Hi, I'm Kurt Rambis.
Welcome to Fast Break, the fundamentals of championship basketball.
Here in volume two, we're going to set out to advance our skills in all areas of the
game while always keeping in mind the basics of the game.
Let's take a time out to review some of the key points that my teammates and I tried to
drive home in volume one.
In the NBA, there's a lot of players in our league that have the form, they have the technique,
but they just don't have the confidence to make the basket.
I feel that every time I shoot the ball, with the way that I shoot, every shot should go
in.
As you can see, I have the balance.
I'm going straight up and down.
My elbow's in.
I got the follow through, and I'm aiming at the back of the rim.
Remember the five points.
Number one, keeping your elbow in.
Number two, getting good rotation, good release on number three.
And number four, sighting the back of the rim as your target.
And number five, always have that confidence.
And when Michael Cooper talks about defense, everyone listens.
Moving your feet, keeping low, as Michael says, is a big part of the puzzle of good
basketball.
Remember, to stay down low in your defensive stance, keep your back straight, head and
eyes up, okay?
Let's keep them going.
Now, you guys follow me.
We'll slide this way.
There you go.
Keep them down.
We'll go back this way.
Keep them down.
We'll retreat back to you.
There you go.
Keep them going, you guys.
Okay, come on back up.
Right here.
Down.
Just remember, the only way you can play good, solid defense is with your legs and your feet.
When it comes to rebounding, I try to impress one major point.
Put in your mind that the ball belongs to you and that you approach every shot as one
that will be missed.
If a shot is taken from the top of the key, and I'm playing good defense on James Worthy,
he's got two ways that he can go to the basket.
He can go to the baseline or he can go over the top.
If he chooses to go over the top, what I want to do when he moves, I want to use an inside
pivot.
I want to use an inside pivot so that I can follow the flight of the ball all the way
to the basket.
I'm going to get my butt into his thighs and get my hands up.
When he continues to move over the top, I'm going to slide with him until the ball hits
the rim.
When it comes to playing near the basket, what we call the low post, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,
James Worthy, and Michael Thompson execute their talents on offense and defense so well
that every move encompasses so many rules of fundamental basketball.
This is very simple, Jules.
It's done like this.
Someone learning to shoot this shot should be able to shoot it like this 100% of the
time this close into the basket.
Okay, let's talk about how to get the ball into the low post and how the big man should
ask for the ball to make sure it doesn't get deflected or get stolen by another player.
Okay, what we have here is Alan and Tony's Gardening.
Alan's a big guy with a long reach, so what he has to do is get nice and low with his
knees bent, but not too low because he's a tall guy.
You don't want to take away his height.
He's got nice long arms so he can easily ask for the ball.
Tony is playing on his top side, so what Alan has to do is ask for the ball away from this
hand which is directly over there.
Now it's up to the guard to get that ball to that hand.
Exactly.
My expertise is in the low post, but the thing about low post is getting open, and you have
to be able to get open in order to shoot the basketball.
So in getting open, you want to be able to take your man opposite of where you want to
go.
If I want to catch the ball over here in the low post, I want to make a fake here to take
my defensive man, then I come to the spot.
Notice the landing that I made.
I didn't land on one foot or the other.
You have to land on two feet in order to establish a pivot foot.
If I land on both feet, then my defensive man doesn't know which is my pivot foot.
I can go this way or I can go this way.
Now we're about to put everything we learned into practical use.
To help us get things rolling, assistant coach Bill Burkett will set up our first maneuver,
the pick and roll, while I join my teammates.
Whether you're playing in a pick up game or in the pros, the pick and roll is one of basketball's
most effective plays.
A great deal of effort goes into making it work, but when it's perfected, the pick and
roll is a devastating weapon with a whole arsenal of lethal options.
Okay, breakouts at a good solid pick now.
Hit them on the roll.
All right, next, next.
Here we go.
Now let's demonstrate the different options of the pick and roll from the wing position
involving a guard and a forward.
