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Kevin Durant Giannis Hesi-Hop Double Cross | Technique & Biomechanics
Basketball skills scientist and youth basketball coach Raj deconstructed Kevin Durant Giannis triple hesitation hop double crossover into an and-1 midrange during the Brooklyn Nets - Milwaukee Bucks game 2 matchup. The play showcases key techniques, skills, and biomechanics of KDs game that that any hooper can learn from | Kevin Durant Giannis Nasty Hesi-Hop Double Cross | Technique & Biomechanics | Skills Science For reference, I’m a youth basketball coach, sports scientist, DPT (Doctor of Physio), movement expert, researcher, mindfulness practitioner and owner of 3CB Performance —providing sports medicine, performance, and mindfulness services online and in-person at clinics in West LA and Valencia, CA. Feel free to hit me with questions and/or you can always find me on my website or follow on social media: Website: https://www.3cbperformance.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/3cbPerformance Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3cbperformance/ Here’s a table of contents: - 0:00 The lead-in - 0:26 The Setup - 0:46 Rhythm - 0:55 Deception - 1:13 Time - 1:38 Biomechanics - 2:32 Outro Script: Welcome, it’s Raj from 3CB. During the Brooklyn Nets - Milwaukee Bucks game 2 Eastern Conference Semifinals matchup, Kevin Durant (KD) put on a nasty sequence vs Giannis - a triple hesi hop double cross into an and-1 midrange jumper. The play highlights key skills, details, and biomechanics of KD’s game that any hooper can learn from. Lets take a closer look. The sequence starts with KD mini-hopping off his left leg - the same hand as the dribble - into a hesitation (hesi) and then left to right dribble crossover. He goes into another hop hesi here and this angle is much cleaner so lets break this one down. The hesi-hop setup does four key things: 1 - It generates a rhythm that optimizes the rest of KD’s movements. In movement science speak, it “primes the system” 2 - Creates deception because KD sets up the same way each time which limits the tells so the defender is guessing and/or reacting, as Giannis is here - a step behind. The hesi is the trunk KD”s movement tree and everything else branches off of it. 3 - It gives KD more time to read the defender’s reaction, process, and then proceed accordingly. Information is power. Here KD sees that Giannis is trying to catchup after the first cross so double crosses back over - dropping his hips to lower his center of gravity which results in better balance and change of direction and coming onto the inside of his left ankle to more completely deload that leg. 4 - Now we’re at the final sequence and fourth and final key - biomechanical advantages. KD hops off the same hand as his dribble because it allows him to use the other leg to push-off downhill, staying up on his forefoot with the downward force from the hop pre-tensioning the achilles and calf complex to generate a powerful forward thrust - aka the stretch-shorten cycle or SSC - that quickly shifts weight to his lead left leg. His left knee extensors - mainly the quads - and calf complex are now loaded to generate a powerful stretch shorten cycle and he’s up on his right forefoot (hard to see here) to again tension the achilles and calf complex. He quickly springs upwards having created enough space to get a clean look and it’s cash from there. That’s a bad man.
Luka Doncic Is INJURED & This Changes EVERYTHING!
