shai is always moving at his own pace he never gets sped up or slowed down by a defender always in control and is able to get to his spots anytime he wants
He plays like a seasoned vet. Definitely has some Chris Paul in him, but he's tall. Honestly reminds me of like old Oscar Robertson. Just will take you to his spot like 13-15 feet and shoot over you and use the glass if needed. He has a sneaky fantastic handle but he pulls it out when people think he won't. He doesn't default to over dribbling and I love that.
There’s so many times every game where he is smothered and he shoots it and I’m like “damn that’s obviously gonna miss”… and he makes it every. single. time.
@@DeeJay_VII Yeah, and then when people compare players or consider their alegibility for HoF, one of first things they do is look at all star and all-nba appearances.
I absolutely love Shai. Got into basketball last season as an Aussie viewer and he caught my eye straight away. His game is smooth and he's also pretty clutch.
Idk how he does the smoothness style of play like that. When you watch players like Tracy McGrady, Vince Carter, Ja Morant, and Derrick Rose, they make basketball looks difficult with their explosiveness. But SGA does it like a walk in the park. Like he can just shoot, lay up, and outta nowhere he get 30 pts.
Very good and detailed breakdown. Touched on points I noticed but were surprised others would find just shows how much effort/time you put into these vids. These vids help so much as I'm a college hooper in the UK, appreciate it bro. You've gained a new subscriber and a fan fosho
I completely agree with you. He even helped me realize that the reason why I enjoy Shai's game so much, is that I have a similar game. He's the prototype for the future guards. SGA, Cade, etc. This man definitely earned a sub from me for this breakdown.
No offense @Half Court Hoops, but I wouldn't say that SGA has a "preference" for driving to his left if he is going that way 54% of the time. That is a very balanced attack. On 100 drives if he goes to the left 54 times, as a viewer I could only guess which way he would drive with that information. As well, when you say that on the wing, he "ALWAYS drives to his left about 65% of the time" is a bit misleading because always means 100% of the time, while 65% does not. So is it always, or is it 65% of the time?
@@imurpapa8120 which playoffs? 😹 he averages 20 for his playoff career, 27 per game last postseason and 26 per game in the Celtics series. Idk where you got 50
his game is slower, but otherwise pretty much iverson game there. the jumpshot, release, drive layups, step back, fade away to the left, low dribbling, long crossovers etc...slower but taller Iverson. i bet that he did work so much to master Iverson moves
Though I agree, I feel like he doesn't need to, when he's the most dominant player in the paint, whom isn't a big. Top 5 in paint scoring, amongst all centers, and Zion is crazy. Also, 80% in '22, to 93%! FT % in '23 is insane! 😮 Safe to agree that he will be unstoppable once he takes a few more 3pt per game. That's what makes him great though. He draws many fouls. You can't apply that type of pressure from shooting outside. He's already got multiple moves from every single spot on the court. This season is going to be 🤯. Motor Case is back too.
He seems kinda frail if you’re just looking at him but he constantly moves bigger players he’s deceptively strong or he knows how to use force at the right time either way offensively he’s super elite
So question: what is the last time anyone has averaged 30ppg and not made all-nba? SGA is doing so while also averaging 1.6 steals and a block, with 6 assists.
@@maartenvz for me he is this season for sure better then Ja, same tier as lillard (but more games played) and same tier as Mitchell. just looking at the start of the season i would say 1. Mitchell 2. SGA 3. Lillard 4. Morant
Am i the only one that noticed that at 7:26 the ball looked like it went behind the rim, kinda vansihed then went in the basket. I slowed it down and it looks really strange.
I just don't like the foul fishing he does. He drives, and overreacts to any instance of contact. Sometimes he initiates it with the defender, then reacts and gets the whistle. At this point, they call the slightest bit of contact a foul. Contacted had no bearing on the actual shot attempt, so it ends up being in and one. I feel like defenders either avoid him to avoid fouling out, or he "react-a-flops" to the line. No wonder he is a League Leader in Free Throw Attempts. He shoots free throws like he's big man. It's really disgusting, because he can legitimately hoop.
Brooooo, every single nigga is doing that in the nba now like that shi be so annoying asff in about 3 years I’m no longer watching basketball because of what it became
i think he's lanky build helps sell it to. He does it even in fiba, where slight contact on his drives gets him off balance and the ref calls it, where it would haven't been noticed if he was bigger
Freethrows are part of his game it's literally a skill to get to the line as much as he does it's pointless to talk about removing it. Acting like it's not real scoring or something
I gotta be that guy. But isn't Shai like the most inefficient guard in the league? Amazing player and skill level of course but couldn't we attribute this to volume?
