The Entire NBA Laughed At His Defense, BUT THEN...

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Luke Kornet’s three point contests from the paint have been an NBA spectacle this season.
And The Eclipse as he calls it, seems to be working, despite looking like an inflatable tube man. So I went through every single shot he’s defended this season to find these specific ones, and to calculate the percentage. What up everybody, my name is Stefan and this is Heat Check. Let’s get into it.
This bizarre defensive technique has a very interesting origin story.
The Celtics under Brad Stevens had a second jump rule.
Meaning that Stevens wanted his defenders to wait until a shooter was in the air before leaving their feet, to avoid biting on a pump fake. So Brown would wait until the very last second and then leap as high as he could with both hands in the air. Rather than try to reach out toward the shooter, Brown wanted to make them shoot just a little bit higher.
So Kornett took note of that and also remembered the way Shane Battier defended Kobe with a hand in his face trying to distract his vision.
So he combined these 2 methods to create the ultimate defensive …..
Which as he says “It can look really dumb, but it seems to be pretty effective”
But is it really? I wanted to see if the stats back this up. So I watched through every single one of Luke’s defensive possessions. And although it’s a smaller sample size, the results are shocking.
According to my tracking numbers, so far this season Kornet used the eclipse on 12 shots from downtown. And only 3 of those went in.
As you can see, these are considered wide open shots. There’s literally nobody around.
So to shoot 25%, that’s horrific, and it leads me to believe that the Celtics big man is onto something.
But the validation of a youtuber is absolutely nothing- especially when compared to the reigning defensive player of the year. His teammate Marcus Smart.
Explaining it he said: “I think it catches a lot of people off guard because they are open, and then they see a 7-footer just jump straight up out of nowhere. It’s like, ‘What’s going on?’ So it works and we love it”
Not only does he love it, but Marcus actually adopted the Kornet contest and tried it out himself one time. And it worked for him as well so who knows the entire Celtics roster might soon begin to implement this defensive strategy.
Their new head coach Joe Mizulla will allow it since he had high praises for Luke
“I think that’s something he is good at and watched a lot of film. I think it’s a good way to contest without getting into a closeout. It’s a solid tactic, so it works.”
There’s an entire article on the Athletic getting really in depth on Luke and his defense. So I highly recommend that you read it. The link is in the description.
Let me know if this is something that you would do to help your team win. That’s it for now, subscribe and talk to you in the next one. Peace out.

[@NotHere07]

If he put on a goofy face while jumping, this defensive move will be unstoppable.

[@Olinad209]

😂😂😂😂

[@sherlock4791]

Nobody stoping him regardless

[@micahsglcollier5349]

😂😂😂 GOAT

[@ryohazuki605]

He already does that 😂

[@Unknown-nc4jq]

@@ryohazuki605 😆😆😆

[@visrupt]

From shooting 3pt shots from half court to blocking 3pt shots from the paint. Covid hits hard man 😂

[@goda7137]

Hahaha

[@JhayZone11]

Best comment 😂

[@sharlayboots2678]

Well done sir

[@dewman7236]

Haha I get it

[@thisoldnew4544]

No it doesn't the vax hits hard that shit is dangerous and experimental.

[@loqueestamal3465]

I've been doing this for years now, but since I'm 5'2 it mostly goes unnoticed. Very sad times.

[@rayasumbrado4653]

Same 😂 I’m 5’6 and I’ve been doing this all year just to troll

[@quany2hottyy391]

I learned this move from a 6’5 guy when I was in 6th grade . Never failed me

[@FURBjr]

You a legend

[@js2010ish]

Praying 4 u

[@tylergodefroy8713]

well they might fall over laughing

[@donlitt]

He’s gets up high enough and with the correct angle his hands block the shooters view of the rim , it’s genius

[@vmno6300]

I think this is precisely how this effective. Not as what Marcus Smart had said. I think it can also break concentration because the rim view has been blocked.

