We didn’t wear the mask!

Opinions expressed here are solely that of the person silly enough to post them here and are my own.

[We didn’t wear the mask! @weaver_robert]

Laundry and Lakers on deck!

[We didn’t wear the mask! @weaver_robert]

“It it ain’t directly directed at me, I don’t respect it.”

[Maurice W @iamMauriceW]

Did you know that the complex code which allows any person the ability to search the internet and get email… known as .com and .net. Was created by a Black mathematician Emitt McHenry?

Now you do.

[Fisk University Gymnastics @FiskUGymnastics]

THE PRICE IS RIGHT 🥇

Etch her name in the HISTORY BOOKS, Morgan Price is the 2024 USAG All-Around National Champion! Making her the FIRST HBCU GYMNAST IN HISTORY TO HOLD THE TITLE 👑💙👏🏽

She’ll compete on Vault, Bars & Floor on Sunday, April 14 in the Individual Event Finals.

[Todd Wolfson @CoachWolfson]

Your parents pay per weekend…

$300 for team fees
$800 for hotels and food per weekend
$100 weekend pass to watch games
$100 in gas
$200 shoes & jersey

And when the game starts you come out and don’t play as hard as possible?🤷

[We didn’t wear the mask! @weaver_robert]

He wouldnt . And she would. Whole. All of the. Everyone. Animals included.

[The Cake Lady @got_cake]

Nah, cause a Black man would never😒

[We didn’t wear the mask! @weaver_robert]

Okay. You got my attention.

[Joe Haefner | Breakthrough Basketball @BreakthruBball]

Why Your Shooting Drills Don’t Work - And How Your Memory Affects This

Here is one reason why your shooting drills don’t work... and it basically has to do with your memory.

When you first shoot or execute any other skill (or motor pattern), you access your long-term memory and move it to your short-term memory.

And this remains in your short-term memory for 20 to 30 seconds. (Assist to @brianmccormick on the long term and working memory info.)

So if you think about it, almost always when you shoot during a game, you are accessing long-term memory and moving it to short-term memory.

How Most Players Practice That Lowers Their Shooting Percentage During Games

Now think about how you practice shooting and workout drills! A lot of players do the complete opposite.

Many players go to the gym and they’ll shoot the same shot or rep the same skill over and over (block practice).

For example, you might cut to the wing, catch the ball, take 1 dribble towards the basket, and shoot. Then you do this 10 times in a row.

So on the first practice shot, you access your long-term memory and move it to short-term memory, like you would in a game.

However, shots 2 through 10 are NOT accessing long-term memory because it’s still in your short-term memory. You are accessing short-term memory to recall the skill.

This is NOT how the game is played.

Almost every shot taken in a game accesses your long-term memory. So we definitely need to set up our workouts and practices to work on this!

In addition to defense, shot clock, and a crowd, I think this is one of the reasons that you see players shoot better in practice drills than in a game.

How to Set Up Your Drills to Shoot Better in Games

One way to replicate accessing long-term memory like you would in a game is to vary the skill on each repetition.
For example, if I’m working on some shooting from the wing. I might practice a sequence like this.

1. Cut to Wing > Shoot off the Catch
2. Cut to Wing > 1 Dribble With Finishing Move at the Rim
3. Cut to Wing > 1 Dribble Pull Up Jump Shot
4. Shoot 1 Free Throw

Here is another sequence with dribble moves.

1. Cut to Wing > Shoot off the Catch
2. Cut to Wing > Dribble Move > With Finishing Move at the Rim
3. Cut to Wing > Dribble Move > Pull Up Jump Shot
4. Shoot 1 Free Throw

You could repeat the sequence 5 to 20 times.

You could also move to different spots on the floor. You could vary the cut.

After you grab the rebound, you could also do a dribble move sequence back to your starting spot.

You certainly aren’t limited to the examples above. The only limit is your imagination. You could create mini-stations where you alternate between dribble moves, passing, lay ups, 1v1 defense, shooting off the catch, shooting off the dribble, etc.

Here is what a sequence would look like if you used all 5 progressions from the examples above:

[Joe Haefner | Breakthrough Basketball @BreakthruBball]

Why Your Shooting Drills Don’t Work - And How Your Memory Affects This

Here is one reason why your shooting drills don’t work... and it basically has to do with your memory.

