I was thinking of this same epiphany but from a different point of view. If I were to tell myself what I would redo if I played organized basketball again was to find ways to score easy baskets. One way is follow your teammate if he goes a break away dunk/layup. Follow him closely and assume he will get blocked or miss the layup. Then jump at the same time to tip it back if necessary. Also... When going in for a layup in traffic or on a fast break and there are too many defenders to realistically make the layup, allow yourself to get blocked. Then you can get your own rebound and put it back in.
Yeah 100%. I mean this video could be interpreted from the other perspective of the person who isn't shooting the first shot. Basically, when you see your teammate driving, put yourself in rebounding position to get the easy put back. In a lot of cases it can be free points! Thanks for pointing this out!
Also just want to point out that for really skilled and high iq players you can take this further and turn it into a direct assist which can be beneficial depending on the situation. In some plays like at 3:19 a normal shovel pass works but even in less obvious situations an off the backboard pass could work. You see trae young do that every once in a while
Years ago, Derrick Rose and John Calipari had a point guard skills video where they talked about this, shots that could lead to what they called the "tip dunk." This was the more modern version of the "don't shoot without an offensive rebounder in position" rule that a lot of slow-it-down college teams had when the shot clock was 45 seconds.
Wow, I haven't seen this but I'm going to check it out. Cool to see Calipari thinking a bit outside the box in his Memphis days. Thank you for sharing!
Noticed this a year or so ago. Its definitely not talked about nearly as much as it should be but you do hear this somewhat commonly from announcers. Although usually its framed purely as a fault on the defending bigman or help defense instead of as credit to both offensive players.
Oh, I was thinking of alleyoops, but I actually already do this kind of thing, but a bit more extreme. It's pretty funny because other players are usually opposed to it cause they don't want to miss a shot or something like that, but I've purposefully missed layups and long 3s so my big can rebound, sometimes going as far as just shooting it AT the backboard, instead of at the basket. I always talk to my bigs that if their big moves up too much, just go near the basket and if I have the opportunity I'll fake a shot and throw it of the backboard so they get a rebound, and when I say throw, I mean throwing it high, so it bounces going towards the ground as fast as possible, because it looks more like a shot, but also it's easier for my big to protect and grab the ball. Another way of doing this is just go for a layup but go AT the opposing big from the opposite side of your big and just throw the ball of the backboard horizontally to the side of your big, everyone will hesitate because they think you just attemped a layup even if they know you do this, but if you have talked with your big he'll be the first one looking for the ball as soon as it leaves your hand. I am now comfortable enough to bounce the ball on the backboard horizontally from larger distances, but it doesn't work as consistently of course because it's easier to see what's going on, so I often limit myself on those now lol. Adding these trick plays and a solid alleyoop made me go from 3 to 8 assists per game in our local (amateur) tournament, but some of my passes don't count because people argue I'm trying to score, so they count it just as a missed shot, and of course, my turnovers got up too lol. I think the whole thing was born from me not giving fuck all about stats, as long as we score and don't lose a possession I'm cool, I think having played football (soccer) and volleyball before has definitely shape the way I playmake in basketball, down to details, and really I think more people should talk about how other sports can affect your way of playing.
This is an incredibly interesting comment! Really cool how you view the game with such a unique perspective that I think more people could benefit from.
For the Murray example I have noticed as a trend that often when Jokic has an offball mismatch down low they take what looks like bad shots all the time, because Jokic is so good at getting the tip it is basically a pass, but a lot of the time it is a 3, and on the off chance it goes in they just get an extra point compared to a perfect entry pass, and also because entry passes can be hard. So I almost guarantee you are right, that tendency is a consistent tendency I have noticed from The Nuggets. I'm sure other teams do it, but I just see it from The Nuggets because I watch them the most.
Yeah and especially because the Nuggets are such a smart, efficient team it seems like something they would actually work on or talk about. I'm sure it happens often, I liked the example with Murray because you could almost see him thinking through it in real time as he thought for a second about forcing it to Jokic, then took the shot instead.
Thank you Tucker I started doing this and I was like is this even good because I was kind of nervous being the new starting pg and having to drive and throw contested passes and go for shots like these and your just helping me understand more of the game thank you
Yo tucker, i have a question how do i stop loosing confidence as soon as its game time. Like I make everything and im just unstoppable in practice but when it comes to game time i only have like 2 points because im scared to shoot even tho i worked the hardest then everyone on my team in the offseason. How do i get over this hump?
I have made a couple of videos about confidence, I would go check those out. I had somewhat of a similar issue in high school that I didn't want to miss shots for fear of what people thought about me.
Check out a recent video I made on how elite shooters get their shots off. I touch on shot preparation and movement to get open. Glad to hear about your scrimmage!
Hmmm, maybe you first need to be working more on your handle. And then there are also things you can do to work on your coordination. I like doing 2 ball dribbling drills that make me really feel the ball.
Hmmm, clearly said in the video, of course the best option is to make the shot. This is just showing why being aggressive, even if you are unsuccessful, can be beneficial to your team.