I can't stress enough how incorrect you are. His stats SCREAM efficiency. Your comment is either based on hate or just pure unadulterated ignorance. There is no way you actually have a good argument to back it up. No shot.
Bro he’s legit one of the MOST efficient guards in the league by far, That’s honestly one of his most impressive stats this year, One of the only dude who can constantly put up 30-40 pt games and shoot up to & Even over 50% from the floor, He’s insanely accurate. Dude doesn’t even take a crazy amount of shots most the time but when he does he still crazy efficient. If he took as many shots as guys like Kobe & Russ back in the day, Dude could drop some truly insane numbers & Still makes most of his shots. Honestly one of the best scorers in the league right now and his terrific % from the field just makes it all the more astonishing.
And with the rest of the team being as garbage as they are, he always has the best point of attack defender on him and constantly gets double team. Yet he scores 30ppg on great efficiency. There are always 2 sides of the coin.
This is a surface level take ngl. Do players who score often on bad teams have a tendency to have less scoring on teams that give them less touches? Yes. Do they usually have a refined half court game with efficent scoring and passing vision? No.
@@raphichou8132 Wrong. How many times has the media hyped up a player with inflated stats on losing teams then when that ame player fails to come up a level, all of a sudden media lemmings pretend they didnt rode the bandwagon.
shai is always moving at his own pace he never gets sped up or slowed down by a defender always in control and is able to get to his spots anytime he wants
Right. Imo harder to defend than 1 dimensional speed offence
He plays like a seasoned vet. Definitely has some Chris Paul in him, but he's tall. Honestly reminds me of like old Oscar Robertson. Just will take you to his spot like 13-15 feet and shoot over you and use the glass if needed. He has a sneaky fantastic handle but he pulls it out when people think he won't. He doesn't default to over dribbling and I love that.
He clearly became one of my favorite player, he is so elegant with the ball, with a crazy handle too, so smooth in everything he does
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the allen iverson
There’s so many times every game where he is smothered and he shoots it and I’m like “damn that’s obviously gonna miss”… and he makes it every. single. time.
He plays basketball like a boxer with a great jab. He knows just how far or close away he needs to be to attack where you can’t defend it
Great video. I hope Shai gets the All Star Game starting spot with Curry being out. He deserves it for sure.
Being a starter doesn't matter tbh it's just a popularity contest
@@DeeJay_VII Yeah, and then when people compare players or consider their alegibility for HoF, one of first things they do is look at all star and all-nba appearances.
@@jowblaze3034 he said starter, not just being an all star
I absolutely love Shai. Got into basketball last season as an Aussie viewer and he caught my eye straight away. His game is smooth and he's also pretty clutch.
Idk how he does the smoothness style of play like that. When you watch players like Tracy McGrady, Vince Carter, Ja Morant, and Derrick Rose, they make basketball looks difficult with their explosiveness. But SGA does it like a walk in the park. Like he can just shoot, lay up, and outta nowhere he get 30 pts.
Benefit of being skillful and play slow . Just like Luka
Very good and detailed breakdown. Touched on points I noticed but were surprised others would find just shows how much effort/time you put into these vids. These vids help so much as I'm a college hooper in the UK, appreciate it bro.
You've gained a new subscriber and a fan fosho
Damn, game ended like an hour ago and you had the winning bucket clip
Great video and analysis, he really has his own style, specially these paint pull ups, he does what he wants offensively
Loving the frequency and quality of the uploads !
Great video. Hopefully he makes the ASG, I do have him ahead of Curry on performance but he is on the Thunder roster. ASG is all about popularity.
great stuff! as a thunder fan its great to see people start to recognize Shai's game
Loved the stats, clips and breakdowns. Awesome content keep it up brother.
He's a combo of Penny and Kobe. The most MUST SEE player in the game.
What a masterclass! Screw all those endless dribbling drills TH-cam gurus. This is how its done!
I completely agree with you. He even helped me realize that the reason why I enjoy Shai's game so much, is that I have a similar game. He's the prototype for the future guards. SGA, Cade, etc.
This man definitely earned a sub from me for this breakdown.