[@MemphisJagsfan]

Blocking the view is the primary objective. If this becomes a standard, shooters will eventually become better as they will shoot based off of feel instead of sight...but that will take decades to accomplish. This is equivalent to the 49ers putting a smaller but faster left tackle on Lawrence Taylor. He was so disruptive, but if a LT was able to get a part of his body and temporarily slow Taylor down, they could buy enough time to make a pass attempt. That is when the LT became much more valued in the NFL. Much like this will be the more common trend in the NBA.

[@leeanderson3875]

Anything u can do to legally improve your defensive efficiency is pure genius!

[@jes1375]

I used this tactic against a NBA player in pickup games back in 2009, he was pissed because I suck and it made him miss easy shots more. It effects the shooter's sight. A big pair of hands with ten fingers all together blocks a lot of rim view. You have to think about the shooter's view and place your hands there, not jump as high as possible.

[@chiarenza451]

Well if he was guarding from close up it would be the same result

[@melonusk6120]

like the old saying goes : if it works, it aint stupid

[@blood9903]

stupid is as stupid does 🏃‍♂

[@thunderb00m]

It's usually. If it looks stupid but works, then it ain't stupid.

[@jaybee5315]

@@thunderb00m it's the same philosophy when it comes to free throws. That's why i advocate for the underhanded free throw shot for poor free throw shooters.

[@polobik4231]

@@jaybee5315 I agree, players should care about winning, not about looking cool. If it works, it works.

[@andy.01.]

It don't work tho lol

[@ananthropomorphictalkinggo6641]

Luke Kornet has been such a pleasant surprise for the Celtics.

[@zproductions5747]

Not really a surprise he was going off in the g league last season

[@ThePartarar]

Yea, Udoka and and now Mazzulla both had high praise for him coming into the season, saying he’d be a necessary part of the roster.

[@makoygaara]

Luke and Sam. ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️

[@doh0702]

He was great for the Knicks too when he was here. Overall great guy.

[@andy.01.]

No he hasn't lol, he is a big body who gets dunked on, but will obviously get easy boards and layups and blocks bc he's 7 ft

[@Astroloverboy]

Fun fact: kornet is currently on the 50/40/90 club as a 7’2 big boy Shooting 68/40/93 !!! That is insane for a center.

[@hamoiq908]

Honestly hope he gets enough minutes to join the club and then keeps it up

[@treyroberts8124]

@@hamoiq908 no chance he takes enough 3s to qualify

[@Sh3riffGotcha]

@@treyroberts8124 You're correct, he is 2-5 from three. He wouldn't qualify for that if the season was 180 games long.

[@treyroberts8124]

@@Sh3riffGotcha exactly lol, but hey, who knows, maybe he'll start pulling from 3 more often

[@eggsngritstn]

He was a sniper in college with that 3-point line. He has the NCAA all-time record for threes by a seven-footer. He definitely has a shot.

[@Philosophisticated]

I think the functional point of the "eclipse" in Kornet's case (because he's 7' 2" with a 9' 6" standing reach) is that you are at the very least partially blocking the shooter's line of sight to the rim. If someone shorter were to do it, it wouldn't have the same effect. Everyone aims at different parts of the rim so it can have a greater effect on some people than others when they are focusing on that section of rim right before they shoot, particularly when someone's there that your eyes have to try to compensate for. No one really practices with someone jumping up and doing that, so that's something new/different for shooters to see as they are about to shoot and release the ball.

[@Palozon]

You can be more specific by saying that the effective range of the eclipse increases with height. Everybody _could_ do it, but not everybody could do it _there_ You can see that the eclipse from Marcus Smart needed to be closer to block line of sight, for example.

[@enrikpitikoja6816]

I think I saw somewhere that it messes with the shooters view of the rim. It hides the rim apparently and it makes the shooters think they need to put more arc in the ball as well

[@Jdreezy97]

People do the opposite as well and dip underneath the shooters vision to distract them.

[@user-wl9ig7yb6r]

It can also have a rhythm effect that we saw with the Jordan Goodwin shot. Goodwin waited until Kornet landed and threw off his timing.

[@davidbright8913]

It also prevents from picking up the foul on the three and keeps the player in position for the rebound. There’s a lot to like about it!

