NBA Post Up Secrets That Will Improve Your Post Game

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Coach Nick gets on the basketball court to explain how the best post up players take advantage of their defenders. Catching the ball on the hop, without establishing your pivot foot, makes it very difficult for your defender to stop you.
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[@jacobknighten798]

I've been scoring more and more in the post. to the point where my game is comming off screens for jumpers. or posting up. defenders are really jumpy in my age group(16), and the post is becoming uncommon, post defence isnt as good as i assume it once was. so once u figure out a few moves. it's easy to score. at least in my own experience

[@bballbreakdown]

Great to hear. Hope this helps! Keep me updated

[@abdulazizahmed8584]

+BBALLBREAKDOWN this is my second account BBall but hell nah I ain't gonna update you tf nigga

[@jacobknighten798]

Abdulaziz Ahmed u sir are full of shit

[@abdulazizahmed8584]

+Jacob Knighten lol BBall I just did that to confuse the shit out of you

[@justmeeddie9512]

Bring the post back kid!

[@Chandasouk]

I'm a short player, but it's always beneficial to have go to moves anywhere on the court.

[@JordanJumpin]

truu

[@Anton-vy5xq]

no

[@clementinelo2521]

Yes

[@Blhitelikesnba2k]

Coach Nick at his finest. As a huge fan of a lost art (the low post, back to the basket, game), I'm 200% IN!

[@bballbreakdown]

Thanks! I think attacking in the post like this is huge!

[@mpthegreat8046]

Who else is here because they are a guard but their coach plays them as a big man

[@jewelmoore6402]

Mpthegreat me

[@legendaryman9380]

me

[@finnjake2205]

Im doing this because I want to dominate in the post even if a guard

[@Stokyonthebeat]

I am small but i play like a big men(hakeem is my idol)

[@Stokyonthebeat]

@@finnjake2205 yes me too

[@trumpsmarkethack5676]

Excellent video. Spilting my feet has really helped me, along with hopping prior to getting the ball.

[@asianlim3000]

Anybody else notice the guy working out on the top left?

[@lovescars]

yep lmao

[@Batoujitsu]

love the machine. but not sure if you can catch the post like that with both hands without the other ine sealing the defender. post scoring has diminished because post players were allowed catch the ball waaaay deep (one step/dribble from the paint), unlike jow where they are close to a meter away when they catch the post pass.

[@timidtyrese1460]

Dwight Howard should be watching these.

[@mvoperry6816]

hes a lost cause now. smh

[@spectralknights2]

I watched Wiggins post up move is better than Dwight

[@wanderingwade8877]

+Timid Tyrese LOL. You got me there.

[@DeezNuts9813]

+jerville1 Shiit, even D'angelo Russell has better post moves than Dwight.

[@c00lhand208]

+Timid Tyrese Who's post up game would you say is worse: D.Howard or D.Jordan?

[@ClassyLad]

Friendly feedback: what's the point of the dr dish promoting? Of course you get money off it but i don't think there's going to be anyone amongst your viewers willing to pay 4000$ for it

[@Moonsault37]

+ClassyLad He might get money regardless of whether his viewers buy it or not

[@DrewTieng]

+ClassyLad I think some of his viewership might be coaches too

[@bballbreakdown]

Bingo. Schools too.

[@bballbreakdown]

Just enjoy attacking in the post off the Hop.

[@blackmayb3]

+ClassyLad If any school wants to pay me $4000 just to pass the ball to the post.. just message me. I'm available.

[@phantom3668]

love the fact that these moves are without a dribble, i always feel stagnant whenever i dribble

[@bballbreakdown]

Yes! Attack off the catch, but dribble is useful too, but not when u catch, wait, then start dribbling

[@elangz9201]

yo this is very valuable! people talk about post moves yet they forgot to mention where's the correct position to get the ball. props! thanks nick

[@dalehartzler2359]

Coach Nick: It seems, as I watch this video (see esp. at 3:55), that the split foot drop step has the player going away from the pass. In my experience (esp. this season with the post players I have), a reasonably quick defender will get a hand on those passes because the offensive post is going away from the ball which gives the defender an opening for a deflection. Shouldn't the post be hopping TOWARD the pass slightly? I'd be interested in your thoughts on this. Thanks. I enjoy the videos!

[@kevinseveneleven]

Depends on if the post man has a real good seal

[@vinuzo9548]

This is more effective off of movement, do a slice cut from the wing to the opposite block and try this,

[@princemjbp695]

That's why you should seal your defender FIRST before drop-stepping. If you haven't, then you shouldn't do this one.

