What We Are Reading: Rondo and Nash

Energetic Celtics Outhustle Cavs, Spoil LeBron’s MVP Ceremony Night – 20secondtimeout.blogspot.com

David Friedman wrote: “Rajon Rondo proved to be the most valuable player on this night, setting a record for a Cleveland playoff opponent and tying his career-high (for both regular season and postseason play) with 19 assists; Rondo’s dribble penetration and precision passing shredded Cleveland’s vaunted defense.”

Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash comes up big – The Arizona Republic

Paola Boivin wrote: “Hips don’t lie? Oh yes they do. Just ask the San Antonio Spurs, who felt the wrath of Steve Nash and now trail the Suns 1-0 in the Western Conference semifinal series.”

Steve Nash On the Art of Passing

Steve’s guidelines for different types of passes and what is important to become a great passer:

• Chest pass: Always be on balance and put a back spin on the ball.
• Bounce pass: Ball needs to go half way and a third of the way to the teammate.
• Alley oop: Right timing and throw it in the air so that it comes down soft.
• No-look pass: Behind the back pass just to create an angle. With behind the back pass you get the same efficiency as with chest pass without the need to spin around.
• In one-on-one situations you need to be a scoring threat – that opens up space to your teammates.
• The most important weapon is to be able to pass with the left hand and with the right hand.