If you didn’t watch the game, you may not know that Luka was struggling with a neck injury throughout the entire game. Visibly wincing and being in pain, his production was clearly being impacted. And even tho I’m not saying that this is the only reason for their loss in game 4, it could change everything for the rest of the series. What up everybody my name is Stefan and this is Heat Check. Let’s get into it. Doncic ended the game with 19 points on 9 for 24 shooting. And after being unstoppable for the first 3 games, you know that something was wrong here. Luka didn’t want to make excuses postgame and focused on the loss instead. Still, that doesn’t change the fact that the injury is making things much harder for him on the court, as if the Clippers aren’t enough. And speaking of them, lost in this whole thing is the performance of the 2 LA superstars. Kawhi is having an unbelievable series with 33 points and 8.5 rebounds. All of that while shooting a blistering 63% from the field. That’s virtually unstoppable. As you can see he loves the right side of the floor, of course owning the midrange. The Klaw has been torturing the Mavs with his backdown turnaround jumpers, regardless of who the defender is. Right here on the wing, he gets a switch away from Kleber who’s Dallas’ best big defender and you can see the entire team is clearing out on the left side, leaving Luka on an island with Kawhi. He attacks, the half spin, the leaning shot and the bucket. Again, with the slower Boban in the game, on the pick and roll, Leonard has all this space to just raise up and shoot from his favorite spot on the court. He does that and easily knocks it in. But he’s even deadlier every time he decides to put his head down and go all the way to the basket. There is nobody on the Dallas roster who’s been able to consistently stop him in his intention to attack the rim. Even with Kleber on him here, the Clippers isolate him again, and you see the determination to go all the way and look at the strength here as he bumps Maxi to the side for a layup. That was too strong, and this is too quick on the perimeter, as you can see the double screen setup up top for him to curl. But instead the Klaw flies by with the crossover and there’s no way Kleber can catch him as we check out this 2 handed dunk. But I have to point out Paul George deserves just as much credit honestly. Think about it: If the Mavs won game 3 and went up 3-0 everybody would disregard the fact that they hit 20 threes on a mind boggling 51%. Instead, people would take the low hanging fruit and instantly blame Pandemic P for it right?! Thing is, Pandemic P is an automatic 25 point per game scorer on 50% from the field so far in these 4 games. And almost 8 rebounds to go along with that. Sure, his 3 point shooting has been extremely bad so far but similarly to Leonard, there is no answer for PG when he goes inside. Luckily for him however, George doesn’t need to defend his good performance from the haters just yet, since the Clippers have tied the series all of a sudden, winning 2 on the road after losing the first 2 at home, and having the entire NBA world write them off. Talk about a wild series. Most importantly however, their sense of urgency and defensive intensity has been ramped up to playoff type level. After the initial 127 and 113 points that Dallas put up in games 1 and 2, they were only allowed 108 and only 81 last night. Although there were some wide open misses that the Mavs shooters should have knocked down and 5-30 from downtown wasn’t entirely because of the defense, the fact remains that games 3 and 4 the Clippers really had their backs against the wall and had to go all out on both ends of the court to get back in this thing. And they did that. Now with the Doncic injury, and going back home, the momentum seems to be entirely on the LA side. This matchup has proved to be wild however and I’m looking forward to a pivotal game 5 in Staples. Let’s see what happens. Let me know in the comments who you got in the next one. That’s it for now. Subscribe and talk to you in the next one. Peace out.
WHY the San Antonio Spurs are a DANGEROUS 2021 Playoff Team! DON'T SLEEP ON THE SPURS!
Twitter: https://www.Twitter.com/SeanCostelloJr So last night one great game I got the chance to watch on NBA League Pass was the San Antonio Spurs playing the Celtics in Boston and Jayson Tatum put up an insane performance for Boston as he dropped 60 points and helped them grab the 143-140 victory in their home arena. However, even despite the Spurs now having lost 2 games in a row following last night’s game I think this team has actually played very well lately I’m not sure how well this video will do in terms of views and such or if anyone cares too much about the Spurs but I think it’s time to talk about why this Spurs team can actually cause some trouble in the 2021 Playoffs and why they’re such a dangerous matchup for whoever they face in the 2021 Play-In Tournament. the Spurs have now lost two straight games as they lost that extremely tight overtime game against the Celtics last night and two nights earlier on Wednesday they lost a another tough game against the Miami Heat as they lost by a score of 116-111. Even despite losing two straight tho the Spurs have now won 5 of their