But only after he became a professional did Mason decide to expand globally, adding fakes and feints and other moves that were manufactured elsewhere. He is not alone. Players in the N. The move is a crafty way to distribute the two steps allocated to a player after he stops dribbling, and it goes right to the edge of being a traveling violation. Mason, now with the Knicks, learned the move during his two seasons in San Antonio, where in practice he had to guard Manu Ginobili of Argentina and Tony Parker of France, both of them practitioners of the Euro step, both of them stars.
Mason eventually began tinkering with the move himself. But the Euro step is not the only import that has taken hold in the N. Now, other players are doing the same. Others have copied that, too. And N. Considering the well-established presence of foreign players in the N. And before long, he was doing it at a time when a fan could post a clip on social media for all the world to see.
It's no surprise that the first reference to a "Euro Step," according to a LexisNexis search of publications, occurred in a article that mentioned Ginobili. He developed moves and countermoves. He could change direction off either foot or fake as if he were going to step across his body and continue in a straight line to the basket. He could set up the Eurostep with a crossover or a hesitation dribble and protect the ball by covering it or wrapping it around his back. Although the flashiness of his Euro captivated the basketball world, Ginobili says it served far more utilitarian purposes.
Opponents continued to lobby for traveling calls, but they also began taking notes. His USA teammates quickly realized how effective the move was. Wade doesn't remember exactly how he picked up the move -- although like everyone else, he credits Ginobili -- but he developed his own twist. Whereas Ginobili would take long strides, Wade would take a step to the middle and then a quick step to the side as a way to juke plodding bigs. Wade's second step was so powerful he could dunk off the move.
In recent years, more stars have emerged with their own versions of the Eurostep. None is as hard to stop as Harden's, and none is as controversial-for a pair of reasons.
First, he uses a sneaky technique that makes it appear as if he's taking an extra stride. A player's two steps to the basket don't begin until he has gathered the ball, and as long as his dribble is alive, he can do whatever he wants with his feet-stutter-step, skip, Riverdance. So when Harden attacks the rim, he often pushes the ball far out in front of him and waits as long as possible to gather it while shuffling his feet.
Once Harden collects the ball, he manipulates its placement. Sometimes he'll extend his arms fully, almost forcing the defense to swipe across his wrists. Other times he'll shove the ball into the defender's throat so he can't swipe at the ball. These moves aren't just effective ways to change direction or draw fouls, though. They also eliminate risk. In basketball, every dribble is dangerous.
Every bounce is an opportunity for a defender to knock the ball away. And that's why Antetokounmpo's ability to get to the rim from half court with one dribble -- with a Eurostep at the 3-point line -- is so deadly. But upon entering the building, you know exactly where you are: At the midpoint of the far wall, a massive white sheet hangs from the rafters, adorned with a snorting bull logo and the word "Gauchos" stretched between the horns.
Mark Jackson. Stephon Marbury. Kemba Walker. The sounds of a single basketball bouncing and the raspy voice of coach Dwayne Mitchell echo off the walls as 10 fifth-graders form two lines on either side of the 3-point arc. One by one, the boys dribble toward the basket, where a coach is waiting on the block. When they reach him, they jab their right foot to his side, rip the ball across his chest and take a second step into the middle of the lane. Layup lines now end with Eurosteps.
As the drill concludes, Tai Turnage makes his way toward the sideline. He's 4-foot-9 and slender, sporting a freshly shorn flattop and a white T-shirt from the AAU national championships. Everyone in the gym calls him Two Step. Tai's dad, Billy Turnage, taught him the move. Billy coaches high school ball, and when his players started executing Eurosteps on their own, he realized he needed to incorporate the move into his drills.
Kids watched Ginobili and then they started doing it. Then other kids watched them and it just kept trickling down. It's like technology. Either you move with the times or you get left behind. This is Chris Brickley's office. The year-old trainer has gained recent notoriety for working with a host of basketball's biggest stars -- Carmelo Anthony , Kevin Durant , Donovan Mitchell and CJ McCollum among them. Bowen's father is close friends with Anthony and regularly takes Bernard to practice with Brickley.
The Eurostep is among the moves he teaches-or refines. So Bowen and Brickley run through a series of combo moves together: inside-out dribble into a Eurostep; behind-the-back dribble into a Euro with a leaning finish. Ginobili shakes his head when considering the move's evolution. Two steps, in whatever direction he desired. It's such a simple concept, honed on the playgrounds of Argentina, that it was almost impossible for Ginobili to imagine that the move would end up altering the very balance of power between penetrator and defender.
That it would inspire actual drills taught by top coaches. Twelve Characters: Russell Westbrook. Is Russ spitting nonsense when he says he's a Pau Gasol acolyte? Yeah, probably. But a tamed Russ, who is ferocious yet under his own control is an exhilarating concept. Twelve Characters: Zach LaVine.
While that natural athleticism obviously helps him on the court, it has perhaps also made us slow to appreciate the fulsome layers of polish Zach LaVine has applied to his game over the past few seasons. Twelve Characters: John Collins. Maintaining consistency is easier said than done but John Collins has sorted a couple of things: he's sure that Hawks brass has faith in him, and he's properly introduced himself to the rest of us.
Quick links. Now, with this new information, many NBA players are forced to grapple with the history of their preferred go-to move. I had no idea. Still trying to find other ways to confirm its truth given the old "can't trust everything you read online" adage. More funny quotes from the article: Russell Westbrook: Who invented it? My Bae Bae. Imagine if he had actually invented something! We would have never heard the end of it in school.
Isiah Thomas modeled his game after him. As revolutionaries we must not merely pay attention to ends, but to means. I worry that this flash and pomp is not befitting of the revolutionary leader. It serves to separate him too much from those caught in the chains of a maudlin life, marred by oppression and economic strife. Yes, it leads to a basket, but at what cost to the communal spirit?
Put him in the hall of fame! He had four brothers and his father's wages were not sufficient to provide for the whole family. He grew up in a poor neighbourhood which was full of discrimination, to the point where he could not see any hope for the future. When he was 13 years old, his father gave him a piece of used clothing and asked: "What do you think the value of this outfit would be?
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