The actual physical ability to get to a spot is what sets up the counters! Thank you for stating this clearly. No amount of predetermined thinking can get you by a defender, matter of fact overthinking slows you down. An athlete is best playing and reacting on instinct. If people could think it into existence in sports, they would have made a million Michael's in a lab somewhere!
You are for sure the most helpful basketball channel I have found, im excited for your discography to expand. would you consider doing a video on finishing? (through contact)
Facts most moves r really counters to the initial like u said the drive by is the first move and the cross is the counter instead ppl think the cross is the move
speaking the gospel. Been coaching for about 5 years, playing whole life and these days all I see is the youth shooting bad 3s and over dribbling (the bag), its horrible. Refreshing to see someone with a similar unpopular opinion. I think todays players are highly skilled but lack the iq because they spend most their time practicing on cones instead of live defender(s)
Ya I feel bad for the kids that really do want to improve but the "get good quick" online coaches and trainers are leading alot of them astray. Also most kids only have access to watching the nba and rarely able to see other high level basketball played with fundamentals and iq instead. Gonna keep fighting the good fight though! 😂😂 Good luck with your cosching also!
1:56 what do you mean by a full speed blow-by? off the dribble or off the catch (or both?) love the fundamentals-based content and how you respond to every comment!
I'm currently doing a video to better explain this and a focus on footwork. But basically a full speed blow by is just, go full speed right and score or full speed left and score with no moves. Then you fake full speed right and go left (aka crossover).
100% I live me a good crossover and showtime handle exhibition, but it rarely gets the job done in fiba or the college level. Almost a completely different sport than the nba at times. 😂😂
Imma make sure all my guys follow your page man. You know what you talking about fosho. Call out all these online garbage and teach hoopers efficient and effective over all those pretty moves which 9 times out of 10 is a traveling. Man big ups to you dawg. You the truth
Much appreciated man. That was the whole motivation for making this channel, the amount of people leading the young ones astray. I'll keep adding value as much as possible for sure.
First of all, respect to Gonzaga! It's one of my favorite schools. Your video is very helpful. Thanks so much for sharing this wisdom. It's true that young players should focus on fundamentals and develop those first, rather than trying fancy moves.
@themidrange your chose a path to say truth, not to be people pleaser, but instead rebuker. Not all people about whom you share will love it but in the end it will be great for young athletes. We are with you. Thanks coach. Cool stuff
I appreciate that, the young ones that are struggling to improve are the ones I care about so if that means I upset some adults along the way then so be it. They're the whole reason I decided to make this channel so I'll have to remember to stay on that path!
Nah, your handles nice. Just gotta go somewhere every dribble. One dribble can cover so much space, so utilize some wide dribbles instead of only tap dribbles. Just gotta add more but youre on the right track.
Love your videos but I gotta push back on the "No Negative Step" point a little bit. I think biomechanically it's an optimal way to explode from a standstill. Some even call it a "Plyo Step" because of the biemechanic implications. Is it something you should consciously be doing every play? No, but there are definitely some common circumstances (especially driving to the weakhand) where it's a natural and effective.
I dont disagree that it can be useful in some situations and if you're practicing FOR that particular situation it's perfect. I was trying to say that "accidentally" practicing the negative step or allowing players to use it sometimes on the move and not use it others, should be very intentional with your steps. It's why so many people step out of bounds on the sideline, they step backwards before going forwards. You're not wrong at all and I should have done a better job explaining.
Saw a vid about kyrie talking about how his footwork matches up with his handle and you talk about footwork alot but i dont understand how i can get my basktball dribble footwork better
I’ve dropped 3 players and It’s always with them closing out I shot fake, fake left go right. simple works. I would say work on your jump shot and once it gets decent enough you can pump fake your way to the basket.
I love Devs stuff and what he's done for basketball especially on youtube is unmatched. And this wasn't supposed to be an attack on the individual trainers or youtubers but in the move its self, however I do believe he was teaching this move but I edited it down to where he was just showing it used in the 1's. And mainly using it as an example of what to look out for. I appreciate the love and feedback!
