Shooting Successfully With Any Footwork in Basketball

Favorited Angel Reese, Habits, and Shooting Practice by Brian McCormick (Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter) 'Curry’s the greatest shooter ever. He can get away with it.' Sure, but also, he’s the greatest shooter ever because he shoots successfully with any footwork. Variability is an asset. The best shooters I have coached invariably can shoot off a jump stop, right-left, and left-right. They have generality in their skill. They are not limited to a certain execution. I came across Brian McCormick’s Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter, which focuses on coaching basketball, via Mike Klinzing’s Hoops Head Podcast Newsletter (Hoops Head inspired one of my recent memories articles). I had almost included Mr. McCormick’s On Being a Generalist in my NLJ 6th Birthday Blogging Wisdom Series, but I ended up saving it for later use. But in celebration of Junited 2026, I share Mr. McCormick’s new article, Angel Reese, Habits, and Shooting Practice. He used internet critiques of Ms.…