last 8 games and they played very well over this recent stretch as they beat the team that now holds the NBA’s best record, the Phoenix Suns and they also beat the extremely hot Washington Wizards as well over this recent stretch. This Spurs team was already a very solid defensive team for the 2020-21 Season, but now they’ve taken their game to another level and stepped things up as they are a top 10 team in many categories in terms of holding their opponents to the 10th least amount of a specific stat. The Spurs have also been a top 10 team in multiple different defensive categories including defensive rating, lowest amount of points scored off of turnovers and lowest amount of points scored off of fastbreaks as well. one of the other reasons I think this Spurs team isn’t a team that should be slept on really is the individual play from their young players. The Spurs have had 7 guys averaging double digit point totals for them this season if we don’t include LeMarcus Aldridge as he of course had to retire after his short time in Brooklyn this season, but another guy it’s important to mention is their young guard Derrick White as he may not return this season so that’s a huge blow for this Spurs team as he’s one of the key players in their young core. However, even without White, they've had 6 players average double digit scoring totals this season and scoring isn’t just the only important thing when it comes to a team playing well, especially with this Spurs team. DeMar Derozan is averaging career highs, Keldon Johnson and Patty Mills are offensively thriving and big man Jakob Poeltl is also on a tear. So today we’re going to talk about why this Spurs team is a dangerous 2021 Playoff team and why this team needs to be taken serious in the 2021 Play-In Tournament and the 2021 NBA Playoffs. TAGS: SPURS at CELTICS | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | April 30 2021,San Antonio Spurs,San Antonio Spurs realistic rebuild!,San Antonio Spurs YOUNG CORE is UNDERRATED… They are Building Something SPECIAL!,HOW the San Antonio Spurs have become a REAL THREAT to the Western Conference and the 2021 Playoffs,San Antonio Spurs Blow HUGE Lead vs Boston Celtics,The San Antonio Spurs Bad Move... | Teams Down Terrible Episode 6,KINGS at LAKERS | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | April 30 2021,LeBron returns!, Boston Celtics vs San Antonio Spurs Full Game Highlights | 2020-21 NBA Season, San Antonio Spurs Tribute - The Beautiful Game (ORIGINAL), San Antonio Spurs, DeMar Derozan, DeJounte Murray, Keldon Johnson, Patty Mills career high, LeMarcus Aldridge,Spurs vs Nuggets, The San Antonio Spurs are the MOST SLEPT on team in the NBA,San Antonio Spurs report card,San Antonio Spurs updates, WHY The San Antonio Spurs DESERVE your ATTENTION,San Antonio Spurs tribute, What are the San Antonio Spurs doing, The 2021 San Antonio Spurs are a PROBLEM, The 2020-21 San Antonio Spurs are not a fluke, San Antonio Spurs next BIG move, Jayson Tatum Highlights vs San Antonio Spurs (60 pts, 8 reb, 5 ast), San Antonio Spurs Outlook with Kevin O'Connor of The Ringer, Jayson Tatum TIES FRANCHISE-RECORD 60 PTS in Comeback WIN! 🔥, Jayson Tatum CRAZY 60 Points Full Highlights vs Spurs | April 30, 2021 | 2020-21 NBA Season, LeBron James gets his first bucket in his return! 👏, Nikola Jokic is not focused on the NBA’s MVP race | NBA on ESPN, The CRAZIEST Buzzer Beater for All 30 NBA Teams (UNREAL), NBA "One in a Million Comebacks!" MOMENTS, Mistakes That Cost NBA Players MILLIONS.., NBA Top 10 Plays Of The Night | April 30, 2021, NBA "Refs be Trippin!" MOMENTS, NBA "Faked Him Out" MOMENTS, NBA Role Player All-Stars 2021, WILD WILD WEST! The Story Of The CRAZIEST NBA Playoff Race, Kobe Bryant dominated the midrange and hit unassisted jumpers at a historic rate | Signature Shots, Aaron Nesmith Highlights vs San Antonio Spurs (16 pts, 6 reb), The San Antonio Spurs Have a Schedule From Hell, 2021 SAS
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[Ep. 171] Suns (45-18) vs. Jazz Post Game Pod
Phoenix is now on top of the NBA. The Suns defeat a Mitchell and Conley-less Jazz team by 21 and in doing so move into the #1 seed in the Western Conference. We're talking about the midrange game, the best dunk of Bridges' career, and playing Golbert off the court. JOIN the Elite JAMSters: https://www.youtube.com/c/SunsJAMSessionPodcast/join Link to podcast background art: https://rdbl.co/3aiOXgK Link to Ayton Watch merchandise: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/74330311 Please Subscribe! You can hear the podcast on the Bright Side of the Sun podcast network. Simply search from Bright Side wherever you get your podcasts. Follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SunsJAM Follow John on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DarthVoita Follow Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MatthewLissy Saric Smoke Break music from https://www.bensound.com *Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS* #PhoenixSuns #Suns #NBA
Kobe Bryant dominated the midrange and hit unassisted jumpers at a historic rate | Signature Shots
Kobe Bryant created his own shots as well as any player in NBA history. On this episode of Signature Shots, ESPN analyst Kirk Goldsberry traces the Mamba's ...