@@SANTANA1deep lil bro you ain't SGA 💀😂😂😂
The number graphics look great but they could be a tad larger! Keep up the awesome work
Making FTs has a lot to do with your mental, so maybe his confidence this season is helping him make these FTs
Great video. Very detailed. Thanks for sharing
Love the vids coach. I am a new subscriber and look forward to seeing more videos.
SGA is the best scoring guard in this league RIGHT NOW!
Doncic???
No offense @Half Court Hoops, but I wouldn't say that SGA has a "preference" for driving to his left if he is going that way 54% of the time. That is a very balanced attack. On 100 drives if he goes to the left 54 times, as a viewer I could only guess which way he would drive with that information. As well, when you say that on the wing, he "ALWAYS drives to his left about 65% of the time" is a bit misleading because always means 100% of the time, while 65% does not. So is it always, or is it 65% of the time?
This is good study film tbh, im learning some stuff for my own game about speed and body control from this
Great content for hoopers wanting to improve. Great quality!
Love this channel!!!
Most talented player right now
Looks like Butler's game
He’s more offensively talented than butler ever has been plus he plays at his own pace
@@dariojimenez3050 butler averages 50 in the playoffs stop it
@@imurpapa8120 they quick to forget
@@imurpapa8120 😂😂 what typa fake stats you looking at
@@imurpapa8120 which playoffs? 😹 he averages 20 for his playoff career, 27 per game last postseason and 26 per game in the Celtics series. Idk where you got 50
Love this dudes game
his game is slower, but otherwise pretty much iverson game there. the jumpshot, release, drive layups, step back, fade away to the left, low dribbling, long crossovers etc...slower but taller Iverson. i bet that he did work so much to master Iverson moves
what is meant by "high side" at 8:49?
He's going to have to develop his long range shooting before he gets old. But he is an excellent player.
He’s not a bad three point shooter, you can see them from his percentages in previous seasons where he shot more
Though I agree, I feel like he doesn't need to, when he's the most dominant player in the paint, whom isn't a big. Top 5 in paint scoring, amongst all centers, and Zion is crazy.
Also, 80% in '22, to 93%! FT % in '23 is insane! 😮
Safe to agree that he will be unstoppable once he takes a few more 3pt per game. That's what makes him great though. He draws many fouls. You can't apply that type of pressure from shooting outside. He's already got multiple moves from every single spot on the court.
This season is going to be 🤯. Motor Case is back too.
He seems kinda frail if you’re just looking at him but he constantly moves bigger players he’s deceptively strong or he knows how to use force at the right time either way offensively he’s super elite
@HalfCourtHoops. something special for me?
Very nice breakdown. Would like to see an Embiid video I don’t feel he gets the attention he deserves sometimes
Blows my mind you can stand still with the ball INSIDE the arc.
So question: what is the last time anyone has averaged 30ppg and not made all-nba? SGA is doing so while also averaging 1.6 steals and a block, with 6 assists.
Bradly Beal 2019
Bradley beal averaged 30 and didn't even make the all star game.
@@GameChanger-xi4iy what year, in 2019 he was an all-star
Shai is a top 3 Point guard right now behind Curry and Luka
Curry has been horrible as always stop
Shai is amazing and in the same tier as Lillard, morant and Mitchell. I'm not sure if he is the best of those 4
@@maartenvz for me he is this season for sure better then Ja, same tier as lillard (but more games played) and same tier as Mitchell. just looking at the start of the season i would say 1. Mitchell 2. SGA 3. Lillard 4. Morant
Nah, I think Shai is 2nd guard now behind just Luka.
he's better than curry rn
I watched a game live and thought he scored like 15pts and it was like 30 dude just does it so effortlessly at his own pace you dont even notice it
is the step through at 5:13legal?
Am i the only one that noticed that at 7:26 the ball looked like it went behind the rim, kinda vansihed then went in the basket. I slowed it down and it looks really strange.
get ur eyes checked lil bro 💀😂😂😂
Bag secured 😈
What mic are you using?
Half court do demar derozen please
It’s crazy how one part of the game is fooling the refs to draw fouls. Even Kobe knew that and studied that part of the game
at 7:26 the ball disappears in the rim
lets fucking go shai
my boy
Shai "Gorgeous-Alexander “
the young goat
Refs need to watch this to get on the same page with all these tricks players are using to get foul calls
It's not tricks, it's strategy
They know
Best downhill guard in the league. It's jus too much for dudes like you to comprehend 🤷🏽♂️
tricking a defender to foul is making the defender foul so not the refs fault
@@chronics3710 Let em' cope. Shai does this to every team. Literally the beat downhill guard there is right now. Just unstopable
He so tuff
All star
SGA is still so underrated that it blows my mind, it’s as if 95% of nba fans are blind
He will win a ring before Dame
He would be nice on the lakers
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Reminds me of a less athletic DeMar DeRozan. That Canadian influence is showing!
