I Love Basketball Game: June 2007

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Kevin Durant and Sonics

Kevin Durant has spent approximately 45 minutes to be involved for the official ones of SuperSonics, almost unquestionable that its professional future will start in the North-West of the Pacific.

“For Seattle to obtain No. 2 of Draft is something of surprising. It is something of different,” declared Durant, wearing a shirt lemon-yellow color green which does not correspond completely to the nuance of green of Seattle.

“Once I saw that… I am ready in the head to be played in the North-West of the Pacific.” Durant said.

The training session of Durant for Sonics intervened two days after it was involved for the Portland cement Blazers.

The GM of Portland, Kevin Pritchard, declared training session of Durant “it is one of the most impressive training sessions which I saw here,” and seemed to open the possibility that the university player of the year can be the player chooses by the Blazers with the pick No. 1.

Durant declared that its hearing for Sonics similar - was concentrated on the handling of the balloon, the movements at the station and of the external shots.

One did not give him reactions of official of Sonics, but Durant estimated that it had made a good service on its side.

“I just try to be also sold in Seattle,”
“It is hoped that they think that my training session occurred well. We will see on June 28 which will choose me.” Durant said.

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Will Celtics select Yi Jianlian?

According to sources of the team and league, Celtics are very interested by the selection of Yi with the fifth choice of Draft of Thursday, if Danny Ainge does not transfer it.

Ainge and the trainer, Doc Rivers looked at involved Yi, 18 days ago, and spoke with the prospective customer.

While Ainge affirms, "There are 30 teams which know exactly which is Yi," the geography, the cultural differences and hostile criticisms of the Chinese basketball conspired to make of Yi a mainly unknown player apart from the international circles and scouts NBA.

"I am ready for the NBA," declared Yi in Mandarin, with the assistance a translator. "If I were not ready for that, I would not be registered in Draft." Yi said.

"When I finished my last match in China, I estimated that I was ready for the NBA and I travelled by the plane to prepare up to now."

"The target was ready and the plan too. Many people made projects. I was one of them." Yi said.

Kevin Garnett in Lakers?

The owners of Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves began talks for a transfer which would imply sending Kevin Garnett in Lakers, declared sources of the league Monday.

A discussion of transfer between several teams is in the process of realization.

The transfer would imply Lakers, Indiana, Minnesota and probably a fourth team, Lakers obtaining Garnett and Pacers obtaining Lamar Odom and the pivot Andrew Bynum of Lakers.

Another secondary player will be probably added so that the deal functions financially.

Jerry Buss and the owner of Timberwolves, Glen Taylor, spoke on the telephone during 20 Friday minutes.

Buss finished the conversation by suggesting that the GM of Lakers Mitch Kupchak and the vice-president of the operations basketball of Timberwolves, Kevin McHale, continue the discussion Monday.

Kupchak, Buss and the trainer of Lakers, Phil Jackson, met Friday to discuss the options based on the assumption which they preserve Bryant, Los Angeles Times learned.

The most probable scenario would be as follows:
- Los Angeles Lakers: Kevin Garnett (Minnesota Timberwolves)
- Indiana Pacers: Lamar Odom, Andrew Bynum (Los Angeles Lakers)
- Minnesota Timberwolves: Choices of Draft, and players nonknown (Boston Celtics)
- Boston Celtics: Jermaine O' Neal (Indiana Pacers)

Sunday, June 24, 2007

Cutting, basketball's offense

There are a number of different types of cuts that can be made, in addition to making the correct moves in running a specific play or set motion offense, and in addition to setting and cutting around screens.

Front-cut
The front cut is a cut made with the defender behind you, on your back. This is the typical "give and go" cut.

Back-cut
A back cut is when you cut behind the defender. Make a fake toward the ball, then cut quickly behind the defender. Back cuts can be a "ball-side" back-cut, or a "weak-side" back-cut which means on the side opposite the ball.

V-cut
A cut made in the shape of a "V". The first leg of the "V" can be slow. The last leg of the "V" is quick. When making the V-cut, plant the inside foot hard, and step off quickly with your other foot in the direction of your final cut.

