I'm a big fan of the drop step. Not many NBA players use it anymore, but if you are quick and use it at the right time, it can be devestating. Especially if you can do it with either leg and hook shot with either hand.
Well I have to cover myself with something.. suicide isn't really the best way to go btw didn't you accidentally run over Shan once? kinda put your head down and caught her not looking, then BAM! Didn't think either of you were really looking. You should stick more to your jumpers for the sake of the rest of us it's cf pick up game, not kill your internet geek friends. I've been on the other side of the ball once at a UH intramural game when this skinny nerd type tried to slap the ball outta my hands then flopped like I just uppercutted his face, Ryu style. That stuff really pisses you off. However I learned from him and it's worked wonderfully for me so far, as long as I don't run into moes type.
I'll be the first to admit I'm not Michael Jordan out there, but I can at least hold my own in pickup games, and I have to call bull on anyone mentioning the Dream Shake or Shanghai Shake. That is a tough move to pull off and make the shot... Offensively (1) my favorite move is probably a post-up, shot fake and up and under, (2) Second favorite is the rock to the right and drive left from the 3 point line move...I'm right handed, but for some reason am better driving left. Defensively (1) the Chuck Hayes ball slap (unlike the NBA, if you only get ball playing pickup you won't be called for a foul, whereas in the NBA sometimes the ref calls the foul anyway cause they expect it to be there), (2) guard my opponent such that I am forcing him one way or another. Typically the guy I'm guarding is faster than me (my athleticism hasn't receded quite as fast as my hair-line, but almost), so to compensate, I either guard them to force them to go to their weak hand (usually their left), or to force them towards the help defense, or both (3) If I'm guarding someone bigger then me who insists on posting, even if often I can't push him out at first, you can almost ALWAYS push the post defender further out on the entry pass itself. So a guy considerably bigger then me may be concentrating on and getting great post position, but when the pass is going into him, he is now focusing on getting the ball as opposed to keeping his position, so you can usually push them back out 6 inches, and since its pickup ball, no foul.
I did your little fake pass behind the person's back while under the rim. I got ball stripped once and another time I actually did pass it by accident, kinda lost the ball. also I find it quite humorous when I see people bringing the ball up to midcourt and he does a little fake-right-but-go-left move while wide open with nobody guarding him. Nowadays my go-to move has been sucking at shooting for the whole game so nobody will guard me closely so towards the end of the game I'd get all these open looks.
i've seen u drive and i dont mind taking the charge, i just dont like concrete floor i fall back on when you knock me down...it hurts
I love love love making a pass to a player that flashes high and goes back door.... My favorite play and so easy......hey, maybe I could teach Rafer. DD
Chris Paul cup checks and placing my foot underneath the shooter's foot as he lands, like Bruce Bowen.
I'm going to be giving away one of my defensive secrets here (and I have very few to give) but what the hell. Since JayZ mentioned defensive basketball moves, it got me to thinking about one technique I employ on people that drive baseline that I see so few people employ. And that is the reverse layup defense. If you pay close attention, most people betray their intent layup on the reverse side of the basket even before they take off from the ground. If you train yourself to see that intention, you can easily place yourself in position to get a clean, impressive block. First comes the realization that most people try to take off from all the way on the close side of the basket when doing a reverse. This is an attempt to hide their intent, but what it really does is give you a better chance to block it. Because by the time they are on the other side of the basket, they are most likely no longer at the apex of their jump. You use this to your advantage. Instead of jumping with them, you keep shuffling your feet laterally as fast as you can. Their hang time gives you a chance to get in position on the opposite side of the basket where you can often block their layup without even jumping. That took way longer to explain than I meant it to.
^^I used to be much better at this move than I am currently, again due to athleticism issues. While I still recognize the reverse layup, a quicker player's athleticism often overpowers my knowledge of what they're doing.... Which is why I like to employ the Chuck Hayes ball slap, which while could be called a block, in my book isn't really because I'm not even jumping, I'm just taking advantage of the fact that you're putting the ball out there for me to slap away!