Kawhi Leonard Highlight Mix! (Vol. 1)
Been a while since we dropped highlights of one of the game's most complete players - Vol. 1 of Kawhi's 2021 mix features a bit of everything: defense, midrange scoring & posters. *** Kawhi Leonard Player Profile: https://doghoops.com/lac/kawhi-leonard #kawhileonard #doghoops #nba *** Become a Patron: Support the channel, make highlight requests, endorse player profiles & more! • https://www.patreon.com/join/doghoops? Website: https://doghoops.com Delay of Game Hoops Merch: https://doghoops.com/dog-shop *** Like & Subscribe! • Follow Us for More Hoops Content! Twitter • http://twitter.com/delayhoops IG • http://instagram.com/delayhoops Pin • http://pinterest.com/delayhoops *** All clips used: property of the NBA. No copyright infringement is intended, all videos are edited to follow the "free use" guideline of YouTube.
Timeline of how the Nets Built a Superteam!
Football channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWX1xbYHm7ViJV5kQ-KlWyg Link to poll: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgyCSAmnbH62uj94cDV4AaABCQ The Nets in 2013 seemed to have a bleak future ahead of them after Billy King's failed superteam experiment. But under Sean Marks, the Nets were able to build their superteam through incredible contract moves that allowed them to free up a ton of cap space allowing major players to play for them. We are yet to see this team at its full capacity as injuries continue to plague them but it seems evident that this new Nets team is incredibly dominant. (All rights go to ESPN, Fox, CBS, Universal Music Group, the NFL, NBA, NCAA & it's broadcasters. I do not own the music and the footage used in this video. No copyright infringement intended. For entertainment purposes only) AND SUBSCRIBE!. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- james harden,james harden brooklyn nets,james harden trade,james harden nets,james harden rockets,harden,james harden brooklyn,james harden interview,james harden highlights,james harden houston rockets,james harden espn,espn james harden,james harden workout,lebron james,james harden mix,james harden fat,james harden kevin durant kyrie irving,james harden 2021,james,james harden step back,james harden net worth,james harden crossover,james harden nets trade,james harden weight loss timeline of how the lakers built a superteam,how the lakers built a superteam,the timeline of how the golden state warriors built a super team,timeline,timeline of how lakers built team,how the nets built a championship team,how the golden state warriors built a super team,superteams in the nba,timeline of nets' failures,how sean marks rebuilt the nets,timeline of thunder failure to win championship,nba superteam,timeline of okc thunder,timeline of pelicansnets,brooklyn nets,lakers vs nets,lakers at nets,lakers nets,kd nets,nets 2021,nets highlights,kevin durant nets,harden nets,nba nets,kd's return to nets,lakers vs nets 2021,nets big 3,brooklyn nets victory,durant nets,kevin durant brooklyn nets,timeline,how the nets built a championship team,timeline of nets' failures,how sean marks rebuilt the nets,nba superteambrooklyn nets,nets,la lakers vs brooklyn nets,kevin durant brooklyn nets,los angeles lakers vs brooklyn nets,brooklyn,los angeles lakers vs brooklyn nets highlights,woj brooklyn nets,brooklyn nets news,brooklyn nets 2021,brooklyn nets problem,brooklyn nets victory,nets news,lakers vs brooklyn nets,kevin durant nets,kyrie irving brooklyn nets,brooklyn nets kyrie irving,brooklyn nets james harden,brooklyn nets kevin durant,los angeles lakers vs brooklyn nets full game highlightskevin durant,kevin durant nets,durant,kevin durant espn,kevin durant return,kevin durant interview,kevin durant highlights,kevin durant injury,kevin durant update,kevin durant detail,kevin durant mix,kjz kevin durant,jump kevin durant,kevin durant 2021,kevin durant goat,kevin durant top 5,kevin durant list,kevin durant fight,kevin durant workout,kevin durant returned,kevin durant come back,kevin durant practice,kevin durant gameplay,kevin durant brooklyn,kevin durant warriorskyrie irving,kyrie,kyrie irving highlights,kyrie irving espn,kyrie irving ejected,kyrie irving ejection,kyrie irving interview,irving,kyrie irving nets,kyrie irving fight,kyrie irving brooklyn nets,kyrie irving dennis schroder,kyrie irving mix,kyrie irving mvp,kyrie irving 1 on 1,kyrie irving dunk,kyrie irving 2020,kyrie irving handles,kyrie irving workout,kyrie irving moments,kyrie irving