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Born: April 16, 1947 in New York, New York
High School: Power Memorial in New York, New York
College: University of California, Los Angeles
Draft: Milwaukee Bucks, 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), 1969 NBA Draft
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In basketball, the basketball court is the playing surface, consisting of a rectangular floor with tiles at either end. In professional or organized basketball, especially when played indoors, it is usually made out of a wood, often maple, and highly polished. Outdoor surfaces are generally made from standard paving materials such as concrete or asphalt (i.e., blacktop/tarmac).
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The patella tendon / ligament joins the kneecap (patella) to the shin bone or tibia. This tendon is extremely strong and allows the quadriceps muscle group to straighten the leg. The quadriceps actively straighten the knee in jumping to propel the individual off the ground as well as functioning in stabilizing their landing.
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A finger roll is an upgrade version of a lay-up - it is executed underhand with a strong forward spin without using the backboard.
Because you are high in the air with your arms fully extended during a finger roll, you must become accustomed to snapping your wrist and fingers hard without any arm movement. This movement is very awkward for many players to begin with because we almost always coordinate arms and wrists movements. Body balance is also very important to a good finger roll because, like the leaner, you are also initiating contact with the defender. Maintaining your balance while executing the “finger roll” correctly is critical to scoring on a finger roll. Often, the defender may also collide into your shooting arm, thus you must also have strong arms that can withstand the pressure posed by your defender and maintain a good shooting posture in the air. Furthermore, to set up a situation which allows you to do the finger roll, you need to have a good drive towards the basketball hoop. That opens up the space for you to perform the finger roll
When to use a finger roll?
The very first requirement for finger rolls to be used is that you must have gained considerable speed towards the basketball hoop. Once you have satisfied this first condition and dribbled into the paint, you will have to quickly evaluate the situation. If you see an open lane right in front of you towards the hoop, do not hesitate to take it towards the hoop for a simple lay up or a dunk. If your lane is somewhat blocked by defenders or penetrated by players and your defender gives you at least one step of space to leap forward, you should consider a finger roll.
A finger roll requires you to put your arms over your opponent when you are in a higher position than your defender is. Thus, use it if you have stronger and longer arms than your defender while you are not fast enough to blow by him
Pros-and-cons about doing a finger roll
Pros
Cons
Competing for vertical and horizontal space by leaping forward
Competes for further horizontal space in the air by fully extending your arm
The extended arm brings the basketball closer to the hoop
The extended arm increases the chance of drawing a foul
The additional forward spin allows the ball the hit the top of the front rim and falls
Very hard to block from behind by help defence
Requires awkward and tense wrist-finger movement
Awkward movement may reduce accuracy
Place the basketball right in front may allow defenders in front to block shot
Initiating contact with the defender may result in offensive foul or injury
Fully extend disallow the option of last minute passing in the air - do or die
How To Take A Finger Roll In Basketball?
General step-by-step guide to shooting a finger roll
·Drive towards the basketball hoop with speed
·As you get into the paint, observe your defender's position intently
·If your lane is penetrated while your opponent gives you one step of space, leap towards your opponent
·Recover from the contact should there be any
·Fully extend your arm above your opponent's head
·Snap your wrist and fingers upward towards the front rim
·The basketball should traveling in an arc with a forward spin towards the basket
Also known as a leaning jump shot, it is a basketball shooting technique in which you combine a forward jump towards the basketball hoop with a set shot while drawing contact from your defender
Similar to making a good jump shot, the key to making a good lean begins with strengthening your wrist. There are tools that increase your wrist power. A strong wrist allows you to better control the ball when shooting in the air. For leaners, it is also important to boost your vertical jump but it is not as vital as in jump shots and fade-away. Instead, improving your hang time is also paramount to making a decent leaner because the more hang time you have, the more time you have to recover from the contact you made with your defender, which is inevitable. Here comes the most important part: Solid, powerful arms and shoulders and excellent upper body balance. They are critical to shooting a good leaning jump shot because leaners are design to initiate contact with the defender and limits the defender's movement with the contact. Strength training using 80% of your 1-RM focusing on training your upper body will help.
