What Have You Borrowed From NBA Players?

[BringTheHeat]

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Reading some of these posts, I'm wondering to myself why the hell some of you aren't in the Pros lol.

I would be if I was taller..

[st0rmb11]

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I enjoy TRYING "The Invention" that Jamal Crawford does. It's always fun if it works out, but I usually end up having to recover the ball. That ****'s tough to do, spur of the moment. It's something I have to set up well in advance and plan my steps out to do.

The little Chris Paul in-out, between the legs dribble while going into the paint is something I do every so often, again, just for fun.

I went through a phase where I did the fake spin move into a jump shot, but I've just gotten away from it lately. It worked wonders when I did it; I just never really think to do it.

[TJVMagicUconn]

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Kareem's Skyhook.... My arms are super long for a fifteen yr old

Lebrons cuff when driving thru defenders which is very effective

Any of D rose's layups which dont always seem to pan out for me

And Hakeems fakes down low(gets them every time)

[cavsfan2]

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I try the shamgod move, but only in 1 on 1 games. My success rate with that is probably about 20 percent lol

[Manny_B214]

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My urrent Repertoire is:

Russell Westbrook Mid-Range Pull Up

Kyrie Irving One Handed Croosover(I'm pretty sick with my right hand)

Shooting Close Shoots Left handed(Couple guys do this)

The Eurostep( I use all variations all the time)

D.Rose Floater and Stop N Go

Loving that john wall hesitation

Recently added the Joe Johnson cross on PP to my skillset

My all time favorite move is finishing a Euro or Hopstep with a bob cousy style two handed layup

Moves i have perfected:
Shake N' Bake
Rondo
Dream Shake
Behind the back crossover
Believe it or not i barely dribble between my legs
Still haven't mastered the sexy fingerrolls

[VDusen04]

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I've taken some general things from NBA players and I've also taken very specific traits. A sampling:

1. Sean Elliott Jumper: David Robinson was my favorite player growing up but his jumper was funky and mediocre. So after trying to emulate him and failing, I moved to his teammate, Sean Elliott. My jumper doesn't look like his, but growing up I thought I was doing what he did and in turn, I developed a unique, Elliott-influenced stroke.



41 second mark for comparison:

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2. Grant Hill/Latrell Sprewell Strong Hand Attack From Left Side of Court: Early in high school I secretly hated running the floor with the ball from the left side of the court because I knew that meant I was expected to use my left hand for dribbling and finishing (terrible right foot leaper). Watching Spree and Grant, I had a breakthrough, and it basically meant becoming someone attacking like a banshee and going as hard as humanly possible, even if it meant using my right hand on the left side of the hoop. I became big on squaring up opponents and going right at them as opposed to trying to avoid them.

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3. Steve Francis' Ball Above All Fallaway: People have wrongly attributed my maneuver to Dirk all of these years. I actually got it from the exact clip below (found at the 9 and 24 second mark). I haven't figured out the science behind it, but I swear it's almost more reliable than my standard mid-range jumper. If I had a signature move, I trust most folks who've played with me would say this is it.

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4. Tim Hardaway's Hakeem Combo: Obviously not on Tim's planet on this one. But this is another exact clip I first saw (back in '93) and proceeded to copy and emulate the crap out of. I don't do the floater and I rarely chain it all into a spin. But my first dribble move is usually and in-and-out and my second is an in-and-out to cross, and it's precisely because of this Hardaway play.

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5. Manu Ginobili Euro-Step: This is so common now it feels almost like referencing George Mikan for a "dunk shot". But it's a huge part of my game. The manner with which Manu played with those two steps as a whole has been an influence. It was a big moment when I broke away from the idea of my two steps always having to be in a straight line.

6. Kobe Bryant Dunk Contest Jersey Tuck: Stupid and random, but true. In high school, prior to each tip off, I'd tuck my jersey in by pulling my shorts down, just like I saw Kobe do prior to his between-the-legs dunk in '97 (1:50 mark below). I wasn't even a Kobe fan, I just thought it looked cool. I'd also tuck my jersey really loose so it'd become untucked during play like Larry Johnson.

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[JA Money14]

I know all of us that play basketball have tried to emulate countless moves and plays (crossovers, layups, various post moves, etc.)

What moves have you guys incorporated into your game, permanently.

For example, I've probably tried the Michael Jordan switch hands layup countless times in my life, but it's not something that I turn to if I'm driving to the basket.

The one thing I've borrowed that I use by far the most would have to be the Tony Parker floater in the lane, or even up to about 10 feet out. My biggest regret in my basketball career (aside from leaving the college I was playing basketball for), is not listening to my dad and learning a floater when I was a junior in high school. My God, I could have used that shot.

On the other hand, I've learned and routinely used a handful of little ball handling and dribbling tricks that I got from watching clips of Pete Maravich.