The birth of this style of play can be credited to the East and certainly the New York area
in their basketball history.
Same thing, Kuzy.
A team consists of five players, but most scoring situations involve the interplay of
two and at the most three players.
As you can see, a good offensive player must react to a variety of defensive tactics.
Defense always dictates the offense.
All right, hit the roll.
When you look back in basketball history, all of the greats, West, Kuzy, Robertson,
Elgin Baylor, to today's greats, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Isaiah Thomas, James Worthy, and
Michael Jordan, all of them can effectively use the two-man game to perfection, taking
advantage of any defensive tactic.
Same thing, post to guard.
That's it, good.
Same thing again.
Post.
Post to guard, right.
Now, let's put some defense on the floor and execute the various two-man game options as
the offense reacts to the defense.
In this situation now, Michael Cooper tries to fight over the pick.
Worthy rolls in a classic bounce pass for the score.
Scott fights over the pick.
Worthy fails to switch.
Cooper rings the bell.
Same situation.
Cooper hangs up on the pick.
Rambas fails to step up and switch.
Scotch to the iron.
Now here is the perfect counter to the switch.
Scott gets picked.
Rambas rolls.
Cooper, perfect bounce pass.
That's perfection.
Once again, Cooper trails.
Rambas, soft on the switch.
Worthy rolls for the score.
Here Kurt Rambas flares for the open jumper.
Isaiah Thomas and Bill Lambeer work this one to perfection.
Once again, Scott and Worthy, defense jumps out to trap.
Worthy flares for the open jumper.
Here we go again.
Let's go.
Flare and post to guard.
Here the defense stays home.
Rambas flares.
Cooper posts to take advantage of a mismatch.
The Lakers like to do this, of course, with Magic Johnson.
Another example, Worthy flares, Scott posts.
Baseline pass by Worthy.
Scott for the turnaround jumper.
In this situation, the defense may force the driver baseline.
The counter, Rambas flares for the jumper.
Once again now, the same defensive tactic.
Scott drives, Worthy flares for the jumper.
When both defenders step out to trap the driver, the roll man is wide open.
Now watch Byron Scott and James Worthy execute a baseline drive and kick to the flare man
and post.
The guard posts up.
Watch Byron Scott now with a jump hook.
Same thing.
I like that.
You two can be a little bit closer.
All right, now let's see if we can get a little fancy now.
Now let's look at some examples of the two-man game.
Cooper's going to break out.
Rambas is going to set the pick and then flare.
If the defense traps or sags off Cooper, Rambas will go right back for the quick jumper.
Two points by Cooper.
Another example.
Same situation.
Cooper squares up.
Rambas rolls right back to Cooper once again for the quick jumper.
Now let's see if the youngsters got the message.
Breaks out, set to pick, hits a man rolling right back to the shooter for the quick jump
shot.
Not bad.
Doesn't get any better.
Breaks out, set to pick.
Uh-oh, he turns the wrong way.
Goes back to the shooter anyway.
If the ball goes in, nope, they missed a shot.
Quick passes are important.
Pick and roll right back to the shooter.
Quick jump shot now.
He'll be ready to shoot it when he brings it back to you, okay?
Now let's see how the youngsters react to various verbal commands.
They can think on the move.
We're going to have them drive, we're going to have them flare, we're going to have them
take it all the way.
All right, now take it all the way to the basket.
Take it all the way to the bucket.
Yeah.
Okay, listen to the coach.
He's going to tell you what to do.
Here we go.
Take it all the way.
Drive it.
That's it.
Ring the bell.
Here we go.
Be ready, be ready, be ready.
Be ready.
Here we go, come on, be ready.
Here we go.
You guys can come a little closer together.
Okay, come a little bit closer together.
Let's end it with a good make now.
End it with a make.
You two get closer together.
Flare.
There you go.
If I holler flare, you know what you got to do on that drive.
Drive it.
Yeah.
Okay, got to be listening now.
Listen to the coach.
Drive it.