Yeah showing dev and the other guy Travis is crazy work 😁 even Jlew, I follow Dev and Travis though and I have to disagree to an extent these moves can work depending on who you're playing and what setting you're playing in there mainly one on one moves in a street ball sense, not organized 🏀, but at the same time guys go in and they over dribble the ball with waisted movement when you can just simply the game by doing the basics, I'm a old head so I've been around for awhile to see theses things i pretty much do a little bit of both when necessary but I always keep it simple with the fundamentals that I've learn watching the greats
Do you have any advice on how to deal with a bad coach. I feel like he cant help me to unlock my true potential and if I do a mistake, do a under hand layup, spin the ball when passing he screams at me. He is a old head and thinks he is always right. Great videos man keep it up and it helps me a lot.
I do. Learn what you can about His teachings, then change school/coach/go to a new training camp. You can also go to public Places with your friends were people play ball and make new friends, there's always a hidden coach in those places. Last but not least, be your own coach, play and train by yourself too, with yourself, using your imagination and visualizing your opponents, or the goal/things you want to improve. Cheers
Unfortunately coaches are like bosses, you're going to have to deal with bad ones from time to time. Try not to take it too personal, gotta play by his rules for court time but make sure you're developing on your own time as well and as the other commenter mentioned, try and find some mentors in other places if possible. Then when the opportunity arises to play for a new coach make the change that is best for your personal development.
Thx you, but I live in Germany. Here you don't have so much opportunities to play in open gyms or switch schools or go somewhere else. I live in a small town and I have to drive 30 min to a other small town to my practice sessions with my team and coach. I always practice by my self outside even when it's winter and I always wish to have a gym for myself or play with other hoopers. I wanted to play for Braunschweig, where Dennis Schröder played in his earlier days, but then I have to drive 1-2hours. Furthermore there are no scouts especially in a lower league where I play. My idea is to do a exchange year in the US or maybe record my games, which I can send coaches from Colleges, who would maybe take me. I am obsessed with becoming a better basketball player and be the best version of myself to prove everyone wrong, who doubted me. I really appreciate the advice and I will try my best to deal with everything.
@Hasan-h5x1k please keep it up brother. You can do it. Tbh u sound like u have everything pretty clear. I would suggest you kinda make your own thingy with your friends u práctice with at the small town, and try and see if they want to do something like you do. Práctice your own ideas with them.who knows maybe you get couple of dream buddies
You've got this, sometimes the strongest motivation is the people that doubt us or are actively trying to hold us back. I went through similar struggles as a young one and coming out the other side is the best feeling you can have. Stick with it and continue finding like minded people however you can. Online, in person etc... looking forward to following your journey!
My previous video was on this, definitely give it a watch. Make sure you're doing drills to learn hoe to dribble and control the ball, not to just imitate moves if that makes sense.
@@thecrownedflameofabyss9303 5 minutes per day of all out effort training over a course of 2 months will greatly improve your foundational ball handling. The main thing is consistency and quality of your reps. think long term when it comes to improvement.
Exactly right! It never "just takes" 5 minutes per day. But "at least" getting 5 minutes per day of great reps will help greatly! Moreso than going outside and practicing different moves a couple times per week.
I feel like you are contradicting yourself in this video when you tell people to train for the situations they will find themselves in, and yet you give very linear advice of don't work on the negative step, or don't take more than 2 dribbles. And you are putting other content creator videos to throw smoke. Don't assume these moves won't work for at least somebody out there. There is no one size fits all.
I appreciate the advice. I pointed out that the negative step CAN work but you gotta be intentional when practicing moves. I realize putting examples that I don't agree with in the video will upset some people but also always happy to have a conversation with them and talk about the disagreements. Many trainers online I have reached out to and rarely receive any replies back or given the time of day, so to give my perspective I make these videos and allow people to freely disagree. I didnt say "don't work on the negative step" I said it is less efficient and you shouldn't intentionally practice being less efficient. And when I say don't work on moves that take more than 2 dribbles, obviously you are free to use as many dribbles as you want. You're likely wasting a ton of time however if most of your time is spent on moves requiring more than 2 or 3 dribbles to beat a defender. Lastly, saying that the moves will work for someone out there is great, but it shouldn't be at the cost of thousands of others looking for answers and the best approach to improve.
