@@MrE_yeah the “text book shot” is good for “the average person” but the average person doesn’t exist. Everyone varies in leg strength, core strength, body flexibility, wingspan, etc so the best mechanics for every individual is different.
Zach Lavine's vertical is why I think he struggled in the contest personally. In game, Lavine jumps way higher on his shot, but you can't do that in the contest because you'll be exhausted by the end, which messed up his rhythm
Thank you coach! I loved seeing the differences and most importantly, hearing you tell us that there is no real correct way to do it. If the ball goes in, then you’re doing it right.
There are a lot of similarities tho, like the turn. The differences are minor details. There’s a generally correct way to shoot and elite shooters can differ slightly from it thanks to the amount of reps they get.
Thanks! I have a couple of things that are universal. The turn, and proper rhythm. But I stopped trying to force players into the Klay Thompson form a long time ago
Curry has been struggling from three by his standards. His mechanics being off as well as those selfish horrible three point attempts hes been taking his whole career have finally caught up to him. Hes only shooting like 38% and at this point of the season he still takes like 14 threes a game
@@patrickmatthews8191 your meaning to tell me constantly taking 35 footers with 14 seconds on the shot clock when your out of rythum isnt selfish. People say the same thing about Trae Young when hes struggling but all of a sudden because its curry yall get butthurt.
try catch and shoot drills by rolling the ball to yourself, then time the bottom of your dip to the right foot plant when you are doing a left right 1-2 step
I shot 50% from 3 in HS. Probably took 4 a game, all catch and shoot, all wide open (since they’d bench you if u took one with a defender near you). Had I been able to shoot them off the dribble..? Whoah….
@@bballbreakdown my man! It’s okay, keep doing what you do for the game and pass the knowledge on to young guns who do have the green light. I’m sure you’ll be influencing future NCAA and NBA players.
Love your analysis, but the best 3pt shooter on the floor was Steph Curry the next night - that man is from another planet. Although he did lose the 3pt contest to Klay Thompson one year, so maybe he's from Planet Splash, too.
This was an analysis of the best shooters that participated, not literally the best shooter in the world. We already know who that is, would have been interesting to pull up old footage to see how these guys compare to the GOAT of 3 point shooting.
I believe these low set points for these modern day shooters have a lot to do with being a better triple threat player in the form that the shot is more easier to fake into the pass or drive……I’m Just Saying!!!!
Great analysis as always, coach. But I'd like to see a 3-point contest between Russell Westbrook, Ben Simmons, Draymond Green, Giannis, SGA (who currently has the worst 3-pt %), and just insert another poor shooter in here, anyone. That would be fun to watch, and it'll tell us what not to do when trying to shoot the ball.
Fun Fact: Luke Kennard’s Father Made His Son (Luke) Practice Shooting With His Left Hand As He Thought Being A Left Handed Shooter Would Make Him Unguardable
Fun fact: Westbrook’s dad made him shoot right handed despite Westbrook being left hand dominant. Weird how kennard is a really good shooter but Westbrook isn’t despite being able to finish/dunk very will with either hand
there’s a thing when you shoot called “wrist loading”. Wrist loading is the amount of flex you put on your wrist when your shooting. You probably aren’t loading your wrist enough. Keep it locked and follow through, watch form shooting videos and record your form. Even check out reddit
Don’t judge me but I believe the trophy for the 3point contest should be like a wrestling belt made with either leather and gold or leather and platinum with a silhouette of Ray Allen shooting the ball to me he has the perfect shooting form.
If he reach from teh right side, his right arm would have to travel more in distance to pick up the ball and get in position from the righ side. from the right side,
Y’know, that’s a good point. Picking the ball up with the left hand for a right handed shooter shooting a pull up tends to be better so maybe you’re on to something
@@tobypemberton1008 yes, I think your feet would be better aligned if grabbing with your left hand. If I grabbed with my right, I feel like my right lead leg would be too close to the rack and I would worry about rubbing it on the rack. It’s also just more natural to imagine doing a left to right crossover (or left to right catch and shoot) and shooting the ball.
I've been a Wolves fan since I was a kid (note: I grew up around Chicago) and KAT is just the Wolves' current KLove and Garnett: talent absolutely wasted by a sad front office.
I mean yeah Kevin Love was sent to a better team and helped win a ring same with KG then both Wiggins and Zach are better after being traded away the front office has been 0/5 hope they can help Anthony Edwards correctly.