Now flare.
Flare.
That's it, that's it.
There you go.
Good shot.
Same thing, flare.
Same thing.
There you go.
Good shot, good shot.
You guys be patient.
Slow down.
Flare and a return pass.
Now you're thinking, now you're thinking.
Good.
Good.
In a sense, basketball at the professional level has evolved into a two-man game.
Let me explain.
Most teams try to set up their half-court game like this, with three men in this position
and two players here.
One of these two is usually a team's best offensive weapon, a Michael Jordan, Isaiah
Thomas, Dominique Wilkins, just to name a few.
And the purpose is to get the ball into their hands in either a pick and roll situation
or giving them a wide open shot.
In this situation, here's how our five Laker players end up when we're looking for Byron
Scott to shoot the ball.
The two-man game is one of the most basic plays in professional basketball.
And when we want to get the ball to Byron Scott, here's how we operate.
It doesn't get any better than that.
Now we're going to demonstrate the hook pass as you use it in the game.
Hook pass is important because you use it to pass over the defense.
It's very important when you're going to make a cross-court pass because it allows you to
get the ball all the way to the open man without other people having to touch it and giving
the defense a chance to react.
So the hook pass is just the same as a hook shot.
When you get the ball and your defense sags from this angle, let's say the pivot man will
be behind me, and his defensive player will be right there on that dotted line taking
away my ability to get into the lane.
The hook pass is just like a hook shot, you throw it over the defense right to your teammate,
and he gets the shot real quick.
It goes both ways.
If I were to be double teamed by his defensive player and he was free in the corner, he would
be moving, I throw the ball over the defense, and he'd have an open shot in the corner.
It's very simple.
It's the same concept as any other pass.
You just use it more often in the pivot because you can get it over the defense.
The alternative to our fast break in the half-court game is going to James Worthy in the low post.
Everything we've learned thus far comes into play as we illustrate a number of offensive
skills involved with James scoring, passing, or setting a pick.
Or from the point of view of a guard like Byron Scott or Michael Cooper setting up a
low post play.
Now the master of the low post, James Worthy, flashing to the ball, jump stop, and a spin
inside for the quick jumper.
James has all the moves regardless of what the defense does.
Now he turns baseline and takes a quick jumper over his defender for two points.
James will adjust to whatever the defense gives him.
Now he breaks to the ball, turns, and faces his man and shoots right in his face for another
two.
Here comes James again.
But now James, James turns and steps through for the layup.
Okay James, here we go again.
Jump stop, turn inside, quick jumper.
Not the same results however.
James flashes to the ball and Byron Scott spots up as Michael Cooper double teams.
This is a counter whenever the low post is double teamed.
That's the only way you're going to contain James Worthy.
Ball goes inside, Byron floats to the open spot, shoots the two pointer.
Now once again, another counter.
James flashes to the ball, Cooper double teams, Byron floats and takes a quick jumper for
two points.
Now watch this option as James Worthy flashes to the post, jump stop, Cooper double teams,
back to Byron Scott and then back to James Worthy for the turnaround jumper.
One of the most difficult things to do for Byron Scott and guards in that position is
to make the pass into the post when you have the most valuable defensive player in the
league playing you, like a Michael Cooper.
There's certain tricks that you have to incorporate into your passing game to get the ball into
the low post because a lot of times you just can't make your basic bounce pass or your
basic chest pass or overhead pass.
So what Byron is getting ready to demonstrate now is a pass that we call right by the ear
and it's a pass that most defenders don't expect.
Notice how he leans away and throws the ball right by his ear.
This is after you've had difficulty getting the ball inside.
This pass is hard to deflect and it's hard to pick up and it's not a pass that you telegraph
as much.
Notice how he fakes to his left and makes the pass with the right hand right by Cooper's
ear which is another way to get the ball into the post.
It's called by the ear pass.
Here we're demonstrating one of the Lakers favorite shooting drills, a triangle drill.