When do I use a leaner?
A leaneris best used when 3 conditions are satisfied:
·Your upper body is stronger than your opponent
·You defender is right in front of you in a slightly awkward defence position
·You are in the paint or near the basketball hoop area
Leaners come in handy when you dribble or receive a pass in somewhere close to the hoop but you feel uncomfortable shooting. You can jump forward towards the basket to increase the chance of scoring on the shooting attempt. Leaners can be also used when you are able to perform a drop-step while posting up and turn into a position in which you are face-to-face with your defender under the basketball hoop.
When you are in the position of doing a leaning jump shot, do not hesitate, jump right at your opponent with force and shoot with your wrist.
Pros-and-cons about doing a leaner
Pros
Cons
Beats opponents vertically and horizontally in terms of space
Dominates opponent psychologically by drawing contact
Brings the basketball hoop closer both horizontally and vertically
You get a clearer look at the basketball hoop while knowing the defender is right under you
Possibility of drawing a foul from your opponent
Easier to become off-balance in the air because of the contact
The requirement of strong arms and upper body balance is high
Wrong execution may result in offensive foul
Relatively high risk of rib-cage injury because of collision
How To Do A Leaner In Basketball?
General step-by-step guide to shooting a leaner
·(Reverse everything if you are left-handed)
·Post up at the low post or near the paint
·Heel pivot with you left feet
·spin to the left until you can see the defender is right in front of you
·(if space allows, you may just start from the following step without posting up)
·Elevate upward and forward while holding the ball tightly
·Hold the ball high above your head for the extra height advantage
·Initiate contact with your chest on your way up
·Recover from the collision ASAP
·Square up with the hoop when you have reached the highest point.
·Snap your wrist to propel the ball towards the rim.
In basketball, a jump shot is an attempt to score a basket by jumping, usually straight up, and in mid-jump, propelling the ball in an arc into the basket. It is accomplished by the player bringing his or her elbow up until it is aligned with the hoop, then sent towards the hoop in a high arc. It is considered the easiest shot to make from a distance. The purposes of the jump are to make it more difficult for the defender to block, and to put more power behind the shot. It is also usually accomplished with one hand by the NBA players. It is the most effective in open play but can prove to be hard when there is a taller player in front of you.
Reverse lay-up, or simply the reverse, is a lay-up using the backboard and done with your back facing the basketball hoop and often your defender after you blow by him.
To be able to use the reverse lay-up, you should have decent dribbling skills that enables you to dribble pass your opponents. Thus, ball-handling skills are very important in doing a successful reverse lay-up. Also, the reverse typically applies a spin to the basketball so that it bounces off the backboard at an angle into the basketball hoop. In this case, you will need flexible wrists that are accustomed to rotational movements. Strong arms will also help because chances are your defenders will bump into your arm while striving to defend against your reverse. The most critical attribute that a basketball player must have in order to do a reverse is a keen sense of his position in relation to the basketball hoop because when you are going up in a reverse lay-up, you will be unable to look at the rim with your back facing it
When to use a reverse lay-up?
First of all, you will need some decent basketball dribbling skills and nifty ball-handling moves that will get past your defender and you close to the baseline. When you are close to the baseline and you see a clear lane from your spot towards the immediate other side of the rim, that is when you should use the reverse lay-up. Hence, you should always keep an eye out for opportunities to perform a basketball reverse lay-up when you are speedier than your defender.
On a larger scale, the reverse should be used when the frontal defences is too intense for direct penetration into the paint.
It is also very effective to do a head fake on your side to fake a normal lay up while you proceed to your reverse side for a reverse lay-up. If your defender buys your head fake, then you should definitely go for a reverse. If he doesn't buy the head fake, that is fine too. Just leap on the reverse side, take the impact from the defender's challenge and lays it in afterwards.