L-cut
A cut made in the shape of an "L", often along the lane (or "lane cut"). The cut can be made up the lane, or down the lane (from the wing position). Use footwork similar to the V-cut.

Curl-cut
A curl is a somewhat circular cut often made around a teammate.

Shallow-cut
A perimeter cut used to exchange positions with another perimeter player who dribbles into your position, while you "shallow cut" to his/her vacated position.

Deep-cut
A cut from the perimeter all the way to the basket and out to the side.

Flash-cut
A quick cut made often made by a post player up to the high post (free-throw line) toward the ball.

Jam-down, V-cut
Walk your defender down to the block, plant the inside foot and quickly V-cut back out to receive the ball.

Jam-down, Back-cut
Walk the defender down to the block, plant the inside foot and quickly make the V-cut back out. This time the defender is ready and is in front you, over-playing the pass. So now plant the outside foot, and make a quick back-cut. So that the passer knows which way you are going, use a hand signal. For example, if you are going to back-cut, hold your inside (receiving) hand up high.

Button-hook
A quick cut made with a quick stop, a pivot toward the ball, sealing the defender on your back side, and receiving the pass from your teammate.

Faking

Faking is an important skill that often over looked. Doing some good fake is an important key in just about every offensive happening, whether it is an on-ball perimeter or post up move, even throwing a pass, or dribbling. A fake simply is a deception move to make the defenders off balance, fake shots, fake pass, or fake dribbling so you can easily crossover the defenders.

Fakes can be as subtle as moving your eyes opposite the way you want to pass or drive. A fake can be a jab step to get the defenders leaning, and then you move quickly in the opposite direction. If you want to do a fake cut, you can try to fake in direction the way you dribble, i mean changing direction quickly. Example, once dribble on the right way, and then quick change dribble to the left and crossover your defender.
Or you also can use changing speed dribble to fake your defender, dribble on some speed, then slow its down and then speed it up again throught your defender. It works very well, because when you are slow down, the defender may stop his step and bend their body, so when you suddenly and quickly speed up your dribble, i think they excess to react it.
Plus, a good passers can fake the defender off his receiver by looking the opposite way that they intends to pass... Example, look left and pass right, even on the high speed running on a fast break.
Note: to be a good faker, you also need a little acting ability!

Thursday, June 21, 2007

Spin on the Ball when shooting

Spinning the ball when you shoot is not done to affect air resistance, or to make air resistance cause the ball’s path to curve, as is the case in baseball. Basketballs move too slowly for that to happen. Once the basketball leaves the shooter’s hand, it travels in an unchanging parabolic path. So what’s the purpose of backspin? Backspin on the ball is used to help it to bounce into the net when it hits the rim. It will usually hit something, unless the throw was very high. The backspin, after contact with the back rim or board, will result in a change in velocity opposite to the spin direction, changing an equal-angle rebound into a velocity more toward the net. This makes it more likely that the ball will go in.

Layups

A good layup happens when the player does not take a shot, but uses the speed of his body to put him near the net. He just has to drop the ball in! The point is that it would be very difficult to shoot while you are also moving forward. Good players can make passes this way … throwing while they are in the air, moving forward, and twisting around. But shooting at the basket, which is a much smaller target and at a different distance each time you do it, would be a hard shot to make while you’re moving towards the net. (The ball’s velocity would be the sum of your speed and the ball’s) .Players always stop to shoot, to allow ‘muscle memory’ to do the shooting for them. Rather than practice this difficult skill, throwing from farther away while moving towards the net, players master the skill of the layup. They move their whole body through the air, protecting the ball as long as possible, and put it in the net when they’re so close they can’t miss.