Over the past few years, the ball fakes that Rondo does have become moves that I use routinely.

The Jordan reverse lay up is a main stay in my repertoire. (Not saying he was the first to do it, but we all know he had a distinct style of doing it.)
If I ever venture into the post against a smaller guy, I use the Jordan/Kobe fake one way, turn and shoot a turn around the other way.

The Ginobili Euro-step is something I use.

When he was at the peak of his fame, I spent countless hours trying to learn Iverson's crossover, but after getting called for carrying the ball a few times in high school games, I let it go.

It's one thing to see someone do something, spend the afternoon in the yard trying it, then never use it again, other than in H-O-R-S-E. It's another thing to practice something often after seeing, and make it an almost go-to move.

So what are some moves and aspects you guys have "borrowed" or emulated from NBA players?

Zzz

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[JA Money14]

I know all of us that play basketball have tried to emulate countless moves and plays (crossovers, layups, various post moves, etc.)

What moves have you guys incorporated into your game, permanently.

For example, I've probably tried the Michael Jordan switch hands layup countless times in my life, but it's not something that I turn to if I'm driving to the basket.

The one thing I've borrowed that I use by far the most would have to be the Tony Parker floater in the lane, or even up to about 10 feet out. My biggest regret in my basketball career (aside from leaving the college I was playing basketball for), is not listening to my dad and learning a floater when I was a junior in high school. My God, I could have used that shot.

On the other hand, I've learned and routinely used a handful of little ball handling and dribbling tricks that I got from watching clips of Pete Maravich.

Over the past few years, the ball fakes that Rondo does have become moves that I use routinely.

The Jordan reverse lay up is a main stay in my repertoire. (Not saying he was the first to do it, but we all know he had a distinct style of doing it.)
If I ever venture into the post against a smaller guy, I use the Jordan/Kobe fake one way, turn and shoot a turn around the other way.

The Ginobili Euro-step is something I use.

When he was at the peak of his fame, I spent countless hours trying to learn Iverson's crossover, but after getting called for carrying the ball a few times in high school games, I let it go.

It's one thing to see someone do something, spend the afternoon in the yard trying it, then never use it again, other than in H-O-R-S-E. It's another thing to apractice something often after seeing, and make it an almost go-to move.

So what are some moves and aspects you guys have "borrowed" or emulated from NBA players?

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[jamieal]

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I Guess lately I've been watching Tim Duncan and Hakeems highlights as I am trying to incorporate their post moves into my game so I can destroy in the paint against smaller players and teams.

[Cavsfan4life]

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1. Dirk's step back and leg kick
2. Duncan's bank shots
3. Kobe fadeaway
4. Dikembe's finger after blocking a shot
5. Eric Snows handles

[mikenoob]

Only a few basic moves, can't do anything advanced. I use rondos layup upfake and Tim hardaways crossover from time to time. Other than that my game is solely spot up shooting and the occasional one dribble Pullup at the elbow


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[return.specialist]

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I remember a few years back, I believe it was All-Star Game preshow and Kobe had an injured wrist on his shooting arm. The commentators were discussing how he had been practicing non-dominant handed shots. Since then, I've always shot 15-20 left-handed jumpers if I'm warming up or shooting around alone.

[BJNT]

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I remember getting this magazine that broke down Tim Hardaway's killer cross over aka utep two-step move by move. And I remember practicing over and over again. Following each move to a tee but I could never do it like him though.

[st0rmb11]

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I remember a few years back, I believe it was All-Star Game preshow and Kobe had an injured wrist on his shooting arm. The commentators were discussing how he had been practicing non-dominant handed shots. Since then, I've always shot 15-20 left-handed jumpers if I'm warming up or shooting around alone.

I did things like this from the time I was 12 years old. REALLY came in handy as a player in high school and college.

I try to convey this mindset to the players that I coach now, but they just can't seem to grasp why it is so important, even after watching me scrimmage with them and embarrass them with both hands.

I've always preached to younger guys coming up, "anything you practice with your dominant hand, practice twice as much with your off hand."

[10A25]

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I'm more of a center than anything but even I have adopted a runner/floater. Funny enough, my left-handed runner is taken from Chris Paul and my right-handed one is from Tony Parker lol. Weird, right?

I also love the Luis Scola scoop shot. I use it a lot after an up-and-under. I've also looked at a lot of Timmy so I do a lot of bank shots around the basket. My favorite post move comes from Carlos Boozer in this video (1:21 mark)

My fadeaways are like Dirk with the leg kick, which I don't even try to do lol. Just a habit.

I euro-step very rarely but I usually do the Rose/Ginobili cradle when I do.

I use the in-and-out dribble as a staple of my dribbling since I'm a terrible ballhandler but I get the inspiration from CP3's in-and-out between-the-legs thing.