Explain: Veronica Burton 3 and D propels first Valkyries win | Basketball Basics #2
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Part 2 of the beginner-friendly series on basketball terms and concepts. Focus on defending and running the pick and roll play, using examples from the Golden State Valkyries' first win on 2025-05-22-WAS-GSV.
Starring: Veronica Burton, Janelle Salaun, Temi Fagbenle, Kayla Thornton, With Brittany Sykes, Stefanie Dolson, Kiki Iriafen, Jade Melbourne, Sonia Citron.
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The whole series can be found at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzBu5gvT7emrIvgbQtcI9m3bEgwpIVJDw
Part 2 terms defined include:
00:38 Recover
00:46 Bigs and Smalls
00:54 Mismatch
01:53 Rotating on defense
02:42 Slipping the screen, ghosting the screen
03:03 Double team, trap, blitz
04:02 Rejecting the screen
04:26 Helping at the nail
06:21 Slide cut, Passing angle
Part 1 terms include:
00:34 Dribbling and shooting, big vs small
02:00 Screens
02:10 Off ball
02:32 Cut, Flare Cut, Flare Screen
03:39 Ball Fake
03:53 Geography of the Court
03:57 Baseline, sideline, up, down, top
04:10 Corners, elbows, HORNS
05:29 Pick and roll, screen and roll
05:49 Dribble handoff
06:17 Rebounding, boxing out
06:18 Roll
07:18 Backdoor cut
07:46 ICE defense
07:51 take / accept / use the screen