there's where it all began the peach basket here at Springfield Massachusetts and we are at the Hall

of Fame surrounded by memorabilia of many many great players throughout the years the only thing
that's changed in basketball are the players the people that bigger faster stronger smarter better
reactors but one thing does not change is the fundamentals for example if you're a player in high
school you're about 64 65 you may jump Center when you go to college what happens you now a
forward if you're good enough and become a professional you're now a god therefore when you're
young we're in the basic fundamentals of all the positions that's very very important many years ago
you had a Dutch tenet from the original Celtics or a George Mikan from DePaul University also a great
professional they were specialist they stand under the basket they get in the pivot and they'd have
that hook shock down pat today you can't do that you see the Jabbar's and people like that taking set
shots drive to the hoop so you must learn all the fundamentals now what you're about to see it's some
of the great players of our time demonstrating these things so you better learn them everybody likes
to dribble the ball this Jojo white showing how it should be done we on the ball on defense what's
JoJo's head up all the time he knows the florist move the ball is round he doesn't have to watch the
ball what about that Joe how are you watching him well red what I'm trying to do is attack the foot
that's up the front foot is up I want to attack that foot I'm also looking with my head up and seeing if
somebody breaks over I can pass the basketball his hands are down I don't want to make sure that I
don't cross over in from and he can steal the basketball yeah what about you we are now you're
playing defense on a dribbler who's coming at you and attacking you what are you actually trying to
do well mainly I'm trying to turn him in one direction and beat him over to that area and perhaps
anticipate a steal all right now what would happen here's a good example suppose you read a little
bit too far we're trying to steal that ball watch what Jojo will do and go right by them they'll go right by
him because Jojo knows he's off balance really by the fact that JoJo's head is up watching this man
Jojo could see if a man is free under the basket cutting because he knows by this touch dribble and
his head being up he controls that ball he controls it to the point where he does not have to watch it
at all all right here's a pound ripple a hard strong gibble it's very difficult to keep your finger control
that ball now that a few plays see Jojo mr. ball because it's hard to keep your head up and be a pound
dribbler a lot of players do that because they don't have that fingertip control I do not recommend
this it's too high it's too fast too many things could happen now another kind of dribble is the behind
the back dribble the behind the back dribble is usually and most times a showboat move a guy wants
to show he has some dexterity and he dribbles behind the back with no real reason however the
behind the back dribble can be used effectively for example here's how if we are Benbow is over
playing Jojo to the right as he's coming in he'll go behind the back and get by him now watch this think
now the reason Jojo went behind his back is because if he crossed over he might steal that ball
therefore when he sees this hand in and weening it'll go behind his back now that's behind the back
dribble can be effective at that point well remember most of the time it's a showboat move don't do
it unless you're really adept at it work on it if it has a value use it otherwise forget it now I'm going to
show you a little bit dexterity dribble now we've talked about the fingertip control the flexing of the
wrist the head up the knees bent have you got a ball at home you know the floor smooth why don't
you practice it a little bit now watch some of the things Jojo practices just to get the feel of the ball he
don't even have to watch the ball he'll watch me I'm Bembo it will keep his head up nice cool things
like that it might go between his legs just it just to get that complete feel of the ball but watch this
fingers this thing is is knees everything plays an important part at dribbling the ball see that this little
fingertip control so at home when you're practicing this thing at your young players please don't
watch the ball watch the cloth watch the main watch everything but the ball the penetrating dribbler
to be the guy in the NBA who could do this better than anybody else tiny Archibald of the Kansas City
Kings guarded by Doug Collins of the 76ers Rudy Tomjanovich were used to rockets he'll be on the
same side with tiny as you seen a minute and Jorge McGinnis a great 76 now we start off with a simple
move of a penetrating move go ahead tiny all right now that's the play that we want the penetrating
dribbler I'll tell you when you coming down at a man what do you do I try to really not bounce the ball
but really get the ball in my fingertips and bend my legs and try to get really well that's what we talked
about in dribbling about the pound dribbler or the touch dribble you're a touch drivel I try to touch the
ball get my body now do you watch his feet at all I try to watch his feet and try to make the defensive
man try to commit it so either to be in one way or another or try to make make my move with my hate
on my body to try to so that's the answer there that's very very important see a lot of people think that
when you take on a dribble you go like this you move your ball you do different things but what he
does is very very well does he face you with his body as he's coming at you now do this one more time
and give him a good fake with your body go ahead watch his body pink give him that cake nice bull
ride tiny as he said a moment ago his head is up he sees the court he knows what's going on he
doesn't want an offensive foul but he knows he can't keep doing this all the time the defense is gonna
switch they're gonna knock that ball right down at him so he's got to keep them here's the way he
keeps him on it okay watch this very closely there's the bounce pass after penetration you know is
how the bounce pass came up high that's not easy for a little guy he knew he was gonna throw it to a
corner man he didn't throw it at his knees he got that ball up there that's a good tough vest got great
hands all right now the pants in the air nice good primer pass wife to his teammate only a great player
should do that that is tough it's not the best that they'll pick up on you more than anything else well
most of the time they're ready for the aerial pass the defensive man when he commits himself he
should have his hands China he the vodka shot or intimidate you've got or try to steal the ball right
now watch the behind the back pass and I want you to jump in here with them too just to demonstrate
now I don't approve of behind the back passes of fancy stuff I make this little results okay how you're
thrown as long as they catch it but this is the one time if you ever go throw it behind your back this is
the time you should do it all right go ahead well that was even tougher he did that around his neck I
give up on that one we'll show you that way but forget it do it behind your back I don't know I remember
the old days when a guy did that everybody in a place whoa today it's accepted if the ball is caught
so you fans out there don't get tricky I don't think it's so smart find your dribbling don't get too tricky
behind it back passing forget it learn to game fundamentally oh it right there before we tell you why
these thumbs are down and hands are extended this is Pete Maravich the greatest playmaker and
passer in the game today passing to Henry Bibby also playing with the New Orleans Jazz notice the
fingers notice the wrist notice the hand it's firm fingers spread follow-through just on a simple chest
pass now Pete and throwing that pass do you really think about that when you do it or does it become
automatic well actually becomes automatic but three basic ingredients in throwing any type of
passes fingertip control backspin and follow-through all right now demonstrate the other few
fundamental passes all right the four basic or the chest pass and the chest bounce back well you can
throw it two ways either backspin what is your major purpose when you throw that bounce pass isn't
it to get it right here try to get it right to the man's waist where you can handle it quite easily that's the
key too many people throw bounce passes and throw that ball away okay the other two other two
basically the overhead pass like I like to think the greatest overhead pass from the game today is Wes
console and he uses this mainly for outlet passes and then your last one is the baseball pass which
is throwing I like to throw it right from the back of the air instead of winding up with it because then
you might have a nice control all right so I keep it here and I keep my left arm out for protection so
that if I can bring it back and I throw it straight out we're gonna show you some of these passes and
some extra passes Wow these men are in motion now Pete show up some of those okay basically
going down on a break situation I'll show the first ones between the legs pass which I like to call
deceptive passing instead of always telegraphing your passes if you're staying right there on a two-
on-one situation I'm coming down I'll try to throw just nature throw my hand out extend it like this
which I know you do not like you know why I don't like it because too many people do it and don't do
it successfully Pete let me see another one well I'd like to call this what I call my wrist pass and this
is a very this one I saw there well you won't believe it watch this very deceptive pass usually on a
three-on-one situation you start out throwing the ball in this direction like you're gonna throw it out
to this man coming in and actually what happens is it goes the other way so it's a very good deceptive
pen don't try it don't try it it's very tough on your elbows ridiculous digging he could do it and the play
is playing with them better know that it's common because I always felt this what good is a great pass
no matter how good it looks if his own teammates don't know it's coming now Pete what about
