Sentences with phrase «on jump shots»

Again, better tracking data may prove James» core thesis that players are now more likely to draw a foul on a jump shot than a drive.

«He's become less dependent on his jump shot.

We were intrigued by Blake Griffin working on his jump shot.

In his short time in the league, Brown has been scrutinized on everything from the form on his jump shot to his keen intellect.

«You can even see it on his jump shot,» says Silas.

«She has a great command with the ball and she really worked on her jump shot.»

I hope Forest is working on his jump shot... right now.

Kevin Durant has scored just two points — just now, on a jump shot — and Russell Westbrook has six, by comparison.

Not exact matches

One evening I was idly shooting jumpers on an open basket when I heard someone whistle.

«Before another Sony, Dan Loeb will work the craft services table on a summer blockbuster shoot; Carl Icahn will don a teal tee - shirt and jump behind a genius bar to troubleshoot your Mac.»

And in effect... the crusades occured, the war in Iraq (Bush quoted god to provoke Americans to jump on board to support his war), environmental uses of land, drilling oil in places where they should not, mass suicides, shootings claming go made them do it.

«I wan na try the hottest pepper in the world,» I confessed, slamming a bank shot that jumped off the table and hit a filly in the line dance on her left knee.

Scouts will be keeping a close eye on his decision - making with the ball and ability to hit jump shots consistently.

Recent videos certainly suggest that the shot - put form on the jumper is going away — at least out to the foul - line extended.

He can create shots from anywhere on the floor and can easily play off the ball thanks to a steadily improving catch - and - shooting jumper.

Things that normally come easily to this bunch — creating shots, hitting open jumpers, and getting teammates open — just didn't happen on Sunday Night and for a variety of reasons.

Joe Johnson's bank shot jumper with 13 seconds left sent the game into overtime, and the Nets capitalized on the extra time.

The championship helped validate an offensive style of play that many criticized for relying on too many jump shots, although the critics didn't go away even after this championship.

On the Harlem playgrounds, where one - on - one is usually more important than the team and where reputations are made or lost on the swoosh of a reverse, two - hand dunk or the volleyball block of a jump shot, Manigault ranked above such stars as Lew Alcindor and Connie Hawkins, who were also playing in the school yards and public courts of Harlem at that timOn the Harlem playgrounds, where one - on - one is usually more important than the team and where reputations are made or lost on the swoosh of a reverse, two - hand dunk or the volleyball block of a jump shot, Manigault ranked above such stars as Lew Alcindor and Connie Hawkins, who were also playing in the school yards and public courts of Harlem at that timon - one is usually more important than the team and where reputations are made or lost on the swoosh of a reverse, two - hand dunk or the volleyball block of a jump shot, Manigault ranked above such stars as Lew Alcindor and Connie Hawkins, who were also playing in the school yards and public courts of Harlem at that timon the swoosh of a reverse, two - hand dunk or the volleyball block of a jump shot, Manigault ranked above such stars as Lew Alcindor and Connie Hawkins, who were also playing in the school yards and public courts of Harlem at that time.

I think the referee could've jumped in five or six seconds earlier too, as Merhy took a lot of shots on the ropes at the end, especially after a previous round of basically having his back stuck there, taking shots.

Not only did most of his five buckets come on catch - and - shoot jumpers, but Aldridge didn't even score a point in the paint.

Now they play small ball — with Francis, Mobley and jump - shooting power forward Maurice Taylor as the primary options — yet still match their opponents on the boards, a remarkable feat in the West.

Obviously, his jump shot is his biggest weakness and something he'll keep working to improve on.

Inside, Stevante Clark, the brother of Stephon Clark, jumped on the table next to Sacramento mayor Darrell Steinberg, swearing, yelling, and demanding justice for his brother, who on March 18th was shot and killed by Sacramento police in his grandmother's backyard.

He and Boston chose a slower rehabilitation process than surgery, according to The Boston Globe's Adam Himmelsbach, and Thomas was already back shooting jump shots and doing both on - and off - court cardio training in late July.

On loan, Wilshere should learn critical things like when not to try pushing past a blockade of opposition players, when to jump past tackles, when to shoot from a distance and the likes.

He can't dribble, jump, head, shoot, pass, he has no vision, no defensive contribution at all, he misses open goals and keeps on smiling like he's playing Sunday league with his mates.

He's worked on his post moves, his jumper, his free throw shooting, and is now even expanding to the three point range slowly.

The 34 - year - old enforcer leaves his imprint on the game through difficult finishes in the paint and a jump shot that's reliable from mid-range.

Sometimes logging three practice sessions a day, Miller alternated among shooting all manner of jumpers, working on his ball - handling skills and developing a repertoire of low - post moves.

I would rather him work on that shot than continuing to try to establish the elbow jumper.

Bagley is a human cheat code as a 6 ’10 facilitator on the free throw line extended with a jump shot and otherworldly ball skills for a player his size.

His shoot - it - on - the - way - up jumper is as ugly as they come and he can't begin to match Gervin's ability to score from outside or slither around picks.

If Lavine comes back and continues being a 20 plus scorer while jumping out of the gym and shooting 40 % from 3 with the ability to drop 35 on any given night then sorry, you found your athletic star wing.

Lacazette got the ball on the edge of the box and was dragged down, but with no whistle the Frenchman jumped back uup, nutmegged the defender and only another Magpies defender rushing in stopped him getting a shot off.

He seems to still have a different stroke on his mid range jumpers and fadeaways than he does on FT % and on the longer shots which he avoids.

He clearly had a different form from his jump shot suggesting he only needed to have free throw form worked on in the NBA to be a good shooter all around.

PRADA: So Tyreke's breakout depends on a controlling coach loosening the reigns, his broken jump shot improving and the starter in front of him magically gaining new knees?

And even if he never has a really good jump shot, he can be extremely valuable as a guy that scores off cuts, in transition and on offensive rebounds.

The selection of MKG is partially based on him developing a jump shot.

While Simmons» left - handed jumper form is awkward, and he's had miniscule shooting success, he has displayed superb touch with his right hand on layups and floaters.

The ball was played in from the Right - Wing by Sanchez, and Boyata's clumsy challenge on Wilshere, outside the box, lead to the Referee Michael Olivier waving play on, and Cazorla jumped on to the ball, sucking Clichy out of position and drilling a left - foot shot past Caballero to find the bottom corner.

With guys like Kendall Marshall, Jeremy Lamb, Dion Waiters and others on the sidelines watching, Lillard impressed executives and scouts with his stamina and jump - shooting proficiency.

Also, I loved the foul (I think it was on TJ) where Wade jumps into a stationary sixer and heaves up a shot.

It is tough to know exactly what has caused Smith's jump in production, and some of it is certainly fluky - hot shooting, but his across - the - board improvement suggests something else is going on.

He also flashed a capable jump shot while playing with fellow five - star recruit Jahvon Quinerly on the Under Armour circuit this summer.

So far this season he is shooting a very solid 38.5 percent from three and 79.7 percent from the line, but he is still operating on a pretty small sample of 52 attempts and he is only shooting 27.3 percent on two - point jumpers, according to Hoop - Math.

As for the teams in the bracket, each one of the squads on seed lines two and three has a definite shot at jumping Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan State and Duke between now and March.

Embiid hit the first shot of the game — a pull - up jumper, naturally — and overpowered Brooklyn's defense on his way to 1.5 points per minute.

On the Knicks» first play from scrimmage Reed jumps from the top of the key and the shot goes in.