Hang Time

Pro basketball players seem to float in the air while they’re at the basket with the ball. Of course, this is just an illusion; they fall at the same rate as they rose into the air, assuming they don’t make contact with anything. What makes the time seem longer is probably because after their bodies reach their highest point, they extend their arms upward, giving the illusion that they’re still going up. They are also moving forward when they jump, which also affects our perception of time. Here’s an example. Imagine firing a bullet from a rifle, directly at a monkey hanging from the branch of a tree a kilometre away. If the monkey lets go of the branch just as you fire, will you hit him? Leaving aside the environmentally sensitive issue of whether or not we should be shooting monkeys out of trees, this is actually a well-known physics problem. In fact, the moment the bullet leaves your gun in a horizontal line, it will begin to fall. It will fall with exactly the same acceleration downwards as the monkey. Regardless of how far away the monkey is, when the bullet reaches the tree, it will have fallen the same distance as the monkey. It will hit him!
This seems unlikely, since we usually visualize bullets as travelling in a straight line. But as any hunter will tell you, they do fall. If aimed horizontally, the bullet will hit the ground in the same time another bullet would, if you dropped it from the same height as your gun.
The ‘hang time’ of a pro basketball player at the net seems longer because he is moving forwards and upwards. It is harder to consciously be aware of how long it took him to go up, when he is also moving forwards. But if you used a stopwatch and a slow-motion replay, you would discover that the time from when he left the floor to when he stops moving upward is exactly equal to the time he takes to fall, and there is no hang time! The instant he stops going up, he starts to fall. But this is hard to see when things happen fast and there is forward movement.

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Foul shots

For a player of given height, the exact force and direction necessary to give the ball a velocity that will result in a basket can be calculated exactly. There are no complications. The difficulty is that these quantities can’t be measured exactly by eye, and the application of the force is through muscles which can’t be controlled perfectly one hundred percent of the time. So in this case, physics won’t help at all!
So how does a professional basketball player manage to make so many shots successfully? The answer is ‘kinesthetic memory’ again. A player cannot possibly calculate the correct angle and force for a shot, and even if he knew what they were, couldn’t reliably make his muscles do exactly what was necessary. Instead, the player practices the shot over and over, thousands of times. Golfers do this … a pro golfer must hit tens of thousands of shots, practicing hours every day, year after year, before there is any hope that he will be good enough to play in the pro leagues. What the repetition does is familiarize the athlete with what a good shot feels like, and what movements he was making to achieve that perfect shot. It’s the same in all pro sports.
In the case of a pro basketball player, he makes the shot nearly every time because he ‘lets his muscles do it’ … he does it exactly the same way he’s done it thousands of times before, and doesn’t have to think about it.

Starting, Stopping, and Changing Direction

A players’ shoes must have good traction, which is the same as saying that the coefficient of friction between the shoe and the floor must be high. Friction is the force that opposes the motion of two surfaces that are in contact. Every surface is rough, on the microscopic scale, and when two surfaces come in contact, the high points on each surface temporarily make contact. The opposing or attracting forces of the surface molecules cause a ‘frictional’ force.
A basketball player will also make use of static friction; a foot firmly planted, rather than slipping across the floor, will provide more friction when he has to stop or turn suddenly. This is because static friction (’pushing off’) is greater than sliding friction (’sliding’). It is also why shoes must have a good grip on the floor in any direction you push off from, and why some shoes are unsuitable for basketball … they may have lots of forward traction, but slip too easily when pushing sideways. It’s just like driving … spinning tires have less frictional force than non-spinning ones. ABS systems keep the tires from sliding, and maintain more friction.

Bouncing the Ball

The more air pressure a basketball has inside it, the less its surface will bend or deform during a bounce, and the more its original energy will be stored in the compressed air inside. Air stores and returns energy more efficiently than the material that the ball is made from. If the ball is underinflated, some of its energy is wasted in deforming the ball as it bounces, and the ball will not rebound very high. For the most elastic collision possible between the ball and the floor, you want a highly pressurized ball. (But you knew that already, didn’t you! Now you know why!)
The material you bounce the ball on is also very important. Think about how high it would bounce on a carpeted floor. A soft floor material will flex when the ball hits it, and this will steal some of the ball’s energy. Clearly the harder the surface, the better.

Tony Parker's year

This year is Tony Parker's year. Why do i say that?
He had just launched his first rap album. Few days ago, he raised again NBA Championship title with Spurs, also get the Final MVP thropy. Upcoming days, he will completing his life, marrying sexy actress Eva Longoria. Don't you think this year was Tony Parker's year?