passing from the move you know on the dribble all right passing on the move again you guys basically
different type passes you got your basic bounce pass coming in like this in this situation or you might
want to come down and throw behind a back bounce pass change direction all right now passing the
air passing air is if you mentioned coach is very dangerous because a lot of times guys commit
themselves most of the times I like to do is coming off pic situation where our Center rolls or coming
down on a break where you can go up for a shower yes to a guy if he comes out remember the way
the rules of basketball are once he is in the air he only could do two things pass or shoot he cannot
come down so he knows darn well that once he leaves his feet he'd better hang up there a long time
if that guy is going to switch and pick off that pass so he better be sure of what you're doing am i right
correct too many people especially on a high school level they like to jump in the air all the time and
they don't become concerned when people intercept their passes now I'm going to close this thing
with one reminder I've always had a philosophy on passing the guide plate for me and like I told you
many times I don't care how you throw it over your head between your legs behind your back any way
at all as long as the guy catches it no pass is a good one unless you catch it there comes a time in
every ball game when you go to a one-on-one situation but to be really good on a one-on-one
situation you got to fool them you got to fake them you got to do other things all right now this has a
ball a second now we have Doug Collins here on the out fence for the great one-on-one players in the
NBA from the Philadelphia 76ers then we have guarding him Randy Smith the Buffalo Braves also a
great one-on-one play up what we're using in my defense today also helping out duck College is the
great judge McGinnis for the Philadelphia 76ers and guarding him one of the truly great Rudy
Tomjanovich from the Houston Rockets now doc when you come to a ball game the game is close or
even early in the game are you figured you got a guy may not be a good defensive ballplayer and you
decide to go one-on-one no what do you do well first of all I think it's important when I get the ball I
try not to put the ball on the floor I try to catch the ball and take a look at the man defensively and try
to find his weak side that is what so many of you fans always do every time you catch the ball you
drop it you lose you dribble now he said he looks at the difference of their landing over here he said
he holds his dribble that makes Randy Smith think a little bit right right he can't get too close now it
gets too far away you're gonna shoot it but what else goes through your mind well I look to see which
foot he has forward and I try to attack that foot so if I can get him to rock this way and come across
and make him drop that foot then I feel like I can get inside him the most important thing of what he's
trying to bring across is don't watch the ball in your head look up watch this all right quick Lou that's
just a matter of a one-on-one quickness just the quickness all right this time take him to take you
such a very fine oh he's a couple little place that a good guide with the help of a good forward can use
watch it that's what we call a simple handle like a football handoff the guy just gave it a burst of speed
and the only way not doing the same thing on the outside anything on the outside all right now it's
done do the same thing over the outside and stop free shot now Randy Smith he's worried about what
he's going through watch this Doug College uses his particular skill he has what we call a very quick
release similar to a great shortstop with the quick hand all right now use your pick come down lose
you dribble this time change our boys you dribble work him down on the picks go ahead watch this
right through it see what Randy Smith went through that pick up college didn't get excited he didn't
lose his poise he didn't throw that ball out he knew he had George McGinnis who is going to give
another pick guys like George McGinnis know Jonathan Ladysmith they get a great thrill out of making
that play they love to make that play the reason I tell you this so you fans out there you want to be a
good guide and you want to go one-on-one practice work hard pay the price and study your defensive
man then we have the behind the back pass fancy don't use it but there is a time that you can use it
and it should be a part of your overall passing ability to demonstrate that we used in my opinion the
greatest passer that ever played the game played his whole career with the Boston Celtics the one
and only Bob Cousy guarding him from the New Orleans Jazz Henry Bibby playing on the same side
of Koos Nate Williams also of the New Orleans Jazz now Bob when you make that pass what
determines the fact that you're going to throw behind your back or no other way how do you decide
that well I think the point to remember here in any fast-breaking situation is not the predetermined if
you're the middleman or in this case on a two-on-one what passed you'd like to use but allow the
defense to make up your mind for you that time when we got close to the hoop and we committed
himself and came over and blocked my outside passing lane so the only practical way for me to get
the ball to Nate was to use her behind the back maneuver in other words his head has to be up he's
got to watch the defense he can't watch the ball while he's dribbling he's got to see as much of the
court as he can therefore when Bob comes down he waits for Henry Bibby to make his move and then
that determines Bob Fugees move and we're going to show you right now three other situations that
would happen on a two-on-one fast break alright now let's do the others now you see Emily Bibby did
not commit himself to that outside the Bob Cousy through the bounce pass the bounce pass in my
opinion there's a toughest pass in basketball why because you've got to realize that when you throw
the bounce pass it's got to come up around the hips and very often when a guy is 610 and you throw
that bounce pass you throw it at his knees when the throw was small you bounce it it might come too
high and he has trouble so you notice the way that pass could I do the next one watch the defense
Bob Cousy jumped in the air now once you jump in the air remember you are committed so you got
to be darn sure that when you leave your feet that you're gonna make a good pass he saw him he Vivi's
hands up rather than force the ball through his hands he stopped in midair and just handed a right off
to very simple shovel pass all right dude another one watch this closely ah he faked it and went in for
the shot the best pass very often is no pass because you've got to remember no pass is a good pass
unless somebody catches it when you're that close to the basket and you can fake a pass any kind of
pass and then go up for the shot you're better off because while you're passing in such close proximity
anything could happen it could be too hard go off a guy's hand the defense could deflect it anything
could happen out there so once you could fake him and you see daylight you must take the shot now
that is what can happen on a two-on-one situation I leave you with this simple reminder no pass is a
good pass unless somebody catches it beautiful play that situation usually occurs at the end of a fast
break or in any normal three-on-two situations that is what you're trying to get a simple pass from the
middle to the side a nice bounce pass well you can use the behind the back of your so desire as well
as it's right up here now demonstrating this thing we have Bob Cousy the great great passer from the
Boston Celtics making that fine pass for the corner Elgin Baylor probably the greatest for that ever
played the game formerly of the Los Angeles Lakers now on the coaching staff of the New Orleans
Jazz aside from him Rhonda Hagan the great young forward of the New Orleans Jazz Henry Bibby the
guard from the New Orleans Jazz and the other offensive man Nate Williams now the guy who
determines the whole end of this fast-break should be the guy in the middle now Bob what makes
you make the decision who to throw to and what do you decide to do well as you mentioned a
moment ago on all the defense dictates what you're going to do in this case you've got an over
balance situation three offensive men against two defensive man you want to keep it as spread out
as possible and establish your triangle what you want to do is least amount of passing as possible I
know they cut down your margin about sure because the defense is Osprey Valley go to look for the
layers now they're going to demonstrate the same situation again now watch what happens if Elgin
Baylor is not careful oh there it is see that is not an automatic play that is not an automatic place
people think that when you have a three-on-two and have that triangle that when you slow to one side
automatically the other guy should be free now let's come down we'll go into the three on two again
watch what happens now why there you go beautiful play what an Elgin Baylor do he faked the pass
the neighbor Williams threw it back to Bob Cousy at the point of the triangle that's what you're trying
to do what's wrong with a foul shot it's a 60 70 percent shot settle for this or I do it again now watch
this situation hey yeah the best play of all fake your pass fake your past going strong actually you've
got two good options when you get the blow on the side take that shot strong if you don't have it and
this goes to Elgin Baylor is mine he's in trouble he knows that Bob Cousy will be here so therefore
remember on a 302 coming down the defense is on its way down you've got to execute quickly you've
got to take advantage of the fact that you have one additional offensive player so make the play
quickly see what's in front of you and make up your mind that you're going to score five defense of
God there we have lucious now under the Los Angeles Lakers lucious you're the defense of God
you're guarding a guy like Charlie Scott what goes through your mind basically defensive balance
forced me before I want him to go and concentration all right Charlie you're on the offense you know
