Watch how The speed of Galloway’s dip on the way down matches it on the way up. A key component to rhythm. The bottom of the dip is timed with the tap of the right foot 👌 🏀@BBiomechanics pic.twitter.com/U9ByVC2Ra4— BBALLBREAKDOWN (@bballbreakdown) January 6, 2020
one motion shot w minimal jump has become the standard, steve nash really the patient zero for the current culture imo w steph being the prime vector
― lag∞n, Monday, 6 January 2020 04:00 (three years ago) link
galloway does the a kinda hybrid hop into a 1-2 there as far as the footwork which is kinda interesting
― lag∞n, Monday, 6 January 2020 04:03 (three years ago) link
There’s more than one way to skin a cat
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 6 January 2020 19:39 (three years ago) link
hop is def the current thinking but seems like all the best shooters will use the 1-2 situationally sometimes
― lag∞n, Monday, 6 January 2020 20:01 (three years ago) link
The moment Ball looked down at the crossover was when the charge was gonna happen pic.twitter.com/zgkuKlFQvk— BBALLBREAKDOWN (@bballbreakdown) January 18, 2020
― lag∞n, Saturday, 18 January 2020 22:57 (three years ago) link
Deemed legal in real time.. @bballbreakdown @NunnBetterRefs @OfficialNBARefs pic.twitter.com/m8kEMpmk7s— BBiomechanics (@BBiomechanics) January 29, 2020
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 January 2020 22:42 (three years ago) link
saw some thing a while ago talking about how dell made steph radically change his shot to a higher release point while he was in high school because he wouldnt be able to get it off in the pros steph called it his summer of hell, got a lil chuckle out of that watching lamelo and trae shoot from their chins
― lag∞n, Thursday, 25 February 2021 16:22 (one year ago) link
🎥 LaMelo Ball from the Warriors logo in slow-mo pic.twitter.com/oX2PmubnIu— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) February 27, 2021
― lag∞n, Saturday, 27 February 2021 02:37 (one year ago) link
it goes in but you would not teach someone to shoot that way
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 27 February 2021 02:39 (one year ago) link
but maybe its good idk!
― lag∞n, Saturday, 27 February 2021 02:40 (one year ago) link
The release point looks good
― i was too much listening to your accent (Spottie), Saturday, 27 February 2021 02:48 (one year ago) link
What did Biyombo do to his free throw form??? pic.twitter.com/yABXnSAKaI— BBALLBREAKDOWN (@bballbreakdown) February 27, 2021
― lag∞n, Saturday, 27 February 2021 04:10 (one year ago) link
oh no. i do not like that.
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 27 February 2021 04:19 (one year ago) link
biyombo is a non-baller
― k3vin k., Saturday, 27 February 2021 04:36 (one year ago) link
the weirdest ft shooter I remember seeing was Shawn Marion, wouldn’t he kind of shove the ball with both hands semi-horizontally at the backboard?
― brimstead, Saturday, 27 February 2021 17:59 (one year ago) link
pretty much describes his jumpshot altogether lol
― lag∞n, Saturday, 27 February 2021 18:39 (one year ago) link
huh, his release point looks like it's close to his shoulders!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu9ig4mbouo
― That's not really my scene (I'm 41) (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 27 February 2021 19:05 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMzIGECoaVQ
― Fetchboy, Saturday, 27 February 2021 19:25 (one year ago) link
pretty funny that rick barry, one of the greatest shooters ever, shot free throws underhand
― lag∞n, Saturday, 27 February 2021 22:48 (one year ago) link
with some of those you have to feel for the teammates who had to dap them up at the line, like "um... good job?"i've always be been a fan of nelly's weird one handed thing
― That's not really my scene (I'm 41) (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 28 February 2021 03:44 (one year ago) link
iirc Rick Barry was and remains outspoken about the underhand free throw. I know I heard an interview once about how he got Wilt to do it for a game or part of a season or something and he was able to make a much higher percentage, but wilt wouldn’t stick with it bc it didn’t look cool. It’s pretty amazing how many dudes in that video actually had dece percentages. More than one way to skin a cat!
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Sunday, 28 February 2021 20:48 (one year ago) link
i remember that barry/wilt anecdote too, from basketball gypsy
― That's not really my scene (I'm 41) (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 28 February 2021 20:52 (one year ago) link
https://www.npr.org/2017/05/28/530504774/why-rick-and-canyon-barry-stay-true-to-the-granny-shot
― That's not really my scene (I'm 41) (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 28 February 2021 20:53 (one year ago) link
In his autobiography Chamberlain said using the "granny" shot made him "look silly" and "like a sissy."
