Page 7 - Zhaire Summer Plan Final
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Drives
Once Zhaire’s ball handling improves and he can get to the spots he wants to on the floor, more driving opportunities will occur. Meanwhile, there are other areas of driving he can improve on. Look how wide he drives in the 2 clips below, instead of attacking the hip of the defender and go straight to the rim.
Now look how straight Eric Bledsoe’s drive is here.
Solution
He must also not stop early. Zhaire has a tendency of stopping when he sees body, but as a NBA guard, he must find ways to get paint touches and not settle for mid range shots. In the clips below, he could have kept going to the rim.
Attacking the defender’s hip and driving straight to the rim can be worked on in individual workouts. During finishing drills, wing moves, dribble moves, Pick & Roll drills, the emphasis must be put on initiating contact and going through it to get to the rim in straight line. As far as not settling, we will study the film and show him how NBA guards can probe and get to the rim in small spaces.
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