a guy like lucious Allen is trying to do a job on you what do you think about basically I'm trying to take
whatever he gives me if he gives me the baseline I'll go baseline well I'll try to use the pick-and-roll
and get into the middle of the court all right I could take it from that Charlie go ahead right there there
we have the John Barrymore's of basketball the latest thing that's happened in the past couple of
years let's take another look now watch Lucius Allen who anticipates Charli Scott's boo that's what
he does you'll find more guys falling on the floor yelling backing up all like they're killed why it has now
become a part of the defensive man especially in the guard position everybody feels sorry for the little
guys playing God so soon as they yell o or fall down this attracts attention and the referee blows the
whistle do I advocate it I hate it but if it's a part of the strategy of the game we've got to use it it's got
to be done all right let's go right into the jump ball now watch Charlie Scott take the jump watch
Lucius Allen trying to block the shot or make him take a bad shot go ahead the chances of blocking a
shot a very nil all you could do is have the guy take an off-balance shot or a shot from a bad position
this time I want you to watch Lucius Allen's arms he will not jump if his hand is up here you can't jump
that way he will wait until Charlie Scott John then he will jump that's the best he can do if he makes
the shot he's make the shot lucious Allen who was not stopping if his hand is up he can't jump nearly
as high anyway because he's got to bring it down first but here's what often happens Charlie give him
a pump fake on this thing see now he gets a three-point play why because he jumped too soon and
as a result he fouled him and it was a three-point play do that one more time all right now for you
young fellows out there we have certain drills we can't teach intensity we can't teach concentration
but we can't teach other parts of good defense now once lucious Allen watch his balance his knees
are bent his head is off his hands are on the side now watch it this way this way back forward now
you notice his feet never cross this way oh okay hold up now you see that kind of a drill will straighten
your arms work on your legs it will also help your concentration well it will come to pass that you'll
play defense for the entire game not just a little bit at a time through Mike watch the defense Mike
look at the position look at the position of these guys what's a little talk I hold it up a second that's
beautiful we're gonna talk about manaman defense but also switching defense you notice our
defense you got Mike written the Washington Bullets Elvin Hayes of the Washington Bullets that Clem
Haskins on offense they're all from the Washington Bullets and Wes Unseld on the offense Elvin
Hayes is the back man he's going to do the initial talking as to when they're gonna switch now let's go
through this again a little slower this time just to demonstrate the point listen to Elvin Hayes a minute
now you see what he did he made the decision being the back man now Alvin how do you determine
when to call switch when not to switch I'm watching both offensive players and also I'm watching my
defensive man Mike and if I feel that Mike can get through the play then I'll say get through it I'll take a
step back to let Mike come through it but if I feel that we have to switch to play I want us to come as
close together as possible the hole up my man to stop it from rolling to the hoop giving Mike a chance
and didn't call in the switch Mike how about you do you really listen to him in a ballgame and pay
attention to what he says or do you act by instinct I expect my teammates to talk to me because when
you're playing out front like that yet you don't have the opportunity to look behind so your teammates
have to let you know where the screens are and exactly what to do otherwise if we're not
communicating on the floor it's gonna be a case of two of us winding up on one well that's a good
answer now what they're gonna do now is not a man-to-man switching situation but they're going to
show you what happens when Alvin decides to trap if he's not listening they would never do that so
they're going to deviate from the switch and the man a man and go into a trap now go ahead try that
watch Elvin Hayes make up his mind when to trap okay Elvin made the decision the back man made
that decision see a lot of coaches teach defense but the main thing in defense is the concentration
the determination I've got you you're not going to score I need help and I'm going to get help if we play
as a team now we've had man-to-man we've had switching we've had the trap now I want you to
watch what's Unseld putting a pic on mic ready and listen to Elvin give him the ball left Mike over the
top all right come on back keep going keep going Mike that's the whole key Alvin made the decision
it's up that elephant to watch him to see if he gets through if he gets through he's going to go otherwise
go switch I don't care where you're playing whether it's a junior high school high school playground
club or NBA you have got to talk to each other that's not childish that's the game this is a team game
now let's play a like a team game oh here we are Elgin Baylor are the great forwards to ever play the
game to play forward you've got to be a very versatile you've got to know how to play God they've
gotten how to play Center you may be called to bring the ball now you may be called on going to the
pivot today they've made it a little more special they have what we call quick forwards or powerful
powerful is usually the x-centers that take up a lot of room and do a lot of blocking and rebounding
and so forth so on so to play the forward position fundamentally you've got to know that God position
you've got to know the center position as well as your own position so it's a hard job be ready for it
poet that's Elgin Baylor with the ball probably the greatest forward to ever play the game he used to
play with the Los Angeles Lakers now on the coaching staff of the New Orleans Jazz guarding him is
Rhonda Hagan the supreme forward of the New Orleans Jazz now Elgin you got that ball just way you
want it right on the court how did you do that already you know I try to fake as though I'm just going
across the top and told use my body to make a little contact start one way and then spring back the
opposite way well actually you went into him rather than trying to elude or evade him you went into
him a bounce back right right I just try to use my body and not use my arm or hand to push him away
so I wouldn't get an offensive foul you know today a lot of players do that but they get caught at it
because they use their hand they get carried away and they'll go into a player and push him and pop
back he should do it and I believe he was the first one to do it just to walk over to the man as part of
his moving and the men would be so surprised who's guarding him here he's trying to play him coach
and the guy gets closer but then he pops out now here's where he wants the ball not commit Ryan
you got him and you got the ball there now what do you do well then I've you know try to make my
move reg you know I thought it'd work in this way that way this way that then for the baseline you see
he found out and he knows from this position as a forward he can go any way he wants now he went
baseline that time go the other way and show the move you'd make the star try to get a missed way
first and then star this way then goes to my left alright now this time I want you to watch this if you
stay with him Ryan I want you to stop and take a jump shot I want you to jump have you missed a shot
you know what to do was it there it is holy you see what he did that was a perfect demonstration of
the greatness of Elgin Baylor I don't care how good the man guarding him to jump he was so quick on
his release and had such a reaction that before run be Hagen could come down Elgin was past him
even though he went for the shot and followed through he was past him now Elgin take him in the
pivot assuming that he's a smaller guy here's a guy like Elgin watch him work from the pivot think he
played him out o it if a guy's guarding him who's his size what does he do he turns around and dance
I'm glad make your move now he's fine see that's the whole thing now when you are quick as a cat
and weigh 230 some odd pounds and you've got great body control you're gonna get an awful lot of
second efforts I remember we used to got him we used to say you're not going to stop Elgin but by
golly see they doesn't get that second shot there's an amazing thing about this man as a forward in
the NBA we knew although he'll deny it he never could shoot that well with his left hand but he didn't
have to because he was so great and get the shot any time any way he wanted on the right side and
used his whole left area for faking and fainting so I just want to pay tribute or my opinion the greatest
forward that played the game all right here we have Elvin Hayes on the offense of the Washington
Bullets you got Paul Silas on the defense of the Boston Celtics they're very few big men that had the
versatility to play the corner position and all his faces at the same time if they're guarded by a smaller
man go right in and become the pivot man Elvin Hayes is one of those unique players for example
watch this move watch him drive to the hoop from the corner position see there very few men his size
that has such great shooters that could fake that shot and still go for that hoop now in order to stop
him from making moves like that you put a smaller man on him as soon as he sees that he becomes
a pivot man now he's a corner man facing the basket they he'll come around and post it up by posting
we mean he's going into a pivot position with his back to the basket and making his moves from there
go ahead and he'll either take a fadeaway jump or this kind of take a bounce and take a look Elvin
start out facing the basket cut him deep cut in deep now there he is now when do you decide Elvin
what you're gonna do out there whether you're going to become a corner man in the face or
development well if you have a guy maybe 16 on you it's pretty tough trying to I'll jump in consistently
