My ankle still isn’t 100%, but I’ve been watching Kobe Bryant videos and I really needed to get up some jumpers.  Shot hoops with a friend today.. 7 games of one on one.  He never really had a chance.  At one point, he started cheating on the score, but.. let’s face it, he’s going to have to cheat more.

I was able to identify some weak points in my game (although I’m not sure if that’s due to the ankle), and I’m working on correcting them.  Been able to incorporate Kobe’s reverse lay-up with the off hand, but I can’t seem to get Pierce’s drop-step working for me.  I always end up in a position where I have to bail myself out with a jumper.  Lateral movement is a problem as well.

Didn’t finish at the rim as well as I would have liked, but I WAS able to get it as often as I wanted.  I was able to pull out a few crossovers and create some space, just couldn’t transition them into Kobe jumpers.  Ended up playing a lot like