http://nbaplaybook.com/2010/05/19/the-key-to-dwight-howards-post-game/ A look at play-calling in the NBA Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://nbaplaybook.com/2010/05/19/the-key-to-dwight-howards-post-game/#comment-809 JC Sun, 30 May 2010 06:39:49 +0000 http://nbaplaybook.com/?p=2439#comment-809 Howard has moderate technically sound post skills but his tactical skills(defensive reading. initiation. reaction) is subpar. He needs to focus more on live practice(against competitive competition) not light competition in order to improve this deficiency. you can be as technically sound on a move all you want. If you do not have the understanding of how to use a move(when where against who) then it does not matter. visual spatial recognition is most important. that is why some players may not be technically sound but are able to create and get called "crafty" or "gifted." these skills can be improved through proper multi stage decision making teaching not 1v0 practice. Howard has moderate technically sound post skills but his tactical skills(defensive reading. initiation. reaction) is subpar. He needs to focus more on live practice(against competitive competition) not light competition in order to improve this deficiency. you can be as technically sound on a move all you want. If you do not have the understanding of how to use a move(when where against who) then it does not matter. visual spatial recognition is most important. that is why some players may not be technically sound but are able to create and get called “crafty” or “gifted.” these skills can be improved through proper multi stage decision making teaching not 1v0 practice.

]]> http://nbaplaybook.com/2010/05/19/the-key-to-dwight-howards-post-game/#comment-808 Kamron Thu, 20 May 2010 19:10:42 +0000 http://nbaplaybook.com/?p=2439#comment-808 fwiw, man that is totally a travel in the first clip. It's two travels- he picks up his dribble with his L foot in the air (so R is the pivot foot), and then even if you ignore that and give him the L foot as a pivot, he does a pretty significant hop with both feet when he pump-fakes. fwiw, man that is totally a travel in the first clip. It’s two travels- he picks up his dribble with his L foot in the air (so R is the pivot foot), and then even if you ignore that and give him the L foot as a pivot, he does a pretty significant hop with both feet when he pump-fakes.

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