inside so you want to take him outside and if I feel like I have a guy six five or six six then you want to
take him inside because I feel that then I have the advantage I want to try to get the ball as low as
possible get position and go straight up footed shot you see what he does he uses his height he uses
his strength but above all he uses his head now well you got a guy like Elvin there not many players
that could do the things he does outside inside now what goes through your mind when you guarding
him well specifically I don't want Elvan to post me up low because I know that I can't bother his shot
if he jumps over me so I'd rather take my chances with him shooting from the outside I feel that I'm
quick enough to stop that drive to the hoop so I don't want him to post me up other players I would
rather didn't post me up because I thought I cannot muscle then see what he's bringing out there is
simply this you study your opponent you know what he can do he knows how far he could shoot with
accuracy he knows that he could take him inside and that goes through his mind before the game
starts you got to watch out for these guys that could play both positions if you're an Elvin Hayes the
first thing he does is check the guy that's got him he's got to decide whether the poster guy take him
outside use a fadeaway jump use a regular jump go into the pivot take the hooks and still help out
rebounding so remember out there think it's a thinking game scout make decisions and remember
what you see do you hear the expression power forward quick forward well Bob love is a combination
of ball once John Havlicek playing him not trying to let him get the ball now he wants to get the ball
right there oh baby now this position there this 3/4 of the way from the out of bounds line at the end
of the court and about 4 feet from the sideline this position is the most devastating position for a
corner man on the floor right here he could do many many things watch this move you come back
and get the ball right to low one box in for the layup alright now let's come back again and do this on
the same move going the other way what's the move all right now he went right he went left now watch
him maneuver have a check now in the pivot little peg little hook he used this only or primarily when
he feels he can overpower the man guarding him who might be smaller it might be not as aggressive
the many many reasons why he might take him in the pivot but must always remember that this is the
position that he could do so many things from now John knows he's been scoring from that position
therefore he's going to over plant then come out and he'll back dog that is what we call a back door
they could call it back door they could call it pulling the string anything they want there it is very very
simple maneuver all good corner men that moved without the ball use this all the time now after this
John is now completely worried so I would check playing the deep let's go play down now he's going
to take a shot like this just stand there and shoot that ball very simple now he's done it all as far as
that corner position is concerned he's going left he's going right he's played the pivot he's pulled the
string or backdoored the man now he's taking a shot what else is there for a quick corner man to do
or a power forward to do rebound so what happens if I come down here and I fake him I can't get that
ball to him out of power for I'll take a shot and he's got the position for the rebound so even if you do
not get the ball or in better position for a rebound because the guy can't box you out because you now
have the inside position the most important man in building a ballclub is the center you've got to have
the big guy he's closest to the basket he's in a good position to score points but most important he
can get the rebound because in the defensive position and once he gets the rebound he's got to get
the ball out that's also very important without the big guy you can't have the ball without the ball you
can't score if you can't score you can't win and that's it well we're gonna talk about today is the pivot
place position in the pivot where he wants the ball how he's going to get it what he does without
shooting the ball we know that most people think about pivot play as a big guy go on as deep as he
can turning around and hooking the ball there's a lot more to it than that here's what I want you to
watch as a start when Dave Cowens is playing the pivot he wants to get this position right here as
close as he can on this side of the basket the guy guarding him knows this he wants to stop him from
getting this position now Dave will feel him if he over plays him here watch his arm up there if I'm out
here with the ball he's got him and he signals me where he wants to pass that's the whole key to a
good pivot man he knows where the defensive man is he signals where he wants the ball now most
guards who were five six five eight six foot six - they always have a tendency to do this bounce the ball
once they bounce the ball to the pivot man they make him the size that they are and that's wrong
Dave now you're gonna play the pivot as Dave Cowens of the Boston Celtics you all recognize him
Dave what do you think about when you're gonna play the pivot position well everybody has their
special spot and mine is down here on the right hand side of the floor coming down and I want to get
as low as possible because this is where I have most chance of scoring I'm left-handed I can throw
the ball into the middle you know I can come a quick baseline move it just depends on how Jim is as
to what I do all right now that's Jim hard the backup son of the day with a boss of sellers Jim what do
you think about when you're in a ball game playing anybody as a defensive center well first of all I try
to realize the positions that most centers want the ball and most of the center's like the ball as low
as possible so I'll fight day for the spot that he likes best mostly on that side right you could see the
ball to his left hands it's late nowadays got a lot of moves off of that way he could shoot from that
position he's close enough he could turn around and take a jump shot he could do many many things
his purpose is to get the ball strong where he wants it well here we are a continuation to show what a
good pivot man or sentiment could do other than just shoot like this play there's a pass off from Dave
Cowens to Charlie Scott on a simple given goal the pivot man or Santa man is a focal point and great
many of your plays and wheeling dealing now the center man in this case it caused Dave Cowens
playing the offense so it's all he's got on the offense Glenn McDonald and Jim on those two playing
the defense now this time we're gonna run the same play but watch Dave Cowens he faked it too
charlie come around and take his hook he felt the defense he saw the defense of man's switch
therefore he knows that the next time he gets that ball all he has to is fake the Charlie Scott and keep
it himself now remember the center guy adjust his game as part of a team to what the defense does
now watch Dave Cowens on this play right he's got the inside on a rebound in the event that Charlie
Scot missed that shot do that again real quick take the shot all right now watch day of college on this
plate what's your mana question fooled everybody everybody for Charlie Scott was coming around
and using that screen from Dave Cowens but that's where the big man is so great he never gives away
what's gonna happen everybody out there thought that Charlie Scott was going to use Dave Cowens
and take that shot when all he did was fake him when right directly to the hope that's some of the
actions of a center he's got to be in the rebounding position he's got to get the ball he's got to protect
the ball he can't lose it he can't bring it down where the little guys go back here give him that ball
Charlie got it bring the ball down watch McDonald take that blow away from watch Dave now see if
he does say that he's in trouble now do it again hold the ball up see that ball is up and his elbows he's
kind of protected that's the key to this game you can't lose that ball no way when you got that ball it's
very very important that you get a shot if you make it that's another story now we're going to show you
some more of the versatility of a great Center presumably Dave Thomas just got a rebound the other
end he transfers from the defense for the offense and here's what happens come on there's a break
yes Dave Cowens the trailer Dave went from the defensive rebounder all the way down to make the
basket well you young players out there remember one thing you've got to learn that there are two
sides of this game offense defense if you're on the defense and you get the ball you are now part of
the offense that is not the time to rest if you want to rest get on a bench Kareem abdul-jabbar and my
opinion the greatest offensive scoring Swift in the history of basketball he took that skyhook as
commonly called why the simple reason he uses his height to good advantage much of uses - he
could do so many things and so well now what can get position for the ball with a man trying to front
them he gets the ball now Kareem what were you trying to do with Alvan Adams guarding you from
Phoenix is this the position you like right here key right here in this position he knows so many different
things that he can do when you play a guy Kareem do you watch him the whole gun with you touch
him or what's your move his skyhook been one of the most effective offensive weapons in the NBA
we just can't give him that shot so during the course the game I try to front him and eventually if they
swing the ball or eventually if I get tired I'll end up behind them and once I do if there's a skyhook don't
you play hard yeah I'll pull you the ball you'll get the ball there now just watch some of these moves
I'll do that again you know we don't like a missing Karim you feel him don't you you know what well
Jackie where is he not only feels it when he passes that ball what he looks with this peripheral vision
out there it was my right all right let's do it one time we'll just demonstrate that thing all right he's
caught them the whole time he's felt in the whole time while playing the other side play the other side
