Stop overcomplicating your drills. Master the minimum before the maximum.
Inside-out footwork. Shot-ready on the catch. Every time.
What drill are your favorite shooting drills? π
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Minimum movement. Maximum efficiency.
Most players overcomplicate their footwork. The best shooters strip it down.
Diagonal stepback. Side step. Two directions each.
Your center of gravity does the work β not your feet.
Which side is harder for you?
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Is James Harden one of the hardest players to guard in the NBA?
So many defensive concepts have gone out the window, need to see structure in game 6 or there will be no game 7.
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Sacramento just got their next franchise guard.
Mikel Brown Jr. to the Kings at 7 β highest ceiling at point guard outside the top 4. Swing for the fences.
Day 2 of 8.
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Higher scoring as a freshman than KAT, AD, Booker, Maxey, and Wall.
Craft over athleticism. Control over chaos. Darius Acuff Jr. to the Nets at 6.
Day 3 of 8.
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Day 1 of 8 β my 2026 NBA Draft predictions start with pick #8.
Aday Mara to the Atlanta Hawks. Not the consensus, but the right fit.
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Most shooting drills are repetitive. Same spot, same form, same reps.
@hoopin_mitch does the opposite with Duncan β every rep is a new problem to solve.
That's the Constraints-Led Approach, and it's why Duncan is in the 98th percentile in catch and shoot.
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If you're building a contender, this is the kind of player you start with.
Jaden McDaniels guards anyone, shoots 41% from three, and never needs the ball to impact a game. Lockdown defense + elite shooting is the most valuable two-way profile in the modern NBA.
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Most NBA players have one skill in the top 10% of the league. Scottie Barnes has eleven.
Five elite offensive skills, four elite defensive skills, plus an elite midrange and finishing game. The rarest profile in the NBA.
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The Pistons just won their first playoff series since 2008.
One of the biggest reasons: 16 blocks and 16 steals from Ausar Thompson β the best perimeter defender in the NBA. Defense wins playoff games.
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