I feel he doesn't. With neg step AND dribble he sends you to humble camp free of charges with lovely miss foundation. With playing to your level he tells you the same, except of course, if you are a RUclipsr. Imo, It's not black or white you know, it's not only foundation or only mágic, it's about both things combined. This bald guy is basically pointing out that if u really love basketball AND you really Wanna go pro or dedícate yourself to it, u gotta start from the beggining. Sure have fun and práctice some cool ball whirls and copy SGA but, dont forget foundation. Cheers
I don't disagree with the things that you said. However I have a gripe with you saying something is objectively the least efficient or most efficient thing to work on. After all, there is no data to back it up, and we can only really draw from the experiences of ourselves and from training others. What has worked for you and possibly others you have worked with or coached, might not necessarily work for everyone. For example, you emphasize training ball manipulation, and not the actual moves, which will not work for someone who doesn't have the creativity to actually perform moves that they've never practiced or developed the muscle memory for. Another example is the step back hesitation you showed, which could be a great counter to some one who has a deadly step back jumper, which would make it a very efficient use of his or her time to work on the move. Something I agree with you on is that we need to be intentional about the moves we learn and how it fits into our toolbox. While I agree content creators can do a better job explaining moves, it's counters, and attributes players need to have to be effective with the move, I think ultimately its up to the viewer to determine whether the move is worth adding to their toolbox. The more "solutions" a player has to scenarios that they will see very often, the more likely they are to succeed at scoring, but the solutions required will be different depending on the player which is why I said no one size fits all.
@@dl3307 I didn't say "don't practice moves" I said dont build you workout on multiple nba moves and wonder why you arent able to apply them in a game or why you're not seeing improvement. With the negative step, are there any examples you can think of where it is MORE efficient to do a negative step over just moving forward first? In the step back hesitation I showed, I broke down exactly why it is a non effective move to sink time into if you're looking to improve on getting to the basket, even addessed when it "would" work and "could" be used. In the xample I showed with Devin in the lab his is just an outright carry which I didnt address in the video at all. Ball manipulation and being able to control the dribble is the foundation to be able to do dribble moves effectively. You will never be worse off for practicing that first, however there are countless instances where the opposite is the case. I still agree with no "one size fits all" and hope I havent stated that in any of my videos, however, there will rarely be an instance that I think you are better off having more moves and less fundamentals in order to be successful. Im enjoying the conversation though and I do value your input and feedback.
@@themidrange When you take that first negative step your torso stays in put and defender doesn't react to it anyway. Then that second step after negative step is much easier to do quicker than first step without negative step where your feet are parallel imo. for example, if we have running competion, would you stand your feet next to each other or would you have more stand like when you take negative step to wait the gun go off? Also love your videos and agree 99.9%, but maybe negatice step being something extra or bad footwork I disagree with. It is really good way to explode and flyby your defender.
U give a fresh perspective on basketball training and improvement. Your content is very helpful for "overthinking hoopers".
I saw a ton of people struggling so wanted to do my part in helping out. I'll continue adding as much value as I can to the space.
The actual physical ability to get to a spot is what sets up the counters! Thank you for stating this clearly. No amount of predetermined thinking can get you by a defender, matter of fact overthinking slows you down. An athlete is best playing and reacting on instinct. If people could think it into existence in sports, they would have made a million Michael's in a lab somewhere!
Haha, 100%. Be able to get to a spot, then be able to have a counter if they don't let you get to that spot. We over complicate it way too much.
You are for sure the most helpful basketball channel I have found, im excited for your discography to expand. would you consider doing a video on finishing? (through contact)
Thanks I really appreciate it. The next one is on footwork but I'm going to be doing finishing for sure!
@@themidrangebet.
Facts most moves r really counters to the initial like u said the drive by is the first move and the cross is the counter instead ppl think the cross is the move
Exactly, and then we get confused why it doesn't work. Going to step 2 without doing step 1
You make alot of sense with this break down!!
Thanks mate.
You gave me a fresh new perspective on how to play basketball based on different levels, now I can train more efficiently, Thanks man.
