Bradley Beal - Sharpshooter (Superb Separation & Stepbacks) 16/17
Bradley Beal is a bad bad man. Before this year, he’s had some health issues, but he’s one of those players that comes to play when the lights are at their brightest. His first foray into the NBA Playoffs was in 2014, against the dominant defense of Tom Thibodeau’s Chicago Bulls. His numbers that year went from 17.1 points per game to 19.2 points per game in the playoffs. The next year, the same thing happened again: 15.3 ppg on the year, 23.4 ppg during the playoffs. This past season, Bradley Beal played a career best 77 games, with also a career best 34.9 minutes per game. His healthiest year yielded a career high in numbers: he averaged 23.1 points per game, 19th best in the ENTIRE LEAGUE, on 48.2% from the field. He both attempted and made more free throws than ever before too (3.7 makes on 4.4 attempts per game, good for 82.5% from the line). Again, that number shot up in the playoffs to 24.8 points per game (3.8 free throws on 4.7 attempts). His aggressiveness and incredible offensive abilities resulted in the Wizards coming ONE win away from the conference finals, somewhere they haven’t been since 1979, the year after they won the Bullets’ first and only title. Washington boasts (arguably) the best backcourt in the East, are coming off of 49 wins (their winningest season since 1979) and just missed the conference finals. The future is bright for Bradley Beal, John Wall, and their Wizards.
Bradley Beal is more known for his shooting, and while that’s entirely fair given how impressive an offensive repertoire he boasts, his finishing ability is often overlooked. With Beal, you have Ray Allen/Rip Hamilton-esque off-ball movement. The defender is constantly having to run through screens, endure a lot of v-cuts and flares, backdoors, stop & go’s, and then after all of that, if you manage to stay with him, suddenly Brad's hitting you a jab or an inside out move, and draining a jumper (probably with his patented stepback). If you play right RIGHT up on him to take away that shot, he’s got the explosiveness to get straight to the rim, where he’s got a variety of finishes; the up and under is a particularly pretty way to show off his athleticism, but he's also got the touch with either hand, or that sweet floater of his. Beal possesses a real ability to seek out contact, and finish around, over, or through it. All that being said, it’s his ability to drive and attack the basket that actually GENERATES his jumper. When asked about his stepback by Coach Nick over on BBallBreakdown, Bradley said "the more you go downhill, the more off balance the guy is gonna be” so instead of fading, he drives, gets them leaning, then creates that separation. It isn’t a fade like most people do on their stepbacks, it’s a power move, create space, then rise up, on balance.
This seems like a silly thing to say especially given how important he was to the Wizards’ postseason run, but I thought that Bradley Beal deserved to be an all-star, certainly the replacement all-star when Kevin Love was unable to play due to injury (the spot went to Carmelo Anthony, of the 23-34 Knicks versus Beal and his 34-21 Wizards). Also, I'm not the first to notice it (that would probably be Joe House and Bill Simmons, or at least that's where I heard it first), but if you're old enough to remember what a young Ray Allen played like, there's some shades of that in Mr. Real Deal Bradley Beal, especially when it comes to being a big game player.
Here’s a pretty stellar video from before this season about some of the work Beal put in during the off-season with the great Drew Hanlen: • Bradley Beal NBA Worko...
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The balance after stepping back into his shot is insane
Coming off his first healthy season in a while, I think Beal is a dark horse for scoring champ next year. He's 23 and can score efficiently at all 3 levels
@christiancruz6227
7 жыл бұрын
Michael Vick's Granbull yeah I agree with you I see he can drive shot and create his own shot he can do everything
@kgthoughts
7 жыл бұрын
As a Wiz fan I'm really looking forward to watching Beal this upcoming season....But i see him to be right at the same usage rate maybe a point or two on his average, I expect otto with this fat contract he just got to have more of a role/impact offensively which would create a more dangerous balanced team..
@ry_an.
3 жыл бұрын
35ppg baby
@mikefarrar5127
3 жыл бұрын
Crazy looking at this from 3 years ago
When he's healthy he's one of the best SG in the leauge.
this dude is an mvp type of player..yeah i ain't trippin
@CWJ0725
6 жыл бұрын
You Are flopping.
@topsykretts2264
5 жыл бұрын
He went berserk after Wall went down. He has the stats, just need to translate them into wins.
@User43567t
3 жыл бұрын
@@CWJ0725 LOL
@ry_an.
3 жыл бұрын
hehe
@1ksprite963
3 жыл бұрын
Thing is his scoring dosent = wins..His team also sucks.
