Dave Smart first step
 | 1 Attacker 1 is sitting on his non-dominant left pivot foot (75% of his weight), ball in the right pocket in triple threat. He figures out where there is the most light going directly to the rim, sells opposite, makes a low and long first-step move to get past defender 2. If 2 is straddling 1 with his top foot in the middle of 1's stance, then 1 will attack the top foot, forcing 2 to open up. 1 always goes by 2 shoulder to hip, swimming and fouling with his other hand. Push the ball in front (drop and chase), you are not dribbling, a ball above the waist will be called a travel. Sell opposite with a jab step or a hard sweep to the other leg if the defender is bodied up, or an upfake if he is backing off. Be quick with the right foot, don't shift weight on a jab step. Going right, 1 sells with a sweep to his left leg (sit and rocker step), a jab step right, or an upfake and C. Be slow with an up fake, move the ball 5-6 inches, sell with your eyes, catch the ball with the pivot leg bent in a V (on a close-out, up fake). |
 | 2 1 then jump stops, passes to 2, and comes out as the passive defender on 2. When 2 attacks left (a crossover step), he first sells opposite with an upfake and J, or sweeps and/or jabs right, sitting on the left leg (never jab across your body). Counter-moves include jab-shoot and upfake-shoot. coachesclipboard.ca - the defender has his arms out in an "airplane" stance, forcing the attacker to go by shoulder to hip. goxavier.com - Guard iso - the defender guards very tight, fouling and reaching, the attacker must be ball tough and sweep through several times (4-5 seconds) before going by strong and tight to the defender for a one-dribble pull-up. Tony Bergeron - shot fake first to get a defender out of stance, rip thru left or right. If he stays in stance, jab directly at him, back him up to get off a shot, or if he overplays with one foot too high, attack the lead foot. See Footwork - 5star pairs jab vs close-out. Hal Wissell - a good shot fake gets the defender to straighten his legs, creating space to shoot over him. |
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