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[QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 4711004, member: 405"]
Regardless of the level of the opposition, there is a level of skill in executing a move.  Either you do it well, or you do it "just ok".

In my opinion, a player can sell a move with a fake, and there is a degree of "how much" he has to fake the move.  Like, some guys do a ball fake, and it's elaborate and it really hooks someone.  But on the other hand, a more elaborate move gives the defender a moment to get his hand in there and break it up.

When I was in school, I was defending a really talented guy one time one-on-one.  He was a 10.3 100 yard guy, so that's low 11-point something for 100 meters today, right?  A FAST guy.

It's like going against a pitcher with a great fastball.  You are hyper-twitchy anticipating the move, ready to jump to defend it.  And when the defender feels like that, just a subtle twitch is enough to trigger the defender's reaction - because the guy is so damn fast.

On the other hand, if it's Joe Girard or Buddy Boeheim doing that dribble drive, and then stopping in the paint, and pivoting to get an opening to shoot, you don't have to jump so hard on the fake, or on the move.

My observation was that his move was just a twitch, not a whole "sales job" on the move.  That translates against better defenders.  That's what I'm saying.
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