigilgeousalexander #sports #basketballtips #basketballtraining #basketballskills #basketballpractice #bball #ballislife #hooper #ihoop #basketballfundamentals #throwbackhoops #isolationscoring #jabstep 🎥: @okcthunder / @nba

5 months agoJalen Brunson catches the ball on the right wing and does a stepback dribble for initial space on the on-ball defender. He then drops his height low to the ground and has a wide base while doing three between-the-legs dribbles, trying to lull his defender to sleep. As he takes his last between-the-legs dribble, he explodes toward the middle of the paint and initiates contact with a little bump using his right shoulder, trying to get to his spot in the middle of the floor. The defender holds his position, so Brunson continues to back him down closer and closer to the basket. To get his shot off, he pivots and spins back off his left foot for the fadeaway mid-range jumper, hitting nothing but net. Brunson is a master at remaining patient when getting cut off from his driving angle and knows how to utilize his pivot foot to either step around or get his jumper off in tight windows. #basketball #nba #jalenbrunson #sports #basketballtips #basketballtraining #basketballskills #basketballpractice #bball #ballislife #hooper #ihoop #basketballfundamentals #jabstep #isolationscoring 🎥: @tooreelralph

7 months agoTalen Horton-Tucker is going to have a breakout season this year with this new-look Bulls team. Tucker is special when he is attacking downhill and knows how to manipulate the ball when defenders are trying to steal it. In this play, he attacks the flat ball screen in the middle of the key and notices a defender cut him off and switch in front of him. Tucker then takes a hard plant with his right foot and does a low pickup while sweeping his arms up through the defender’s reaching arms, drawing the foul from the defense, and finishes at the rim with a thunderous dunk. This low pickup is a subtle move that requires a good amount of strength and precise footwork to pull off when drawing the foul and finishing through contact. Remember to practice different ways to score when defenders are trying to steal the ball from you when attacking the basket! #basketball #nba #talenhortontucker #sports #basketballtips #basketballtraining #basketballskills #basketballpractice #bball #ballislife #hooper #ihoop #basketballfundamentals #jabstep #isolationscoring 🎥: @chicagobulls

7 months agoOne of the reasons why LaMelo Ball is so good as an offensive player is because his game is so unpredictable and crafty. When he is on the court, he never thinks about his next move—he just takes what the defense gives him and uses his elusive handle to get to where he wants on the court. This clip shows exactly that. In this clip, LaMelo was at the top of the key and tries to come off a top ball screen, so he sets his defender up with a float between the legs and accelerates towards the screen. The defender does a good job trying to beat him to the spot of the screen, so Ball gets to the screen and rejects it by going in the opposite direction, hitting a staggered stop into a behind-the-back dribble, which sends the defender flying. The defender guarding the ball screen switches onto Ball, and Ball lulls him to sleep with a hesitation right-to-left crossover, then quickly does a between-the-legs back to his left hand and changes speeds. As he drives the left alley, he uses his right arm to swipe the defender’s reaching hands and then finishes over the shot-blocking defender with a one-foot high off-the-glass scoop layup with his left hand without touching the ball with his right. An extremely difficult finish to do while going full speed, but it just shows how crafty and skilled Ball is as an offensive threat. #basketball #nba #lameloball #sports #basketballtips #basketballtraining #basketballskills #basketballpractice #bball #ballislife #hooper #ihoop #basketballfundamentals #jabstep #isolationscoring 🎥: @melo / YouTube: E hoops

7 months agoTrae Young knows how to use his speed and quickness to his advantage to get defenders going in the wrong direction and finish at the rim with contact. In this clip, he sizes up his defender at the top of the key with a quick triple between the legs and then takes one hard dribble with his left hand while having his face and eyes directed at the slip screen coming towards him. The second his defender realizes and shifts focus toward the screen, Trae takes a hard step with his right foot and spins back to the right side while dropping the ball into his right hand, away from the defender. Once he drives the alley, he initiates contact at the rim by doing a two-foot finish, jumping into the shot blocker’s body to eliminate space and give himself an angle to finish at the rim. #basketball #nba #traeyoung #sports #basketballtips #basketballtraining #basketballskills #basketballpractice #bball #ballislife #hooper #ihoop #basketballfundamentals #hawksnation#isolationscoring 🎥: @traeyoung/ YouTube: KingSwish

7 months agoIt’s so important when you drive to the basket to play off your pivot and be patient around the rim until you get an angle to get a shot off. That is exactly what Kyrie did on this play, showcasing his patience and poise in the paint. Kyrie starts on the left wing and drives hard to the middle of the paint. Once he gets cut off by the defender, he does a fake spin toward the baseline while keeping his pivot on his left foot. Afterward, he immediately pivots back, squaring his body to the basket and shot fakes by raising the ball above his head while remaining low. He notices the defender bite on the shot fake, then spin pivots again past the defender jumping in the air and shoots a baby mid-range jumper off the glass, leaning toward his left. Remember to play off your feet in the paint and pivot until you can get your shot off or make the correct read to a teammate. This tactic will make scoring easier for you when attacking the paint. #nbanation #basketballfundamentals #scoring #nba #fundamentalskills #getbuckets #buckets #nbashots #scoring #nbahighlights #kyrieirving #kyrie #kyrie4 #kyriegang #kyrieshoes #kyrieirving2 🎥: @kyrieirving / Youtube : KingSwish

7 months agoKobe’s isolation game is different. He starts by sizing up his defender in the left corner with a quick double between the legs and then floats into another between the legs. Notice how on his last between the legs he takes a negative step backward and has his right hand over the ball to sell the shot as if he were going to pull up and shoot. This negative step allows Kobe to push off forcefully, giving him a more explosive step off the dribble. Once he accelerates to the middle of the paint, he initiates a small bump towards the defender and immediately spins back towards the baseline for more separation on the fadeaway jumper. #basketball #nba #kobebryant #sports #basketballtips #basketballtraining #basketballskills #basketballpractice #bball #ballislife #hooper #ihoop #basketballfundamentals #throwbackhoops #isolationscoring 🎥: @kobebryant/ YouTube : @nba

7 months agoTake me back to when Jamal Crawford was playing because his game was beautiful to watch. He was so shifty, crafty, and elusive with the ball in his hand, and knew how to manipulate the defender with subtle movements. In this clip, he sized up his defender with a quick between-the-legs and then a float between changing speeds and levels. He then exploded downhill with his right hand, immediately snatched the ball with a behind-the-back, while using his off-hand to gently push the defender, which manipulated his momentum and had him flying. Crawford then paused for a second, looked at where the defender was, and raised his eyes and head at the rim as if he was going to shoot the ball, then quickly crossed the ball over to his right hand for the pull-up jumper. This quick glance at the rim had the defender jumping to contest his shot and out of the play. #basketball #nba #jamalcrawford #sports #basketballtips #basketballtraining #basketballskills #basketballpractice #bball #ballislife #hooper #ihoop #basketballfundamentals #throwbackhoops #isolationscoring 🎥: @jamalcrawford/ YouTube: @nba