Why Jalen Brunson “Freezes” Himself To Beat Defenders!

He's extremely deceptive when it comes to utilizing this change of pace. And again, he does this in a couple of different ways. A lot of times he'll come to a complete stop where he almost freezes himself, which then forces the defender to also freeze. And because the reaction is always going to be slower than the action, as soon as he makes another move, that defender is always going to be playing catch up. A lot of times he does this by using a hang dribble or a float dribble, which allows him to get the ball outside of his frame. And by letting the ball travel outside of his frame, he's able to get himself to almost a completely frozen position, which sets him up to be able to take advantage of a defender who's also frozen.