Think you are not good enough to play at the next level? …

Maybe you were, by no fault of your own, born at the wrong time.

If you were born in, say, the 1920s, how would you look playing in the NCAA championship in the 1940s?

 

 

 

 

Hey, if you were born in the 40s or 50s your basketball heroes would be remembered for being in one of the most controversial Olympic moments ever:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25H7rT3PfWc

Split the Post

Skip to the end and watch the kid that shoots the final three point shot. Then keep your eye on that same kid from the beginning.

Do we have a kid that can post up and shoot the three? Oh yes we do.

Now watch all the options and imagine a role best suited to your best threats to score.

What positions would each of you play in this series?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TiZOBHYhig

T-Bone > T Foul

Junk defenses put a lot of pressure on the star player of the opposing team, but beware. Stars can lose their temper and look for a cheap payback.

Watch Embiid from Kansas (White jersey #21) respond to the aggressive “T-bone” from a Kansas State player Williams (blue #11). Embiid gets tossed.