@@nathanaelgion2762 yes I think they are in the right direction but anything can happen so give it time they end the season in a good spot then hopefully they can improve from there only time will tell
@@nathanaelgion2762 supposedly they were with Jimmy Butler until it was made obvious that front office once again got in the way and traded him away for next to nothing. I don't entirely buy "in the middle of the conference" as improvement.
@@Goldenblade14 They have been in the lottery for years besides one blip in 2018 with Jimmy Butler. And that whole fiasco was Thibodeau's fault because he knew he would lose his job if Butler wasn't traded. This season is definitely progress. Both the offense and defense have looked tremendously better than previous years. They have a firm hold on the 7th seed and will have a great chance to push for the 6th maybe even the 5th after all star break. And the team has like the 3rd youngest roster in the league. They will likely only get better as they age. They definitely have things to work on, but this is good progress. It's rare a franchise can just make themselves a contender after being bad for so long. Normally you have to build towards that. Look at the Nuggets record 2015-2020. Same with the Bucks 2015-2020. Timberwolves are figuring it out
That’s a short list and ingles form is so wonky I’m amazed he hits so many. Same with Baynes. Then there’s Giddy, Simmons, Thybulle (does he count?), Josh Green, Delly, Exum. It looks to me like they’re still teaching 10 toes to the rim and no dip
@@kaikaichen okay I get it Kat ain’t the 1st 7 footer but he’s the 1st Center to enter woooooooow there’s been some decent tall dudes behind the 3point line Vladimir Radmonvic,Brook Lopez,SpencerHawes, Josh McRoberts (he’s 6’11” but you get the picture).
There is NO benefit to following the ball with your eyes upon release. Coach Nick will die on this hill but shooters are better off locking eyes on the target. Tracking the ball with eyes is something SOME shooters do when they have taken hundreds of thousands of shots to perfect proper form and alignment. Young players, do not fall into this propaganda… lock your eyes on the target and build proper muscle memory taking and making shots the right way.
Sure, lock your eyes on the target while the ball is in your hand, but first off, you cannot ignore that just about every great shooter followed the ball with his eyes after release. But here’s the real key: TRY IT. I guarantee if you’re a guy who only focuses on the rim, if u follow the ball, it will feel like a different shot. I guarantee it. Now ask yourself, if there’s no difference, then why does this happen to everybody?
@@bballbreakdown I actually do track the ball with my eyes from time to time. What I’m saying is that great shooters aren’t made because of that, they do that because they are great shooters already. I don’t believe there’s a correlation that you’re suggesting. If you trained 100 kids to track the ball and 100 kids to lock on target, I guarantee the kids who lock on target become better shooters by high school.
Imo, following the ball with your eyes after the release will make yourself conscious about the alignment of your dominant hand, elbow, shoulder, waist, knee and toe. That's how it feels when I shoot long balls. But in midrange and closer, it is better to stay locked in on the target.
it's a shame that "best" shooters nowadays, with all those money balls and 4pt shots, cant get over 30 and struggle with even 25... stojakovic or bird, or some older shooters would eat them alive with so much possible points to score.
Quite the diverse mechanics in this year’s contest, thanks for the great job coach!
Be gone thots
It just goes to show you that the classic shot that coaches teach aren't the end all be all in shot types. Everyone has their own variations
@@MrE_yeah the “text book shot” is good for “the average person” but the average person doesn’t exist. Everyone varies in leg strength, core strength, body flexibility, wingspan, etc so the best mechanics for every individual is different.
THIS level of analysis is why I subscribed. Thanks, Coach.
My theory is the more athletic guys tend to have 2 motion shots because they jump high and will likely overshoot the shot with a 1 motion
True
Zach Lavine's vertical is why I think he struggled in the contest personally. In game, Lavine jumps way higher on his shot, but you can't do that in the contest because you'll be exhausted by the end, which messed up his rhythm
Thank you coach! I loved seeing the differences and most importantly, hearing you tell us that there is no real correct way to do it. If the ball goes in, then you’re doing it right.
There are a lot of similarities tho, like the turn. The differences are minor details. There’s a generally correct way to shoot and elite shooters can differ slightly from it thanks to the amount of reps they get.
