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Why You Need To Watch More Basketball!

Name: Why You Need To Watch More Basketball!
Uploaded: 2023-03-11T16:46:30+00:00
Duration: 37 s
Channel: Ethan Khoza
Description: A short YouTube video by Ethan Khoza arguing that to truly understand basketball you should watch full games (college, NBA, or high school) rather than…

11 Mar 2023 · 1 min

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A short YouTube video by Ethan Khoza arguing that to truly understand basketball you should watch full games (college, NBA, or high school) rather than short highlight clips. Watching full games reveals context for decisions (passes, drives, shots), how time/score and matchups affect play, how players manipulate defenses, and helps viewers learn to recognize strategic patterns over time.

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You need to watch as much basketball as possible. I don't mean watching highlight clips on Instagram or Twitter. Those aren't going to help you actually recognize the context of what's going on, or allow you to see the full scope of things. The first part of that is watching more full games. So college or NBA or even good high school games. And by watching full games, you really get to see the context behind everything. Why was this specific pass made? When and why did a player decide to drive or shoot? How did a player manipulate the defense to make a play? How does the time and score affect those things? How do matchups change throughout the game? How do they take advantage of mismatches? And as you watch more games, you'll start to get better at recognizing these things.