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Sunday, 28 February 2021 21:08 (one year ago) link
i didn't realize until recently that elena delle donne is a significantly better ft shooter than any nba player. her holding the ball out with her elbow at a 90 degree angle seems notable, but her shot looks pretty conventional.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEHbB-9JvUo
― circles, Sunday, 28 February 2021 21:20 (one year ago) link
the smaller ball would help with shooting % imo
― micah, Sunday, 28 February 2021 22:32 (one year ago) link
so silly they shd use the same ball
― lag∞n, Monday, 1 March 2021 00:29 (one year ago) link
uh why
― micah, Monday, 1 March 2021 02:21 (one year ago) link
cause its the same sport
― lag∞n, Monday, 1 March 2021 02:43 (one year ago) link
I could watch Pistol Pete Maravich demonstrate ballhandling drills to Red Auerbach all day ... pic.twitter.com/BWWbqcVFbH— Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) March 11, 2021
― lag∞n, Thursday, 11 March 2021 17:22 (one year ago) link
"hip mobility" is the new scouting buzzword lol
― lag∞n, Saturday, 17 April 2021 04:24 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Eid7669zY
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 7 September 2021 04:16 (one year ago) link
marcus would be an amazing player development coach someday. he talks the game really well.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 8 September 2021 00:17 (one year ago) link
such obvious passion too
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 8 September 2021 00:19 (one year ago) link
yeah i could see him really wanting to do a job like that
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 8 September 2021 00:19 (one year ago) link
never been clear to me who the guys are who help the players do drills, are they on the development staff or what they tend to be young theyre not coaches theyre not ball boys
Andrew Wiggins struggling a bit at Warriors practice. 👀(via @LetsGoWarriors, h/t @dubs4o8)pic.twitter.com/convmX6EFR— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) October 1, 2021
― lag∞n, Friday, 1 October 2021 20:42 (one year ago) link
https://www.nba.com/stats/events/?GameEventID=429&GameID=0022100172&Season=2021-22&flag=1&title=Clarkson%20REBOUND%20(Off:0%20Def:1)&sct=plot
never seen this play before. the pacers used it to break the jazz zone. it's like the elevator doors play but in reverse
― micah, Friday, 12 November 2021 11:09 (one year ago) link
this is cool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2T4bJh165g
― lag∞n, Friday, 26 November 2021 03:00 (one year ago) link
Ralph Miller, the coach of the Oregon State Beaver hoops team from 1970-1989 favored a similar heavily pass-oriented offense. I think he cribbed it from Phog Allen. He hated to see his guards dribbling more than twice.
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Friday, 26 November 2021 04:32 (one year ago) link
Fascinating video
― Spottie, Friday, 26 November 2021 05:56 (one year ago) link
that was great, thanking u
― call all destroyer, Friday, 26 November 2021 14:41 (one year ago) link
Ya watched that a couple weeks ago and been telling all my bball friends about it
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Friday, 26 November 2021 17:30 (one year ago) link
NEW Breakdown: Ty Lue shows again why he is one of the best X's & O's coaches in the NBA - NASTY ATO counter! pic.twitter.com/U4MAFvOKCd— Half Court Hoops (@HalfCourtHoops) December 7, 2021
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 7 December 2021 21:12 (one year ago) link
love it
― Spottie, Tuesday, 7 December 2021 21:52 (one year ago) link
I made diagrams of 34 types of ballscreens, from Angle PnR to Wedge RollIf you see a pick-and-roll but don't know its name so you can't look it up, try looking for it on this page and hopefully you'll find the right oneLmk which ones I've left out!https://t.co/aBO1HPCn7T— Bowser2Bowser (@bowser2bowser) January 21, 2022
― lag∞n, Saturday, 22 January 2022 00:04 (one year ago) link
that is excellent.
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 22 January 2022 14:36 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyA_wTOzza4Alex Caruso talks defense
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Thursday, 17 February 2022 21:15 (eleven months ago) link
i want to thank caruso for shaving his head
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 17 February 2022 22:15 (eleven months ago) link
love that
― Spottie, Thursday, 17 February 2022 22:18 (eleven months ago) link
hes really thinking about the shot clock good stuff
― lag∞n, Thursday, 17 February 2022 22:21 (eleven months ago) link
chasing down the origin of the shamgod https://theathletic.com/3139815/2022/02/24/the-unknown-history-of-the-shammgod-crossover-or-as-philly-calls-it-the-pooh-allen
guess nba assistant pooh allen did it on national tv when shamgod was still in high school lol
“If you know Pooh,” Rozier said, “you know he’s going around showing people that clip.”
finally track down the penn coach who taught it to pooh and
O’Hanlon said he doesn’t remember when he first did “The Reach Across.” He was always trying to come up with new moves and discovered this one on his own and never saw anyone do it before him. “I did come up with that,” he said. “I didn’t steal it from anyone.”