right thing watch the ball get it move that quickness that agility that's what counts I pick him up and
drive around push him out he push him out a little bit he couldn't get the ball where he want now
watch sometimes he bounces sometimes you don't all right they come that time and go around this
way will you watch this move how about that now when you were waiting a game and I will be back in
high school when you came in our dressing room and so forth did you spend much time on developing
your shooting you touch I've been playing ball since I was seven or eight years old after a while you
instinctively learn my big problem with agility and stamina a lot of people think that just because he
happens to be tall he didn't spend all this time working I know he did because I followed his career
for many years Kareem abdul-jabbar got all the moves he worked hours and hours of shooting and
developed a touch but most important as I said he's the greatest offensive threat I talked to his coach
talked to his players he's unselfish all he wants to do is win he'll pass that ball if he feels anybody has
got a better shot I want to congratulate you on a a great job that you do out there playing the pill it just
wonderful I appreciate it thank you there we go now what good is possession of the ball what good is
great defense if you got a big man that may throw the ball away now we have Wes Unseld in my
opinion the best passing big man in the game today guarding Elvin Hayes also from the Washington
Bullets Clem Haskins on the defense from the bullets and my grid also from the bullets now what
we're trying to do is a show that even though you're a good rebounder and get the ball it's too easy to
throw away now we just demonstrated Wes Unseld throwing the ball on a two-handed outlet pass
now Wes how do you feel about that how do you prefer to throw it alright I think I would rather come
down onto the floor get my position and then make the pass well that's an interesting point because
a lot of kids that throw it in the air they throw it as they get the ball and they don't look and they throw
it away so your most important point is to lift your head up first see what you're gonna do and then
make the throw right all right now Mike take the shot again you got him Clem let's do it this time with
the one hand all right just a little sidebar here now you notice that Clem Haskins who was guarding
Mike Reardon on the play as soon as that shot went up and he saw that Wes was going to get the
rebound he immediately went from the defense to the offense on the side knowing that Wes Unseld
will get him the ball all right now let's go into a pivot you're the pivot West you got the offense Mike
you're on a defense now watch how a big man operates from the pivot five man that's a little shovel
pass now you notice when West threw that pass he didn't hit him with the ball what you notice how
he just gave it a little shovel pass very simple what's your objective when you make it a little simple
play like that well to give the man a good pass exactly thing is to hide that ball don't let this man
behind me see what I'm gonna do with it that's right know as you're protecting you with your elbows
and your body you're hiding the ball now that's a good point okay cut by him again now watch this
pass hi there's a little hook that beautiful play a simple over the head pass what is the objective of all
passing somebody's got to catch it you don't want to see how strong you are how tough you are how
hard you can throw the ball you want him to catch it that's the purpose of you fans out there
remember one thing possession of this ball is the all-important thing don't try to show off and make
those crazy passes or when you get a rebound go like this and grin so somebody will take your picture
meanwhile you hold up the whole ballgame get that ball out of there but make sure one of your men
catch it all right hold it up a shot though you saw it taking those hook shots Dave Cowens the previous
Center of the Boston Celtics Godding him the ACE center of the Portland Trailblazers Bill Walton
doing the feeding John Havlicek captain of the Boston Celtics we're going to talk about and
demonstrate offensive moves off the pivot we know how to get the ball we've showed you how to get
the ball into the pivot now Dave when you're playing the pivot you've got a guy like Bill Walton guiding
you and the ball comes into you what goes through your mind well hopefully when I receive the ball I
can have not establish the pivot foot chip I can go either way I can pivot on either one I want to be on
balanced now usually after playing a number of games you you know by looking at the floor where
you are in relation to the basket but I like to look at the basket because you know before you shoot
you have to look at it that way you can see that God where the guy is it's guarding you if he's not
touching you if he's touching you then you know how sometimes you just make an instinctive move
and just wheel on to God you know where he is when you you get the ball you he's over playing you
on one side or the other you get it in your turn and you trap him with your leg before we do that you've
made a very interesting point that I believed in and still believed is that you play a lot of basketball by
knowing where you are without looking at the basket all you do is look at the lines on the floor and
they know exactly where they are now we're going to demonstrate some of these shots now bill you
got Dave he's going to go through the motions with Dave as if he was guarding him in a game but we're
gonna have Dave go through many offensive moves one right after another so watch it turn them out
face the best okay I now do the pump same thing with the puppet found out where he was and he
made that bull this time take a jump shot alright this time turn around face the basket for the shot
fake the shot and go now the center becomes a forward the good Santa must have all of those moves
oh and that take him and use his feet watch this on a wheeling around play him tough flame close
watch the feet see what they did he took this about foot because he felt Bill walking back here he
faked here used his foot and came back this way to get a good spin let's do that one again watch this
closer alright there's a message for you reading all these moves so the pivot takes a lot of work you've
got to do it with both hands both sides you got to fake left go right fake right go left turn around face
the basket all those moves now the other side some of these moves before you get the ball none
usually no there's a good point he decides his move after he gets the ball then he sees what's going
to happen work on at it become a good offensive player because you're close to the basket you're not
going to get any closer well let's work at it we have bill blood from the Portland Trailblazers blocking
that chat driving for the basket early defrag Oreo the Buffalo Braves and playing the offensive pivot
Dave Cowens of the Boston Celtics you see is what he does as good as anybody in the game of
basketball today and my opinion the only guy that I ever saw do it better was the great Bill Russell
now let's try that again that will explain it come on all right he not only blocked the shot but he wanted
a block it and still be in position where he or one of his teammates can get the ball you see a lot of
shot blockers all they do is just slap the ball and SWAT it do that one time drive in I just swept the ball
out of bounds the other team still has the ball he is game very intent on the trick is not only to
intimidate block the shot but also if possible to get the ball now Ernie DiGregorio being a smart ball
player he knows bill Wallace hanging around in there guarding Dave Cowens now let's see what goes
through his mind knowing that he might leave Dave and blocked the shot watch this closer okay Ernie
deeds is not trying to make that basket he knew that Bill Walton was going to jump and try to block
that shot so he just threw it off the backboard for Dave now let's get to the basics of this thing bill as
I said you're the previous shot blocker in the NBA I think it's a great skill I think it's a nod now what a
guy is driving for the basket what goes through your mind well there's two things that happen yeah
that I think about when I'm trying to block a shot one is very patience I always try to wait and wait and
wait like flick down a smaller man like Ernie now it's a different situation and say a big man is driving
because you got to rely more on luck and timing and yeah I got on patience besides patience you get
that you know try to cut down the options of the offensive man what a man's coming down the lane
trying to make him lay up for it you know short shot and I go for the block I try to make him shoot the
shot that I wanted to shoot like in a case like that if you got him day let's show one thing take the ball
back again Ernie big believe you're going to block ready shot and stay with Dave now watch this
alright now he intimidated I need equatorial he made him change his move he made him hesitate a
lot of young players out there goes through their mind to become shot blockers because it looks so
good beautiful every time a guy blocks a shot it's a great thing but oftentimes they sacrifice good
sound basic defense by continually putting themselves in the air I mean many times the guy could go
up in the air with you and handoff to the other Center do that are any of the pocket on underneath
Marv very simple move therefore a great shot blocker there's a guy as Bill Walton has just said it's a
guy who picks his spots he does not make a career out of blocking shots but uses it as a very potent
defensive weapon you've just seen some of the skills of the great sinners in basketball but there it is
number six the great Bill Russell in my opinion not only the greatest Center who ever lived but the
greatest basketball player who ever lived why he had this the hot he had this the smarts he had
reaction he had anticipation for example when he blocked shots he didn't just slap it away he
revolutionized it he popped it so he'd come down with the ball but his greatest skill his most important
value was to the team he had the soil tea to the team the team came first with Bill Russell and that
