N3WD3V on Nostr: So if you didn't know I played basketball my entire life hyper competitivly now you ...
So if you didn't know I played basketball my entire life hyper competitivly now you know.
But I wanna give Gillie da kid a deserved scouting report. The reason why gillie is good is BC he uses his low hight to his advantage. He's also has the rare and dangerous skills of a crafty lefty. Many small players have become some of the greatest. Gillie is low and close to the ball and even managed to successfully harass "The Professor". Also Gillies shooting is ahead other players from his era. The meta of basketball played by Gillies generation was slashing high flying post ups and rim rocking. But gillie seems to have long ago developed a modern flair prioritizing flashy beyond the arche isolation dribble breakdowns and the aforementioned shooting. Gillie also fit into the stereotype of " philly basketball " new york might be the mecca of ball, yet ou will find a wide variety of skill levels play styles. While the Philly basketball scene also seems to produce a certain archtype. The Philly player is always a flat out scorer with no weakness in game when it comes to putting the ball through the hoop. They can score from 3, mid, floater, English lays, post fades and even tip in and alley finishes. Then on the other side of the ball the philly player is only interested on getting his hands on the ball with blocks and steals and things that show up on the stat sheet. So you can see Philly produces great players most recent for example would be Lonnie Walker III. So if I was player against Gillie would be on offense spam the post game and play the glass. On defense close the air space provide driving lanes to the off hand (right) follow from behind or stay on the strong side hip and play for the block from behind or when playing the hip go for the block on the inside hand left scoop on the right side. Also avoid switches and play into his ISO game tire him out at his advanced age and don't allow him to create screens out of your own teammates. Ultimate in the full court game 5v5 he will score his fair share but this tips will help you minimize. In the half court 3v3 if done correctly these tips have higher chance of leading your team to victory.
But I wanna give Gillie da kid a deserved scouting report. The reason why gillie is good is BC he uses his low hight to his advantage. He's also has the rare and dangerous skills of a crafty lefty. Many small players have become some of the greatest. Gillie is low and close to the ball and even managed to successfully harass "The Professor". Also Gillies shooting is ahead other players from his era. The meta of basketball played by Gillies generation was slashing high flying post ups and rim rocking. But gillie seems to have long ago developed a modern flair prioritizing flashy beyond the arche isolation dribble breakdowns and the aforementioned shooting. Gillie also fit into the stereotype of " philly basketball " new york might be the mecca of ball, yet ou will find a wide variety of skill levels play styles. While the Philly basketball scene also seems to produce a certain archtype. The Philly player is always a flat out scorer with no weakness in game when it comes to putting the ball through the hoop. They can score from 3, mid, floater, English lays, post fades and even tip in and alley finishes. Then on the other side of the ball the philly player is only interested on getting his hands on the ball with blocks and steals and things that show up on the stat sheet. So you can see Philly produces great players most recent for example would be Lonnie Walker III. So if I was player against Gillie would be on offense spam the post game and play the glass. On defense close the air space provide driving lanes to the off hand (right) follow from behind or stay on the strong side hip and play for the block from behind or when playing the hip go for the block on the inside hand left scoop on the right side. Also avoid switches and play into his ISO game tire him out at his advanced age and don't allow him to create screens out of your own teammates. Ultimate in the full court game 5v5 he will score his fair share but this tips will help you minimize. In the half court 3v3 if done correctly these tips have higher chance of leading your team to victory.