[@Plague_Doc22]

Love the post. although I used to play SG. I'd say my playstyle was somewhat of a Bilups. Post up smaller guys and jumpers.

[@josephsong6007]

This is very informative and useful. Would love to see more quick videos like this

[@bballbreakdown]

Stay tuned!

[@jetsfan333]

Cool. I'm sure I'll learn a few things from this video. Keep up the good work coach!

[@bballbreakdown]

Thanks! Definitely get out there and try it.

[@SeanGrady90]

+BBALLBREAKDOWN I practiced the drop step with my left leg going back yesterday and going straight into a jumper or a pump fake & rip thru felt nice. (I'm right handed btw). But doing a right-foot drop-step messed me up. Any reason to train a right foot drop-step or just ignore that aspect?

[@markmedlock7337]

Hey thank you for making this video because I really want to learn how to play basketball better i know if I watch this everyday I can get very good at it

[@leochan55699]

Hi coach, can you make a video teaching player how to pass the ball into the post? Coz I found out most of the people playing on the street doesn't know how to pass the ball to the guy who is posting up, they either lob the ball too slow or pass the ball too low which tall guy is hard to catch and maintain the position in the same time.

[@charlietaualii396]

Great advice

[@williamhakim1758]

this is very helpful for your footwork

[@skalawitz]

The up and under.. I've seen Kevin McHale, Tim Duncan, LaMarcus Aldridge even MJ do that.. Nothing fancy and very effective.. Nice one Coach Nick..

[@johnpress]

Oh Drat! I'm in in late June to August. Please make another camp!

[@MrZackmorello]

Nice video, i´d like to see more post up videos like this

[@bballbreakdown]

Thanks!

[@jeorgegarcia9674]

agreed !

[@chrisnguyen348]

ive actually never heard of the split catch from the post. very interesting and cant wait to actually try it out. ive never noticed but i tend to do split catch catching the ball on the perimeter. helps get into the drive and works really well for fake drives that i use for pull up jumpers

[@bballbreakdown]

Attacking with the split foot is a new fundamental, and I'm psyched that it can be translated from perimeter to post. Let me know how it goes!

[@robertsero7602]

Thanks Coach! going to practice this move for an upcoming sportfest

[@bballbreakdown]

Awesome. Keep me updated.

[@preshallymarbaniang6151]

can u upload more post move i really would like to learn more post move

[@JaymeLawman]

4:47 was hilarious

[@demonsjdm]

Great tips coach

[@bballbreakdown]

Thanks!

[@itseman2]

Very good

[@idolb8]

I love that hop and teach it. Never establish a Pivot foot unless you have to. Great progression.

[@bballbreakdown]

👍🏀

[@Davidtresmoore]

I'm 5'8" and still plan to use this before playing pickup tomorrow. This channel is phenomenal it sucks that talking heads like Steven A are on TV instead of real, knowledgeable coaches like this

[@bballbreakdown]

👍🏀💪

[@isaacakhigbe5677]

This was the one ad I didn't want to skip

[@imPurEGreatness]

Wow. this is such a useful tool to improve your game.

[@wanderingwade8877]

Great video. I love good post play. Now go watch Hakeem and Kevin McHale highlights.

[@bballbreakdown]

You'll see Hakeem hop on the catch, and even dribble into the hop!

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa981]

Coach can you do a vid on the streak of Boston and the Jazz if they continue their good play. Also who agrees that Gobert was a snub for the All Star game, he's been quietly leading his team to become a .500 team.

[@bballbreakdown]

Great idea. I've gotta look at Bulls and Thunder, then I'll dive into Celtics and Jazz!

[@bodhisattva99]

Mchale had the best footwork on the post of any low post player in nba history...

[@sailorapexyt6682]

I’m a centre (in under 14’s) and I DOMINATE. Posting up for me is such an easy way to score. All you need to do is figure out your footwork trust me. I’m my teams main scorer because I’m so good in the post. It also helps to be big not as in tall but with weight you don’t want to be skinny or fat you just want to be solid.

[@emberbender6973]

Nick the knicks need a coach #NicktonewYork

[@moa3821]

hakeem olajuwon is all over this video

[@classyassmothafucka8890]

Hakeem Olajuwon would not approve. Olajuwon faces up on the post.

[@willhooke]

@@classyassmothafucka8890 not all the time. Hakeem did both.

[@7LamarOdom]

post play is the greatest thing in bball. it is the most deadly. ask hakeem

[@tonyb731]

👍👍👍 Subbed!

[@cptfwiffo]

Nice stuff coach, but why is he finishing underhanded instead of a overhand against the board? With an overhand, it's just a small flick of the wrist with an extended arm, almost a small hook move which a center will have all day after a rebound...