It involves shooting the ball, rebounding and passing and then stepping into your shot
once again.
We try to stress release, good balance and follow through and eye concentration.
Rambas takes a one bounce dribble, shoots the ball, rebounds it, good pass to the corner
now back to Michael Cooper, one bounce dribble, good eye concentration and follow through.
Byron Scott, good release on the ball, rebounds it, now back to Kurt Rambas for the one bounce
dribble, right or left.
I think fingersprings are the type of injuries that have really been underestimated in athletics.
Especially with young kids.
What you may think is just a basic injury.
If it's not treated properly, could result in a lifetime deformity.
I see many athletes at our level that are in their 20s and 30s that have fingers that
they cannot straighten up because they had inappropriate care when they were your age.
Think it's important whenever you jam a finger no matter how minor you may think it is, first
thing you want to do is put the ice on it like we showed you with the ankle and then
we want you to buddy tape it, splint it.
What that means is tape it to the finger next to you.
I have a couple strips of tape and Wes maybe I can just tape your two fingers together.
Let's say you've injured this finger.
It's important that you stabilize that joint by taping it to the finger next to you and
then contacting your physician and getting an x-ray on that joint.
A thing of beauty is Byron Scott pulling up and shooting.
Let's examine his technique more closely.
How to score most effectively with the jump shot.
Byron Scott is one of the NBA's finest jump shooters.
His shot's a thing of beauty.
He's blessed with great spring, a strong body and the range on his shot is incredible.
Watch his effortless lift, his balance and his head position.
Watch that elbow.
Now watch his release.
Now check the follow through and where he lands on his shot.
Next to Kareem Skyhook, the three point shot is one of the most deadliest shots in the
game of basketball today.
It takes a lot of preparation, concentration and confidence in yourself in making the shot.
Although our line today isn't the pro game three point line, hopefully I can make one
for you.
You got to get there, get yourself set, sight the basketball and be ready to shoot the ball
when it comes to you.
Shooting the three point shot, you got to be there, stationary with your feet set and
ready to shoot the basketball.
Concentration and confidence that you can make the shot.
You have to have your hands on the ball properly and the ball can't be in the palm of your
hands.
Again, it's very important that you believe that you can make this shot.
That way if you believe that you can make it, your teammates will pass the ball out
to you.
Again, shooting the three point shot is a shot that's taken with your legs.
You can't overemphasize how much you have to use your legs from shooting out at this
distance.
Again, you got to be set, concentrate and follow through like you were taking just a
normal regular jump shot.
Shoot the basketball high and you got to believe in yourself that you're making it.
Be prepared to shoot every time you get the basketball.
Set yourself up, set and fire.
Set yourself up, set and fire.
Next we're going to let Aaron start things off for us and see if we can get some three
pointers out of him.
Notice that each and every one of the last two were set and ready to shoot the basketball.
You got to get there, take aim, get your feet set and put it up as high as you can.
Again, don't be afraid to take your time in shooting this shot because most people don't
think other teams can make it.
But if you believe in yourself, you'll knock more than your share down.
In shooting the three point shot, you got to get there, be prepared to shoot and have
confidence in yourself.
Again, the three point shot isn't for everyone.
For the younger players, we don't want you to develop bad habits in throwing the ball
up, so stay close to the basket.
For the older players that have the strength and the technique, that might be a shot that
can win a couple of games for your team.
Our final drill on offense is one of the most demanding.
This is how we run it, the square drill.
One of the finest all-round multi-fundamental drills in basketball is the square drill.
It involves passing, catching, dribbling, stopping, pivoting, reactions.
It's an adaptable drill involving the entire team.
You can make it competitive and fun.
You can utilize the whole court, half court or even a smaller area.
Watch how we execute.
Michael Thompson passes, jump stop, takes a hand off, chest pass, jump stop, pivot.
Michael Cooper, jump stop, hand off.
Byron Scott, here's Kurt Rambas, chest pass.
Michael Thompson, chest pass, jump stop, hand off, chest pass, jump stop, hand off.