Pros-and-cons about doing a reverse lay-up
Pros
Cons
Using your back to separate your defender and the ball
Your back can be used to take any impact from the defender
The rim and net of the basketball hoop somewhat protects you from a block shot
You are way safer from stripping when you carry the ball on the side of the baseline
The reverse spin offsets the forward momentum your driving motion carries
Applicability is not high in that you must be close to the baseline
If anticipated by defenders, it can be easily blocked due to the obvious shooting angle
The shooting angle of a reverse is very limited
You sacrificed the vision on the side of your back
you can get trapped under the basketball hoop by help-defenc
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How To Do A Reverse Layup In Basketball?
General step-by-step guide to doing a reverse lay-up
·Dribble past your defender with dribbling skills and moves.
·Drive towards the baseline with speed
·pick up the dribble when you are 2 steps from the other side of the rim
·Take the first step, head fake on the normal side, take another half step
·elevate towards the reverse side of the rim
·Fully extend your arm towards the reverse side of the backboard
·Take any impact from your opponent and recover
·Flick your wrist upward and add a spin to the ball so that it spins off the backboard into the hoop
The up and under is a move consisting of two parts, a shot fake (the up) and a step-through (the under). First the player with the ball fakes a shot by thrusting the ball above his head as if to take a shot, then when the defender jumps in an attempt to block the shot, the offensive player steps by him and attempts a clear, unguarded shot.
The up and under basketball shooting move consists of not two but three phases: The 'up' phase, the 'hang' phase, and the 'under' phase. Basically, you leap and fake a lay-up in the air by holding the ball up, get by your defender in the air, and do an actual lay-up in a second timing before you land.
First, it takes a decent long jump to perform this advanced basketball shooting technique. If you do not travel far in your jump, you will not be able to get by your defender in the air. The up & under basketball shooting move also requires ample amount of hang time. After all, you need to do at least three movements while you are in the air. Further, you will need extra strong arms to twirl the ball back home in your 'under' phase because most likely, you will be on your way down when doing so.
When to use an up and under?
In times when your defender is slower but bigger than you, he usually gives you more space in front because he is wary of your drive towards the basketball hoop. In this case, you can do well with many different basketball shooting skills: a jump shot and a runner will work. Yet, if it is not your basketball shooting day, elevate in front of him and fake a runner ('up' phase). When he jumps to contest your shot, draw the ball back down ('hang' phase). While still in the air, bring the basketball under his arm and lay it into the basketball hoop ('under phase.)
Alternately, some defenders with a blocking instinct let you drive by and attempt a block from behind. This is also a good time to use the up and under because he will definitely jump on you when you are in your 'up' phase.
Pros-and-cons about doing an up and under
Pros
Cons
Get defenders to jump in the air and commit themselves
Secures vertical and horizontal space first, then shoot the basketball
Great flexibility in the basketball shooting technique
Get defenders to change their defense style, giving you more space to do simple lay-ups
The difficulty involved is big in that it involves coordinate movement in the air
Huge contact is inevitable because he will jump at you in the air
High risk of injury
How To Do Up And Under In Basketball?
General step-by-step guide to doing an up and under
Dribble past your defender with dribbling skills and moves.
Drive towards the basketball hoop with speed
Take a step and a half or do a power hop towards the basketball hoop
leap towards the rim when you are in the paint
Hold up the basketball in the air and fake a runner ('up' phase)
Draws it back down and squeeze by defenders in the air ('hang' phase)
Take any impact from your opponent and recover
extend your arm with the basketball pass your opponent and lay the ball in under his arm
A layup in basketball is a two-point shot attempt made by leaping from below, laying the ball up near the basket, and using one hand to bounce it off the backboard and into the basket. The motion and one-handed reach distinguish it from a jump shot. The layup is considered the most basic shot in basketball. When doing a layup, the player lifts the outside foot, or the foot away from the basket
Lay-up gives rise to basketball scoring without halting a burst. Once you get up in the air, there are many ways to manoeuvre the ball provided you increase your vertical jump to certain level. Yet, before you take off in the air, there are basically two ways to approach the basketball hoop and lay the ball in.
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Let's take a look at lay up in a nutshell.