If you think the team San Antonio Spurs, you will think about Tim Duncan, the heart of Spurs. But, in final game of this season, someone else has turn the lights out... He is the speedy point guard from French, Tony Parker.

After game 4 defeated the Cavs with 4 straight winning, Parker was named Final MVP. This 25 years old player also record the history for that moment, he became the first Europe's player to name the MVP in NBA Final's history.

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Additional, on footlokcer it said these shoes give you springing power...

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The tallest pro-basketball player...

He is taller than Yao Ming... He maybe the tallest basketball player in history... His name is Sun Ming Ming...
The "have size, will travel" basketball odyssey that's taken 7-foot-9, 370-pound Sun Ming Ming from China to California to Kansas to North Carolina made its latest stop Wednesday in the back room of a Chinese restaurant in this tony Washington, D.C., suburb.
That's where the Maryland Nighthawks of the American Basketball Association introduced their newest player, a man they're touting as the tallest in the history of professional basketball.
Sun donned a uniform with the number 79—Get it?—and his new team's owner and coach and a teammate all gushed about his "basketball IQ" and "soft hands."
The 23-year-old—who complained the XXXXXXL sweat shirt the team gave him was too small—was asked what his goals are.
Sun moved from his native China—where he played on a second-division team—to California about 1 1/2 years ago in hopes of making it in pro hoops. His career was put on hold last year while he had two operations for a pituitary tumor that led to his extraordinary size but threatened his life.
Sun said those procedures were successful and he's getting into shape. Doyle noted that his big addition needed extra training after taking time away from the court to shoot a fight scene in Jackie Chan's upcoming "Rush Hour 3."
Nighthawks coach William Rankin expects Sun to be able to play about 28-30 minutes a game; his debut comes Saturday. That will also be Rankin's debut with the Nighthawks—he was hired about a week ago from a junior college team.
Doyle is big on Bill Veeck-style marketing, and he's hoping to organize an exhibition game with nearly-as-tall-as-Sun former NBA players Gheorghe Muresan and Manute Bol to raise money toward Sun's more than $100,000 in medical bills.
Did the Nighthawks want Sun more for his ability to play basketball or to draw crowds?

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Spurs beat Cavs, again...

Spurs win game 2 with 103-92 over Cavs, it hurt for Cavs' fan... And in Game 3, Spurs win again.

Rude and ruthless, the Spurs ruined Cleveland's 37-year wait to host the NBA finals on Tuesday night, beating the Cavaliers 75-72 in Game 3 to move within one win of a fourth title.

Bruce Bowen, the defensive stopper, emerged as an unlikely offensive star as the Spurs, who despite not nearly playing up to their usual standards, won anyway to take a commanding 3-0 lead in a series few are watching.

No team has ever come back from an 0-3 deficit. It doesn't look like the Cavaliers will be the first, but they may become the first finals sweep for the Spurs, who are shooting for their fourth title since 1999.

Tony Parker scored 17 points and Tim Duncan had 14, but Ginobili, who scored 25 in Game 2, had just three - all free throws in the final 10.4 seconds - to hold off the Cavaliers and crush the hopes of their rowdy, towel-waving crowd, who had never before seen their team play a finals game in person.

Cleveland's chances, and maybe their last hopes of extending the season, ended when LeBron James, who led the Cavaliers with 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, was short with a 3-pointer in the final seconds.

James, the 22-year-old who saved Cleveland's franchise, couldn't rescue this series.

Also... The Cavaliers changed their starting lineup as rookie Daniel Gibson replaced Larry Hughes at point guard. Hughes was bothered by a sore left foot, but Gibson, who has emerged as a star in these playoffs, didn't help much...