Thanks! I have a couple of things that are universal. The turn, and proper rhythm. But I stopped trying to force players into the Klay Thompson form a long time ago
KAT’s shot to me is all follow through. It looks like a free throw even in games
ikr he jumps like an inch every time lol
if even
Love the old big man set shot
@@kopkl1 yea I feel like it’s better for them cuz they’re so big and strong
The 3pt contest is the best event from allstar weekend, rivaled only by the 4th quarter of the allstar game
Agree
The best secret to winning 3 points contest is to ask the Chef himself before the contest starts
Another year another wonderful breakdown coach
Luke kennards jumper is so clean 🔥
I had never realized how much he bends that elbow!
Steph had his own 3-point contest in the All-Star game lol congrats on KAT for winning tho! 👏
Why compete in another 3 point contest when you can make the most 3s in a game ever? lol
Curry has been struggling from three by his standards. His mechanics being off as well as those selfish horrible three point attempts hes been taking his whole career have finally caught up to him. Hes only shooting like 38% and at this point of the season he still takes like 14 threes a game
@@omarthescriblomale8279 comment so ignorant nothing else to say
@@omarthescriblomale8279 selfish lol
@@patrickmatthews8191 your meaning to tell me constantly taking 35 footers with 14 seconds on the shot clock when your out of rythum isnt selfish. People say the same thing about Trae Young when hes struggling but all of a sudden because its curry yall get butthurt.
The NBA needs to get Bobby Portis in this competition next year
Kennard and McCollum are the best technical shooters... but I loved KAT winning it!
Great breakdown coach
Great video coach! Always appreciate the videos about shooting form
This video 2 years ago taught me so much, excited to see this!
awesome analysis coach!
Great video! And that is exactly how KAT shoots in-game!
Appreciate the analysis Coach!
Amazing breakdown, your channel keeps improving, much love from Australia.
I love these videos. I wait for them every year. One of the best parts of all star weekend
desmond bane will be coming back for a redemption arc next year for sure now that he has experience.
So what u gonna tell CJ to jump an inch shorter so he can make the shot 😂
Coach Nick out here being the GOAT basketball channel yet again
9:40(1)
0:34, 0:51, 2:01(2)
4:37, 5:00, 5:19, 5:36(3)
6:45, 7:02, 8:15(4)
8:09 Was this a "shot" at Ben Simmons?
1:17 - 1:24 how do you fix that issue?
just pay attention to every motion u do as u shoot
try catch and shoot drills by rolling the ball to yourself, then time the bottom of your dip to the right foot plant when you are doing a left right 1-2 step
Coach, with all your shooting analysis, I'm curious what your stats are? Rough averages or personal bests for free throws or threes etc.
I shot 50% from 3 in HS. Probably took 4 a game, all catch and shoot, all wide open (since they’d bench you if u took one with a defender near you). Had I been able to shoot them off the dribble..? Whoah….
@@bballbreakdown my man! It’s okay, keep doing what you do for the game and pass the knowledge on to young guns who do have the green light. I’m sure you’ll be influencing future NCAA and NBA players.
Love your analysis, but the best 3pt shooter on the floor was Steph Curry the next night - that man is from another planet. Although he did lose the 3pt contest to Klay Thompson one year, so maybe he's from Planet Splash, too.
This was an analysis of the best shooters that participated, not literally the best shooter in the world. We already know who that is, would have been interesting to pull up old footage to see how these guys compare to the GOAT of 3 point shooting.
Coach, can you conduct a study on how the wingspan can affect 3 point shooting?
Patty Mills has the smoothest stroke
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AYO 😭
I've shot with patty mills at high school. He's such a professional, and nice guy! Cool to see him out here!!!
I like how Coach Nick praise Patty's shooting form while taking a jabs to Ben Simmons and Josh Giddey. Did anyone notice it
? LOL
I like seeing kaT shoot 3s his non lift of the ground is just something 😆 when he makes them of course
If you watch Steph in the back ground he analyzes them as well 👏🏻👏🏻
3pt contest gotta be named after curry when he retire
I believe these low set points for these modern day shooters have a lot to do with being a better triple threat player in the form that the shot is more easier to fake into the pass or drive……I’m Just Saying!!!!
But nobody triple threats anymore. Attack on the catch!!
@@bballbreakdown 🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️someone might start faking drives and passing to the open man Just saying.
Desmond bane is bulkiest 3pt shooter ever!!!!!
Guy has stupid big arms
A Gym rat guy
It makes him look uncomfortable. I mean it looks like his range of motion is quite restricted. Just saying.
