This move is an essential piece to have in your game as it creates space and determines your pivot foot and sometimes which way your or what your next move will be. So many people travel on simple steps like these but performed right is deadly. Great players like Kobe can even use the back pivot as a weapon to get them on the free throw line. Guards and posts will both use this move for different things so pay attention. When the ball is being past to you be it in the post, on the wing, off a V cut and your back is towards the basket you need to be able to turn and look back at the basket or the play quickly without giving up position. Turning around normally is risky as its slow, and gives ground to the defender. If you turn all the way around and the defender steps into you and crowds your 90% of the time he will successfully put you on to your heels and off balance which can result in a travel or a bad weak pass to be picked off by other defenders. Establish a pivot foot is the first step and may of all ready been established by the way you came and received the ball. If you receive the ball with a jump stop you have the advantage of now picking your pivot foot so you can do this through what your most comfortable with, Which side the defender is or which side is open to the basket.
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