[@ChirpyXC]

U can never go wrong with more arc

[@user-wl9ig7yb6r]

@@ChirpyXC You can if you're not accustomed to shooting that way.

[@olavivarrud4180]

I think the biggest problem with the “eclipse” is that it makes it harder for him to box out and get on the defensive glass. Against the Cavs Jarret Allen just slides past Luke and easily gets the offensive rebound.

[@wolf-team0338]

Now he's looking to do it mostly on the guy he defends, so when he does it, its really good

[@kagenclarke7237]

He’s doing it to his man if anything it would make it easier for him to get the board because he’s not out at the perimeter

[@phomjachana]

3 point shots miss longer, so if he is jumping at the elbow or 15 ft area, he is more likely to get the board as the rebound will come back to him. Also as Kagen says he's doing it on his man not as the center. You see after his jump he moves to his man on the perimeter to box him out/ not lose him.

[@zahir12344]

2 is still better than 3

[@karllorenzobabiano6328]

Allen was not his assignment because of the switching. If he closed out, the more he won't get the rebound.

[@hungrysloth9189]

it's about time for the NBA defense to evolve, for the past few years the rules have been favoring the offense far too much and I'm getting sick and tired of teams scoring 120+ a night

[@philipchampion566]

It's also that teams are taking more threes too. But yeah i think we all miss the days of physical defense

[@cooldudecs]

@@philipchampion566 no. It’s the lack of defense

[@novyyy]

What's the average % of those 12 shooters when they're wide open? This should be a reference point to compare it against 3/12. Very interesting content, congrats!

[@1z2x3c45b]

Agreed! The reference point is relevant for comparative context.

[@MH-lk8md]

Average league 3pt percentage is low 30s so this puts the technique at below league average. Again, small sample size.

[@1z2x3c45b]

@@MH-lk8md Thanks! Can probably get gather more if you have the shooting stats for the specific players but agreed that it's a small sample size regardless.

[@unky5724]

@@MH-lk8md but that’s not contested vs uncontested that’s just overall. I’d say it’s much higher when shots are open

[@frankisantana]

anyway, 3/12 is too few shots to draw any conclusions.

[@carlogaytan7010]

If it doesn't block the view. It atleats makes you feel like adding additional arc to the ball. From thier perspective the ball need to get over the hands, so they unconscious adds additional arc, messing up the shooters natural shot.

[@tim.noonan]

This makes me think this technique will have a short shelf life. If all that’s needed to circumvent it, is to shoot normally, then it won’t take long for shooters to work through it. It’s been a lot of fun watching Luke incorporate this into his game though, especially as a Celtics fan.

[@gazelemcadizal7774]

@@tim.noonan as long as it works, don't stop

[@johnmarkson1998]

@Arran McEvoy it would be optimized on a super tall player using it sparingly making a funny face while jumping and also screaming "just shoot normally bro".

[@lowercasehorse2363]

Or they are just trying to stop themselves laughing so they don't shoot well

[@johnmarkson1998]

@@lowercasehorse2363 there are probably rules against using luaghter as a weapon. that could really mess with certain players.

[@alexandermendez4653]

Luke Kornet has grown on me quite a lot as a C's fan. He actually has a lot of personality that comes out in on-court celebrations (the eagle last night cracked me up). It seems like he's always joking and laughing with his teammates and that's good for morale and team-building. I'm perfectly content with him as our backup center.

[@srinisriram223]

We can run with kornet and load manage rob so that he’s healthy by playoff time

[@suiken3149]

Kornet has always been solid ever since we acquired him back in 2020-21 season. Udoka just don't know how to utilize him like Brad and Joe.

[@masewindu]

They said during post game that it was a Cornish Game Hen. 🤣🤣🤣

[@danielwood8135]

I'm still trying to work out the bird celebration lol

[@akshithpeyyala5020]

600k views man i remember watching years ago when you weren’t this big yet. Congrats and keep it up i love your content

[@CarlSong]

The Eclipse is a great name for this method.