was his greatness did you see that rebound that rebound was made by Bill Russell my opinion the
greatest basketball player that ever played the game was you're playing Bob McAdoo who's facing
the basket he's a quick Center good offensive rebounder he's gonna be facing the basket how would
you play him now first of all I want to make sure that they know they can't when he's going that he
can't pass it to him so I'm glad I kept it off now if we get into here I'll take a block and our position now
do the blocking our position that's in here I'm down low i watching up working out position though he
is watch his hand he's got this man right here now I'm not I don't have it out here I got it right here
whoa I'm with the natural position okay I'm down low now but so that he can't push me he goes oh
this way I can also go back with him see if he goes the other way same thing I mean see that balance
you see the knees bent if it needs a been on us good balance gives me quickness and strength
because he can't push me other way and the other thing is I want to have is that the ball comes off
that I can reach into here and get it or when I jump so that when I jump I'm not we're not both in here
going after ball and I have this distance so as you have the extension right forward rather than high
that's why I wouldn't push it with my shoulders so you see a lot of guys the whole position like this so
when we jump we're bulked up in here whereas if that whole position in here when we jump I'm in
here and he can't he can't get sure without flour yet right all right now you explain something to me a
while ago about the position of your hands in this position okay why are your hands in this position
but I suppose we're here and I'm holding that position like this and Bob makes a quick move and steps
right across here to go the fight for position now which is a good move if I got my hand here this as far
as he's going see that see this here here now he's got him right in there so important I didn't move
their hand that's right now what about your other hand okay I've stopped him now my move isn't here
again now if I'm holding them here for example now we here and the ball bounces I can appreciate it
with this one I came in here the point I'm making is this position that's right now here is the greatest
rebounder that ever played the game and you notice the science that we've discussed relative to his
boxing out first and then covering all the territory I'm gonna throw the ball up a couple of times you
go for the ball once you get the rebound he won't hurt you all right now okay there you go Bill Russell
has bob mackadoo completely under control let's do it again all right this time playing a pivot put you
back to him all right now it's swinging on Wow now when he gets that ball you notice how he protected
it his elbows will be a complete protection of that law he hasn't completely under control but the
main thing is what we discussed about rebounding you can't win without the ball the single most
important thing is get the ball every time they take a shot you say to yourself they'll get one shot we'll
get the ball the block shot is it look is it good timing is it anticipation Bill Russell the man who not only
popularized it but had it down to an exact science Bill Russell no Boston Celtics now the coach the
Seattle SuperSonics what is a shot block what is a block shot that's an action because it's not a
reaction you can't when you blockage at a reaction then you're lucky in other words just jumping
ability it's more than that now to explain about a minute ago probably not to do the Buffalo Braves
trying to chew everybody knows it the romaine is manna for God example a guy like him I just play
him straight away there's no way ever stopping ok so now going to is right it's two or three points every
time it's a don't shot a layup or two free throws so what I would try to do with dying breath I know he's
got the ball right let me play him here so now what I've done that take it away him going to the right
and I'm close enough so he puts on the floor I cannot get loose so make him do with his left hand so
that's the reason I'm so close to them here is to make him fold his left hand dribbling so that's threw
him down a little bit now if I let him go away to hook a gun to go there means I got to stay ahead of
him and the idea is to slide here it's not here and wait now but what I did without eliminating to have
those options by taking away he's right now the idea is when I'd love to blunder chanimal try to sweep
it that way really no slapping no no now see that if I sweep it there now I got anything to go after
another was very Lester was trying to say that when he plays one man laying the man and wants to
shut him off and block his shot he studies that man it's not a matter of letting the man make his move
and then blocking the shot actually you're blocking his shot before he starts his play now when he
goes to the left though there's you had him and he came up for the shot as soon as his feet left the
ground Bill Russell knows he's committed when you yourself can leave you see I do the right courses
Center I take a jump shot Russ is going to play you let's see how he plays you relative to Brock in the
shot I tried to play basketball have that character right in front of you with those for example when
you give me a free to give me a fake I put my hands up now leave them up but you still got your knees
a little red right now say give me a fake I keep my hands up tissue the lame-o in other words what the
Western was trying to say is when his hands are up and he jumps he does not bring his hands down
to jump up a little higher what he has to do is intimidate Bill Russell the greatest of them all he
dominated NBA centers for 13 years not only that intimidated the entire offensive flow of the game
tiny Archibald a great player of these Kansas City Kings tiny takeaway up never played against Bill
Russell safe so we just want to give you an idea just take away up he's guarding the man watch what
he does now where I got a do down it's coming here now is what is called intimidation now I got try to
make him think I'm gonna jump and intimidation I'm ready to play this guy and ready to take his shot
and tracks to the face you see there's more to blocking the shot then blocking the shot a lot of the
Russell's great effectiveness was because people were so scared that he was going to block their
shot and they would look bad that they would miss the shot anyway you becoming a little over that
way then oh yeah see what I want to do is this is that what makes him really tough tiny comes in he
comes in here and you go here and he dishes off all right then what are you gonna do first thing I put
his hand out try to okay you know jump like this and put this hand out to try to see if we're getting it
done but what I want to do is here is what he comes in I will eliminate the guys they stop - then what
are you gonna do then you got it first thing I put his hand out now I'm ready to block a shot right now
I'm ready come on who's going to shoot no matter who takes right now I'm ready for within what area
anyway in here I believe what a limited pants here so what I'm going to do is get an angle and whites
here it's very good now you see what happens here Bill Russell knows and not only is he a great scarf
has great quickness I could go into the layup but he could fake the layup and pass off to bill Russell's
man so as he said he had this in help to eliminate that and still you notice how nice and soft he blocks
the shot I want to do this again bad do it fast 90 okay oh did you see that you see Russell block that
shot and come down with it remember the secret of blocking a shot just to get possession of the ball
Bill Russell always realized when he was blocking shots that the defense relative to his man came
first the black shot was second to send oil up for you friends don't overdo this shot-blocking don't be
a swimmer a slasher and sacrifice all the other aspects of the defense just a proper shot they'll
remember every time you do block a shot please try to get the ball look at those old balls through the
years people don't realize that they too have changed here's a new ball not only is it round but it stays
round it has the seams on it they're there for purpose they're there to make you shoot better take all
the great shooters they used to put their fingertips right on the seam to get that friction to get that feel
so they get that backward rotation and sometimes when it hits the rim it has a tendency to fall down
in there so remember while practicing your shooting feel for the seams don't look at the ball and work
hard at it and you'll become a darn good shooter well they went in that's David Thompson of the
Denver Nuggets guarded by Brian winners of the Milwaukee Bucks David then taking that shot the
man's hand was in your face that didn't bother you we're gonna show the fans out there how similar
it is to a simple little game now I'm gonna drop this bill and I want you to catch it with your two fingers
well he didn't catch it you know why he didn't catch it because actually it's impossible to catch it you
might do it luckily you might guess just like Brian winners can guess and block a shot he knows this
he knows that when he shoots that ball is going to go up there before Brian can react take another
one put your hand down he'll watch him watch his shoulders in his hand all right now take the ball
take a dribble Adam now lets him react alright now when you took that shot well you took that jump
shot how do you take the jump shot well I made a move and a little body segment faked and he
reacted to my move by stepping back and that left me open for the shot now when you take that shot
you go straight up you don't worry about going into the guy or jumping backwards that he might block
your shot you go straight up facing the basket because that's your most comfortable position is that
right right exactly alright now if he does not react you might fake him and go straight through from a
god position let's see that now watch this he's gonna fake the stop of the shot he's gonna go yeah now
what does that do that keeps the guy honest right well he can't he can't react he doesn't know what
you're gonna do alright this time take the dribble right at him fake the shot pump and then take the
