If u were hooping at the high level u should understand that his level is not enough for the NBA. His too small and not so quick. And because of his size and built he will be the mane issue for his own team on their side of the court, weakness like Tray Young
because he is a hooper doesn't mean he is a basketball player. there is players far less talented and even less skilled than him in the league but they're better basketball players. this dude will cook anyone 1 on 1 but is he gonna provide an NBA team with something valueable?
@@kurozavi let’s be real offense sells and when the rules change to put the defender at a disadvantage every year this is what you get. Great defense is being played but imagine what true defenders could be without petty bs calls. Not only that half these dudes now carry, travel, and double dribble like a mf but they’ll meat ride and say he’s “creating space” foh
@@christianshaw2450 *that* wasn't a travel. You can take as many steps as you want as long as your hand isn't under the ball or grabbing it. It's weird that more people don't utilize it more often, even in street ball. But he's definitely carrying every time he does a hezi. 3:42 will give you the best angle💀 Edit: I can tell a lot of people are confused by my comment about what happened at 0:50 so here's a break down of what happened during his last dribble (keep in mind I watched the vid at .25 an unhealthy amount of times 💀) The guy only took one real step. The guy took 2 dribbles in all. In the first dribble he took 2 steps. Nothing special about the first 2 steps. In the second dribble the guy takes 2 steps again but he bounces the ball much higher but he keeps his hand on top of the ball throughout both steps so he never ended his dribble during those 2 steps. During his second step, he does a side step jump and *while he's in the air* he finally grabs the ball. NOW, we can count his steps Firsts he lands, with both feet,(not a step) Then he pivots, angling himself towards the basket (Disclaimer: his pivot foot slid while he was pivoting so technically he DID TRAVEL but not because of his number of steps) Then he takes a single step by jumping off of his non pivot foot to make the ugly lay 1!! Step!!! He technically had an extra step he didn't use considering you get 2 steps The reason this is legal is because you can take as many steps as you want while you're dribbling. And since he never grabbed the ball or put his hand under the ball to stop his dribble, his steps weren't counted. To make it more simple: Imagine doing fast baby steps while dribbling the ball, you could take like 20 steps in 1 dribble and nobady gonna call a travel (tho they'll probably call you mental). Now imagine you're driving up to the basket while doing those fast baby steps, your fast baby steps won't be counted for a travel until you "END your dribble" and you end your dribble by either _grabbing the ball_ or _putting your hand under the ball_ So you're driving and take like 15 baby steps in one dribble but you haven't ended your dribble yet, then you finally put your hand under the ball and take one step and lay it in. Technically it's legal and you only took one step but if you pull that sh*t in game, the ref will most likely give you hell. I explained it best I can but if your still confused or disagree, please explain why in detail and not just " RA RA ur wrong because I'm right!!! And your stupi-"
@@davidwhittaker4481 they were good in their day, but now we have 7 footers bringing the ball up the court and shooting 3s. For players 6 feet and under, even point guards, the length (wingspan) puts them at a severe disadvantage. How does a guy who is 5'9" get a shot or make a pass over a guy who is 6'4" or taller? A great example is Mac McClung. He's got all the talent and athleticism but he just doesn't have the size to make it outside the D league.
@@n0t_mahadFr everyone carry’s now they should just take that rule out the nba because the game is only going to get advanced from here and we are gonna find new moves where it’s a carry
Oh my, what can I say, every time I watch you play Ronaldo, a tear sheds from my eye. Your moves are so beautiful and smooth, the way you flow through the defense like their not even there makes me want to do something, thank you Ronaldo, 😫
I stopped after that move at :51. WTF was that LOL dude did a double step back planted on his pivot then proceeded to take another step forward. shit I could score on anybody with moves like that. 2023 the game cooked
It's crazy to see how many people in the comments are shocked he's not in the NBA. Sure, he's insanely fun to watch, and if I heard he was playing near me I'd spend decent money to go watch him. That being said, he's not an NBA player. 1) Defense. I'm not saying he can't defend (because I don't know, we didn't see it in this video), but my assumption based on his height and weight makes me think he'd get wrecked by NBA guards. 2) Again, to be his size, he'd need to be ELITE at running an offense. Not dribbling 14 times and settling for a step-back 3. None of this is meant as a knock on him. He's in the top 0.01% of all bball players. But the NBA is a SELECT breed. Skill is only part of it. Size, strength, agility, and IQ all matter just as much.
The people defending him and making up terms or using definitions they heard playing pickup basketball to defend the fact this kid takes 10 steps and carries the ball more than he dribbles is why I’m here. Also it’s fun to count how many dribbles he takes and how much ground he covers with them.
Agreed. I couldn’t watch this, he would need to be a superstar in the league to get away with this level of carrying. It’s ridiculous. He’s carrying like 5x a possession.
@@Diamondbull I haven't seen as many travels ( unless you remove the bullshit gather step rule ) but this man just carries for fun, mans fingers are almost always under the ball
Hes a solid hooper, just needs to work on being able to penetrate off the first step and use his weaker side (left) way more. If the defenders were smart they would recognize that 95% of his finishes were all to the right. If you sit on his right side you kill his effectiveness by 70 %.