[@Jamal.szsssz]

the kornet kontest is the og

[@entertaintmentcenter7250]

Ive been on the offensive end,and if you time it right and block the rim,theres a high chance they will miss,but if you keep doing it over and over it will def not work since it is expected

[@curtislinden9297]

I agree - thankfully though Luke doesn’t get big minutes or defend shooters specifically. It’s mostly just a last ditch effort when someone is wide open and no one covering, during the minimal minutes Luke is on the floor. Doubtful anyone would game plan for it. But if it catches on I guess people might practice shooting without seeing the rim which would then make it ineffective

[@ReCharredSigh]

The easy counter imo if you haven't used your dribble would be to pump fake then sidestep into a 3, maybe even double sidestep ala harden. The sidestep would put them off axis so they don't completely block the rim.

[@user-wl9ig7yb6r]

@@ReCharredSigh He usually contests bad to average shooters, so their chance of making a wide open sidestep with no contest is still low.

[@johnand77171]

That was really great content. Thanks for putting in the effort 👏👏👏👏

[@TheNamesDitto]

I did this a lot in 2k with my friends, we call it the airblock. It worked too well in clutch situations

[@anthonybanks1948]

Jumping b4 the launches for a finish around the rim works wonders if you wait till after your screwed

[@felipecainelli2993]

I was expecting that analisys from you, my man. Very well done!

[@timg2655]

Maybe you could test this out yourself Stefan and make a video on the results! Personally I think it's pretty obvious it affects shooters. Shoot with and without a friend jumping to block your vision to the basket.

[@natedawg1007]

The question is what if he just dropped it down and did his weird bird dance every time someone shoots? Would be much more effective I believe.

[@antokarman2064]

I think he already did with that spike lee cut out right in the corner

[@sid6041]

How is it obvious it affects shooters? The people he's contesting are terrible shooters in the first place.

[@pyramidion5911]

You could blindfold NBA pros and they would still drain 3s. That stupid jump and clap defense is better off being used on imitators like guys at the Y or the she dudes in the wnba.

[@plocktontr]

Holy crap, Mr Heat Check. No one goes deep like you. Really interesting post, thanks

[@christophercharles9645]

As a 5' 6" guy in his mid-50's I would DEFINITELY use this move to help my team win games. 😂

[@khashmoney6985]

He isn't trying to block the shot. He's trying to block the rim. What I mean is that he's trying to prevent the shooter from seeing where the rim is located. And a lot of volleyball players use this technique.

[@orestispalampougioukis6043]

Why are a lot of volley ball players trying to prevent shooters from seeing rims?

[@khashmoney6985]

@orestispalampougioukis6043 Well, in a volleyball game, volleyball players go up for the block, not to block a spike, but to interfere with the hitter's vision so that the hitter won't see where to hit and it will limit the options that the hitter has to score. Same thing for how Luke Kornet blocks a 3pt shot. He's trying to interfere with the shooter's vision so that the shooter won't know where the rim is and the shooter won't have any options that will help him score a point.

[@reaper_is_unavailable]

if offense has evolved to a level where shooter just glance at the rim and fire, that jump can subconsciously cause them to ark the ball a tad higher than their usual just to try and clear that wingspan. Modern offense requires unique defense solutions

[@BizzyBusiness]

Modern offense isn't much better than any other previous era the main issue is that fouls are called so easily so you aren't allowed to even close out hard

[@kimbertumen4382]

@@BizzyBusiness lol oldhead, you really think guys back then can shoot like the modern nba ?

[@BizzyBusiness]

@@kimbertumen4382 Literally look up the shooting percentages you ignorant lil' boi it's literally roughly the same but of course you don't know that because you were born in 2001 so you don't know anything about basketball smh

[@HAL-lz7jj]

@@kimbertumen4382 They cant , but these modern players would get annihilated for 90% of soft fouls called today.

[@jgg6932]

@@HAL-lz7jj nah they would adjust players today are bigger, stronger and faster

[@LamechPalmer]

If Luke’s contest shows similar results over the entire season, we are doing to see a lot of big men doing this in the next few years. I’m sold, I think he times is perfectly to block view of the rim, which definitely disrupts the shot of plays who rely more on vision and less on muscle memory. The only problem is that the skill of offensive players will catch up at some point.