[@bballbreakdown]

Great point. I think it's important to develop both.

[@drdiscostu]

Coach Nick, on 1&2 (layup & jump shot) doesn't he have an extra step to work with? The split foot hop means the back one can be the pivot, doesn't he have two steps from there?

[@bballbreakdown]

If I follow u, the back foot IS the pivot, so once he turns on it, he has to step thru. In Europe, they will do up and under and jump off 1 foot, but in us, they'll call a travel.

[@drdiscostu]

+BBALLBREAKDOWN Ronnie Nunn said (in that lebron video) that if you catch the ball in the air you have two steps. So if, on the hop, your player gets the ball in the air, everything is good. But if his feet are grounded when he catches the ball, either foot can be the 'grounded' foot? So when your player takes a single step more to do the layup, doesn't he have he ability to take one more step?

[@OBSDy]

+drdiscostu but isn't that rule meant for when you're on the run? not when you're catching the ball in the post...

[@drdiscostu]

+OBSDy im hardly an expert but I don't think travel calls are dependent on your position on the floor

[@bballbreakdown]

Let me ask Ronnie to watch this, read your question, and get back to you...

[@SlimReaper24246]

I'm a guard but I needed this for a while

[@Plague_Doc22]

Although machines that pass the ball are good. Saying if you're alone and want to workout you can bring it with you...so I'm gonna drag that big thing that costs 4000 dollars to train my shots? Uhm maybe if I'm rich.

[@ExpulsoPlayz]

Plague Doc yeah it's for like schools and organisations lmao

[@sneijder023]

Dr kish? I can have that with buying grape juice and wings

[@laujooo7347]

Hakeem told us so much earlier b4, but still support

[@epicgamer-bf5ds]

thanks doods

[@rauld.m.3296]

I play power forward a lot even though I should play the guard position

[@bballbreakdown]

Sorry to hear that. Do what's best for the team, but keep developing your guard skills!

[@rauld.m.3296]

+BBALLBREAKDOWN it all right, I like playing forward ever since I found your channel. You break down what makes a great post up player and its awesome

[@bballbreakdown]

Thanks! #ImIn 👍💪🏀

[@jonny15dk]

I like to post up but you need more moves then this. McHale is the guy to learn from when it comes to post up moves.

[@lukavidakovic2385]

What if ima a midge and want to post up

[@shakenbake501]

Shouldn't he be keeping the ball higher on the catch? He brings it down a lot

[@markmedlock7337]

I don't play basketball but I do want to learn more about being the best of all time

[@16Gym]

should you practice this if you are not big enough?

[@bballbreakdown]

For sure. U can beat your bigger man for open shots...

[@cinnabar546]

mchale moves

[@brah2K]

Coach did u kick his ass for the travel at 6:41?

[@bballbreakdown]

He ran laps.

[@MrR9999]

+BBALLBREAKDOWN - perhaps Dwight needs to spend some time on this.

[@hGodly]

No I'm not in

[@asianlim3000]

Lol another ad?

[@EVERYTHING-dc2od]

leo lim stfu

[@ClassyLad]

Am i actually early? What is life? ^^

[@rubatsch1713]

+brian voong wrong track

[@bhuni]

+ClassyLad watch Kurzgesagt

[@aliquewilliams3080]

Wait, how does this machine work? Is there someone pressing a button to have it pass the ball?

[@nickbartlett5769]

It either can be operated automatically at a specific tempo to pass the ball. Or yes, it does come with a remote to tell it when to pass.

[@sgtsayz8636]

This will boost anyone's scoring average by 8-10 pts easily.

[@jamesbrown3026]

he blew lay ups like warriors blew a 3 1 lead

[@markmedlock7337]

I play basketball all bye myself not all the time

[@dee120]

i was really looking forward to this post up video. Turned out to be more about advertising "DoctorDish" than posting up. Disappointed

[@bballbreakdown]

I'm sorry, I love you, but you are crazy. Did you watch the whole thing? I haven't seen a video demonstrating attacking on the catch in the post. It's a vital skill and everyone should be working on this.

[@crumbyvirus3421]

You are so fucking stupid

[@classyassmothafucka8890]

I learned this method of post-up from every coach I ever had. You know why? Because coaches are almost always lousy post players with limited skill in the paint. Even if coaches did have the skills, they aren't going to waste their time teaching the techniques to the least skilled players on the floor. If they were skilled, they'd probably be guards. Anyhow... if you are looking to learn post for real... look up a video of Hakeem Olajuwon teaching Dwight Howard how to move in the post. Dwight Howard never did apply what he learned in this video, but you can. In Olajuwon's method, you start with your back to the basket. You turn in to FACE UP YOUR DEFENDER, and then you post up. Why is this better? Ask a guard. It's called tripple threat for a reason. Shoot, dribble, pass. If you've got your back to the basket, you are limiting your ability to shoot and you can usually only see people to pass to that are farther from the basket than you are. Backing down defenders is unskilled post play.

