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Sunday, March 21st, 2010
Here are some of the NBAs best guards, giving tips on dribbling, go to moves and counters. Every basketball player should have a “go to move” as well as a “counter” to the “go to move”. Your “go to move” is the move that is your best move and the move that you know can get you by a defender with the most success! Your “counter move” is a move that you use in conjunction with that “go to move” in order to set a defender up to believe that your going to use your “go to move”, but you are actually not. Some call it a “set up move” or a “decoy move”. This “counter move” enables you to continue to use your “go to move” with a high success rate, so that the defense cannot “read” you and steal or stop your “go to move”. Get to work and create your “Go TO Move” and “Counter Move”!!!
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Monday, March 15th, 2010
Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors – NBA) is a very skilled and smart player. His ability to shoot, drive and pass the ball at a high level has made it an easy transition for him to go from college to the NBA and still be a major contributor. I would definitely say to watch him and pick up his ability to move without the ball, pass, shoot off the dribble and shoot on the move. He is never out of control and controls his speed and quickness very well.
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Sunday, March 7th, 2010
Here is an example by a fellow Hoop Dreamer, Ime Udoka, of how to use a simple play to score - the “Give n Go”! So many players these days want to OVER dribble and the “Give n Go” is an EASY way that you and your team can score without the ball being dribbled once! Watch how Beno Udrih passes, swims (a move used to get open on a defender guarding you closely without the ball), then changes speed on his cut and takes advantage of Will Bynum (Detroit Pistons) going over the top of the screen. This is what we call a “READ”, that both Ime and Beno made in order to execute the “Give n Go”. I was just talking with our Varsity (High School ages) Class today about how difficult it is to guard someone who constantly and consistently moves without the ball. So……if it’s not in your game, please add the “Give n Go” to your repertoire!!!
Tags: basketball tips, beno udrih, detroit pistons, give n go, hoop dreams basketball, ime udoka, nba, read, sacramento kings, will bynum
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Congratulations to all of the Hoop Dreamers who made All-League teams and were nominated Player of the Year for their respective leagues! We will be updating this post as other leagues/conferences are posting their all-league nominations. Here are a list of the names that have made All-League so far:
Dominic Waters – 2nd Team All-Big Sky (Led Big Sky in Scoring – 20.9 and Led Big Sky in Assists – 5.1)
Trevor Ritchie – Wilson High School – PLAYER OF THE YEAR and 1st Team All-PIL
JD Esters – Lincoln High School – 1st Team All-PIL
Kris Montoya – Lincoln High School – 1st Team All-PIL
Robert Lazenby Jr. – Wilson High School – 1st Team All-PIL
JT Flowers – Lincoln High School – 2nd Team All-PIL
Kenneth Acker – Grant High School – 2nd Team All-PIL
Frankie Norman – Benson High School – Honorable Mention
Terrence Jones – Jefferson High School - PLAYER OF THE YEAR and 1st Team All-PIL
Stephen Madison – Jefferson High School – 1st Team All-PIL
Nathan Maddox – Cleveland High School – 1st Team All-PIL
Antione Hosely – Jefferson High School – 2nd Team All-PIL
Garrett Jackson – CO-PLAYER OF THE YEAR and 1st Team All-Metro
Stephen Holt – CO-PLAYER OF THE YEAR and 1st Team All-Metro
Tony Holton – 1st Team All-Metro
Jordan Akwenuke – 2nd Team All-Metro
Jordan Railey – 2nd Team All-Metro
Jalen Caoile – 3rd Team All-Metro
Landen Lucas – 3rd Team All-Metro
1st Team – Stephen Holt (Jesuit) and Garrett Jackson (Westview)
2nd Team – Landen Lucas (Sunset) and Kris Montoya (Lincoln)
1st Team – Terrence Jones (Jefferson), Stephen Madison (Jefferson) and Michael MacKevlie (Wilsonville)
2nd Team – Antione Hosely (Jefferson)
Tyler Barnes – 2nd Team
Tyler Barnes – Honorable Mention Conference
Mike James – 2nd Team
Mike James – 2nd Team (Division I)
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
This is a video about Stephen “Potsi” Madison and how his transfer from Prairie High School in Vancouver, WA to Jefferson High School has went so far. “Potsi” played on our I-5 Elite 17u AAU team for the last 2 years and also trains with Hoop Dreams Basketball!
Tags: Basketball Highlights, basketball videos, hard work, hoop dreams basketball, i-5 elite, Jefferson High School, potsi, Stephen Madison
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