[@CLabeMusic]

Love the Shane battier reference. Great work

[@blizzit1211]

I noticed this watching the game against Charlotte and especially against Washington. I'm guessing him being 7 feet this tactic also slightly screens the rim to make it just a bit harder to land shots

[@jeffwishes]

Kornet contest! Legend in the game! Luke K and Isaiah Hartenstien have been slept on, potentially all star like talent for little cap room. What team doesn’t need a guy like that right now? Orlando I guess.

[@afaf4356]

Can't wait for your Lakers/AD Analysis. Dude became a monster outta nowhere putting up MVP numbers.

[@jerrybeans2022]

“You missed the block bro” “I never miss”

[@SidelineFilmz]

The Kornet Kontest is quite the addition to an already loaded arsenal for the Boston Celtics. I love it. Banner 18 🔜

[@DKtrek21]

I'm on the floor laughing like an idiot. My god, that was hilarious but effective.

[@nathanlawson313]

In a tournament I once closed out on a shooter full speed, gathered like I was gonna go skying for a dunk, and just stopped. I was just tryna distract him, mess with him.. The shooter, 6" taller than me, went up, froze, and just came down with the ball. Travel. His teammates were screaming at him, "WhAt WaS tHat?!!!""

[@jedicannon734]

Short and to the point nice vid

[@alb7844]

This is something I have said for years, distract the vision of the basket. The odds of you blocking a jump shot from the perimeter are far lower than you getting a closeout foul. Just think how many times a game do you see a blocked 3 as opposed to a person getting fouled for 3 foul shots. Distract their vision of the hoop, I would even have my center jump and wave in front of the hoop prior to the jump shot. It ain't goal tendering unless you touch it.

[@pyramidion5911]

Thats a great way to wear your team out and give the other side something to laugh about.

[@LightUpSketcherz]

as a pistons fan, jalen duren seems to do this move a lot too when hes closing out on a defender. It always seems to work or help in some capacity too.

[@krugersavage6347]

coolandgood

[@Isolay]

I implemented this into my defensive strategy and it works really well and only 2 3 pointers have been scored on me in the past month of using this tactic

[@abhinandreddythumma7]

Defence vs Offense - an age old war in any sport. Well, who doesn’t like watching sports? I’m in love with basketball 🏀 all over again. Thanks for making this video.

[@juanrr6822]

Definitely tryin' this next time i play

[@TheDJdragonflame]

I think the surprise factor is a huge part of why it works. 3's require focus and a 7 footer jumping straight up is gonna distract you, it's all mental. If Kornet was forced to do this regularly and he had more playing time people would adjust to it. But because it is rare players are not prepared and get caught off guard, disrupting their shot.

[@technewseveryweek8332]

Probably blocking view of the rim and board have more effect to these players

[@drsapnis]

Finally someone not just laughing but inspecting!

[@dragunovx93]

this is some real break-the-meta type of shenanigans

[@VampireYoshi]

"Appear where you are not expected." - Sun-Tzu, The Art of War 1.23 He's forcing them to be slightly distracted by doing something unexpected, and thereby damaging their process of shooting. The move will become less effective if he becomes predictable with it, where they can anticipate and adjust.

[@shipwreckedpoet3]

Dude has a homemade basketball court in his living room……greatest idea of all time!!

[@NineTo5Golf]

I sort of used to do something like this the last time I played in a rec league, instead of lunging towards the defender, essentially making myself shorter, I would jump straight up (although a few feet closer to the shooter) and managed to get a couple tips here and there. The shooter is rarely ever expecting to have to alter their shot to go higher, so it can definitely catch some casual players off guard

[@WillToWinvlog]

I've done this tactic for years! But yes, Luke is surprising me this year. He's matured a lot as a player!

[@alisterx8698]

There is no right or wrong way to play basketball as long as it is effective way of playing keep doing it. Boston is winning it this year! Good video and yes I would do this especially if I was close to being following out..

[@Peace-gr2dx]

This man can change the game.

