However, this exact lifestyle resulted in various achievements. Bryant was also an avid supporter of the WNBA. The father of four daughters believed his daughter Gianna was more than capable to be his heiress. One of my favourite interviews, where he talks about not needing sons to carry on his legacy, as his daughters have it covered. Legend of a player. Slowing down Bryant on a random Sunday in January was tough enough. But what about when the calendar turned to April, May and June?
There was no better challenge. Rose had a front-row seat to see the legend of Kobe Bryant skyrocket during the NBA Finals, and he nearly altered the course of Bryant's career.
Less than nine minutes into Game 2 of the Lakers' series against the Indiana Pacers , Bryant was isolated on Rose on the left wing. The thenyear-old Lakers star pulled up for a jump shot, and Rose slid his foot into Bryant's landing zone -- a play that is now by rule a flagrant foul.
We also realized very quickly we couldn't guard him. This dude is something different. So I acted like I was contesting the jump shot and purposely made him come down on my foot. In my mind, I didn't want him to break his ankle. But I wouldn't mind if he missed the next few games because we would have a better chance to win. Sometimes he would be distant, ice-cold. No pleasantries would be exchanged. Other nights, he'd be playful, in a joking mood.
He'd fraternize with you, then light you up for Allen said he preferred it when Bryant kept his distance before tipoff. It helped him stay focused on the task at hand. Other times, a cordial Bryant would lure his opponents -- Allen included -- into a trap. Allen paused and smiled before adding, "He was the most confident, cocky and arrogant player.
He knew he was the greatest player. I wanted to compete with that mentality. Skip to main content Skip to navigation. Los Angeles Lakers. Not only that, but Bryant was also a fine passer, averaging between five and six assists per game during his best years. In his first four years as a starter, Bryant only shot 30 percent or better from long distance twice, topping out at But, little by little, Bryant began to expand on his range, making him more and more impossible to defend as time passed.
While Kobe was never an elite three-point shooter, shooting at around 35 percent during his prime, he was good enough from there that defenses had to respect his outside shot, and there were times where he would go on three-point binges where everything he threw up would fall.
Now, Bryant was actually at his best defensively before his peak offensive years, with his best seasons on that end of the floor coming during the three-peat stretch in the early s. Or something the defense wants you to do Anybody who has watched him play will tell you that he has great footwork When the defense completely takes away what Kobe wants to do and what Kobe is really good at doing, he blows by them with a footwork counter.
So if a player overplays Kobe's pull up jumper to the right, he could easily drop step or spin to the basket for a wide open lane. And that's exactly what you want to do Become so good that the defense has to play out of position in order to take it away. And then BAM For those of you who have been taught by Don Kelbick or by someone using his Attack and Counter Skill Development System , this probably sounds really familiar.
It's what he uses to teach his pro clients. And I guarantee it will make your players better Let us know by leaving your comments, suggestions, and questions It seems obvious that you make an offensive move based on your chances of being successful. If a defender pushes up on you then you must drive by him. If he slacks off and gives penty of space then you pull up and shoot a jumper. Your decision has to be based on more than what you like. If you like to drive and a team is in a zone, I think your chances to drive are reduced.
Most right handed people have a preference for using it, thus the strategy of forcing players to their off left hand. I think this is pretty basic. In a scrambled court situation, you may hav more options, and then you can choose your strength, but you have got to know what is going on with the other 9 players on the court otherwise you will be studying the situation from the pine.
The snippet could be misleading, or taken out of context, but it is what it says. And I coach my guys the exact opposite. My snippet would be, "take what the defense gives you", both individually and the team. It should be an instant decision after the ball handler reads what the defense is doing. What happens if that low post player draws a double team? Should he read that or just go into his best move, directly into the opponents double team?
Should he read the defense and look for a teammate cutting, as someone should be open on that low block double? Even on a simple stop and pop, what is your defender doing? How is he closing out? Left, right? Hands up? Straight into you? Going to blow by you.
You take the best option with that read. If your best move there is a quick jumper, do you shoot it into a fast close out with arms up? A contested shot? Or would you be better served not elevating and swinging the ball back out? I stick with read and react.
Take what the defense gives you. It's very similar to a quarterback read. Read the defense, take the best option. What I really do not agree with at all is saying the defender has already won by making you read him and going to another option, maybe not your best, he has already won and does not have to defend you. Kobe is not saying that either. He is saying if that defender adjusts to you making a couple of shots and closes out faster you read that and force him to foul you on the shot.. Great discussion, maybe my methods are dated, it just works for my teams.
It''''s "Defense" Mike, spelled: d-e-f-e-n-S-e. After 35 years of basketball you should know that. Good stuff guys really helpful.. The quicker you react to the action the better you will become. You need to train your mind to be loose and relaxed pre game and practise so you can see the game see the shot move pass cut whatever it maybe. Don''t let your mind stick or panic or the ball won''t move quick enough or you may not make the best move with the ball on offence or on defence you will miss a slide a rotation help side deflection rebound etc.
I know I''ve gone slightly off track but hopefully this adds to discussion.. Appreciate the input, Graham!. Nice discussion, enjoyed reading comments. Concerning analysis paralysis I'm all of a sudden a bit of a chess aficionado and recently I came across a very interesting thought by one grandmaster.
What he suggested was whereas people tend to consider chess a game of thinking, in fact it is a game of vision.
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