There will be many times that you will find yourself in a position to have an open driving lane to the basket, and only a big man inside the paint to protect the rim. If you hesitate on a pull-up 3 or don't like floaters, here is something that you can do and score easily.
If you are coming in offense and you are in a full dribble mode then this picture is not important, but if you have an open lane to attack after a good pass and assist, always use the direct foot to start the dribble, because the cross step takes more time for you to move and that means the defender has more time to catch you.
After you take 2 ball dribbles, you will be near the basket and the defender will come at you.
After the second time you tap the ball, you will HOP on the side, towards the paint, and in many situations will get a easy uncontested shot.
The "must do" thing on the PRO HOP move is to hold the ball strong because it will float in front of the defender's face, and is open for a steal.
Let us see how the PROs are doing it.
In this video, Coach Wooten will break it down for us:
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