Underrated
Best footwork in the nba
Best step back in the league imo
Would be cool to see: Melo + Love - sharpshooter Harden - Superb Separation Cousins - Postup Powerhouse
@EvinGualberto
7 жыл бұрын
MoOh AbDy still working on em
@Kidkinsey
7 жыл бұрын
Evin Gualberto john wall lefty wonder 👀👀
@EvinGualberto
7 жыл бұрын
KidKinsey you better believe that one is coming soon
@YoungDen
6 жыл бұрын
KidKinsey - That would be lovely to see those highlights
Who here after watching bdots vid? Haha
the only guy who does a step back with out walking
i used to think james harden had the best stepback in the league but it's clearly this guy.
@bluntz4bluntz
6 жыл бұрын
pure facts...
Beal really crafty tho
I love your descriptions man. Through and through, thorough, and glad you uploaded these dope videos!
Only makes splashes , that jumpshot is so smoove
Beal was amazing that game 7
@johanndiaz8387
7 жыл бұрын
Very reminiscent of a young Ray Allen
@yimbaiyoko
7 жыл бұрын
Keyser Soze he air balled a game winning shot attempt tho
Might just have a better step-back than harden
@yimbaiyoko
7 жыл бұрын
Good Man hell nah bruh
@kgthoughts
7 жыл бұрын
Beal's is more aesthetically pleasing...but nah harden is just on another level the way he bounces off defenders....can pretty much do it at any angle in the spur of the moment while beal sizes his defender up more...
@flappydaily111
6 жыл бұрын
Yimba Iyoko he said might
@CWJ0725
6 жыл бұрын
Harden is more unstoppable, too bad he travels all the time
He plants so hard on his front foot for those step backs he could get a open shot pretty much whenever with those long step backs
1:48 my prayers go out to Jae Crowder lol
Can you do a 2019-2020 version of this
Can you do a video like this for his 20/21 season?
Mr. Step Back
Brad is a PROBLEM. Best Backcourt
Should be on his way to the Lakers shortly, via trade. 😀😀😀
He is always drive to the left and take step back then hits, easy to read his move but hard to defend
Literally Cj McCollum
Can you make rondo court vision passing highlights video? Would be great
One of the very best shooters in the league.
OkC needs this do Asap
Didn't even make the all-star game last season. Hopefully him and Otto Porter get a spot
Panda Handel is strong in this one,, he WILL be a all star this year #DeathRowDc
beal stepback game is 1000
Beal and McCollum should team up.
Who is better? Wall & Beal or Dame & CJ?
@mikeaquaman
7 жыл бұрын
Xun Yong I think Wall and Beal will be better in the coming years, but right now Dame and C.J.
@akeembrown7661
7 жыл бұрын
Definitely Cj and Dame
@akeembrown7661
7 жыл бұрын
Top 5 Best backcourts Steph and klay Dame and CJ Wall beal Lowry demar Bledsoe booker
@akeembrown7661
7 жыл бұрын
yea I guess we only agree on 1 outta five then. Actually I think I also agree with thomas and brad at five I totally forgot and I'm a celtic fan lol
@camtnt3987
6 жыл бұрын
Mike Aquaman Wall and Beal definitely, are you trippin?
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Do a video on Kawhi Leonard
Third best sg in nba behind harden and butler, he has all package, and he became a good defender this season, he will be all star this season easily , beal > derozan and klay
@jamesh7469
7 жыл бұрын
Ytalo Rafael Klay's defense is so much better than Beal that he's still better than Beal overall. I think Beal can pass him this year though
@ytalorafael4578
7 жыл бұрын
Michael Vick's Granbull beal is already better , klay is a better 3 point shooter and defender, but beal is better in every other thing, better jump shooter, driver , finisher, clutch, playmaker , beal is one of most talented offensive players in the league , but klay is the fouth better sg
@jamesh7469
7 жыл бұрын
Ytalo Rafael so you don't care about defense at all? Klay is a better value to his team, I'm a Beal fan but he's not there yet
@sunsungodjesusloverjr.2204
6 жыл бұрын
so Kawhi better than Curry I guess
@TheIcemanthomas
6 жыл бұрын
Ytalo Rafael yeah disrespectful. DeRozan and Klay then beal
First highlight, look at gortat
Classic
I wanna see him on his own team. I feel like him in Milwaukee with giannis would be great
Beal Booker CJ Three very similar players.
Do a kawhi
Alt title: Crowder can't defend brad beal
Ah, Bradley Beal. Sometimes he plays like Klay and sometimes he's JR.
3:02
Cj McCollum or Bradley beal
@ShowMeSomeL0ve
7 жыл бұрын
cj
@kgthoughts
7 жыл бұрын
CJ my dude but its Beal for sure....bigger, younger with more defensive upside...
@ronaldlee7566
4 жыл бұрын
CJ
Draft Darius Garland. Trade Lonzo and Ingram for Beal.
qhen healthy Beal is top 5 shootguard
1st
every year hes been getting worse at shotting i dont understand it. man went from shooting 40 percent to 37 to 35.