The "dribbling" cheat code taking over the NBA

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There are many names for it, but one of the most powerful actions in basketball involves pausing the dribbling, chasing a pass and restarting it again. This detailed film breakdown explores how hard it is to guard this blend of on-ball and off-ball offense, how integral it is to today's 2-man game, the history of pass-and chase and how it connects the pick-and-roll and 3-point movement shooting of the modern NBA.
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@Jack-jx6ln

This is why I can't stand when people say that NBA players don't play defense, they do play defense the offenses are just too damn good and constantly evolving

@RandomBlackGuy_

I love Thinking Basketball. This place always makes me realise how much I hate traditional sports media (see ESPN etc) with their drama narratives, antics and theatre. Then throw in a stat line like "He's the 3rd person since Wilt to score with his left hand on a Tuesday with no laces after eating chicken nuggets.". First Take is just "The View" but with sports.

@JayCallicott

Genius break down, I didn't realize what I had been watching until they explained it now it makes total sense

@justinle8787

The ball movement in Bill and Wilt time was so good, guys didn't dribble much, instead they constantly cut and moved around the court looking for an opening. Of course because their shootings were horrible back then, and dribbling rules were way stricter. But their ball movement philosophy was top notch and it takes a ton of stamina running like that all game, in high top Chucks lol

@liekegerritsen1620

This is one of my favourite thinking basketball clips so far, it's just so beautiful to watch how the "give and go" has evolved. It's basically the backbone of any teamsport that involves a ball.

@chris2390

Playing pickup ball, a dribble handoff is pretty much as offensively coordinated as it gets and has always felt op.

@jessecollins5087

that Steph relocation is so deadly

@gabrielsigler30

Man, imagine how deadly would be if Curry and Jokic played in the same team..

@dulogmaz

Never really thought about it deeply, but it makes sense that a DHO would be one of the best offensive strategies in today's game. Especially with many passing bigs and relentless slashing guards.

@LightzyOG

Helps players that may not have the quickest first step get going full speed as if they were in transition. It’s easier to receive the ball in stride and maneuver around the defender b4 the handoff than it is to try and avoid the defender while dribbling to get around the screen. Warriors perfected this.

@terrootti

Off ball movement is a necessity in football/soccer, that's what always struck me with the GSW dinasty and the spurs before that. It was so similar to football

@arp_909

You do such a good job of explaining the nuance in these moves to make it easy for a lay person like me to understand. It exponentially increases my enjoyment of the game knowing the impact that a subtlety such as the difference between a DHO and this on/off ball dribble action has on the play. Top drawer.

@Ray-dl5mp

This is probably the perfect video for high school and college coaches to watch as well. I’m sure a lot of people know concepts that work, but sometimes it helps to have everything clearly outlined and why things are just such a clear advantage over something else. If you do this stuff well, you’ll probably have a very hard offense to defend. Especially if the other team isn’t as good at the cheat codes. Of course it really helps in the NBA because almost every guy is super skilled at everything. And less zones of course.

@alexisleyva3656

This reminds me of the most classic 2 man action in futbol; the wall pass or “one two” love to see it

@Samwise930

I'm coming to basketball from playing Ultimate Frisbee for 12+ years. It's pretty cool to see the same strategies at play, because in ultimate you can't move with the disc, so you have to rely on your teammates to advance down the field. The short give-and-go movements shown here are identical to small-ball moves in ultimate. Heck yeah

@coledorillo6685

The evolution of NBA offense is insane. Teams are improving and scoring rates are rising.

@vulcanxv

1:43

@RomnysGonzalez

Jokic changed the game into all teams running DHO's non stop

@Cynsham

I couldn't help but start dying laughing when I heard "and that just unplugs Chris Paul's controller" 🤣

@EHeroClayman

I love the dribble handoff, give and go, whatever you want to call it. When done effectively it's nearly impossible to stop. The amount of talent in the league I imagine some coach is cooking up another wrinkle to give defenses fits. I also enjoy the older highlights showing the evolution of the handoff and how much this action is embedded into modern basketball. Excellent video.