Reggie Miller. Step Back Shot Origins. NBA

“It was a big part of my offensive repertoire. I kinda adopted it from Kiki Vandeweghe from UCLA. He taught me the step back jump shot. It’s been around forever, because you can clear space. But if you look at James Harden, his step back is more of a side step, than a true step back. Very…

NBA 2K16-6: Roanoke Railguns, Coasting and Splashing

a season of association… Even Oladipo gets the swarm defense treatment. No quarter given   The Roanoke Railguns (17-6, including 3-3 record in computer-simulated games) are 2nd in the power rankings, behind Oklahoma City. Team chemistry is rated at 34% ???    Everyone on the team seemed to be unsettled or plain ole angry and…

NBA 3-Pointer: Is it Outdated?

The Boston Celtics took a team-record 46 three-pointers, early February, 2016. It was not only a team record, said Pardon the Interruption, it was the third-highest attempts in NBA history. There is a lot of noise about the high volume of three-point shots in the NBA. The opiners can’t exactly complain, because there are so many…