[source: NBA dot com]

Sunday, June 10, 2007

Cavs vs. Spurs Game 1 Result

LeBron James had lifted the Cleveland Cavaliers onto his shoulders and carried them into the NBA Finals to challange the San Antonio Spurs.
In the first game NBA Final, James and Cavs failed to win the game. Spurs threw Bruce Bowen on LeBron James. Then they ran Tim Duncan at him. And when James tried to penetrate, they crowded the lane with another defender or two.
Spurs defense was good, and their offense was also good enough. Carried by their Point Guard Tony Parker, he darted his way through the Cavaliers for 27 points and seven assists while Duncan totaled 24 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks.
James, meanwhile, didn't make his first shot until nearly halfway through the third quarter and finished 4 of 16 with six turnovers to four assists. In his eight previous games against the Spurs, James had averaged better than 26 points. It looked Bowen defense was affacted on James...
And then the Spurs win the Game 1 with 85-76.
Game 2 is Sunday at San Antonio, will Spurs play good defense again?
Can James and Cavs break the Spurs' defense? Or can James cross away Bowen?
So, don't forget to watch that game, because i think James will give his best performance and join the record of Michael Jordan ;)

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Air Zoom Generation "First Game"

This one was the first pair of the Air Zoom Generations and the first pair of the shoes of LeBron James that sold by Nike. These hit stores as a quickstrike and were the colorway and exact shoe Lebron wore for his debut in the NBA..
Not only were these the most sought after as a collectors item, but many would discuss that this one colorway of the Air Zoom Generation was sent more better possible. This phosphorus colorway the Cavaliers Jersey perfectly. A small lateral note, the LeBron James Jersey was selling NBA superior Jersey its inexperienced year.
Because this shoe was done for the first game of Lebron in NBA, the “first games" have been nicknamed for this shoe.
Still today, these are the shoes estimateable of LeBron than they were sent to the public. These shoes struck with the foot of a great season for James. In season 2003-04, LeBron James gained the Rookie of the Year Award and made an average of more than 20 points per game, of 5 rebounds per game, and 5 assists per game.
LeBron James is one of only three rookies to ever accomplish this for a season, they are Oscar Robinson and Michael Jordan were the only other two players.

Look at the shoe design, it feel strong and solid like LeBron James' games!
Air Zoom Generation (1st Game)
Release date: 11/05/2003

Cost about $110 USD

Monday, June 4, 2007

NBA Final Matchups' Review

A position-by-position look at the matchups in the NBA finals between the San Antonio Spurs and Cleveland Cavaliers.

CENTER: Fabricio Oberto vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
The Spurs rarely run plays for Oberto, but he makes the most of his chances, shooting 67 percent in the postseason.
Ilgauskas, still one of the best offensive centers in the Eastern Conference, is shooting 52.5 percent in the playoffs.
Edge: Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cavs)

POWER FORWARD: Tim Duncan vs. Drew Gooden.
A three-time NBA finals MVP, Duncan has been at the top of his game in this postseason, averaging 23.2 points and 11.4 rebounds while shooting 53.9 percent from the field and playing excellent defense.
Can Gooden bothered Duncan?
Edge: Tim Duncan (Spurs)

SMALL FORWARD: Bruce Bowen vs. LeBron James.
Bowen is one of the NBA's top perimeter defenders and has agitated a number of offensive stars with his tactics.
James is superb offensive player, can Bowen guard him well?
Edge: LeBron James (Cavs)

SHOOTING GUARD: Michael Finley vs. Sasha Pavlovic.
Finley is still a dangerous outside shooter who fits in perfectly with the veteran Spurs.
Pavlovic averaged 16 points in the first two games of the East semifinals, but his game has stalled since.
Edge: Michael Finley (Spurs)

POINT GUARD: Tony Parker vs. Larry Hughes.
Parker ability to break down defenses and set up San Antonio's 3-point shooters opens things up for Duncan, and his own jumper has become more reliable.
Hughes will try to contain him on a sore foot and hope to provide some offense at the same time, but his shot has been shaky in the postseason.
Edge: Tony Parker (Spurs)

RESERVES: Manu Ginobili, Robert Horry, Brent Barry, Jacque Vaughn and Francisco Elson -vs.- Varejao, Gibson, Donyell Marshall, Damon Jones and Eric Snow.
The Cavs' best lineup might be when they have Varejao on the floor for energy and rebounding, along with Gibson and Marshall or Jones for perimeter shooting.
Ginobili is one of the NBA's top sixth men, playing starter's minutes. Barry and Horry, a clutch postseason performer, must be watched around the 3-point line.
Edge: Spurs

COACHES: Gregg Popovich vs. Mike Brown.