You get all the skills that are necessary in playing the actual game.
That's it, Kurt.
You can involve one basketball, two basketball.
You can make this particular drill the entire length of the court.
You can make it all bounce passes.
You can make it all overhead passes.
You can make it all chest passes.
When you get real good at it, you can involve even three balls.
Now let's see how some of our young people react to this drill.
Now let's concentrate on the skills.
What are the skills we're working on?
We're working on the chest pass.
Remember what James Worthy said about the chest pass.
Stepping into it.
The chest pass, stepping into it.
You're working on catching the ball.
Have those hands out and ready.
Don't have your hands in here.
You catch the ball on your chest.
Have those hands out there to catch the ball.
Now you're working on dribbling.
You're working on dribbling a jump stop and a little half turn.
Those are the fundamentals.
That's all the game's about.
All right, concentrate.
All right, ready?
Go.
Don't stop running.
Keep running.
Keep going.
Come on.
Pivot.
See, this teaches all the skills.
Passing the ball, catching the ball, pivoting, dribbling, and even thinking.
Good.
Come on.
Take a dribble.
Go big guy.
There you go.
No, that's not a pivot.
You got to come to the jump stop, pivot for him.
The last most important aspect of the game for the center is the passing in the interior.
It's very necessary because as you learn to play the game well, people are going to anticipate
the moves by the pivot man and leave their men to double team the pivot.
Now when this happens, you have to be able to understand where your teammates are and
get them the ball quickly for easy shots with no one on them.
This involves having your court vision sharp.
You have to understand as soon as you get the ball that people will be coming from your
blind side and dropping down so that you can't turn in any of the directions that you can
see in.
I'm going to have these young men just move out a little bit.
Just like that.
The whole idea is after you, I'll have you pass me the ball.
He was to pass me the ball and this young man's defensive player was to come to me.
This young man would go to the basket.
Let's try that again.
We're all on offense here and I'm going to get a pass from my teammate out at the guard
position.
This man's defensive man will come this way to stop me from making the drop step move
and the center will be on this side of me to stop me from going here.
As that happens, this young man will cut to the basket and I will drop him the ball just
like that.
The whole idea is to understand where the defense is coming from and where your teammates
are and to get them the ball quickly for an easy shot.
This is the easiest way to play basketball.
You let the ball find the open man and let the open man shoot the shot.
Very simple.
It's a concept that most people forget because in the heat of the game they get excited and
they want to do all the scoring.
You pass it to me and you cut to the basket.
Thank you.
You pass it to me and you cut to the basket.
The whole idea is I understand what's happening in front of me and on the edge of my vision.
You have to understand what's happening.
Sometimes people will come from across the court.
In that instance you have to go all the way across court with the ball and that usually
ends up where you have to pass it out around the top of the key.
So if I was to get double teamed by someone coming from across the court, I would pass
to my teammate right out there at the top of the key and he can find the teammates that
are open on the other side.
Again, the whole concept is letting the ball find the open man for the easy shot.
As I pointed out, the pick and roll is one of the most basic plays in all of basketball.
It can be run from just about anywhere on the floor, but usually it's run from the top
of the key, the free throw line extended and out of the corner.
The players that are usually involved, the majority of the times are guards in forwards
or a guard in the center.
It's defended in different ways.
A player can fight through the pick or you can switch the pick or you can just slide
the pick.
However it's defended, the offensive player must react to whatever the defense does and
that's what you do in your drill work.
You drill and drill and drill so that they react instinctively to whatever the defense
does in defending that particular play.
As we've seen, a whole lot about playing defense low has to do with positioning.
Whether you're playing one on one or in a lot of traffic, you always have to keep these
three things in mind.
First, deny the opponent the position.
Second, deny him the ball.
And third, make him take the worst possible shot and then block out.
And that's what we're about to demonstrate in the following drills.
Let's get Coop and Byron out here to work things up.