― lag∞n, Thursday, 24 February 2022 15:18 (eleven months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN8vvtQ4ir8
― he was eating Vaseline like it was a bunch of cheeseburgers (Spottie), Friday, 13 May 2022 21:22 (eight months ago) link
whats going on with DSJs shot form? looks like hes fumbling it right before he releases it
Highlights from Dennis Smith Jr.’s private workout this week in Las Vegas in front of several NBA personnel. pic.twitter.com/MiidVmp0uo— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) July 14, 2022
― Spottie, Thursday, 14 July 2022 01:49 (six months ago) link
it looks like he's using some wrist action to generate backspin rather than like flicking it off the fingers as one does. definitely a little weird.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 14 July 2022 02:01 (six months ago) link
looks like hes catching then adjusting so his hand is way on top and to the side of the ball then compensating for that weird placement by thumbing very intensely, good luck man
― lag∞n, Thursday, 14 July 2022 02:04 (six months ago) link
yeah some sort of pre-shot rotation. takes him so long to set it up yikes.
― Spottie, Thursday, 14 July 2022 02:17 (six months ago) link
Former Toronto Raptors center Lucas Nogueira released these team scouting reports on John Wall and Bradley Beal from round one of the 2018 NBA Playoffs. Why? I don't know. But cool. pic.twitter.com/qGUWz2FbwA— Quinton Mayo (@RealQuintonMayo) July 27, 2022
― Spottie, Wednesday, 27 July 2022 07:57 (six months ago) link
i wonder how common it is for teams to include stuff like ppp and ts% in communicating with players
― circles, Wednesday, 27 July 2022 20:29 (six months ago) link
The Bucks have tweaked their approach to pick-and-roll defense this season and the early results are extremely promising - they're taking away all of the juiciest options and forcing teams to settle for more tough shots. https://t.co/k7gm0R1zdi pic.twitter.com/0DNjv3GYnu— Todd Whitehead (@CrumpledJumper) November 11, 2022
― lag∞n, Friday, 11 November 2022 23:25 (two months ago) link
i like those visualizations!
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 12 November 2022 01:41 (two months ago) link
found these defensive mistakes videos which look at more minute details than most breakdowns positioning routes on screens etc and the guy is just bitching the whole time hes really disappointed in the players lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpDYP4Xzkjw
― lag∞n, Saturday, 26 November 2022 15:50 (two months ago) link
Love that. Luka not shaking the harden comparisons lol. That Javale signing looks crazier by the day. Do they have even a single plus defender on the roster outside of dorian?
― im a beacon of light (Spottie), Saturday, 26 November 2022 18:29 (two months ago) link
hes like harden who shows up in the playoffs
― lag∞n, Saturday, 26 November 2022 18:45 (two months ago) link
Harden made the conf finals a couple times
― im a beacon of light (Spottie), Saturday, 26 November 2022 19:07 (two months ago) link
he made finals once even but his playoff numbers are bad where luka has killed it, which makes sense to me hardens game has always been a little gimmicky but luka is a flat out baller
― lag∞n, Saturday, 26 November 2022 19:09 (two months ago) link
omg that defensive mistakes video had me in tears.