[@AstupidCritter]

I opened youtube to search “luke kornet defense” but this is the first thing that was on my youtube algorithm

[@painkiller5657]

Since you were investigating this, I wish you were thorough and averaged all the involved shooters' 3PG this season as a comparison if he's actually making them miss and if so, by how much (in terms of the difference in percentage).

[@SLOBODNIFRLANJA]

One ball in Kornet please 🤪 *(Balkans will understand)

[@aegeanteacher]

you deserved to be banned after this joke

[@MikeJones-rk1un]

I remember Havlicek used the hand in front of the eyes defense effectively. When you can't get to the shot, block the vision and distract.

[@NippledNinJA2]

I thought I was the only person that did this. Glad to see a pro utilizing this goofy strat

[@trollinggaming9903]

So funny to look at, but damn this defense is really effective.

[@arrleo3835]

Wow. “The eclipse”. Now that’s poetic

[@orionelghanayan8730]

I love the video ,I think Luke kornet is trying to block the basket from their view when they shoot

[@UenoLocker54]

I love when the meta game gets changed. Even silly stuff can turn established strats upside down if deployed properly.

[@Trizzer89]

This is my new favorite thing

[@RedDawnReadiness]

This is a very old school trick, have had guys doing this for years and yes when you can not see the rim on your release it makes making your shot more difficult and the player being farther away actually get more into the vision of the defender in general when someone is close you can look past them and focus on the rim but where he is you see the entire playing block the rim

[@user-mt9mt5ms9e]

Great job

[@bryanmiller2023]

The way shooting situations have been traditionally approached by NBA players the past few years is the defender just stands there to avoid injury. It makes for a boring game and the players end up appearing overpaid and lazy. This looks more like basketball we are used to seeing all the way back to grade school level. Not sure if it's really making a difference but at least it looks like the players are trying to be involved in the play.

[@TheFluke32]

Am now waiting for a video out there showing players practicing shooting with inflatable air dancers/tube men in front of them to counter this.

[@richmanz447]

We did this in pickup basketball. You can't block the shot but you just try to obscure the focus of the shooter from looking at the rim while releasing the ball.

[@greggclark1]

Interesting video. What would be really interesting is to compare the 25% against the expected outcome given the 3-point shooter's averages. Maybe he used this on a collection of below average 3-pt shooters. Or...maybe he used it on a collection of above average 3-pt shooters, which would make it even more interesting. Of course, as you point out, the sample is small. But adjusting the analysis for the shooter's 3-pt averages would be really interesting. Thanks for the analysis.

[@erzanILyasova900]

damm what a nice defens!!😂 i’ve never seen like that before😅

[@irvinelawrence2733]

I do the same in Association Football when contesting headers... A free header vs a contested one, the peripheral vision and perception of target are impacted and often the opponent heads the ball onto me... Same here...no free shots LOL

[@fitforfreelance]

Great analysis! It's good if it's effective. If you're out of position, you might as well jump and be a distraction

[@yungratpoison]

i actually used to do smthn like this when id play pick up at the gym, if i couldnt get out in time id just jump as high as i could before they shoot and clap to mess with rythm. actually something i started doing in game since i still alter the shot despite being in the paint

[@izraeltube]

We learned this principal in soccer and I’ve used it playing basketball for decades. The idea is a mental strategy to cause distraction and hurry and performance alteration in the offensive player which almost always causes reduced performance.

[@utsaxman]

It makes sense that it works. He blocks the view of the basket from the shooter while they’re setting up their shot. If you can’t see the rim, it’s harder to make the shot

[@AGr8Day4Freedom]

I went to high school with his dad. I had no idea Frank’s son was with the Celtics. Great job, Frank!

[@bernardhsu8331]

It blocks the view of the basket and also throws people off. The man’s a genius.

[@deanfirnatine7814]

I was taught that in high school years ago, nothing ever was to go uncontested, I even added a yell to those type situations and even breakaway lay ups, it was shocking how that unexpected yell would throw off a open layup half the time or more.

[@goodfellabadguy257]

Same. Nothing goes uncontested, even a clap when you jump, no matter how far away, or a yell chasing down a layup even though you won't catch them. It's anything to throw off rhythm and timing, including this one.

