NBA Fit: Offseason Workouts (Part 3)

NBA Fit: Offseason Workouts (Part 2)

Looking at the beginning of Part 2, Gilbert Arenas work ethic and amount of shots he gets up everyday is very impressive. Enjoy!

NBA Fit: Offseason Workouts (Part 1)

Watch as NBA Fit delves into the offseason workouts of Luol Deng, Gilbert Arenas, Jordan Farmar and Glen Davis.

Ganon Baker Unstoppable Offensive Moves1 Basketball coaching

Vince Carter - Nike Skills Academy

Brandon Roy: Nike Skills Academy

LeBron James - Nike Skills Academy

LeBron invites the world's top high school players to his hometown to give them a taste of what it takes to be the best. Learn the fundamentals and study the drills that made him great.

Lebron James: "I've always liked the simple fact that my teammates are smiling and enjoying what they are doing. It's not just about myself, I want them to get praise just like me. In this game without your teammates you are nothing."

Amare Stoudemire - Nike Skills Academy

Amare Stoudemire shows how toughness, training and hard work can take you to the top. Learn the fundamentals, study the drills and learn what college coaches want in an elite player.

Steve Nash - Nike Skills Academy

Steve Nash takes the top young point guards in the country to school. Get insights and on-the-court advice that will help you improve your game.

At the 7:00 mark of the clip, Kevin Eastman, assistant coach of the World Champion Boston Celtics, has some terrific thoughts and comments about what it takes to be great!

Kobe Bryant - Nike Skills Academy

Steve Nash 20 Minute Workout

Found a video with Steve Nash going through a workout. It is amazing to see his work ethic and skill level. It is very obvious that he has worked very hard at becoming the best he can be:

"If every basketball player worked as hard as me, I would be out of a job"

-Steve Nash

Nash's commentary throughout the workout is worth listening to for young players. At the end of the clip, they show his overall stats for the workout. If you have 20 minutes, it is definitely worth watching!

Here is another video with Steve Nash and passing fundamentals

Enjoy!!

Road to Redemption Episode 5

Part I: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN2jN-nhyRg

Part II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpUBbEMcank&feature=related

Part III: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn3ZUx2mpvg&feature=related

Part IV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q8cN1V7GXA&feature=related

Road to Redemption Episode 4

Part I: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCBEk2U5V_8&feature=user

Part II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hxDTKTzJOo&feature=user

Part III: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmG3j1hkDaY&feature=user

*Part III is tremendous to see and hear the talking that is going on with the defense!

Part IV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTNXy_HrRY0&feature=user

Mike Miller Shooting

Here is a video of Mike Miller shooting. Very impressive stuff!

Mike Miller Workout

NBA.com has a great feature on Mike Miller and his individual skill workouts. Miller is a career 40 % 3 point shooter over his 8 year career. This is a link to hear Miller talk about what he goes through in a normal workout.

http://www.nba.com/media/timberwolves/miller_workout_080804.MP3

Mike Trudell, who is a reporter for the Minnesota Timberwolves interviews Miller. This is really an excellent look into what a great NBA shooter workout looks like!

From Mike Trudell:

In talking to Miller, I learned a few interesting things:

1) He made 36-straight threes to conclude Monday's workout. That's decent.

2) The former Sixth Man and Rookie of the Year (you forgot about those awards - be honest) goes at game speed throughout his workout, and he shoots more than just stand-still jumpers. Try step backs, curls, bumps, one-dribble pull ups and more (game situation shooting, basically).

3) For his warm up, Miller must make 10 shots from seven spots on the floor, and can't miss more than four shots (or he starts over).

4) He is the opposite of happy if he has to go back to a spot.

5) There aren't many NBA players, let alone normal people, who could get through Miller's workout due to how many consecutive shots he has to make.

6) One of Miller's hardest drills is this: A three-point make is +1 and a miss -1, and he has to get to 50. So he could make 49 in a row, miss one and he'd need two straight makes to finish. Miss five, make five and you're at zero. Try that sometime with NBA threes ...

Road to Redemption Episode 3

Team U.S.A. is looking great so far in exhibition play. It is fun to see the patriotism that is taking place amongst the players and coaching staff. If you have not seen this show yet, scroll down a little on the blog and check out the beginning episodes!

The common denominator between all the players on the squad is that they love to compete, they crave the competition to go against one another. With the 1992 Dream Team, they all said that their favorite part was the scrimmages and the competition between one another. You can tell they aren't just going through the motions and being mediocre. They have a clear goal in mind and they work at it hard everytime they are in the gym.

Part I: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgMYKBRlKeQ

Part II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSb8PDBxNMc

Part III: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTY-QNBHUJk

*Check out Team U.S.A. try to do 'Creighton 100'!!! (Coach K calls it the 4:15 drill) They go 4 minutes 15 seconds and the goal is 120 points or made baskets. Notice (Titans) they aren't shooting 10 ft. jumpers either.