When you first shoot or execute any other skill (or motor pattern), you access your long-term memory and move it to your short-term memory.

And this remains in your short-term memory for 20 to 30 seconds. (Assist to @brianmccormick on the long term and working memory info.)

So if you think about it, almost always when you shoot during a game, you are accessing long-term memory and moving it to short-term memory.

How Most Players Practice That Lowers Their Shooting Percentage During Games

Now think about how you practice shooting and workout drills! A lot of players do the complete opposite.

Many players go to the gym and they’ll shoot the same shot or rep the same skill over and over (block practice).

For example, you might cut to the wing, catch the ball, take 1 dribble towards the basket, and shoot. Then you do this 10 times in a row.

So on the first practice shot, you access your long-term memory and move it to short-term memory, like you would in a game.

However, shots 2 through 10 are NOT accessing long-term memory because it’s still in your short-term memory. You are accessing short-term memory to recall the skill.

This is NOT how the game is played.

Almost every shot taken in a game accesses your long-term memory. So we definitely need to set up our workouts and practices to work on this!

In addition to defense, shot clock, and a crowd, I think this is one of the reasons that you see players shoot better in practice drills than in a game.

How to Set Up Your Drills to Shoot Better in Games

One way to replicate accessing long-term memory like you would in a game is to vary the skill on each repetition.
For example, if I’m working on some shooting from the wing. I might practice a sequence like this.

1. Cut to Wing > Shoot off the Catch
2. Cut to Wing > 1 Dribble With Finishing Move at the Rim
3. Cut to Wing > 1 Dribble Pull Up Jump Shot
4. Shoot 1 Free Throw

Here is another sequence with dribble moves.

1. Cut to Wing > Shoot off the Catch
2. Cut to Wing > Dribble Move > With Finishing Move at the Rim
3. Cut to Wing > Dribble Move > Pull Up Jump Shot
4. Shoot 1 Free Throw

You could repeat the sequence 5 to 20 times.

You could also move to different spots on the floor. You could vary the cut.

After you grab the rebound, you could also do a dribble move sequence back to your starting spot.

You certainly aren’t limited to the examples above. The only limit is your imagination. You could create mini-stations where you alternate between dribble moves, passing, lay ups, 1v1 defense, shooting off the catch, shooting off the dribble, etc.

Here is what a sequence would look like if you used all 5 progressions from the examples above:

[Renee @PettyLupone]

This is just so iconic in so many ways.

[The Associated Press @AP]

Noncitizen voting isn't an issue in federal elections, regardless of conspiracy theories. Here's why https://t.co/Kz3aL3PHCQ

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Remember: Most billionaires are not “self-made.” They’re made via a combination of inherited wealth, government subsidies, tax loopholes, labor exploitation, and policy failures. Can we stop perpetuating a myth that blames wealth inequality on the choices of everyday Americans?

[We didn’t wear the mask! @weaver_robert]

Me. He is me.

[HoodFamousTV @HoodFamousTV_]

That Dolph was speakin to Uncs soul #LLD 🐬

[Qasim Rashid, Esq. @QasimRashid]

If you’re an Ivy League school that ends Black scholarships but upholds Legacy admissions then it isn’t students or education you’re protecting it’s Jim Crow white supremacy.

[We didn’t wear the mask! @weaver_robert]

@DQNUPE @virgilwalker @jasonwhitlock Is tap dancing paying a helluva lot these days?

[Alex Cole @acnewsitics]

Trump at his rallies: "What Biden is doing is illegal!"

Trump in court: "Nothing a president does is ever illegal."

And this is how dumb you MAGAs are.

[PŪNGAO ⚡️🍯 @realpungao]

In the 1960’s people simply weren’t fat.

They managed to do this without:

-fancy watches to track their health
-juice cleanses
-expensive workout plans
-deliberately avoiding carbs
-keto, vegan, and other cultish diets
-tracking macros

Instead, they had one simple secret…👇

[PoloMan @polo_man404]

That Part 🤓🤓

[We didn’t wear the mask! @weaver_robert]

Israel has all but guaranteed that they will forever be fighting terror in some way.

[Sassington, M.C. @MissSassbox]

the amount of truth here was comforting and offensive all at once