[@Anindyatejo]

Bro really into the phrase "If it looks stupid but it works, then it's not stupid"

[@BeefPapa]

You out there doing god's work

[@D71219ONE]

It really helps occlude the vision of basket, which greatly affects accuracy. I personally improve this move further by spraying the shooter with pepper spray before.

[@Primetime210]

I like short videos like these.

[@fatseip9562]

It should be called the Kornet contest. I love it.

[@deezwhat7540]

Reminds me of one thing I learned while in the Army. If something looks stupid, but it works....then it's not stupid 🤷‍♂️

[@hooperzone]

Imagine if you got 5 7'0 players and just blocked vision of the hoop.

[@paulandersbullecer3152]

He is revolutionizing the defense

[@Single_Strike]

Get this man a DPOY award already lol

[@cynicaltimber3455]

I would run up yelling "Habula!Habula!Habula!!!!!!" and it always worked. We all have our special tactics.

[@foxman4455]

i heard somewhere else that what it actually does is block the shooters vision to the rim, since he is in a distance from him and a 7 footer that jumps high. his hands hide the rim

[@Clipper_Dames]

He should do spirit fingers with his hands when he jumps for that extra distraction factor lol

[@ermocrate]

The rim is a great reference for a shooter and helps the brain to elaborate the right amount of strenght you need to hit the target, this is the same for any sport or activty where you need to hit a target. Usually shooter are also more efficent based on the environment arounf the basket, that's why some shooters are more efficient in some place rather than another. Blocking the view of the rim pays, for sure, some dividends. Yes your brain can give you some information processing all the evironment and calculating where your target should be, but all the process is way more difficult. "Automatic shooters" suffer a lot less from this "deprivation" but they are not many compared to the number of shooters out there.

[@craxypackets]

You also have to look at the shot percentage of each shooter on average and compare it to that particular game to see if the defense was actually the cause of the miss.

[@BarnabyBaltimoron]

Would love to see him develop a Xena-like primal roar and he’d put the whole league on notice

[@RomnysGonzalez]

2 jump rule is something all teams should apply and also tje mentality of "You don't need to block the shot. Just make it as uncomfortable is possible for the one taking it". Don't jump into shooters, jump into their vision. My college coach used it for us. Worked extremely well and our defensive numbers went green and magically we got better on that side of the court

[@David-mc8in]

Offensive rebounding is about to be at an all-time high

[@Whatareyoudoinginmyswamp.]

New defensive tip :)

[@user-ds6ki9zi3o]

This guy has brains!!! Shooting is a mental process firstly which combines mechanics and timing. If you look closely, whenever did it just one second before the shooter takes his shot, he leads his opponents mentally out of balance. It's kinda a distracting tecnique which works well as soon as he does it at the right tempo. It's the same thing like making noise just before a golfer or a pool player hits the shot.

[@marnv2956]

Thank you, May God bless you, them and everyone. ❤

[@mycabbages3538]

At this point it’s get into players heads and I think it’s awesome.

[@CultureColours]

It also works because he’s obscuring the basket and the square, making it basically a guessing game for the shooter as to where they’re aiming for

[@tombarr949]

Not basketball, but this reminds me of the American high school football "coach that doesn't punt". They also did only onside kick offs. This resulted in them getting good at onside kicks and good at using 4 downs to get 10 yards. It also reminded me of a thought I had for soccer/football. What if a team focused on set pieces (corners, throw ins, free kicks) and drove the ball always to the corners to generate extra set pieces. Corner ball??

[@coltruiz7126]

I remember when I got a pass on the left side of the court and immediately aim to take a shot, the opponents big man came running towards me with both arms stretching upwards denying me a good view of the ring. I had to take a high looper to avoid getting blocked. Didn't even know if I made the shot until I saw my teammates on the bench cheering and clapping their hands

[@carrastealth]

It obstructs their view of the basket when they are shooting. It's actually a very smart tactic to take advantage of his height and reach without breaking any rule. He waits for them to get into motion for their shot and then obscures their view of the basket. That's what makes it effective.

[@yidy1]

Very interesting!