Just to make sure no one gets the wrong idea, this thread is about learning basketball not about pointing out problems with individual players. Love Peter Jok's game.
Q & A from 11/30/15 press conference:
Q. You like the shots Peter’s taken? Is he usually taking good shots?
COACH McCAFFERY: There was a couple of times where I thought he should have ripped and driven because you don’t want to be — he’s shooting the ball so well. He didn’t shoot it great this weekend, obviously, but he had been shooting the ball so well that you don’t want to just settle every time, especially because they’re going to start coming out on you. They’re closing out on the three, taking away the three, taking away the rhythm three. You’ve got to rip and go.
Yesterday he made a really nice move and then charged. He kicked it to Clemmons for a wide open three. So you’ve got to be able to rip and drive and draw, jump stop, kick that, rip, one dribble pull-up. He’s got such a really good pull-up game.
That way, if you’re mixing up your pull-ups, your drives, your driving kicks, and your threes, it makes you really hard to guard.
Here is a link on Rip and Drive:
For me it makes the game so much more enjoyable to watch when I know what coaches are expecting players to do. Obviously basketball is spontaneous but is based on basic fundamentals and concepts.
Q & A from 11/30/15 press conference:
Q. You like the shots Peter’s taken? Is he usually taking good shots?
COACH McCAFFERY: There was a couple of times where I thought he should have ripped and driven because you don’t want to be — he’s shooting the ball so well. He didn’t shoot it great this weekend, obviously, but he had been shooting the ball so well that you don’t want to just settle every time, especially because they’re going to start coming out on you. They’re closing out on the three, taking away the three, taking away the rhythm three. You’ve got to rip and go.
Yesterday he made a really nice move and then charged. He kicked it to Clemmons for a wide open three. So you’ve got to be able to rip and drive and draw, jump stop, kick that, rip, one dribble pull-up. He’s got such a really good pull-up game.
That way, if you’re mixing up your pull-ups, your drives, your driving kicks, and your threes, it makes you really hard to guard.
Here is a link on Rip and Drive:
For me it makes the game so much more enjoyable to watch when I know what coaches are expecting players to do. Obviously basketball is spontaneous but is based on basic fundamentals and concepts.
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