show as many times you want now a good offensive man reacts from the moves of the defensive man
now this time I want you to take the ball go at him I want you to jump in the air to block the shut on
the jump shot now make your move now watch what he does this time now what did you do just like
he said a moment ago he waited for Brian Willis to react Dhoni air he wasn't no hurry hurry right while
he's coming down then you go right I knew that he couldn't react to my jumping up before you know I
had a chance to make a really good shot now for you young players out there one thing you've got to
know don't be afraid for a guy to block your shot for everyone he blocks if you do what David
Thompson said and what's the defensive man you scored 10 baskets so don't panic and don't be
afraid of a guy blocks your shot keep your poise keep your fingers on that ball get that backspin and
keep your body face in that basket and those shots will go in then we have Julius Erving dr. J the
Philadelphia 76ers guarded by Bob Dandridge of the Milwaukee Bucks now you dump the ball you
stole the ball you came down on a fast-break you dunked it why did you dunk it well to me I feel the
dunk is a 100 percent shot and you know when a guy is in pursuit of me like that I want to take a
chance of him knocking the ball away or catching me from behind and a guy can run a lot faster than
I can dribble alright now we know you have extraordinary body control you have extraordinary leaping
ability you have extraordinary quickness other people don't know that you also have big huge
powerful hands of Willie si si he gets that ball he's got control I've seen a lot of guys dunk the ball and
it slips and they miss it a good example was a friend of mine the greatest high jumper in the world
John Thomas took him three years to learn how to dunk the ball because his hands were small every
time he got up there it slipped out but Julius has the big hands has the big control now that's one way
to dunk what other ways are there to dunk show me you gotta mow it you got him you gotta get a guy
on a low post you know if you can fake one way and go to the other and it's coming and power the ball
to the basket as I said he has this great body control he dunks it any way at all now when you get
within a range you look at the floor don't you you know what do you know the floor yeah okay no the
floor therefore when you are anywhere in this area with your leaping ability and your body control
don't you try to dunk it 90% of the time well my legs feel strong in that particular night I do what part
of the game it is and how tired you are because you still have to go up there but what I'm trying to get
across a lot of people could dunk the ball they could do it in practice they could do it when nobody's
guarding them but the secret of dunking the ball is to do it on the game conditions with guys right on
you isn't that the point that's the toughest time to do it alright just show us a few a few different kind
of dunks I watch it now go ahead they would they would they would notice how he raises that hand
way up reach of Bob Dandridge stay with him Bob that's the okie stay with practice body control do it
on the game conditions and you'll find that the dunk shot is more than just a fleshy good-looking type
of move it really is a strong offensive play then we have a play with Pete Maravich of the New Orleans
Jazz as the passer David Thompson getting the pass on an alley-oop which he made famous now
that's a hard play to stop because David Thompson has now got the inside position but the most
important thing on that simple looking play is the eye to eye contact or any kind of communication
between Pete Maravich and David Thompson that's the key but with all that you've got to have a great
passer to do it he's got to know exactly where to pass that ball where do you like to get that ball fair I
like to get the ball above the rim about a foot away from the basket so I can be see the ball in my
momentum going to hoop can't carry me in to make a stop number now it's got to be a perfect pass
with you getting the inside of this man but the main thing is you've got to maneuver him around to get
in that position I remember one thing don't try it unless you got real good jumping ability good timing
good teammate a guy that's going to give up the ball but all we're trying to show you if you have a
special skill take advantage of it if you've got this leaping ability take advantage of it don't just play
somebody else's game whatever special skill you've got use it back moving back to one again hi-ho it
now we're going to talk about Julius Erving of the Philadelphia 76ers known as dr. J guarded by Bob
dangers of the Milwaukee Bucks Pete Maravich was going to do the passing of the New Orleans Jazz
and Brian winners other Milwaukee Bucks playing the defense now I stopped you right there you're
playing the corner position you're the ideal corner man quick shoe drive somewhat what goes
through your mind relative to what you're gonna do you get the ball where you want it now what do
you do usually what I get it I like to have three options so that I can even make a pass or you know
take my shot at the defense's off of me or put the ball on the floor and if I have those three options
and I think you know I have an advantage over the defensive player now dr. J when he's going to the
hoop he's going strong all right let's start it up give him the ball move around playing tough all right
watch glad we'll get you bold move into him go ahead drive drive on now alright now what did he do
that he just maneuvered Bob Dandridge to where Bob did not know whether he's going to go right or
left hey this time do the same thing and backdoor that's it on this play I want you to watch a simple
pick and roll but what is it it's the corner man a guy that plays the corner now we've shown you when
he has a shot he takes a shot you know he could drive one bounce this way one bounce this way but
he's got to be a passer this is a two-way street for you to get the ball playing in the corner you've got
to give it up to now watch what happens glad there's the past good play simple pick and roll on that
plate because remember to get the ball in any ball game the gods would like to give it you but every
once in a while they want it back and he knows that use your screens use your set shot but be active
and he over plays him he's going to be in a position for an offensive rebound now watch this fake the
pass backdoor him but you take the shot you get the rebound playing tough I see it's got the inside
position for rebound merely by playing the corner position right I hold it up right there now we have a
demonstration of getting the ball into a man even though he's double-teamed playing the defense
you got Elvin Hayes to the Washington Bullets Phil shaniyah of the Washington Bullets on the offense
Charlie Scott and Jojo white taking the ball in from the Boston Celtics now what we're trying to show
you is that when you double-team a guy if he's got all the time to get loose he'll get the ball to him
that's not the way to do it now we're going to show you at my opinion especially in the clutch parts of
the game how to God a man and how to play the situation when the ball is out of bounds okay Joe you
take it out I want Elvin Hayes the Washington Bullets to guide Joe Joe now Elvin it's a cost situation
it's right in the last few seconds of the ball game your team's won ahead you got him Joe Joe White
what do you what goes through your mind well the most important thing is not let him inbound the
ball in scoring position I wanted him to force him to take the make him pass to inbound the past outlet
that in case that he throw the ball in my teammate feels you might be able to steal the basketball or
that I can try to harass him so that maybe we can get to pass try it let's go right to a player just as if it's
a ball game a few seconds to go let's go come on all right there you go there's a smart move he called
timeout Elvin Hayes did his job now luckily he knew that he had a timeout left otherwise they'd be in
serious trouble now assuming there are no timeouts left five or ten seconds to go the bullets one
point ahead they've got to stop them from scoring all right let's go come on they go he intercepted it
you see Elvin Hayes forced Joe Joe to throw it this way so even if Charlie Scot caught the ball he's still
quite a ways away from the basket he's right here at midcourt so his main idea going through his mind
is make sure he can't throw it in there as he mentioned in scoring position he wants to force them out
this way but if possible not let him get the ball in now you've noticed why would I have a big forward
or center like Elvin Hayes guarding a god-like Jojo white well usually if a coach is smart he'll take his
big man especially an active man guarding the guy who has the ball out of bounds regardless of a
mismatch regardless of position Jojo doesn't have the time to give the ball to a guy take Elvin Hayes
into the corner and make a play that way it just can't be done so what I'm trying to bring out is a very
simple thing when you take the ball out make sure you can throw that ball in if possible if you're on
the defense you've got to make sure that he's going to throw the ball mid court direction that's the
place remember that very important drills practice techniques or whatever you call them they're vital
for example anything you're going to learn out there you've got to practice at it you've got to improve
your techniques whether it's the dribble or the shoot or the method of doing it or whether it's ways to
run now you've got to have these drills and you've got to have these good practice habits to get the
job done which can make you a better player it doesn't come easy you've got to work at it I hold it up
Pete Maravich flawless jazz my opinion one of the great great gods that ever played the game so many
things he's done from the time he was a little bitty one to make basketball not only his life but a part
of his hands now you see that little drill we did there that looks simple but it has meaning everything
he does has meaning what about that drill Pete this right here is just for coordination standpoint of
just you spread your legs out and the object is to throw the ball at a 45-degree angle catch it behind
