By Jorge
Basketball is a clever game, he always told himself, and it’s true. The rogue to get an advantage without leaving the regulations (or taking advantage of its loopholes) is a skill that not everyone has, but that even for some actions can be learned by watching basketball, and that is why I bring here some samples.
A classic example is the one that has to do with saving a ball when we go off the field, throwing the ball into the opponent’s body, and that inertia does the rest, that is, that it ends up going out driven by the opponent.
It is not a frequent action, but sometimes it occurs in matches, and in the following video you can see a couple of examples:
I still remember how explaining this possibility, a player regretted that she had to do that because of the damage it could cause to the opponent. It goes without saying that this gesture is made to save possession and not to cause any damage to the opponent, in fact, it is advisable to throw the ball against the legs, which will be less “harmful” and more effective. And, of course, once this action is taken, it is convenient to apologize to the opposing player, who will surely understand it.
This action can also be carried out when you have a defender in front of a kick-off or band, and we are pressed for time without a clear pass option, and thus maintain possession and have the option to serve again.
In line with the serves, we have another rogue action in those kick-offs or band, which taking advantage of the fact that the defense turns its back on the server (I still do not understand those players or their coaches if they teach them to defend the one who serves) , to serve against the body of the defender, enter the field and catch the ball to score an easy basket. We have an example in the gif that opens this article and two more in this video:
Returning to that anecdote of the possible damage to the rival when he is hit with the ball, it must be said that when the defender gets in the way of the attacker at the right time to cause the lack of attack, it carries its physical risk, and it is also another action that can be considered rogue in certain fast plays. You have some examples in the video of another entry on this blog dedicated to that good placement to force attack fouls.
And to finish, the jumps between two are moments of the game in which you can also see the mischief of the players when it comes to positioning themselves, intuiting where the ball will go. In this last video we can see Kyle Anderson (Grizzlies), a player who is nicknamed “slow motion” by some because his game seems to be slow motion, but in addition to having a great individual technique and knowledge of the game, he stands out for being very clever .