What about Dirk? Isn't he a 7 footer center who's won this before? 9:32
My eyes dizzy, but good breakdown!
Great analysis as always, coach.
But I'd like to see a 3-point contest between Russell Westbrook, Ben Simmons, Draymond Green, Giannis, SGA (who currently has the worst 3-pt %), and just insert another poor shooter in here, anyone.
That would be fun to watch, and it'll tell us what not to do when trying to shoot the ball.
Fun Fact: Luke Kennard’s Father Made His Son (Luke) Practice Shooting With His Left Hand As He Thought Being A Left Handed Shooter Would Make Him Unguardable
Fun fact: Westbrook’s dad made him shoot right handed despite Westbrook being left hand dominant. Weird how kennard is a really good shooter but Westbrook isn’t despite being able to finish/dunk very will with either hand
@@fazed362 Bron is the opposite I think
A big problem I’ve found in my shooting is that I often release the ball before my arm full extends. No matter what I do I can’t fix it, any help?
Your probably really tall thats how you shot med ranges if you are tall
@@xboy5258 thanks for the complement, but I’m not even 6ft tall. Ik it’s sounds weird asl but I’ve spent a year trying to fix it w no improvement
@@shoumikjahangir humm weird try to lock ur wrist upwards that way youll be force to shot properly
@@xboy5258 what do you mean lock my wrist up wards?
there’s a thing when you shoot called “wrist loading”. Wrist loading is the amount of flex you put on your wrist when your shooting. You probably aren’t loading your wrist enough.
Keep it locked and follow through, watch form shooting videos and record your form. Even check out reddit
It's going to be a sight when you hit 1M coach!
So I've already got the BBB NBAST crossover but can we get a collab with Thinking Basketball??
KAT is one of the best players in the league or at least one that has an upside to be a HoF type player, he really needs to get out of hole of a team.
COACH PLEASE ANALYZE KLAY THOMPSON. I think his shot changed slightly from before
Don’t judge me but I believe the trophy for the 3point contest should be like a wrestling belt made with either leather and gold or leather and platinum with a silhouette of Ray Allen shooting the ball to me he has the perfect shooting form.
Well it would have to be Curry now because he's got the record...
We still know who the best shooter in this league is...
No Doubt.
Brian Scalabrine
Dirk
KAT "The greatest big man 3 point shooter in NBA history" Nobody has said ever.
the comment about kennards smile was so random lmao
I guess Fred only makes shots when it matters lol
He probably is a better in game shooter .
@@juliansearcie1758 most definitely. Hes made the 2nd most threes this year behind steph
Kennard CJ and KAT were the most interesting for me personally
Great! Now make a vid about the WORST dunk contest ever: The 2022 NBA Dunk Contest! I dare you.
No Thanks!!
If he reach from teh right side, his right arm would have to travel more in distance to pick up the ball and get in position from the righ side. from the right side,
Please review Steph's MVP game in the ASG
Wow and I thought I thumbed the ball. Fred does it more than me 😵
He shoots with ease like Kevin Love. Efficient energy transfer from toes to fingertips.
I didn’t realize I was here so could have commented first and be right
I’m with CJ. It feels more natural to grab the ball with my left hand and move it to the right. Grabbing with my right would feel awkward and cramped.
Yeah, I was combing the comments to see what people said about this. I agree. Doesn't it also help with alignment?
Y’know, that’s a good point. Picking the ball up with the left hand for a right handed shooter shooting a pull up tends to be better so maybe you’re on to something
@@tobypemberton1008 yes, I think your feet would be better aligned if grabbing with your left hand. If I grabbed with my right, I feel like my right lead leg would be too close to the rack and I would worry about rubbing it on the rack. It’s also just more natural to imagine doing a left to right crossover (or left to right catch and shoot) and shooting the ball.
I need a Carmelo breakdown….& Bill Cartwright.
I've been a Wolves fan since I was a kid (note: I grew up around Chicago) and KAT is just the Wolves' current KLove and Garnett: talent absolutely wasted by a sad front office.
I mean yeah Kevin Love was sent to a better team and helped win a ring same with KG then both Wiggins and Zach are better after being traded away the front office has been 0/5 hope they can help Anthony Edwards correctly.
You realize they are finally turning the corner this season right?
