a month agoThis smooth play by Shai is the definition of cone work on the court. Shai has the ball in the middle of the floor at the top of the key and walks down his defender by doing a triple between the legs. On each dribble, his feet are constantly moving forward, taking away the space from him and the defender. On his last between the legs, he stutters his feet and takes a hard dribble downhill, attacking the help defender. As he approaches the help defender, he quickly changes directions with another between the legs and does a step back by aggressively pushing off his right foot, creating separation in the mid-range area of the paint for the easy pull-up jumper.
It’s important to look at how low Shai stays to the ground with each dribble. The whole time he was moving, his chest was down, and he was in a low stance, which allowed him to change directions easier and quicker. Not once did he come up and stand upright because that would have wasted movements when trying to do his between-the-legs dribbles.
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