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 (three years ago) link
the smaller ball would help with shooting % imo
― micah, Sunday, 28 February 2021 22:32 (three years ago) link
so silly they shd use the same ball
― lag∞n, Monday, 1 March 2021 00:29 (three years ago) link
uh why
― micah, Monday, 1 March 2021 02:21 (three years ago) link
cause its the same sport
― lag∞n, Monday, 1 March 2021 02:43 (three years 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 (three years ago) link
"hip mobility" is the new scouting buzzword lol
― lag∞n, Saturday, 17 April 2021 04:24 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Eid7669zY
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 7 September 2021 04:16 (two years 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 (two years ago) link
such obvious passion too
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 8 September 2021 00:19 (two years ago) link
yeah i could see him really wanting to do a job like that
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 8 September 2021 00:19 (two years 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 (two years 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 (two years ago) link
this is cool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2T4bJh165g
― lag∞n, Friday, 26 November 2021 03:00 (two years 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 (two years ago) link
Fascinating video
― Spottie, Friday, 26 November 2021 05:56 (two years ago) link
that was great, thanking u
― call all destroyer, Friday, 26 November 2021 14:41 (two years 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 (two years 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 (two years ago) link
love it
― Spottie, Tuesday, 7 December 2021 21:52 (two years 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 (two years ago) link
that is excellent.
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 22 January 2022 14:36 (two years 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 (two years 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 (two years ago) link
love that
― Spottie, Thursday, 17 February 2022 22:18 (two years ago) link
hes really thinking about the shot clock good stuff
― lag∞n, Thursday, 17 February 2022 22:21 (two years 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 (two years 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 (one year 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 (one year 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 (one year 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 (one year 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 (one year 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 (one year 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 (one year 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 (one year ago) link
i like those visualizations!
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 12 November 2022 01:41 (one year 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 (one year 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 (one year ago) link
hes like harden who shows up in the playoffs
― lag∞n, Saturday, 26 November 2022 18:45 (one year ago) link
Harden made the conf finals a couple times
― im a beacon of light (Spottie), Saturday, 26 November 2022 19:07 (one year 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 (one year ago) link
omg that defensive mistakes video had me in tears.
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 27 November 2022 04:15 (one year ago) link
it’s like your uncle morty giving you a hard time about your shoes
― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 27 November 2022 08:04 (one year 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 (one year ago) link
luka the post godhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI8wq7vUxoo
― im a beacon of light (Spottie), Wednesday, 30 November 2022 08:27 (one year ago) link
lukas a freak
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 30 November 2022 13:00 (one year 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 (one year 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 (one year ago) link
also this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSlCsBgbP-g
― micah, Wednesday, 30 November 2022 19:56 (one year ago) link
caitlin cooper is good af
― slai gorgeous-alexander (m bison), Thursday, 1 December 2022 01:33 (one year ago) link
that's a nice-looking ppt
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 19 October 2023 15:48 (five months ago) link
you know what thinking basketball do good work i like em
― lag∞n, Thursday, 19 October 2023 16:16 (five months ago) link
The Milwaukee Bucks are 29th in defense to start the season. Gonna thread some clips from my film session here as we try to find out *why* this is the case.First, a P&R switch, but looks like Giannis is trying to scram Dame out of the mismatch, but Dame seems to not know that: pic.twitter.com/c3hmgAMOqx— Jason Timpf (@_JasonLT) November 3, 2023
― infinite wiggles (Spottie), Friday, 3 November 2023 20:44 (four months ago) link
not sure if this is the best thread for this or just the reg season one
i’m down to try and use this thread for stuff like this to not bog the main thread down w/ nba film twitter threads & the like
― slob wizard (J0rdan S.), Friday, 3 November 2023 20:47 (four months ago) link
yeah makes sense to me
― infinite wiggles (Spottie), Friday, 3 November 2023 21:08 (four months ago) link
Alex Caruso gave Kevin Durant hell last night. Deep dive on how he did it. Turn sound on to hear why Caruso is a defensive savant. pic.twitter.com/F8hT1IiMr7— Steph Noh (@StephNoh) November 9, 2023
― Jeff, Thursday, 9 November 2023 16:46 (four months ago) link
feel like guys are getting better at poking swiping etc at the ball, jrue had a play last night where he was beat and just doinked the ball out at the last moment
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 14 November 2023 17:24 (four months ago) link
i think i read somewhere that steals are way up this season
― infinite wiggles (Spottie), Tuesday, 14 November 2023 17:30 (four months ago) link
steals are one of the best plays, as long as youre not gambling
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 14 November 2023 17:31 (four months ago) link
seems like pursuing the play once youre beat has become standard defense where it was once not, leads to more blocks from behind poking balls away and so forth
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 14 November 2023 17:38 (four months ago) link
Jose Alvarado please stand up. Also get healthy so you can poke away balls again.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 14 November 2023 18:36 (four months ago) link
the 309 point game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvyiAiF6L9c
― lag∞n, Sunday, 26 November 2023 14:57 (four months ago) link
man i really cant stand how that guy talks.
― micah, Wednesday, 29 November 2023 11:04 (four months ago) link
i was mad they did not overturn this
I can’t believe that I have to explain this…#basketballiscooked pic.twitter.com/f5KF8N4WIw— #1 ranked snitch ref (@DevInTheLab) November 29, 2023
― infinite wiggles (Spottie), Thursday, 30 November 2023 15:57 (three months ago) link
steph mightve put a lil extra on that one hard to tell tho he was moving in many directions
― lag∞n, Thursday, 30 November 2023 16:06 (three months ago) link
funny thing was his kick didnt hit anyone
― infinite wiggles (Spottie), Thursday, 30 November 2023 16:55 (three months ago) link
he got monk on the thigh, pretty dubious call tho i can see how the refs would be suspicious of the path his leg took sort of an usual hooking motion
https://i.imgur.com/GSgQEAi.png
― lag∞n, Thursday, 30 November 2023 17:00 (three months ago) link
shoudla just been a nocall
― infinite wiggles (Spottie), Thursday, 30 November 2023 17:53 (three months ago) link
yeah in real time it looks like theres a ton of contact but there wasnt much really
― lag∞n, Thursday, 30 November 2023 19:52 (three months ago) link
i dont think devin should be using a clip of reggie of all people to demonstrate a natural shooting motion
or mj or kobe or cp3 for that matter
― micah, Thursday, 30 November 2023 20:16 (three months ago) link
haha thats fair
― infinite wiggles (Spottie), Thursday, 30 November 2023 20:42 (three months ago) link
i think a lot of these guys practice kicking out to the extent it does become part of their usual motion, even if its not necessary to get the shot up... no real downside to it unless the league cracks down
― micah, Thursday, 30 November 2023 21:20 (three months ago) link
the right leg kick out is def naturally when turning on that shoulder to shoot
― infinite wiggles (Spottie), Thursday, 30 November 2023 21:35 (three months ago) link
sure in that particular shot maybe
― micah, Sunday, 3 December 2023 08:49 (three months ago) link
Whyyyy
Kyle Anderson warms up with corner 3’s before Wolves-Clippers.(via @TomerAzarly) pic.twitter.com/kEx9DjGYxn— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) February 13, 2024
― infinite wiggles (Spottie), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 03:42 (one month ago) link