If you're on his team, you're never getting the ball because he'd seemingly rather take low % shots rather than kick it to a teammate. If you have to defend him, he'll travel/carry etc. constantly as well as being a good ball handler - so it's just not going to be any fun either way.
Carrying is palm upwards with the ball, only the few talented can ride the fine line of it being called. Give the young G credit for his talent of being beyond average at this sport. Keep doing your thing my G!😊
Don't get caught up on his individual ball skills. Look at Kyrie Irving. Before and after playing with LeBron James he's done nothing. These type of players are good for a streetgame. I wish the young man nothing but the best.
Yo hes travelling alot, he'll take two steps, hesitate, then take another two steps forward without a dribble inbetween, then shoot or lay up, he does that ALOT
Everybody in here is screaming carry but the refs in the game not calling it. Not taking away from his ball handling ability and the QUICKNESS at which he executes his moves. He's too shifty and aborts the move so damn quick, defenders cant react quick enough.
Bro come on we really letting the refs have all the say so like they robots or some shit and get every single call??? Refs are human just like you niggas been playing ball forever we know the rules just as well as the refs just because their refs doesn’t mean they know basketball more than the people playing the game only if you young asf a kid you can’t speak but come on man it’s calls on camera that are clearly not called like Durant stepping out of bounds I’ll never forget that bullshit
Flashes of talent and skill no doubt, but (with respect) there are plenty of carries and traveling-stepbacks; Just keeping it real. But overall he is obviously skilled and has potential.
Dude also makes bad decisions, once he has beaten the defender he still pulls back to finish with a step back or kicked out to an open 3 cross court when he needed 1 more step to lay it up.
For everyone saying he isn't carrying or traveling or double dribbling, do the hand and arm signal for a carry with your own hand. Now watch him dribble literally the same motion lol. There are literally points where he is frozen with his hand under the ball lol. 0:03 pause it, hand completely under the ball, double dribble. 0:05, same thing, like we are 5 seconds into the video and he has already double-dribbled twice, how are any of you that blind? lol
@@ethankuchma5295ngl I think they literally just let him keep doing it bc he’s so small and it’s so common in his game that it’d prove to be an unbreakable habit. The ref would have to turn over the ball to the other team practically every time this dude Segu gets his hands on it.
@@xum0007 its become so prevalent to carry in basketball that its now called based off of the subjectivity of the culture surrounding the game instead of the objectivity of the rulebook. Allowing leeway in what is supposed to be a hard set rule to balance out offense and defense is a a slippery slope. You are right that the ref would have to turn the ball over to the other team nearly every time Segu handles the ball, but if he's using an illegal move to score, how is that fair to the other team? i know u r not arguing to allow him to carry, i just dont like seeing stuff like this in sports, especially one of my favorite sports.
@@ethankuchma5295 very true, I agree that subjective judgement is ruining the game at basically all levels that I watch. I blame Segu's youth trainers/high school coach for not fixing his habit when he was a child, its clear this is just what is natural for him, he probably has no control and cant do more than half these moves without putting his hand over the ball.
@@xum0007 Those trainers teaching/allowing him to play like that are not at fault imo. All of this is a biproduct of the trickle down effect from the NBA. When people see a trend start at the highest level of any type of skill set incorporated into performance, it is imitated gradually throughout the lower levels of play. The NBA is a business at the end of the day, and it is more marketable to brand your league around someone who scores a lot of points, and the best way to ensure there are players who score a lot of points is to allow them to get away with carries. The subjectivity of the call within the NBA directly relates to how marketable the player is i.e Jordan Poole is less marketable than Ja Morant so Ja is afforded more "subjective" leeway to carry so it facilitates his scoring, in turn strengthening his narrative and marketability as a player which leads to more money, as he is a consistently "better player." The trainers that allow him to carry, have actually helped him with regards to his success competitively because that is what the game is now. There is some validity to the people who argue "the refs arent calling it so its not illegal" when approaching the game from a more pure competitive standpoint instead of an appreciation for operating under the explicitly stated rules.
Watch it in slow motion, completely legal move. When you prohop you can pick your pivot, that’s what he did. Never even took an additional step, simply moved about his pivot.
And I'm sure you've watched Kyrie play all the time 😁😁😂💀💀😆😭😭⚰️⚰️. Segu used 2-3 dribbles in college and Summer League. But Kyrie tends to take way more than 3 dribbles and well as many other ball handlers in the league. Can't use that excuse anymore for why a guy won't make it. His Jumpshot was streaky and he was undersized.
Did good at making space with his footwork, but honestly, 90% of the defenders in this montage played clean defense. I saw a few borderline dribbles that could've been called either way, but nothing was disgustingly blatant. Kid is good, no doubt, but without seeing more than a clip or two from each game, it's hard to say how valuable a player he is overall for a seriously competitive team at higher levels.
