Exactly they’re downplaying the value of 1 on 1 because in today’s NBA with the softer rules and players surrounded by shooters, the 1 on 1 skillset isn’t as valuable. Someone like Iverson who was on teams without shooters and playing during 90s and 2000s physicality had to have an elite 1 on 1 skillset to become a superstar given his size and surrounding talent.
1v1 is not real basketbal
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Exactly they’re downplaying the value of 1 on 1 because in today’s NBA with the softer rules and players surrounded by shooters, the 1 on 1 skillset isn’t as valuable. Someone like Iverson who was on teams without shooters and playing during 90s and 2000s physicality had to have an elite 1 on 1 skillset to become a superstar given his size and surrounding talent.
OneManGang
Veteran
You’re not wrong there’s truth in this. But none is saying don’t know how to play in an actual game. You absolutely learn about spacing and where to attack and how to pull up and how to react to different looks by playing ones. Three dribble ones are the GOAT at progressing your individual game. That absolutely carries over to game speed
Ironoc in this is J crossover is one of the best 1 on 1 players ever and was lauded for said ability throughout his career
Marc Spector
the 4'11 Cuban
You learn aspects of it for sure. 1s teaches fundamentals on footwork, picking and attacking a spot, creating space between a defender, using that space to create optimal shot (ideally a face up), just all the basic to intermediate tools of scoring.
Fostering those skills AND THEN maintaining that high solo scoring performance in 3's and 5's ON TOP of honing spatial awareness to know when help is coming, to not be crowding another teammates space, to move without the ball, to split a double team or throw to a flashing man/cutter is where the expert level of offense starts.
You see this all the time in LA Fitness type of runs where during 5's, most runs are playing man d and nobody is playing help and you got a large percentage of guys who look really good when theres no help defense and their teammates have cleared the paint and perimeter. But that lack of skill (and honestly, capability) in dissecting zones and knowing where your teammates are going to be when defenses shift is what separates good players from greats, just my two cents.
ISO
Pass me the rock nikka
This 1 on 1 thing is just some faux masculinity bullshyt lol
And this is coming from someone who wouldn’t mind a 1-on-1 tournament as part of All-Star weekend
1-on-1 is great practice, it’s a great drill, for competitiveness, for individual skills, and especially for cardio and it’s better when done with limited dribble but it’s just that a drill. Naismith meant for basketball to be played 5-on-5 and it was meant to be a physical education game up and down with motion, passing, cutting
And yeah when we’re talking about pros it can come down to who got ball first or who had the hot hand that day
These guys are fukking machines that don’t miss people don’t understand this
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ISO
Pass me the rock nikka
Who said the 1 on 1 skillset isn’t valuable in today’s NBA?
There’s guards today who are more skilled 1 on 1 than Iverson.
HollywoodP
#LongLive24 #TMC, Lakeshow, ASU, Fukk Jerry Jones
with all due respect...you can't quote me then tell me what we're talking about.
The OP was about one on one by itself, not within the context of a game.
HollywoodP
#LongLive24 #TMC, Lakeshow, ASU, Fukk Jerry Jones
and then the conversation evolved. But to make it clear...1 on 1 within the game...offensive players have the advantage. Outside of the game...offensive players have the advantage (and even more meaningless)
