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May 23, 2013 | Kyle Ohman

To dominate the boards, you don't need to be the tallest or biggest guy in the paint. All it takes to be a great rebounder is learning how to box out your opponents. (Learn to Play Strong Defense With Brandon Jennings.) The...

4 Essential Components of Basketball Speed With Drills to Enhance Them

May 20, 2013 | Paul Fabritz

Many basketball coaches and athletes use a one-dimensional approach to speed training: Run more. Running sprints will help you get faster, but basketball players seldom reach top-end speed during a game. Therefore, using a "track and field" approach to basketball speed...

How to Run and Attack the 1-3-1 Half-Court Trap

May 19, 2013 | Daniel Kobialka

Many basketball teams find the 1-3-1 half-court trap to be an extremely effective tool for disrupting opposing offenses. When offenses get uncomfortable, they start turning the ball over and giving up easy baskets in transition. Learn how to use it...

Push Your Off-Season Basketball Conditioning to the Next Level

May 17, 2013 | Shaquala Williams

Basketball players, coaches and fans regularly disagree on what makes an athlete "a clutch player." Is it when they regularly score the game-winning basket, set up momentum-changing plays or consistently play hard-press defense against the opponent? (Here are 8 Ways to...

6 Basketball Layup Variations, Part 6: The Backhand Reverse Layup

May 16, 2013 | Mike Meister

If you find yourself missing the backhand reverse layup pretty regularly, you’ve been taught incorrectly. Most coaches teach players to turn their body when shooting the reverse layup, creating too much extra movement. This not only lowers your odds of making...

Dwyane Wade Helps the Heat Advance

May 16, 2013 | Jordan Zirm

There was some debate about whether Dwyane Wade would even play in Game 5 of the Miami Heat's second-round series against the Chicago Bulls. After re-aggravating his troublesome right knee during the team's victory in Game 4, Wade mentioned to...

Move Over Harrison Twins: The Caron-Goudreau Twins Are Basketball's Next Big Thing

May 16, 2013 | Samantha Jones

Colleges should start sending scholarship offers electronically to twin sisters Khaleann and Audreyann Caron-Goudreau. That switch alone could save hundreds of trees. Now juniors at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., the twins started receiving scholarship offers their freshman year in Canada. First from...

Greg Smith's Wild Ride From the D-League to the NBA Playoffs

May 15, 2013 | Jordan Zirm

It isn't often that a professional basketball player finds himself playing in the D-League and starting an NBA Playoff game in the same season. Guys from the D-League are usually talented but raw, and when they are called up to...

Become the Point Guard Your Team Needs With These Drills

May 14, 2013 | Shaquala Williams

Ever played against a basketball team that seemed out of sync, fumbling passes and messing up schemes? They probably lacked a talented point guard. Point guards are the heart and soul of a basketball team. On-court extensions of their coaches, they...

Russell Westbrook's Air Jordan XX8 "Why Not?" Sneakers Set to Release in June (PHOTOS)

May 12, 2013 | Zosimo Maximo

One can only imagine how far the Oklahoma City Thunder could go in this year's NBA Playoffs if All-Star guard Russell Westbrook was not injured. Even if the Thunder make it to the championship round, we unfortunately won't get to...