dribbling,kyrie irving crossover,allen iverson vs kyrie irving,kyrie irving vs allen iversonblake griffin,blake griffin highlights,blake griffin nets,blake griffin roast,blake griffin interview,blake griffin dunk,blake griffin trade,blake griffin buyout,blake griffin nets debut,griffin,blake griffin nba,nets blake griffin,blake griffin dunks,blake griffin fight,blake griffin comedy,blake griffin lakers,blake griffin stand up,blake griffin pistons,blake griffin clippers,blake griffin brooklyn,blake griffin free agent,blake,blake griffin 2014,blake griffin news,blake griffin heatlamarcus aldridge,lamarcus aldridge nets,lamarcus aldridge trade,lamarcus aldridge highlights,lamarcus aldridge brooklyn nets,lamarcus aldridge los angeles lakers,aldridge,lamarcus aldridge 56,lamarcus aldridge heat,lamarcus aldridge 2k20,lamarcus aldridge 2021,lamarcus aldridge espn,lamarcus aldridge fight,spurs lamarcus aldridge,lamarcus aldridge signs,lamarcus aldridge buyout,lamarcus aldridge lakers,lamarcus aldridge blazers,lamarcus aldridge brooklyn,lamarcus aldridge midrange
This Is UNGUARDABLE...
Looking at these 2 videos from Devin Booker and Chris Paul, you can understand a lot about the success of the Phoenix Suns this season, and how they won in a close game against the Utah Jazz last night. So let me show you just how unguardable these 2 can be. What up everybody my name is Stefan and this is Heat Check. Let’s get into it. The strategy was putting Gobert in the pick and roll. Right here good screen by Ayton, Rudy doesn’t come out to contest, Booker raises up and knocks it down. And look at this setup for Chris Paul. The high screen, he accelerates, and Rudy has to drop to protect the basket. Paul stops on a dime, fires and scores. Having players who are 52.5 and 48.9% respectively from midrange is elite, so I guess that’s kind of like pick your poison type of situation. Either the big man is gonna commit to the switch and leave them room to blow by for the layup, or do it haphazardly like this where he’ll just show and wait for the main defender to recover, hoping that they’ll be on time, or that these 2 sharpshooters from the Suns are not gonna hit a lot their shots. Which last night wasn’t the case, as Booker exploded for 35 points, while Chris Paul was also great with 29 and 9 on 50% shooting. Classic point god. Look at this, after the screen, in this situation there is space for him so he fires up and swishes it. But when Gobert commits to him and fully switches, look at the laser pass in traffic to find the cutting Ayton. Amazing. And this was the story throughout the entire night. The entire season actually as Phoenix is firmly in the number 2 spot in the entire league right behind the Jazz. When you have CP3 on your team everything seems to click and players seem to get better. Devin Booker is one of the biggest beneficiaries of this mentorship and Chris was quick to give him credit after the game. One of the things that won’t show up in the boxscore for Devin is a play like this one. Doesn’t have to score to impact the game. Right here recognizes the opportunity, sets a back screen for Cam Johnson who is wide open and knocks down the three, a clutch basket late in the game to give the Suns a 5 point lead which they’ll ultimately be able to keep it to win this game. I promise that later on I will make a more detailed video about how both Book and this entire team as a whole have been able to completely turn things around from a losing franchise to a number 2 seed in 1 season, of course all of that because the point god himself. Chris Paul. As for the Jazz, while these 2 losses in a row don’t look the best, especially being from 2 potential playoff rivals in Phoenix and Dallas, I would like to say 1 thing. I love the fact that they have stayed competitive in both games despite shooting way below their average on threes, which has been their identity so far this season as the team with the most makes from downtown. They still got the shots they get so in my opinion it’s just a matter of getting back on track and continue to make them. After all, they were on a 9 game winning streak just before these 2 games, and they’re still the best team in the entire league, so I wouldn’t be too concerned at this moment if I’m Quin Snyder. But yeah, for all of you young hoopers- master the midrange and the pick and roll as you can see it can be an unstoppable weapon in your arsenal. That’s it for now, subscribe and talk to you in the next one. Peace out.