Owner Real Deal Posted September 2, 2009 Owner Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Post what you have. 1) If you're defending a player that likes to cross the ball over quite a bit, play tight defense on the arm he's not dribbling with. If you can get away with it, make contact with the off-arm just slightly, so when he crosses the ball over, it'll be uncomfortable, and his crossover will be slower and more prone to steals. 2) If you're dribbling on the perimeter and looking for your teammates, stick your leg in front of the ball, and dribble off to the side of it. There's little chance anyone can rip you because, if they do, they make contact with your leg...and that's a foul if you sell the bump. Plus, you're already in position for a spin off that foot if he gambles, so swing the ball around and take off if you can't get a foul called. 3) Do this if you have strong hands...hold the ball low, arms open a bit, and wait for him to stick that arm in there. Quickly raise the ball over your head, in a circular motion, and sell the foul by fumbling the ball, or shot-faking if you have yet to take a step (followed by a fumble and recover). 4) If your man likes to cut to the basket, stay low and right as he heads to the rim, turn and chase him with your arms up in the air, hands over his head slightly. It makes a cutter feel weird, and he'll either try and catch a ball that feels like will hit him in the head, or he'll slide back out to the perimeter. 5) Elbow-tap shooters after noting where the referee is standing. Small tap on the inside of the elbow, using your pinkie...works pretty good. 6) When a player is abusing you on the glass, boxing you out all the time, focus on hooking under his arm (in an uppercut motion), then jumping early and selling a hook on him. This will force him to box you out differently, which gives you a chance to catch up to him on the glass. 7) If a player is posting you up, place your thumb in his kidney area and force him to spin to his right (if he's right-handed) or to his left (if he's left). So, for example, if he's right-handed, place your thumb in the left kidney area as he placed his back to the basket, against you. If he forces left, don't move that thumb. It'll stop him, or else he had no kidneys. That will make him go right, putting the ball in his left or keeping it in his right in the midst of help defense. Just make sure the dude isn't getting pissed off enough to punch you in the face afterward. 8) If you've just received a pass and have yet to dribble, jab step a couple of times outward (ex. left foot jab to left), then jab step twice inward (ex. left foot jab to right), and on that second inward jab, explode to the rim if he's close enough to breathe on you, because he'll get burned. Otherwise, if he's a foot or so away and giving you room, attack after that second step, then quickly stop and pull up for the jumper. You'll be open 80% of the time. 9) Hand in the face of every jump shot. Only attempt to block layups, and most of the time, you want to do that from behind if you're a guard. 10) If you are worried about hitting a guy's face on #9, move your hand further in and past one of his ears. It'll mess their shot up after a while, and could do it for the remainder of the game, despite you doing it again and again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YugoRocketsFan Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 If your opponent keeps making shots, and you play the best defense, its time to go for the nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Tzu Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Wow nice tips RD! Gonna try some of them for the game this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lafan9 Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 looks like we got a dirty player on our hands lol great tips bro On defense I like to go on my tippy toes so I don't get flat footed and it helps me get a little quicker on a slasher type player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moeroadkill Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 tug on their jerseys when they are on offence nifty trick on offense if ur looking to pass pretend to throw it through their legs and actually throw it at their balls. works every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heir Rose Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 tug on their jerseys when they are on offence nifty trick on offense if ur looking to pass pretend to throw it through their legs and actually throw it at their balls. works every time. I'm pretty sure you'd get called for something if you chuck the ball at their balls. I don't think any ref's dumb enough to think that's unintentional. Unless you mean what my tip is, which is to fake a throw at their balls. It helps if you're throwing an inbounds and need room to find an open teammate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Dre Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 when boxing out for a free throw grab the players jersey on their chest and push him out. when setting a pick and the opposing player runs into you, grab onto their shorts while they are right next to you to slow them even more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Cool tips, I tried the kidney thing against some guy, but it didn't seem to work too well. Maybe I was not pushing in hard enough, but I don't want to be dirty in pickup games haha. The jab step thing works really well though. I'm not a good driver, but it helped me get to the rim on a few occasions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted September 8, 2009 Author Owner Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 If you KNOW you're going to score the ball, just be patient and figure out your defender. Jab step, move the ball around, step in slowly, put your shoulder into him, etc. See how he moves. Then catch him off guard quickly. It irritates them a bit too much to where they give up right before you attack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AboveLegit Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 When you're coming off a screen and receive the ball on the baseline, you should always spin the other way, if you really want a jumpshot, after your spin, pumpfake a few times, and then fadeaway. Works for me. For me, I'm more of a slasher, so as soon as I roll off a screen, I spin the other way, crossover dribble, and use my power to get into the lane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 If you see a guy cutting to the basket, especiaally on fastbreak, just beat him to the basket, dont try to catch up with him and get close to him, because you know where hes going anyway. Thats all I got. Ill write a book k thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moeroadkill Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 I'm pretty sure you'd get called for something if you chuck the ball at their balls. I don't think any ref's dumb enough to think that's unintentional. Unless you mean what my tip is, which is to fake a throw at their balls. It helps if you're throwing an inbounds and need room to find an open teammate. u should come play in my town Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Tzu Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Cool tips, I tried the kidney thing against some guy, but it didn't seem to work too well. Maybe I was not pushing in hard enough, but I don't want to be dirty in pickup games haha. The jab step thing works really well though. I'm not a good driver, but it helped me get to the rim on a few occasions. I tried the kidney thing and it works against my brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted September 9, 2009 Author Owner Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 You don't literally push on them. You just keep your thumb out there and let them back into you. It's most effective if they are an aggressive post player. You don't want to stab your thumb into their kidney area...just let them make the mistake. It's almost like you pulling out the chair (same concept, baiting them into the post), except this is fail-proof if you do it correctly, while pulling the chair doesn't always work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erick Blasco Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 These are really good tips! They're only dirty if you try to injure a player. If you're in an organized game and a ref doesn't call a foul, it's the ref's fault. Also with the jab steps, once you use the move often enough, they'll begin to be more lax on the original jab. You'll be able to blow right by your defender off the dribble if you attack his front foot quickly after catching the ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lyc70 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 My shooting style simulate Lei Arnon, Break through like Kobe, Because I like to analyze their action for a long time. I 'm familiar to them.http://www.snagpic.com/users/img/4676/n09x0302vnsn/clear.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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