re: The Lost art of dribbling in basketball

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so Phil Jackson won 11 championships with inefficent offense. Backing down in the post has been the catalyst for the offenses of damn near 80% of every NBA champion in history

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phil jackson paved the way for winning titles without an offensive post presence

and just because the NBA historically was opposed to change doesn't mean posting up is efficient

shaq is a rare exception, which is why i said "almost always" inefficient. there aren't many shaqs in the history of the NBA

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I am talking about breaking your man down 1 on 1. You only see it done at an elite level from 3 players, Melo, Duran and Kobe. It is absolutely a lost art.

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again, this is inefficient and leads to the worst shots in basketball (long 2s). that's playing stupid

there are PLENTY of guys who can go 1 on 1, but they don't b/c they play efficient team ball

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The hook shot, finger roll, leaner, and scoop shot have all essentially been vaporized from the game of basketball and 1 on 1 scoring has suffered greatly.

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"1 on 1" basketball is for shitty eras like the late 90s/early 00s