Sunday, June 3, 2007

Perfect Rebound

Why Rebound is important part in basketball?
My coach said: when you control the rebounds in games, it same as you had control more than 50% of that games.
Why? Think about it... When you grab defensive rebound, its mean you had reject your oppenents' offense. And when you grab offensive rebounds, its mean you give your team one more chance to score...
So, rebound is important in basketball, that why rebound make many player populer like Dennis Rodman, not only his hair color or his styles, but you should look at his rebounding skill...

Here are some tips to make good rebounds:

Boxing Out & Rebound

I think the most important part of rebounds is box out your oppenents, even when you are shorter than him/her, you can seize rebounds from them. How? If you are real close to the basket when the shot goes up, you must "box out" and create some space to rebound. To "box out" from your defensive position: go towards your man and make contact. Pivot so you “Put your butt to their gut” and just slide with them, keeping them away from the rebound. When boxing out, keep your man from pushing you in towards the basket, so you can maintain good rebounding position. (If you let them push you under the basket, the rebound will go over your head). Then go get the rebound!

Watch your position

The key to rebounding is positioning and concentration on the ball. Anticipate the flight of the ball. Remember that most shots rebound to the opposite side of the basket. Next, you need to concentrate on the ball, until it is safely in your hands or rebounded by someone else.

Hands Up

Always keep your hands up at least shoulder high when getting ready to rebound. This will allow you to be ready for the rebound that comes off the rim quickly and low. Remember this: shot goes up-hands go up!

Want the Ball

Rebounding is a great skill to have as a basketball player. Those players that really WANT the ball and box out become the best rebounders. They take pride in rebounding. Lean back on your man and keep him out of rebounding position. A smaller player can be a good rebounder… make yourself become good at boxing out.

Attitude and Desire

Statistically, over ninety percent of all rebounds are taken below the rim. Therefore, rebounding is a product not of great athletic ability, but attitude and desire.
Make up your mind that you want to rebound, go after each and every one, and master box out techniques, and you can provide your team with a valuable asset--a dependable rebounder.

Offensive Rebounding

In order to get an offensive rebound, you must get the inside position on your defender, who is trying to box you out. You must outquick him, or make some kind of move to get that inside position. You can try a jab step and change directions or you can develop a spin move to get to that position.

The Outlet Pass

After you get the rebound, you need to make a good outlet pass. A good rebounder who can outlet the ball to the guard can start a fast break on the way to a score. This is a valuable asset to a team. Get the rebound, pivot away from the defense, and outlet to your guard for the fast break. It is a skill that is not much noticed by anyone but the coach knows how valuable you are.

Every missed shot is a pass to you!

Perhaps the most important key to being a good rebounder, offensive or defensive, is to assume that every shot will be missed. If you do this, you will always be willing to get in position, ready to be a rebounder.

The "Perfect Rebound"

Most rebounds (90%) are caught below the rim. Try and think out what a perfect rebound is...
The perfect rebound is the one where everyone of your teammates and yourself box out their man so well that the rebound can be easily caught AFTER it has hit the floor.
When one thinks about this "perfect rebound" concept the team blockouts get better and better.

8 Step to Crossover the defenders

Crossover Dribble is not only the offensive weapon in basketball offense, it is also a style and a spirit trigger... when you crossover your defender, you will feel that spirit up!

How to make crossover?

STEP 1: Dribble the ball in your dominant hand (let's pretend you're right-handed for the purpose of this example).

STEP 2: Use your body as a slight barrier between the ball and your defender, but still face your defender.

STEP 3: Take a step with your left foot.

STEP 4: Follow that with a step with your right foot.

STEP 5: Let the defender move in the direction you appear to be headed.

STEP 6: Switch the ball to your left hand with a quick, low bounce directly in front of your defender.

STEP 7: Take a step with your left foot around the defender.

STEP 8: Drive to the basket.

Tips & Warnings
The crossover dribble is easier to pull off if you really act as if you're going to drive in the initial direction you're headed.
The faster you can go through these steps, the harder it is for the defender to keep up.
When all else fails, watch Allen Iverson of Denver Nuggets. He probably has the best crossover move in the NBA.

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