- What's up, guys?
This is Kyle Kuzma, and you're watching "Reel Talent."
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First up, we have Spyro. He's a point guard.
Here we go.
Spyro brings the ball up.
Mmm, nasty behind the back.
Behind-the-back crossover.
I think what he coulda did, know once he saw his defender
lose balance, he pretty much fell.
I mean, he was non-existent,
so I woulda just shot the ball.
So right here, Spyro catches it,
fakes his defender out like he's about to shoot.
Damn good move, created that separation right there,
so he could get to that rim.
His defendant thought he was about to shoot it.
Looks like he's a pretty talented finisher at the rim.
That's a tough finish.
Going left, shooting it with your right,
that's hard to do.
For this one, this is being shifty.
This is a perfect example.
With him dribbling, making it seem like he's gonna go right,
he was able to go left because he sold that right fake.
And that's the biggest part about being shifty
because if you're not athletic,
being able to sell moves, that's tough to do.
Especially with him, a second defender comes,
and he's able to finish on the opposite side
of the rim at full speed.
That looks easy, but not necessarily; that's tough.
So right here, that's another good read.
For him to be able to drive baseline
and understand that there's a guy on the opposite black
that's going to come over from a team defensive standpoint,
and being able to find his teammate,
that's a great basketball read.
That's making the right play,
making the right play for your teammate.
If we pause this right here,
right to where the defender from the opposite block comes,
he has multiple options.
He has the option for the guy at the top of a key
for a wide-open three.
Or if you see the third guy in the paint,
the guy in right corner, that's his guy; he left him,
so he has that pass as well.
Okay, so this one.
Got his defender off the pump fake.
Looks like the players on the opposite team
knows that he can shoot it.
So the guy runs him off the line.
He makes a good re by getting to the rim, finishing.
Did that pretty well.
Spyro, great tape.
I think you're a smart basketball player.
Just keep developing your game.
Ya know, obviously, it looks like you're pretty young
as a player, which is good.
That means you have a lot of potential,
so just continue to work at your game,
make the right play always
because that's winning basketball.
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Next up is Armani.
Dunking brings a lot of excitement to the crowd.
It can really change momentum of a game
'cause obviously it's one thing for you to have a layup
and the crowd cheers.
Kinda we like to say in basketball,
dunks are always worth more than two points
'cause it energizes everyone.
There's multiple steps of dunking.
I think that step one is, in his case,
him throwing the lob in the air,
and then, taking the correct steps
and able to get the right takeoff and explosiveness
for the dunk is also important.
As you see, he's kinda lining up his steps,
trying to figure out where he should jump
in correlation with where the ball is.
[sneakers squeaking on court]
Okay, next up, this is another pretty cool dunk
going through the lane.
One foot, one hand.
I think that he did a great job of landing too.
Best job one foot.
A lot of times people may jump off one,
and it's hard to land on one foot.
It's a lot of force from you exploding
and then your actual body and all your weight
landing on the ground, but he caught his balance
and kinda prevented injury from that.
So it was great.
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Next up is Theodora.
Here we go, free throw.
She steps up to the line, wipes her hands off.
A lotta players do that.
I know I do that, just so when I'm shooting at the ball,
just doesn't slip out my hands.
Her rhythm is one bounce, two bounces,
three, four, five, six, and she pauses.
A lotta players always have a certain type of rhythm
and a routine every time they get to the line.
I know for me, I shoot the same type of shot,
same three dribbles, line the ball up,
kinda the same way on my hands every time,
so allows me to shoot the same shot every time.
Let's see what happens.
She does a great job of her follow-through.
Super important at the free throw line to hold it
because you don't wanna flick your wrists
and not be able to get the right amount
of force from a flick.
You could tell that she had a good flick
by how high the ball is from a arc standpoint.
Okay, next up, so what we got here is a simple
[crowd chattering]
[ball bounces]
Simple two-dribble pull-up,
[crowd cheers and claps]
which is a tough shot to do,
especially at a three-point line.
Being able to dribble off the bounce and shoot quick
is such a rare trait.
You see guys like Steph Curry, Dame Lillard,
Kyrie Irving; it's super tough to do.
And for her to do it at a young age is very impressive.
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Okay, so for this clip, it's a good pass.
Offensive rebound, another part of the game,
being able to stay on the rim and get a second chance point
is huge for winning basketball.