Glad to hear it mate!!
speaking the gospel. Been coaching for about 5 years, playing whole life and these days all I see is the youth shooting bad 3s and over dribbling (the bag), its horrible. Refreshing to see someone with a similar unpopular opinion. I think todays players are highly skilled but lack the iq because they spend most their time practicing on cones instead of live defender(s)
Ya I feel bad for the kids that really do want to improve but the "get good quick" online coaches and trainers are leading alot of them astray. Also most kids only have access to watching the nba and rarely able to see other high level basketball played with fundamentals and iq instead. Gonna keep fighting the good fight though! 😂😂
Good luck with your cosching also!
1:56 what do you mean by a full speed blow-by? off the dribble or off the catch (or both?)
love the fundamentals-based content and how you respond to every comment!
I'm currently doing a video to better explain this and a focus on footwork. But basically a full speed blow by is just, go full speed right and score or full speed left and score with no moves. Then you fake full speed right and go left (aka crossover).
In this case with dribbling, “less is more” get to the move and go! ✊🏾🔥
You definitely don’t see ankle breakers and allat in fiba or the Olympics
100% I live me a good crossover and showtime handle exhibition, but it rarely gets the job done in fiba or the college level. Almost a completely different sport than the nba at times. 😂😂
Imma make sure all my guys follow your page man. You know what you talking about fosho. Call out all these online garbage and teach hoopers efficient and effective over all those pretty moves which 9 times out of 10 is a traveling. Man big ups to you dawg. You the truth
Much appreciated man. That was the whole motivation for making this channel, the amount of people leading the young ones astray. I'll keep adding value as much as possible for sure.
First of all, respect to Gonzaga! It's one of my favorite schools. Your video is very helpful. Thanks so much for sharing this wisdom. It's true that young players should focus on fundamentals and develop those first, rather than trying fancy moves.
Haha, they're having a great year so far! I agree, it makes the journey so much smoother if you start locking down the foundations first.
@themidrange your chose a path to say truth, not to be people pleaser, but instead rebuker. Not all people about whom you share will love it but in the end it will be great for young athletes. We are with you. Thanks coach. Cool stuff
I appreciate that, the young ones that are struggling to improve are the ones I care about so if that means I upset some adults along the way then so be it. They're the whole reason I decided to make this channel so I'll have to remember to stay on that path!
Great Video!
Thank you!
Is my handles just fast or am I not just shifty ( on my channel)
Nah, your handles nice. Just gotta go somewhere every dribble. One dribble can cover so much space, so utilize some wide dribbles instead of only tap dribbles. Just gotta add more but youre on the right track.
This is the most underrated Basketball RUclipsr!!! All your Videos are great, keep it up!!!
Thanks mate, much appreciated.
Love your videos but I gotta push back on the "No Negative Step" point a little bit. I think biomechanically it's an optimal way to explode from a standstill. Some even call it a "Plyo Step" because of the biemechanic implications.
Is it something you should consciously be doing every play? No, but there are definitely some common circumstances (especially driving to the weakhand) where it's a natural and effective.
I dont disagree that it can be useful in some situations and if you're practicing FOR that particular situation it's perfect. I was trying to say that "accidentally" practicing the negative step or allowing players to use it sometimes on the move and not use it others, should be very intentional with your steps. It's why so many people step out of bounds on the sideline, they step backwards before going forwards.
You're not wrong at all and I should have done a better job explaining.
How to drive more effectively I can't seem to get past my defender
My video I'm dropping next explains this exactly.
@@themidrangeok looking forward to it
I would like to thank the youtube akgorithm for showing me this channel🙌
I'd like to thank the algorithm for bringing you here!
Saw a vid about kyrie talking about how his footwork matches up with his handle and you talk about footwork alot but i dont understand how i can get my basktball dribble footwork better
I'll try and make my next video about footwork. I've been meaning to for awhile but haven't had access to a court.
I’ve dropped 3 players and It’s always with them closing out I shot fake, fake left go right. simple works. I would say work on your jump shot and once it gets decent enough you can pump fake your way to the basket.
100%. I did a video on working on the jumper first so that all those moves will work. I'd say 80% of my scoring came from shot fake drive.
Fwiw, Dev (the guy who did the hesi) doesn't teach that move. He just does it in 1s. Having said that, everything you said in this video is valid.
I love Devs stuff and what he's done for basketball especially on youtube is unmatched. And this wasn't supposed to be an attack on the individual trainers or youtubers but in the move its self, however I do believe he was teaching this move but I edited it down to where he was just showing it used in the 1's. And mainly using it as an example of what to look out for.
