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NBA Skills Coach, International Clinician, Motivational Speaker

How is Kyrie able to be so creative within the game of basketball? Well, his Dribble-Step rate has to be looked at as a main foundation that makes it all possible. - We tracked 10 consecutive games, 649 possessions, and reported every skill used. Amazingly, Kyrie Irving performed 176 unique skills in just 10 games. - And in a span of 10 games, Kyrie Irving performed 1,893 Dribble-Steps, but only 38 Stutter Dribbles! - Why does this matter? Because when a dribble is performed in rhythm with the inside foot, the ball handler is in the best position to make reads like stopping, shooting, changing directions, etc. - Quite simply, reads, reactions, and overall creativity is most accessible during the Dribble-Step. - So the fact that Kyrie has a 98% Dribble-Step accuracy rate explains just how gifted of a ball handler he is. And that’s not to mention that many of the Stutter Dribbles that he did perform, like Punch Drags, were done on purpose! - But that, we will cover on the next episode of the Kai Report.

Dave Severns

Basketball Coach, Consultant, Clinician, Scout.

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“Best ball handler of all time”….. very debatable.

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