Post play Ganon Baker big fella moves
| 1 Ganon Baker
Low-post
Master three moves, - a go-to move, e.g., jump hook - a counter (second pivot) - up and under, reverse pivot - something else, e.g., spin fadeaway (then a second pivot off that)
Keys - post on the "kill spot" in the lane, then out on the first hash mark above the block, leaving room for a baseline cutter - feet are your balance, shoulder width apart, 10 toes to the passer - feet get you open, e.g., step across your defender if denied - sit on your defender's legs - show one or both hands - elbow to armpit if the defender's arm is up - catch, chest, check - post on the move - fake high go low if he's high, fake low go high if he's low; go right at his chest, make contact, leg to his crotch - leg whip - swim stroke - knock the defender's inside arm forward with your inside arm, go behind - duck under - knock his arm back, go in front. |
| 2 Tim Duncan low-post series
Confrontational, not separational. Catch on two feet,
- drop step - fake one way with the ball, at the same time drop step the other foot, one dribble, forward pivot to bring the feet closer together - if you catch in the drop step position, you don't need a dribble - pound hook - forward pivot, jump hook, no dribble - jump hook off pound dribble - drop step, one dribble, forward pivot, jump hook - or two dribbles into a one-two stop, jump hook - counter - shot fake with two hands (inside elbow out, keep the ball high), up and under (defender's hands are up). |
| 3 Kevin Garnett mid-post series
Separational,
- meet the pass - ball in the air, feet in the air, jump stop; or step out with one foot - defender plays off - pivot and shoot - defender tight - catch and sweep high/low opposite his hands - attack the top foot if there is one, change his stance - if he gives you right (or left), take it - jab, shoot - fake one way, go the other (jab-crossover.
The passer relocates to create space.
Toss out and catch drill - spin a pass, don't go until the ball hits the floor, make any putback. |
| 4 Paul Pierce high-post series
Your defender is overextended high side,
- catch and go - drop step, reverse pivot on the inside foot, attack the basket - catch and jab - drop step, jab, shoot - catch and fake - jab and crossover. or catch and sweep - catch, jab, shot fake, go (rocker step).
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| 5 Amare Stoudemire short-corner series
Go to the short corner from the low post if a guard dribbles (middle) at you, or cut from the weakside behind your defender, read the back of his head. Moves are
- shoot - shot fake, go - two fakes and go or shoot (jab, shot fake) - forward pivot on the inside foot, seal and shoot - forward pivot, shot fake, reverse layup other side - Nash pivot - forward pivot, jab, forward pivot again into fadeaway. |
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