I appreciate the love and feedback!
Yeah showing dev and the other guy Travis is crazy work 😁 even Jlew, I follow Dev and Travis though and I have to disagree to an extent these moves can work depending on who you're playing and what setting you're playing in there mainly one on one moves in a street ball sense, not organized 🏀, but at the same time guys go in and they over dribble the ball with waisted movement when you can just simply the game by doing the basics, I'm a old head so I've been around for awhile to see theses things i pretty much do a little bit of both when necessary but I always keep it simple with the fundamentals that I've learn watching the greats
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I appreciate it!
So long story short practice out triple threat and then everything else is a bonus
You said it better than me. 😂😂
yo bro can u make a guide to finishing/how to finish better - 🙏
I will for sure, next one is footwork but after that probably finishing.
Do you have any advice on how to deal with a bad coach. I feel like he cant help me to unlock my true potential and if I do a mistake, do a under hand layup, spin the ball when passing he screams at me. He is a old head and thinks he is always right. Great videos man keep it up and it helps me a lot.
I do. Learn what you can about His teachings, then change school/coach/go to a new training camp. You can also go to public Places with your friends were people play ball and make new friends, there's always a hidden coach in those places. Last but not least, be your own coach, play and train by yourself too, with yourself, using your imagination and visualizing your opponents, or the goal/things you want to improve. Cheers
Unfortunately coaches are like bosses, you're going to have to deal with bad ones from time to time. Try not to take it too personal, gotta play by his rules for court time but make sure you're developing on your own time as well and as the other commenter mentioned, try and find some mentors in other places if possible. Then when the opportunity arises to play for a new coach make the change that is best for your personal development.
Thx you, but I live in Germany. Here you don't have so much opportunities to play in open gyms or switch schools or go somewhere else. I live in a small town and I have to drive 30 min to a other small town to my practice sessions with my team and coach. I always practice by my self outside even when it's winter and I always wish to have a gym for myself or play with other hoopers. I wanted to play for Braunschweig, where Dennis Schröder played in his earlier days, but then I have to drive 1-2hours. Furthermore there are no scouts especially in a lower league where I play. My idea is to do a exchange year in the US or maybe record my games, which I can send coaches from Colleges, who would maybe take me. I am obsessed with becoming a better basketball player and be the best version of myself to prove everyone wrong, who doubted me. I really appreciate the advice and I will try my best to deal with everything.
@Hasan-h5x1k please keep it up brother. You can do it. Tbh u sound like u have everything pretty clear. I would suggest you kinda make your own thingy with your friends u práctice with at the small town, and try and see if they want to do something like you do. Práctice your own ideas with them.who knows maybe you get couple of dream buddies
You've got this, sometimes the strongest motivation is the people that doubt us or are actively trying to hold us back. I went through similar struggles as a young one and coming out the other side is the best feeling you can have. Stick with it and continue finding like minded people however you can. Online, in person etc... looking forward to following your journey!
How do you dribble then? What should I practice for my fundamental moves?
My previous video was on this, definitely give it a watch. Make sure you're doing drills to learn hoe to dribble and control the ball, not to just imitate moves if that makes sense.
@ okay thank you 💪🏾, does it really just take five minutes per day of practice?
@@thecrownedflameofabyss9303 No
@@thecrownedflameofabyss9303 5 minutes per day of all out effort training over a course of 2 months will greatly improve your foundational ball handling. The main thing is consistency and quality of your reps. think long term when it comes to improvement.
Exactly right!
It never "just takes" 5 minutes per day. But "at least" getting 5 minutes per day of great reps will help greatly! Moreso than going outside and practicing different moves a couple times per week.
Good vid… same shit I be saying to my boys. All of it. Seems like you view the game similar to me. Gotta give a follow.
Much appreciated. Always good to find like minded people!
aight bro but how do I improve my shots at the gold saucer
You don't, it's impossible and it's a fact the world needs to accept. 😔
U played nbl one ???
It used to be seabl so not since it's been nbl one. But big v etc...
Are you a final fantasy 8 fan?
Final fantasy is my favorite game series ever, huge fan. So unfortunately, yes. 😂😂
can we please get a footwork video?
