Mike Hopkins

[Orangeyes]

Poliquin: Mike Hopkins, the Syracuse basketball assistant, discusses the fine art of pump fakes

 

[CorduroyG]

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[Hoov50]

Pump fakes certainly work against our defense. Maybe if our guys worked on them more in practice we would get used to them and wouldn't fall for them every darn time in games!

 

[Orangeyes]

Pump fakes certainly work against our defense. Maybe if our guys worked on them more in practice we would get used to them and wouldn't fall for them every darn time in games!

There are some things that never change, taking pump fakes and coming down with the foul. Fouling three point shooters and never coming out of the zone for a change of pace.

 

[Coach Orange]

Fakes are good for passing, too. There is an old saying: "Fake a pass to make a pass." There are times in our half-court offense (especially our zone offense) when faking more passes may help us move the ball more effectively, particularly if we combined it with more off-ball movement.

 

[tbonezone]

" There are times in our half-court offense (especially our zone offense) when faking more passes may help us move the ball more effectively, particularly if we combined it with more off-ball movement."

there are times when actually passing the ball (esp. in our half court offense) may help us.