Creates extra possessions for your team
to ultimately win the game and for her,
got offensive rebound; that's two more points on the board
that they wouldn't have had if she didn't did that.
Theodora, keep working.
Looks as if you are a supreme shooter.
It looks like you have great form,
great technique at the free throw line,
which is all important for basketball players in today's age
so I would say just continue to shoot
'cause looks like you have it, and why not sharpen it?
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Let's check out Clay next.
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Apparently Clay Skipper is a "GQ" staffer,
so let's see what he has.
Oh, old school three-point competition.
Nice little form, little air ball, it's all good.
Oh, that's a tough miss.
[sighs]
Gotta hit the moneyballs.
Foot was on the line; that wouldn't have counted.
Foot was on the line there too.
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It's a big moneyball rack.
Ooh, come on, Clay, I know you got it.
15 seconds, come on.
It's a little short, little short on his jumpers right now.
Hmm, oh.
Man, it was not good.
This should show you that to the average fan,
it's a lot harder than what it looks.
Just ask Clay.
I think that Clay's form,
his shot looks amazing, looks great,
I just think that he wasn't getting enough power
in his shots.
Maybe wasn't using his legs enough.
Maybe wasn't flicking it hard enough.
Shot looks good, but you could tell
he wasn't doing those two things
because majority of his shots hit the front rim,
which means he was shooting short,
which means he wasn't shooting with enough power.
Clay, man,
gotta just get the ball up.
It looked good though.
Looked good, don't get me wrong.
Just was a little short.
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Last, but not least, Jordan.
First clip, him going to the rim,
trying to finish on the opposite side of the rim.
That's super hard to do, even for NBA players.
Really impressive, especially for a 10-year-old.
Next we have him moving without the basketball,
which is great.
His defender wasn't looking at him,
so he kinda just drifted to corner tryin' to find
the right spacing for his teammates to make a play.
Then he took it, super focused and made the shot,
even though got hit.
There's a lot of times when people will shoot it
and see the people come and will forget their form
or just kinda flick it up there, try to get the foul
or they just don't wanna get hit.
But you should always as a shooter or a player,
make in the shot first no matter what.
Next, Jordan brings the ball up.
This is one of my favorite clips right here.
Put a little handle on him, little hesitation.
He wasn't going the same speed the whole time,
so that really allowed him to freeze his defender,
and his defender didn't know where he was gonna go.
And by the time he sped back up and crossed it over,
he was able to get past him and go straight to the rim.
Next move, gets the ball, oh oh.
Put a little razzle dazzle on him.
Great move, but he missed the shot.
You know, you can't make 'em all, so it is what it is.
Try again next time.
Just made a simple in-and-out cross between the legs,
freezed his defender.
Defender didn't know what he was doing,
but Jordan knew what he was doing.
Next clip, crossover floater.
Uh-uh, boop boop. [exhales]
That was so tough.
This would probably be his best move I've seen.
Might be the best move I've seen all day honestly.
Cross. See that's the hesitation right there.
One cross, hesitation right here, was a slow cross.
His defender didn't know what he was doing.
Bam, and then crossed him right back over right there
for a easy floater.
That's super skill.
He definitely watches Steph Curry.
- [Man] Great, so that's the last one on Jordan,
and we're actually gonna bring him in.
[laughs]
- What?
- [Kyle] Jordan. - [Jordan] What's up?
- What's up, bro, how ya doing?
- I'm good. [laughs] How are you?
- [Kyle] I'm good, man.
You know, I just watched a couple of your highlights.
You're pretty good, kid.
- Thank you.
- [Kyle] You have some nice skills, like really nice.
Your handle, being able to cross people over.
There's one clip where you hit somebody
with a between-the-legs cross,
and then back between the legs for a floater.
That was nasty; it was tough.
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How much do you play basketball?
- [Jordan] A lot.
- [Kyle] Every day?
- Well, sometimes it's not every day, but mostly, yeah.
- [Kyle] Why not every day?
[laughs]
- I don't know.
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- But you should play basketball every day
'cause you got some talent.
You can do something with it.
- [Jordan] Bye. - [Kyle] Nice to meet you.
- [Jordan] Nice to meet you too.
- [Kyle] Yes, sir. Keep working.
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All right, guys, it's been a blast watching film.
I'm getting ready for the season,
so for me to watch some film, it just excites me.
Thank you guys.
Hope you guys enjoyed. Out.
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