Many times in basketball you have mismatches and in Kurt Rambas you have a player who many
times has to guard a much bigger player.
Kurt has a special knack of fighting players for defensive low post position.
He also has a great ability to steal the ball from bigger players when they're in the low
post position.
We're going to try to demonstrate some of those skills right now.
Here's Kurt Rambas and this is an excellent drill to work on post defensive play.
Watch Kurt Rambas move continuously to maintain a strong defensive and denial position on
Michael Thompson.
His constant motion, bumping and banging creates real problems for an offensive player.
Okay, that's good.
The purpose of the shell drill is to work the defensive post man Michael Thompson.
Michael must make an adjustment each time the ball moves.
So we're going to move the ball around the perimeter and study Michael Thompson's defensive
maneuvering.
Michael Thompson like Kurt Rambas has post defensive play down to a science.
Watch him as he continuously moves, bumps and fronts and constantly denies his man position
and the ball.
Michael's footwork is quick and active.
Notice his weight distribution and balance.
Now he slips in front of his man, then behind his opponent.
Defensive fundamentals enable him to play players much smaller and quicker as well as
those taller and more powerful.
Over the years, Michael's versatility has made him an invaluable asset to the Los Angeles
Lakers.
Here we go.
Okay, Michael, don't let him come over the top.
I back you, Byron.
Working Michael T. Working Michael T. That's it, Mike.
All right, come on, Kurt.
Work him, Kurt.
Work him, work him, work him.
Come on.
Get there, get there.
The majority of injuries in basketball are sustained to the ankle joint.
Also, 85% of those injuries occur with the ankle forced into this position.
We'll now show you how to strap an ankle to try to lessen the severity if that injury
is sustained.
First thing we want to do is make sure that the joint is bent at a 90 degrees or in a
neutral position.
We then apply what we call heel and lace pads.
They have a lubrication on them.
They're applied like this so that when the foot goes through its motion, these pads will
slide under the tape and the tape will not cause an abrasion, a tape cut, or a blister
to the skin.
We then use pre-wrap to cover the hair around the ankle.
Again, make sure the foot is kept at a 90 degree angle.
We then take our athletic tape and apply two anchors at the base of the foot and two just
below where the muscle turns to tendon.
We said that 85% of the ankle injuries occur with the foot in this position.
So we will now run strips of tape that we call stirrups from inside out forcing the
foot into eversion or a position that is opposite of what the joint will most likely sprain
itself at.
When we apply the tape, we always cover half the width of a tape to make sure that we do
not have any spaces between two pieces of tape as that will cause a tape cut or a blister.
We then begin by applying two heel locks on each side.
There's one on this side.
We then come across the front of the foot and apply another heel lock on the inside.
We run the tape in the exact same manner to do it again and once again on that side.
Now we go into a figure eight across the front, then the back, under the foot in the shape
of an eight.
We then completely wrap the leg without leaving any spaces between tape.
We then take our white tape, anchor off the top, once again at the bottom, and now we
have a good prophylactic game strapping for the ankle.
In our fast break rebounding drill, we want players to act instinctively, rebounding the
ball, the outlet pass, and taking the ball to the middle.
So we drill on these things in this particular drill and here's how it goes.
Drive it, drive it, kick it, now feet to post, box out on the weak side, box, box, box, box,
arms up, Kurt, arms up, Kurt, box out.
That's it, that's it, come on, go up and get it now, go up and get it.
Back in now, come on, hands up Michael, hands up Michael.
Kick it out, come on Kurt, weak side, weak side, Kurt, weak side.
Kick it, drive it.
Back in now, come on, come on Michael, weak side, work the weak side.
Go up and get it, you're waiting for the ball.
Go up and get it now Kurt, go get it.
Come on Kurt, work the weak side, you got it.
Weak side Michael, come on, come baseline if you have to.
Go get it, go get it, that's it Michael.
Kick it, drive it, back in now, come on, come on Michael, weak side, work the weak side.
Go up and get it, you're waiting for the ball.