Like Tony Parker
You didn't even talk about his 6'6" frame.
Shai pace is the best in the league but I think Luka has better pace too
Modern day T-Mac
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I just don't like the foul fishing he does. He drives, and overreacts to any instance of contact. Sometimes he initiates it with the defender, then reacts and gets the
whistle. At this point, they call the slightest bit of contact a foul. Contacted had no bearing on the actual shot attempt, so it ends up being in and one. I feel like defenders either avoid him to avoid fouling out, or he "react-a-flops" to the line. No wonder he is a League Leader in Free Throw Attempts. He shoots free throws like he's big man. It's really disgusting, because he can legitimately hoop.
Brooooo, every single nigga is doing that in the nba now like that shi be so annoying asff in about 3 years I’m no longer watching basketball because of what it became
i think he's lanky build helps sell it to. He does it even in fiba, where slight contact on his drives gets him off balance and the ref calls it, where it would haven't been noticed if he was bigger
joel embiid?
next MJ
Outside jumper needs work though. It is not fluent
99% of the fouls i see here wouldnt be called on regular players.
NBA wants to sell this kid...they want him to be the next star...
Mvp
Yep now that is what I call an uncontested “consistent” stat padding Shai gilgeous-alexander game…MVP? Hellllllll noooooooo
First...
yea hes scoring more inside, taking less than 3s and more FTs
Take away his 10+ FT a game and he average. Modern day harden
casual lmfao
Freethrows are part of his game it's literally a skill to get to the line as much as he does it's pointless to talk about removing it. Acting like it's not real scoring or something
dont foul him then, casual take😂
Why is right foot land left hand finish impressive lmao that’s how you are supposed to do it
Because he is jumping left to create space
I gotta be that guy.
But isn't Shai like the most inefficient guard in the league? Amazing player and skill level of course but couldn't we attribute this to volume?
I can't stress enough how incorrect you are. His stats SCREAM efficiency. Your comment is either based on hate or just pure unadulterated ignorance. There is no way you actually have a good argument to back it up. No shot.
He’s shooting like 50/35/93 so top 5 most efficient
No you’re wrong
Bro he’s legit one of the MOST efficient guards in the league by far, That’s honestly one of his most impressive stats this year, One of the only dude who can constantly put up 30-40 pt games and shoot up to & Even over 50% from the floor, He’s insanely accurate. Dude doesn’t even take a crazy amount of shots most the time but when he does he still crazy efficient. If he took as many shots as guys like Kobe & Russ back in the day, Dude could drop some truly insane numbers & Still makes most of his shots. Honestly one of the best scorers in the league right now and his terrific % from the field just makes it all the more astonishing.
There’s no way you commented this w/ a straight face 😂
7 seconds in he already travelled lol. SGA is a monster though.
No travel
Not gonna lie if you think that's a travel you clearly can tell you've never player basketball
@@JTSunami787 your pivot foot is allowed to slide like that?
@@2006MC Drop the time stamp where you see it slide. Cause I don't see it. Like I said. Sounds to me like you don't like the guy.
@@JTSunami787 I'm looking at 5 seconds he plants his foot and drags it. Dude I don't ever watch the Thunder I'm neutral on SGA.
SGA's stats is pointless. Inflated stats playing on a losing team. Majority of the time these players come up short when they come up levels.
The way he plays shows he’s built for the post season
And with the rest of the team being as garbage as they are, he always has the best point of attack defender on him and constantly gets double team. Yet he scores 30ppg on great efficiency. There are always 2 sides of the coin.
This is a surface level take ngl. Do players who score often on bad teams have a tendency to have less scoring on teams that give them less touches? Yes. Do they usually have a refined half court game with efficent scoring and passing vision? No.
you're such a casual holy, look at the games you will see that he is getting double, triple teamed and still getting on this insane level
@@raphichou8132 Wrong. How many times has the media hyped up a player with inflated stats on losing teams then when that ame player fails to come up a level, all of a sudden media lemmings pretend they didnt rode the bandwagon.