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Introduction to all one-on-one moves. This is common to all of them.

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Stop, wait, raise your eyes, and GOOOO! One of the simplies and most efficient moves to beat your defender.

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Behind the back move is basically the crossover, except that the ball is pushed behind the back instead of underneath the knees. The same principles apply: you have to step into the direction of the hand you use to handle the ball (right hand goes to the right). You have to stay low. Once the player bites your first step, you quickly move the ball behind the back into your other hand and blast by. It is important not to move east-west, but to go south-north, to cover ground.

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Cross-over is the easiest and the most difficult change-of-direction move in basketball. Why? It’s one of the first moves young players adopt, and it’s the last one they do right.

Tobin Anderson explains how to do it right. In order to execute it properly the player has to have a good handle on the ball and perfect foot work.

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The Half Crossover or Inside Out is a devastating move that’s been used by
fluid offensive playmakers from Michael Jordan to Kobe Bryant.

Here are the steps to perform this move right handed. After you master this pattern,
master it left handed as well.

While dribbling the ball right handed:

1. Take big hard step with left foot, making the defender jump.
2. Take the ball and go inside out halfway across your body. This makes the defender jump even more.
3. Blast by your defender body to body. Do not step too wide of the defender. Tight spacing is key because this denies the defender any maneuvering space to cut you off.
4. Remember to stay low as you blast by.

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Here’s one of the best European players of all time. A born winner. Why am I putting him here? Because of his basketball intelligence. Watch his moves inside, that extra step, or quick dribbles with right and left to change direction… his passing.

If anybody doubted whether he could have played in the NBA, search for the videos of Yugoslavia vs. USA in the World Championship in Indianapolis from several years ago. Bodiroga dominated that championship; not with dunks, but with intelligence, efficiency…

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Becoming a dominating shooter in basketball has more to do with getting yourself in the right position for the shot than with mechanics of shooting, or the quality of your form. This is not to say that form is not important, or that you don’t need a quick draw, this is to say that if you can’t get open your form doesn’t matter - you will simply never have a chance to shoot.

Who’s the best to teach you the skill of moving without the ball? Nobody, in today’s game, does it better than Rip Hamilton. Watch the video, do the drills he recommends, but even more importantly, watch Rip during the game and you will realize that his running never stops, well, until he gets the ball and makes the shot.

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Coach Rick Pitino teaches how to attack off the dribble.

Wisconsin Basketball Coach Bo Ryan shows the basic X Zone Offense.

In this video, former Chicago Bulls guard Michael Jordan shows you how to successfully execute a fade-away jumpshot. He demonstrates what you need to do to find the perfect spacing to pull of the shot. He also shows you how to hold the ball so the defense does not smack it away from you (hold it high at your shoulders). Most importantly, Jordan explains that the shot must be pulled off quickly, but also in a smooth manner, so that the defense does not gain that precious time to react and block the shot.