Elijah BryantProfessional Basketball Player

Studying My Game Film Against PANATHINAIKOS To Get Better!

Name: Studying My Game Film Against PANATHINAIKOS To Get Better!
Uploaded: 2025-05-23T18:43:48+00:00
Duration: 1 min 8 s
Channel: Elijah Bryant
Description: In this instructional video excerpt, basketball player Elijah Bryant (Speaker A) conducts a self‑analysis of his defensive performance against…

23 May 2025 · 1 min

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In this instructional video excerpt, basketball player Elijah Bryant (Speaker A) conducts a self‑analysis of his defensive performance against Panathinaikos, aiming to improve his game. He emphasizes the importance of actively putting a body on opponents and getting out in transition rather than passively watching. Bryant identifies a recurring bad habit of failing to contest the league’s best shooter, the MVP, and explains how he misapplied his coach Giannis’s teaching on hand positioning (right‑hand shooter, left‑hand contest and vice‑versa). He describes his role as the last defender on the double‑side, responsible for guarding the roller, and notes a teammate (Grant) who sometimes fails to look for him. Bryant walks through his decision‑making process—whether to go for a layup, contest a three‑point shot, or foul—balancing percentages and game context. Throughout, he adopts a growth‑mindset mantra, “you never lose, you only learn,” acknowledging mistakes and committing to fix them.

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If you're a fan, this video is not for you. This is actually for students of the game who are trying to learn and grow. Okay, first of all, I gotta put a body on someone or I gotta get out in transition. I can't just be used to watching. That's first of all. Second of all, the ball goes to their best shooter, the MVP of the league, and I don't even go out and put my hand up. It's a bad habit I have to fix. Very bad habit. Wrong hand contest. My coach, Giannis, who's a coach at Red Star, taught right-hand shooter, left-hand contest. Left-hand shooter, right-hand contest. So I messed up on this, but a contest is better than no contest. Right here in this position, I'm the last guy on the double side. I'm responsible for the roller, but then Grant does a great job of no-looking me. So in my head, how I'm thinking is a layup is 100%, a 3 on a closeout, we have fouls to give. Okay, 3, best shooter, 50%, whatever. But I can foul, I can do all that stuff. But the biggest thing for me is I can't give a layup up. I mean, surprised that didn't go in. Like I always say, you never lose, you only learn.