Any dribbling rhythm is achieved through basic skills; accumulating small gains leads to significant changes.
Mike Malat, a high school basketball coach, personally discovered that his game rhythm has a unique characteristic. Today, let's analyze it simply through text and animations. His fundamentals are very solid, and his rhythm is created through dribbling fakes. Several fake move combinations, creating space through fakes, generally won't directly break through as the first move.
Continuous fake-out and accelerate breakthrough
Forward, backward, left and right shakes
The defender's center of gravity is constantly changing
Prayer-like return jump shot
Fake prayer-like return and quick stop jump shot
Large-scale changes of direction + backstep pull-up
Continuous fake-out to arouse the defender's activity
A prayer-like return and jump shot makes the defender jump up
Double fake-out step return jump shot
Again, fake prayer-like return and quick stop jump shot
Connecting backstep jump shot, unfortunately missed
Change of direction backstep quick stop
A hesitation to the right forward, like a break through
Suddenly pull-up shot
Continuous fake-out, side hesitation pull-up shot
A spin move pass, behind fake-out and accelerate confrontation breakthrough
You can see, this coach's style is to first come with several dribbling fakes, then suddenly come with an accelerate breakthrough or backstep hesitation, this style makes him seem more stylish on the court.
Spin moves, consecutive hand changes, and dynamic dribbling are good pre-game fake-out ways. The specific way doesn't matter, as long as you have solid fundamentals, you can practice a few sets of your favorite pre-game moves. If the pre-game is done well, the defender will be faked several times, and then a large-scale, behind, backstep prayer-like turn will greatly increase the chance of a break through.
