Watching him on replays, I’ve noticed some definite areas for improvement…
For one, when he gets the ball low, he needs to make a quick and immediate move. The only reason he should pass out of the low block is if he gets an instant double team. Otherwise, if someone is on his back, feel where he is and go the other way - immediately!
Trevion needs to make all these fakes and jukes because he is not a leaper. Very few post defenders, especially playing off their heels, can block Edey. So don’t read a book while waiting to see what the other team might do.
Zach needs to learn how to go straight up when he shoots. He has developed somewhat of a bad habit of leaning into his defender as he turns to shoot, rather than go straight up with a consistent, clean release. When you lean on your defender, that person becomes part of your foundation and provides stability for your out of balance position. And since the weight and height of his opponent varies, so does their resistance and therefore Edey’s stability. Which is why so many of his shots are so inconsistent.
When you go straight up, like Kareem used to, you are leaving your feet in a state of balance - like a jump shooter - which allows for a more consistent shot.
When Edey gets post position higher out, he can hesitate to see if help comes, and if not, make a one dribble move left or right to get spacing from the defender, then turn and make a jumper, again going straight up.
Believe me, I love his dunks as much as everyone else around here, but if he is going to sniff the nba, he needs to diversify his game, and learn to make quick moves and score when outside of 3 feet from the rim.
To his credit, he is better at keeping the ball high and finding open players. He’s even getting better at timed passes to diving and cutting teammates. That will continue to improve. But as with Trevion, Zach needs to know where everyone is and should be before calling for the ball, not after.
Passing into the post is supposed to be a terminal play - either an immediate shot or an assist to the open shooter/cutter. It’s not a setup play for the post to hold the ball while everyone runs around trying to get open. Our positioning sets the defense which should dictate where post help should come from. Only then we should make our moves on the entry pass. Unfortunately, we spent far too much time this year dumping the ball into the post before scrambling around like the Keystone Kops looking to get open.
JMHOAU
For one, when he gets the ball low, he needs to make a quick and immediate move. The only reason he should pass out of the low block is if he gets an instant double team. Otherwise, if someone is on his back, feel where he is and go the other way - immediately!
Trevion needs to make all these fakes and jukes because he is not a leaper. Very few post defenders, especially playing off their heels, can block Edey. So don’t read a book while waiting to see what the other team might do.
Zach needs to learn how to go straight up when he shoots. He has developed somewhat of a bad habit of leaning into his defender as he turns to shoot, rather than go straight up with a consistent, clean release. When you lean on your defender, that person becomes part of your foundation and provides stability for your out of balance position. And since the weight and height of his opponent varies, so does their resistance and therefore Edey’s stability. Which is why so many of his shots are so inconsistent.
When you go straight up, like Kareem used to, you are leaving your feet in a state of balance - like a jump shooter - which allows for a more consistent shot.
When Edey gets post position higher out, he can hesitate to see if help comes, and if not, make a one dribble move left or right to get spacing from the defender, then turn and make a jumper, again going straight up.
Believe me, I love his dunks as much as everyone else around here, but if he is going to sniff the nba, he needs to diversify his game, and learn to make quick moves and score when outside of 3 feet from the rim.
To his credit, he is better at keeping the ball high and finding open players. He’s even getting better at timed passes to diving and cutting teammates. That will continue to improve. But as with Trevion, Zach needs to know where everyone is and should be before calling for the ball, not after.
Passing into the post is supposed to be a terminal play - either an immediate shot or an assist to the open shooter/cutter. It’s not a setup play for the post to hold the ball while everyone runs around trying to get open. Our positioning sets the defense which should dictate where post help should come from. Only then we should make our moves on the entry pass. Unfortunately, we spent far too much time this year dumping the ball into the post before scrambling around like the Keystone Kops looking to get open.
JMHOAU