[@deandrepittman4310]

Hoobastank Diaz back to basket is only if ur deep n the post. N I post high or mid post just so I can get to a spot

[@classyassmothafucka8890]

Tell that to Dirk Nowitzki, Hakeem Olajuwon, Michael Jordan, Lemarcus Aldridge, Andrew Wiggins, Kareem Abdul Jabbar. There's absolutely no reason you can't go back to the basket when being pressed hard. Matter of fact, plenty of PG's do it when they are doubled at the three. They don't throw up a shot, but they DO go back to the basket... and some do it to get a deeper step into their cuts when they are being pressed. Back to the basket is SUPREMELY underrated.

[@bballbreakdown]

I don’t even think Olajuwon knew what he did that made him so effective. He utilized this exact footwork I demonstrate for some of his best moves

[@RobertSmith-ow5kf]

You are an absolute clown. The ability to back down back to the basket is a lost art that all the greatest scorers utilizes. Even Kobe and Jordan had insane back to the basket games. Kareem the all time leading scorer did as well as Malone. It is the most unstoppable art in basketball when done correctly. The problem is that people like you think you are above it and do not understand the great complexities and counters that go into it. If more guards could do a proper post up it would help them as well as their team tremendously.

[@classyassmothafucka8890]

@@RobertSmith-ow5kf Back to the basket is fine FOR CATCHING THE BALL (and for quick moves on bad defenders). If you can get a shot with a single pivot step, have at it. Good luck to you. But if your offensive package ends there, you suck. The truth is, most defenders in the post can effectively guard a 1 pivot moveset. They back you up, wait for you to lift a foot, and react accordingly. That's why your Dwight Howards topped out at what their athleticism could get them, but your bigs with good footwork can dominate the league. I got a drill for you. If you dribble and jump to your right foot, you have several options. You can fade, fake-fade, pumpfake, you can wrap-around pass, jumpshot, offhand layup, offhand layup fake into stronghand layup, dreamshake, repost, hookshot, scoop shot under the defender/draw a foul, swipe through and create space, spin-move, kick-out, etc... (all without using another dribble). Next time you are practicing, the drill is very easy. Start off higher on the block, Take one dribble and as big of a step (jump off one foot) towards the deep paint as you can, and see what your options are there. Yes, you only have 3 seconds to act, but that's plenty of time, and you also put yourself in better rebounding position. This old-school Charles Barkley back-to-the-basket stuff is just not that effective... particularly if you don't have a massive size advantage. Hakeem rarely did this and for good reason. Because Hakeem could shoot. But if you can't shoot, by all means, do the regular post-up position... you don't have the skills for the more effective methods.

[@fader3s]

This guy was a lot better before he started shilling

[@bballbreakdown]

This is one of the best on court demos I've done! Get out there and work on this!

[@malik2kwizard134]

bro dr.dish is over 1,000 dollars nobodys going to buy this

[@ExpulsoPlayz]

Malik Clowers schools and organisations are

[@malik2kwizard134]

Dude make it affordable for people who want to work on there game and don't have access to gyms , schools or organizations

[@ExpulsoPlayz]

Malik Clowers why? It's a luxury and doesn't help with training much for a single person, also it is very immobile and takes up a lot of space which I'm sure there is not much in a home but there is plenty in a gym storage unit.

[@malik2kwizard134]

Bro there plenty of players who would by this for 100

[@ExpulsoPlayz]

Malik Clowers but where the fuck would players put this lmao.

[@josegonzalez576]

i hate that machine. its useless and expensive for the common players

[@bballbreakdown]

It's really for teams and schools to buy, so enjoy the post moves!

[@pimpekfun]

all three pointers look the same, every post-up move is different

[@kingphil4073]

pimpekfun You can't compare a shot and a play type . The plays ran to get the three point shots look the same? Aren't the moves to create space are not different? Does Dirk Nowitzki's and Damian Lillard's 3 point game look the same? I know what you wanted to say but we aren't in the 80s. Keep in mind that a player that shoots 35% from 3 is more efficient than a year who shoots 50 from 2

[@elangz9201]

yo this is very valuable! people talk about post moves yet they forgot to mention where's the correct position to get the ball. props! thanks nick