Basketball Moves Breakdown: Kobe Bryant Pivot Switch
Kobe Bryant is one of the more skilled players in the post. His turnaround jumper is one of the best in the game. And he has a wide range of moves to lead up to that shot, from off the dribble…
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Basketball Moves Breakdown: Allen Iverson Screen Shimmy Jumper
Minimalism. Doing more by doing less. Look at the next two lines: ___________________________ ksadja____kdajasd_____dasdj___ The first line is clear. Precise. Concise. The second one has more variety, but it doesn’t make the bold statement which the first one does. Its…
Basketball Moves Breakdown: Allen Iverson Baseline Crossover
Originally published 23 Feb 2011 on Sportskeeda Allen Iverson’s name is synonymous with crossovers. In his words, “My game is all about getting my man to back off me so I can get a shot off”. To drive into the…
Basketball Moves Breakdown: Allen Iverson crosses over and fades
Here's a breakdown of how Allen Iverson crosses over and fades away.
Basketball Plays Breakdown: Sixers Screen Switch
Originally published on 4 Apr, 2011 on Sportskeeda Basketball plays don’t just mean triangle offense and such. Simple plays can be adapted and executed even by pickup ballers without a clipboard. Some of the simplest plays involve a screen.Pick and…
Basketball Moves Breakdown: Chris Paul (6ft) beats Bynum (7ft)
Originally published on 23 Aug 2012 on Sportskeeda On our courts here in India, when a tiny player is being guarded by a bigger player, the shorter player may be hesitant to pull a move. Lack of size is seen as a…
Basketball Moves Breakdown: Iverson takes 2 screens and pulls up
Originally published on15 Jan, 2013 on Sportskeeda. They say that in the NBA, there is no good defense against a good pick and roll combo. That is the most simplest play in basketball, and it can throw even the best defenses…
Basketball Moves Breakdown – Kobe Bryant falls on a spin move
One way to look at players who fall at crossovers, is that they got owned. Another way to look at it is that they were doing their best to play tight defense and stumbled at a great move. Kobe Bryant is one…
Basketball Moves Breakdown – Kyrie Irving’s spin cycle
Learn how Kyrie Irving pulls off a spin move to create space for a jumper.
Basketball Moves Breakdown – Kobe drives, spins and fades
Originally published on 20 Apr 2013 on Sportskeeda Kobe Bryant has one of the best post games in the league. I say has, not had, because there is no question he intends to come back to the league after recovery from…