Haha, soon. I didn't have access to a court since I've been moving but I got you.
@@themidrange thank you, its an extremely under taught skill
11th fastest player on the court. Is he really that slow?!
😂😂 ok maybe not that slow, but I said it so there's no going back.
Movement > moves
💯
I feel like you are contradicting yourself in this video when you tell people to train for the situations they will find themselves in, and yet you give very linear advice of don't work on the negative step, or don't take more than 2 dribbles. And you are putting other content creator videos to throw smoke. Don't assume these moves won't work for at least somebody out there. There is no one size fits all.
I appreciate the advice. I pointed out that the negative step CAN work but you gotta be intentional when practicing moves. I realize putting examples that I don't agree with in the video will upset some people but also always happy to have a conversation with them and talk about the disagreements. Many trainers online I have reached out to and rarely receive any replies back or given the time of day, so to give my perspective I make these videos and allow people to freely disagree.
I didnt say "don't work on the negative step" I said it is less efficient and you shouldn't intentionally practice being less efficient. And when I say don't work on moves that take more than 2 dribbles, obviously you are free to use as many dribbles as you want. You're likely wasting a ton of time however if most of your time is spent on moves requiring more than 2 or 3 dribbles to beat a defender.
Lastly, saying that the moves will work for someone out there is great, but it shouldn't be at the cost of thousands of others looking for answers and the best approach to improve.
I feel he doesn't. With neg step AND dribble he sends you to humble camp free of charges with lovely miss foundation. With playing to your level he tells you the same, except of course, if you are a RUclipsr. Imo, It's not black or white you know, it's not only foundation or only mágic, it's about both things combined. This bald guy is basically pointing out that if u really love basketball AND you really Wanna go pro or dedícate yourself to it, u gotta start from the beggining. Sure have fun and práctice some cool ball whirls and copy SGA but, dont forget foundation. Cheers
I don't disagree with the things that you said. However I have a gripe with you saying something is objectively the least efficient or most efficient thing to work on. After all, there is no data to back it up, and we can only really draw from the experiences of ourselves and from training others. What has worked for you and possibly others you have worked with or coached, might not necessarily work for everyone.
For example, you emphasize training ball manipulation, and not the actual moves, which will not work for someone who doesn't have the creativity to actually perform moves that they've never practiced or developed the muscle memory for.
Another example is the step back hesitation you showed, which could be a great counter to some one who has a deadly step back jumper, which would make it a very efficient use of his or her time to work on the move.
Something I agree with you on is that we need to be intentional about the moves we learn and how it fits into our toolbox. While I agree content creators can do a better job explaining moves, it's counters, and attributes players need to have to be effective with the move, I think ultimately its up to the viewer to determine whether the move is worth adding to their toolbox. The more "solutions" a player has to scenarios that they will see very often, the more likely they are to succeed at scoring, but the solutions required will be different depending on the player which is why I said no one size fits all.
@@dl3307 I didn't say "don't practice moves" I said dont build you workout on multiple nba moves and wonder why you arent able to apply them in a game or why you're not seeing improvement.
With the negative step, are there any examples you can think of where it is MORE efficient to do a negative step over just moving forward first?
In the step back hesitation I showed, I broke down exactly why it is a non effective move to sink time into if you're looking to improve on getting to the basket, even addessed when it "would" work and "could" be used. In the xample I showed with Devin in the lab his is just an outright carry which I didnt address in the video at all.
Ball manipulation and being able to control the dribble is the foundation to be able to do dribble moves effectively. You will never be worse off for practicing that first, however there are countless instances where the opposite is the case.
I still agree with no "one size fits all" and hope I havent stated that in any of my videos, however, there will rarely be an instance that I think you are better off having more moves and less fundamentals in order to be successful.
Im enjoying the conversation though and I do value your input and feedback.
@@themidrange When you take that first negative step your torso stays in put and defender doesn't react to it anyway. Then that second step after negative step is much easier to do quicker than first step without negative step where your feet are parallel imo. for example, if we have running competion, would you stand your feet next to each other or would you have more stand like when you take negative step to wait the gun go off? Also love your videos and agree 99.9%, but maybe negatice step being something extra or bad footwork I disagree with. It is really good way to explode and flyby your defender.