Start by dribbling the basketball towards the right side of the basketball hoop with your right hand.
Then you have two options:
1a) As you approach the basket, you may carry the ball and take one and a half steps.
2a) Leap towards the basketball hoop with your left foot and bring your right knee up
Or alternately, you can
1b) Perform a power-hop towards the basket
2b) Elevate towards the hoop with both feet
Protect your position & the ball with your body
Release the ball lightly on the backboard
Tips on perfecting a basketball lay-up
Doing a basketball lay-up slowly with no defenders is very easy but not so when you are guarded. Here are the tips for scoring in a lay-up under pressure
Take BIG strides when you are carrying the ball for a lay up
Glance at the hoop while you are carrying the ball towards the basketball hoop
If you are driving full speed, convert the horizontal momentum to vertical by jumping higher before release
Sometimes, changing your pace when taking the steps or power-hopping works well
Place the upper arm of your non-dominant hand on the side to resist defender's pressure
When you are about to get up in the air, turn your hip and upper back towards the defender to push yourself away
Add a slight spin onto the ball to further reduce the horizontal force it carries
The basketball shooting technique called "tear drop" is also referred to as the floater. Both of them are very descriptive names in that the basketball shot seems to "float" over the defender and drop into the hoop so lightly as if it were a drop of tears. It is an alternate basketball shooting move in a layup where you take the step-and-a-half early and while jumping forward, you shoot the basketball over your defender before he jumps.
To do a decent tear drop, you will need to combine two things at the opposite sides of a pole. You need to have speed to dribble and force your opponent back while you need the body balance in the air to withstand contact. Most importantly, you need to have a excellent eyesight in motion because when you are jumping forward, the distance between your basketball shooting hand and the rim is ever-changing and so you need the eyesight to anticipate this change in distance and adjust your shooting power accordingly.
When to use a tear drop?
When your defender is bigger but NOT slower than you by too much and you don't see a lane that allows you take the basketball to the hoop that is when you should consider a floater. Certainly, you will need some basketball dribbling moves to create space for you to leap forward.
When you are using the floater or the tear drop, you should mentally and physically prepare yourself for impact from your defender because you are jumping into him. You should not initiate the body contact if your defender is overwhelming stronger than you. Otherwise, you will just lose your balance as you get bumped.
When using the floater, you should be facing the basketball hoop directly. In this case, use the backboard when deemed necessary. That may help solve the problem of power judgement.
Pros-and-cons about doing a tear drop
Pros
Cons
Gains control of the space in the air before your defenders do
A good penetration move that draws defenders and help defence for a dish chance
Add variety to your attacking the basket. Puts more strain on the defence
Driving at the hoop directly allows the using of the backboard.
An in-motion shot that may be difficult for some players
High chance of body contact, resulting in the loss of balance
Committing yourself too early by jumping into the air
May commit a foul when you leap forward with your defender planning to take the charge.
How To Take A Tear Drop Or Floater In Basketball?
General step-by-step guide to doing a tear drop
·Back up your defender with dribbling skills and moves.
·Drive towards the basketball hoop with speed
·Take a step and a half or do a power hop to further back the defender up
·Suddenly leap forward when you have just stepped into the paint
·Your defender should still be standing on the ground
·Keep an eye out for help defence and unguarded teammates
·shoot the ball with an arc over your defender into the basketball hoop
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AIR JORDAN 1
Designed by Peter Moore, Nike released the sneakers in 1985, the Air Jordan I pair of sneakers was considered a breakthrough in basketball shoe design, although its design was improved upon later with the Nike Dunk. The shoes are similar to the Air Force 1 highs but without the strap and Jordan logo. The shoe initially gained a great deal of publicity and interest because its vibrant black and red color violated the league's uniform rules and because Michael was fined five thousand dollars every time he wore the shoes during a game. Nonetheless, other companies scrambled to emulate the design and introducing knock-off brands of the Air Jordan line. In 1994 the Air Jordan 1 was re-released. The Air Jordan 1 has been the most reproduced retro with over 90 colorways.
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