you and throw it back with your wrist and getting stronger wrists this just develops the coordination
part of it and leads up to a more dramatic part of a drill which I call the bullet ricochet you don't want
to benjamin because if you do you open up a pocket under there and you might end up where you
don't want to end up all right let's see you do it okay this is coordination now watch it very closely he
goes faster and faster now it develops into what I call the bullet ricochet where you just throw it and
you continually increase your speed and continue increasing your hand quickness you realize the
speed that that thing is gone holic Pete gets me nervous every time he does that it gets me nervous
makes me nervous too let's see a couple others Pete this one is what I call the fat clap what you do
is just stand throw the ball catch it and throw it back again utilizing all your wrists and this looks very
simple but when you don't move your feet it's very difficult then you just keep throwing it back until
you master this right here after mastering this and you go into what I call the thigh clapping what I'm
gonna do here throw the ball about five or six feet in the air I'm gonna clap my thighs once catch it
behind my back twice and so on up to ten go ahead I'm gonna try to get the ten last one two three for
Alice how he watches the ball six seven eight nine ten like that you notice how he watched the ball
on that all the time his wrist his coordination his ability to use his hands in any part of his body it's all
important to the game itself let's see another one okay a third one that is very difficult but develops
extremely quick hands and since you have to have quick hands and have knowledge of how to drill
the ball is what I call the knee clap an object this is to put the ball behind your knees I'm gonna drop
the ball to drop it clap my hands in front and try to catch the ball before it hits the ground you have to
utilize a lot of quickness on this drill it's almost an emotion drill for me because I have to concentrate
a great deal so I'll try to get this beautiful that's beautiful and all of these drills don't you feel had a
strong part in you being what you are today well without a doubt they definitely established what I
thought was a you know a large part of my game mainly because when I was a junior in high school I
was 5 feet 10 inches and when I became a senior in high school I was 6 feet 4 inches so it was a
dressing jump in height and a lot of kids they grow up that quickly really get clumsy and do not have
the type of coordination they would like to have in my case I just blended in very smoothly because
of all the drills I had done because of all the work that my dad had used with me and it turned out
pretty good Pete Maravich my pigeon one of the great great guards and basketball did not get there
by accident he worked he trained he developed and that's why he's Pete Maravich hey hey hey what's
going on here hold it all this is Calvin Murphy the great gods of the Houston Rockets now it's a bit
unusual to see this greatness transferred from basketball into something like baton twirling what are
you trying to do to me it's the best of all show well twirling goes along with basketball for me as far as
dexterity is concerned there's that right there's a work with your fingers yes has given me great singer
control with the baton the long with controlling the basketball with my fingers now Calvin Murphy
being one of the smallest if not the smallest guy ever to be so great in the NBA there are two sides to
this we've discussed this many times the bigger guys get you they take you to pivot they try to muscle
you you're strong you're quick they don't fool around but there's two sides to it you're little you're close
to the ground they gotta get you and that's where that dexterity comes in no question but if you can
hold us if we can just change for a second first of all because of my fingertip control I feel that the big
I have the advantage only larger individual he has to come down to 5 9 size if he wants to better I have
the advantage I know what I'm gonna do with the ball I can control it he's out of sync with his body he
cannot move the way I can't because of my size that's right I'm too tall and I've got to bend down to
your side right I'm already down here so I have the advantage you see what we're trying to say is all
you people out there and you yo stirs 5 8 5 9 5 7 don't give excuses that you're too small if you can
work at it pay the price and do the job always remember you're close to the ground the ball kept doing
is on the floor here you could keep bouncing that ball he's got to come down to you so remember that
all right Calvin rich let's see if you dexterity good ridiculous all right now how does every wait have
you got a twirl a baton well I'm dribbling with my fingers here like this what's it he doesn't even have
to watch anything he's looking to the camera is that beautiful look at that control this has played a
part in that I remember Calvin Murphy well he's young and he always could work with at the time and
work with that ball and you kept up both yes and one helped the other and I want to congratulate you
because you've had and you're still having a great career and let this be a lesson don't use your size
as an excuse pay the price work hard and if you've got it in you you could be a great athlete in a great
place Thank You cat all right fellows machine gun drill let's go get him one stay low down stay low low
stay low quick quick quick quick good job good job good very good well you have here Morgan
Wootten the coach of the masa high school and high school Maryland now over the years you've been
here for 21 years 21 red you've had some pretty good ballplayers pretty good pretty good teams now
show me some more drills are you preparing your team for a season and even during this season
these are practice drills show me a couple more all right fellows right foot forward now real good
defensive stance come on up now get come on back up you got to be quick between between
advanced advanced swing truly watch them as they please watch them advance then they watch
Vance retreat disappear more backup I don't know if they say that but sounds good let me have those
that other drill with them in the middle or something all right fellows have two guys one more ball
right here good passer we got it you did it again okay you got it Joe all right you all set I work with your
own hand your right hand good defense head up in your drilling don't work can't leave a circle now
see place you think that's all your head is up there trying to get that ball this is a very very good drill
because they are not watching the ball with a dribbler then what I used to always say that the floor
was smooth the ball was round oh these kids practice it awfully look at it I like it that's good okay right
guys now do you feel that these Joe's really helped you in the ball game no question right I think they
build a mental and physical discipline that goes towards building a championship team I think it
develops quickness of foot these drills that build hand-eye coordination confidence with the ball and
set mental toughness I think you buy now we've seen a lot of dexterity with crazy jaws and people like
that they're great you use it with your players some are good some are better let me have about five
or six on Mario just to show what they could do all right get the balls out of us have the one and two
men up here you're slowing big guards I fellas let's move right in here nice and close right in here all
right let's pound netball pound it now like several antibody let's go circle it hand is part of your ball
confidence with ball that emits sex a little bit that's it double legs circle now stay low head up head
up if you can reverse it that's it right leg forward now right leg Circle it I reverse it left leg out that's it
reverse it reverse it real good I hold it right there alright I see Mike you and Brian come on up fellows
just step back for a minute all right fellas now for quickness of putting us through the figure eight
running in place go to work I hole right there that's good now let's do the figure eight drop colors great
and eye coordination drill and it's part of the ball confidence or this really wears them out really tears
them out great conditioning to read great condition I don't know wait here fellows the butterfly now
there you can see how that breathing these kids are in good shape I like this I wish I could do it very
good hold it fellas down let's try this October that's terrific for quickness of hands hold that ball in
your socks and wait for the call okay go clapping her hands in front go let's move it halfway down our
socks go go top of the shoes go oh pretty easy but that's real tough the whole ballclub Morgan really
does a good job in preparing for the actual ball game that's the name of the game now what I want
those ball players out there and even some of the coaches to know that the prepare right is the
answer it's not only going out and shooting but also these men could practice this at home and they
seem to enjoy it you know they fool around too don't they pour out the dribble and you've got it
organized it's not just a healthy skeleton is this that the important thing they're organized no question
read we give each one of these young men what we call our daily workout sheet and they have an
immigrant in their possession and they have an organized plan to develop their ball handling and their
skills they have to buy their own ball to give them a ball they've been known to lend it on a case all
right Morgan here at DeMatha got great tradition great ball clubs you got a guy with a great saying let's
hear it says he come here let me hear this thing if you hoot with the owls at night you cannot so with
the Eagles that don't remember that get your rest be ready although some things have said the funny
vane there's a lot of truth to it to be serious now we've given you all the fundamentals of this game
we've shown you the skills of the great players and how they do it I can't do any more now it's up to
you how good do you want to be get out there work get out there and pay the price think a little bit and
get the job done