@@nathanaelgion2762 yes I think they are in the right direction but anything can happen so give it time they end the season in a good spot then hopefully they can improve from there only time will tell
@@nathanaelgion2762 supposedly they were with Jimmy Butler until it was made obvious that front office once again got in the way and traded him away for next to nothing. I don't entirely buy "in the middle of the conference" as improvement.
@@Goldenblade14 They have been in the lottery for years besides one blip in 2018 with Jimmy Butler. And that whole fiasco was Thibodeau's fault because he knew he would lose his job if Butler wasn't traded. This season is definitely progress. Both the offense and defense have looked tremendously better than previous years. They have a firm hold on the 7th seed and will have a great chance to push for the 6th maybe even the 5th after all star break. And the team has like the 3rd youngest roster in the league. They will likely only get better as they age. They definitely have things to work on, but this is good progress. It's rare a franchise can just make themselves a contender after being bad for so long. Normally you have to build towards that. Look at the Nuggets record 2015-2020. Same with the Bucks 2015-2020. Timberwolves are figuring it out
KAT looked like he was shooting free throws
Bane looking like kyle lowrys little brother
Is KAT the best outside shooting big man ever? I would say Dirk is the best pure shooter, but he worked like 60% from the midrange.
Dirk is automatic in anywhere within 20ft.
Why was neither Steph or Klay in the contest??
Anyone know why no curry?
Patty Mills the 🐐
Can somebody please pay Patty Mills what he's worth next year?
uu
Dude your view on Australian shooters is unwarranted
Joe ingles
Patty mills
Andrew gaze
Shane heal
All above average 3 point %
That’s a short list and ingles form is so wonky I’m amazed he hits so many. Same with Baynes. Then there’s Giddy, Simmons, Thybulle (does he count?), Josh Green, Delly, Exum. It looks to me like they’re still teaching 10 toes to the rim and no dip
@@bballbreakdownnot saying your wrong it's just a small sample size given the numbers of Australian nba players.
Love your videos BTW
Damn Dirk never entered the 3point contest?
He has, and actually won once.
But I think Coach (rightfully) considers him a PF, not a center.
@@kaikaichen okay I get it Kat ain’t the 1st 7 footer but he’s the 1st Center to enter woooooooow there’s been some decent tall dudes behind the 3point line Vladimir Radmonvic,Brook Lopez,SpencerHawes, Josh McRoberts (he’s 6’11” but you get the picture).
offhand thumb set shots should be banned from competition
judging them by their shoulders? huh?
Desmond bane build reminds me of Kyle Lowry
His booty isn't nice at all tf are you talking about.
Didn't Dirk win the 3pt contest?
Yeah, but he wasn't a center
God is Good Amen Spread the gospel!!
There is NO benefit to following the ball with your eyes upon release. Coach Nick will die on this hill but shooters are better off locking eyes on the target. Tracking the ball with eyes is something SOME shooters do when they have taken hundreds of thousands of shots to perfect proper form and alignment. Young players, do not fall into this propaganda… lock your eyes on the target and build proper muscle memory taking and making shots the right way.
Sure, lock your eyes on the target while the ball is in your hand, but first off, you cannot ignore that just about every great shooter followed the ball with his eyes after release. But here’s the real key: TRY IT. I guarantee if you’re a guy who only focuses on the rim, if u follow the ball, it will feel like a different shot. I guarantee it. Now ask yourself, if there’s no difference, then why does this happen to everybody?
@@bballbreakdown I actually do track the ball with my eyes from time to time. What I’m saying is that great shooters aren’t made because of that, they do that because they are great shooters already. I don’t believe there’s a correlation that you’re suggesting. If you trained 100 kids to track the ball and 100 kids to lock on target, I guarantee the kids who lock on target become better shooters by high school.
Imo, following the ball with your eyes after the release will make yourself conscious about the alignment of your dominant hand, elbow, shoulder, waist, knee and toe. That's how it feels when I shoot long balls. But in midrange and closer, it is better to stay locked in on the target.
it's a shame that "best" shooters nowadays, with all those money balls and 4pt shots, cant get over 30 and struggle with even 25...
stojakovic or bird, or some older shooters would eat them alive with so much possible points to score.
Nah
Hello Coach Nick can I have 100 dollar thankyou
I don't care what anyone says KAT is not a better shooter than Dirk.
That's your opinion
3 point shooter he is not mid range I mean statistically he is better at 3