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 27 November 2022 04:15 (two months ago) link
it’s like your uncle morty giving you a hard time about your shoes
― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 27 November 2022 08:04 (two months ago) link
🚨BREAKDOWN🚨Steve Kerr added a new ATO set that takes advantage of 3 concepts:1) Steph Curry's gravity2) Steph Curry's screening 3) Jordan Poole's downhill explosionSimple but brilliant play design that makes full use of the team's dynamic offensive weapons.⬇️⬇️⬇️ pic.twitter.com/FoyQIq0sR8— Joe Viray (@JoeVirayNBA) November 26, 2022
― im a beacon of light (Spottie), Sunday, 27 November 2022 08:37 (two months ago) link
luka the post godhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI8wq7vUxoo
― im a beacon of light (Spottie), Wednesday, 30 November 2022 08:27 (two months ago) link
lukas a freak
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 30 November 2022 13:00 (two months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17H6OaQQ5qY
good one on haliburton, its crazy how much he uses the look away or just keeps his eyes on the rim, its like he can take a snapshot and doesnt even need to look anymore
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 30 November 2022 13:02 (two months ago) link
caitlin cooper wrote a whole thing on haliburtons jump passing https://www.indycornrows.com/platform/amp/2022/8/3/23285985/on-the-aerial-exploits-of-tyrese-haliburton which tyrese actually shouted out on jj redicks podcast
Very cool to hear Tyrese Haliburton give @C2_Cooper a shoutout for the jump pass article on Old Man and the Three. pic.twitter.com/VC4ucmKWH5— Tony East (@TEastNBA) November 11, 2022
― micah, Wednesday, 30 November 2022 19:52 (two months ago) link
also this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSlCsBgbP-g
― micah, Wednesday, 30 November 2022 19:56 (two months ago) link
caitlin cooper is good af
― slai gorgeous-alexander (m bison), Thursday, 1 December 2022 01:33 (two months ago) link
what is this shot
This is one of the wildest shooting forms I’ve witnessed 😭💀 pic.twitter.com/nbizW4kclM— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) December 5, 2022
― im a beacon of light (Spottie), Tuesday, 6 December 2022 07:14 (two months ago) link
wild that he is a 10 year vet and shoots like that
― micah, Tuesday, 6 December 2022 12:11 (two months ago) link
never shouldve let him back in
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 6 December 2022 12:31 (two months ago) link
coach nicks dream is coming true
I don't think we're talking enough about how Victor Wembanyama is making floater 3-pointers a thing over in France. He's made multiple of these shots this season, and it breaks my brain every time he does it. Think Luka is the only other person I've seen try this more than once? pic.twitter.com/5T3MhWjit6— Sam Vecenie (@Sam_Vecenie) January 3, 2023
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 4 January 2023 00:18 (one month ago) link
I know this sounds dumb but if you have the requisite strength and skill etc it doesn’t seem like a bad shot at all
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 4 January 2023 02:25 (one month ago) link
that's a runner not a floater imo
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 4 January 2023 02:27 (one month ago) link
imo its defining trait is that its a one legged shot, which when dirk popularized it with his turnaround people were like wow only dirk what a great shooter but we come to learn its a good shot in many situations so why not from three
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 4 January 2023 02:32 (one month ago) link
Still didn’t seem like a good shot cos youre moving towards the rim vs stationary up and down, adding another factor to screw up the shot. But it could be used to keep the defense off balance to set up other moves I guess
― im a beacon of light (Spottie), Wednesday, 4 January 2023 02:55 (one month ago) link
maybe a couple things that could be good about it is the big jump towards the basket is powerful making it an easier shot arms wise allowing for more touch, and also it could open up spots where a traditional jumper wouldnt work step through type moves and so forth, i dont have any idea if guys can hit it at a good enough rate to be worthwhile but i want to see them try
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 4 January 2023 03:00 (one month ago) link
you see guys shoot it sometimes when they dont have time to get a normal shot end of shot clock situations etc so on some level its a thing that makes sense to do
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 4 January 2023 03:03 (one month ago) link
yeah it's probably no worse than the stepback three as far as degree of difficulty; both are using some sort of movement to create space for the shot
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 4 January 2023 03:06 (one month ago) link
all that action to get a contested 30 footer lol
This is a nasty half-court set from the Nuggets. Elbow action out of HORNS flowing into "Chicago" that then flows into Floppy-adjacent staggered downscreens for Bones Hyland. pic.twitter.com/MuqWricjAg— Joe Viray (@JoeVirayNBA) January 12, 2023
― im a beacon of light (Spottie), Thursday, 12 January 2023 20:12 (three weeks ago) link
guys might be seeing plays where none exist like sure players are setting off ball screens and whatnot but i dont think theyre all going horns chicago floppy, past the initial action its prob more just read and react
― lag∞n, Thursday, 12 January 2023 20:19 (three weeks ago) link
yeah particularly with jokic they probably are coached just to set a ton of off-ball screens and he'll find someone.
these twitter guys want to talk about basketball like it's football
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 12 January 2023 20:59 (three weeks ago) link
otm sometimes its interesting but usually its just some dudes ballin.
ATOs are cool tho.
― im a beacon of light (Spottie), Thursday, 12 January 2023 21:32 (three weeks ago) link