Go up and get it now Kurt, go get it.
Come on Kurt, work the weak side, you got it.
Weak side Michael, come on, come baseline if you have to.
Go get it, go get it, that's it Michael.
One more now, one more, one more, one more good one, come on, work it, work it, come
on Michael.
Out Mike T.
The next drill we're going to demonstrate is our six point defensive drill.
Again we're going to cover three basic points in the game of basketball, the denial defense
with your hand, when the player posts up being strong and aggressive in there and then the
block out that you've seen on the other side.
Okay can I have two players to show us how?
I want to get in a stance and watch the ball sir.
Okay let's go, staying down, being able to see your man in the ball, down, post up, be
aggressive in there, use your body, bring him all the way up top and then box him out.
There you go, okay next two, you're up sir with him.
On defense okay, stay down, okay let's go.
Post up one time, being denied, post up, get aggressive, there you go, deny him up here
to the wing, good job.
Now box him out on the boards, excellent job sir.
Okay next two, be able to see your man in the ball, okay out, back in, always keeping
your feet apart, don't let your feet come together, post up, turn around, there you
go, be aggressive, denial all the way out and back down, there you go.
Again it's very important to play defense with your feet because if you reach with your
hands more times than not you'll get beat.
Defensive players or your better defensive players are going to play with their body
between the man in the basket and definitely with their feet.
For those people with limited physical talents I think basketball is still a great game for
you because it's a great game for conditioning, it's a great game for teamwork and it's a
great game to help you discipline yourself and challenge yourself.
Young people who want to pursue a basketball career I would tell you to go for it with
all you've got, put all your heart into it but just remember not to put all your eggs
in one basket.
You'll learn a lot from basketball as it relates to life and the things that you try to achieve
as an individual and with other people and I think you'll get something from that but
don't be of the opinion that basketball is the only thing that you can do to be a successful
person or to have popularity or anything like that.
It's a great game, it's not the only game and it's only a part of your life.
You've got to keep it in perspective.
I think if you do that you won't have any problems in and around the game of basketball.
This drill characterizes Laker basketball.
We want defensive position, rebounding, reaction to the ball, a good outlet pass and lane recognition.
We want instinctive explosive reactions.
Soon as our opponent shoots the ball we think possession, outlet, lane recognition and attack.
That's Laker basketball.
Rambas takes the ball out, fires the pass into Michael Cooper who pushes the ball up
the floor.
Byron Scott sets the pick for James Worthy coming to the low post.
Worthy posts and here comes Byron off the weak side double pick for the drive right into
the basket, a perfect fast break.
Let's take another look in slow motion.
Rambas takes the ball out, fires it into Michael Cooper.
Byron Scott and James Worthy fill the lanes.
Michael Cooper pushes the ball up the court quickly.
Scott sets the pick on James Worthy coming to the low post.
Scott now curls off the weak side double and takes a pass from Worthy and drives it to
the basket for the score, a perfect fast break.
We watched the Lakers fast break from made baskets.
Now let's watch the youngsters react to a loose ball situation.
The ball's picked up, taken to the middle on a hard dribble.
The wingmen are wide.
The middleman takes it all the way to the basket for the score.
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To most fans, defense is a lot less dazzling than putting the ball into the hoop.
But when it's over with, defense is a big part of the game puzzle.
Whether you're playing five feet or 25 feet from the basket, the same rules apply.
Reach out, extend yourself as much as possible.
The more you reach out for success on the court, the more you'll extend yourself to
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Basketball is a game to be enjoyed and to have fun with.
When I was a kid about your age, my dad told me that if I worked hard and played to the
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In a sense, basketball at the professional level has evolved into a two-man game.
Don't let him come over the top.
Don't let him come over the top.
Get your hip into him.
That's it.
That's it.
That's it.
Meet trainer Gary Vede and get some important injury care and prevention tips.
Conditioning is important to enhance performance, but also to prevent injury.
Bend the knee, bring it in like this, one leg straight.
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