Want to know how to run zone defense in basketball? A few years ago, I joined a rec league team with my friends. They had played the previous season, but it was my first time playing with them. As we were warming up, one of my friends told me that we were going to run…
The Olympic Shooting Drill is a great drill that helps you work on your basketball skills and conditioning. The Golden State Warriors are elite with their offensive movement. There was this one play in 2022 where Draymond Green caught a pass from Klay Thompson, and without even having to really look, bounced the ball behind…
The Gilbert Arenas Rule helped a lot of teams after its introduction. Gilbert Arenas was a problem in his prime. He was one of the best clutch shooters –much like Damian Lillard– in the NBA and when he got hot, there was no stopping him. Arenas played a modern type of game, where he shot…
The phrase Ball Don’t Lie was popular in the 90s and 2000s. But where did it originate from? Our team was down… a lot. And it didn’t help that I was playing poorly either. Not that we would have been winning if I was playing well, but the deficit would have been much smaller. My…
Ever hear broadcasters say “traditional 3-point play” after a free throw is made? Well, here’s the history behind it. Okay, so I’ve been hearing this term -traditional 3-point play- a lot lately. It’s often used after a player shoots a mid-range jumper or attacks the rim, gets fouled, and still makes the shot. Then, he…
Remember the Gortat Screen? Well, the snake screen is that, but more complex. The snake screen is a more complex Gortat screen, which I talked about a few articles ago. You can click here to read it, which I highly recommend. But if you’re too busy (or, let’s be real, too lazy), here’s a short…
If you’re like me, you were probably pretty confused to learn that there are two types of escape dribbles. I break down both in this article in an effort to clear up the confusion. I was watching a Boston Celtics game and after this one Jaylen Brown play, Candace Parker brought up an interesting term…
Despite having an unconventional career, Metta World Peace achieved a lot of things that many players have only dreamed of. Metta Sandiford-Artest did not have an ideal NBA career. He was drafted in 1999 by the Chicago Bulls –a year after Michael Jordan retired- but didn’t get any recognition until he was traded to the…
Michael Finley won his first championship title in 2007 with a team that was once considered his foe. Although Michael Finley was drafted in the mid-90s, he didn’t make his first playoff appearance until 2001. But as soon as he got his first taste of the postseason, he couldn’t stop. He was on the Dallas…
Kevin Willis’ journey to a ring showed him the value of patience and hard work. Kevin Willis is one of the greatest role players in NBA history. He was so good, in fact, that he was an NBA All-Star and an All-NBA player back in the 1991-92 season. But despite playing with some really good…
