Kawhi Leonard - Midrange Mastery 18/19
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Kawhi Leonard. 2x NBA Champion. 2x NBA Finals MVP. 3x NBA All-Star. 2x All-NBA First Team. 2019 All-NBA Second Team. 2x Defensive Player of the Year. 3x All-Defensive First Team. 2x All-Defensive Second Team. Only the THIRD player to win Finals MVP with two different teams (LeBron James and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar). His playoff run was legendary, not only because he brought an NBA championship outside of the United States for the first time in history, but because he had the third greatest single postseason scoring run in the league (link below): Kawhi scored 732 points, LeBron James in 2018 scored 748, while Michael Jordan in 1992 had an unreal 759.
Anyway, let’s not mince words here: there are so many Kawhi-lights and multiple different parts of his game on BOTH sides of the ball that I decided this would be a nice little piece to an expansive puzzle. Let’s start from the ground up: Kawhi’s footwork is fantastic, his balance is brilliant, his ability to decelerate is dangerous, and he is so strong that it is STUNNING how guys just bounce off of him. Whether he creates or absorbs contact, he is almost always the winner. Whether he uses force or finesse, he’s a phenomenal finisher. Zach Lowe notes in his article (link below): “He is one of two players to have logged at least 1,000 career postseason minutes and shot at least 50% overall and 40% from 3-point range. (Al Horford is the other, at much lower long-range volume.)” He scored at a career-high 26.6 points per game this past season (good for 6th in the league) and upped that to 30.5 points per game in the postseason.
All that is to say that he can score in any kind of way. This video is focused on his midrange game. He was the second leading scorer in the playoffs (just behind James Harden’s 31.6 points per game through 11 games) and the second most efficient player (behind Nikola Jokic), and if you watched the playoffs, you’d know that he looked Michael and Kobe-esque, not just with his ability to just will his team to victory, but also with the array of shots he was taking. Try to chase him off the line? Easy one dribble pullup. Switch a smaller or weaker player onto him? He’s punishing them in the post. Throw a big on him? He’s already around or THROUGH him.
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Who doesn’t like this? He’s poetic.
The Art of mid-range shooting. A thing of beauty.
one of the greatest seasons of all time imo. absolute legend
It’s like watching the baby of MJ and Kobe.
Handles are so smooth and mid range is beautiful.
His Balance is crazy...
@zahir2942
4 жыл бұрын
that right leg is doing all the work, nature's own balancer
@raeshaun1677
3 жыл бұрын
That’s why he’s signed with new balance 😂😂
@Jp-nj3rp
3 жыл бұрын
Durant the real midrange king tho
@nikeheritage86
3 жыл бұрын
@@Jp-nj3rp facts. but let’s appreciate Kawhi as well☺️
@Jp-nj3rp
3 жыл бұрын
@@nikeheritage86 yes
The way he stops and pops is crazy. Those hesitation drive really makes him hard to guard. Kwahi is just waiting for you to get in the paint then he will pop the mid-range.
remind me of mj/kobe. The post-ups and the footwork
Your videos are precious. I gain a lot of knowledge and inspiration from them - thank you so much!!
This is the complete level, outstanding the art🫡 Championship season, championship level of shooting, unstoppable. Legendary, KD 2018, 2022, LeBron 2018, Kawhi 2019 and DeMar 2021/2022 my fav midrange shooters, nasty🔥🔥🔥🙌🙌
Can do a video on guards beating tuff defenders
the clear best player in the world.. .. imagine if he got some of his springiness back.
@valardohaeris4710
4 жыл бұрын
I miss him doing follow up dunks and his speed in a fastbreak.
@metalsadman
4 жыл бұрын
He's injury prone now, this kind of game is best suited to prolong his career, just like jordan and kobe later in their careers. But yeah we'll miss his explosiveness he still shown some this regular season.
The klaw going to be beast mode for clippers ce playoff time..he saving energy for post season:)
@anthonywinfeld9800
3 жыл бұрын
Lmaooo
Mamba Mentality
Great video again Evin. We need a Joel Embiid jab step face up moves video for Christmas!
Beautiful. My 2nd favorite mid-ranger right after Kyrie 😉
his midrange and fadeaway is just as good as mj/kobe.
Scent of Jordan
Let's go!
Man this is so dominant
Great video and description as always. It's incredible to see how much Kawhi has evolved in the last five years into superstardom. He could have ended the 2019 Finals in Game 5 had Coach Nurse not called that questionable timeout in the 4th quarter.
@rmd4379
3 жыл бұрын
ıf durant has played, no way he could win
@Evin Gualberto could you do a video on Porzingis's mid-range game
@Evin gualberto great eye test, can you possibly do a kobe midrange mastery from 96-2016 or 2011 (his best midrange %)?
@EvinGualberto
4 жыл бұрын
Oooof. A time period specific Kobe-piece is TOUGH because I'm constantly just downloading and add clips to the Kobe pile to decide what to do later...but you'll def get some type of Kobe jumper content
Bro do one with KD man he’s like just this! Small forwards playing like shooting guards, really hard to defend. KD one of the OG SF that are unguardable and clutch!
@dwightjr.pilotin4547
4 жыл бұрын
You're right. Kawhi has better post moves tho. But KD has a better touch.
KEVIN GARNETT SUPREME SHOT BLOCKER !!!!! PLEASE DO THIS VIDEO EVAN
Kawhi this season is kinda bulk and it looks like he's hurting. last season he was thinner.
Who is better at midrange kwhai or durant @Evin Gualberto
Releasing at 8’6 feet and shoots a dart with 100 rpm backspin
Make more kawhi vids
pls do lamarcus aldridge
forms like jordan....
@zootopia8586
3 жыл бұрын
Same trainer. Shooting coach. He was in the Last Dance documentary.
@usw-eo3xv
3 жыл бұрын
@@zootopia8586 wow its interesting truth
7:13 kawhi vs hill, they got traded for each other during draft day
Kawhi Leonard - Loadmanagement mastery 18-19
@EvinGualberto
4 жыл бұрын
cute dog you mean Kawhi - 2018/19 Finals MVP?
@moabu2660
4 жыл бұрын
@@EvinGualberto you gotta delete these nerds comments man haha.
@scofieId10
4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
waiting for part 19 of 19
@brucele2776
4 жыл бұрын
Link in the description.
Rip Hamilton had the best midrange shot ever.
@aiyu6471
4 жыл бұрын
Ahahahahahahahbababbabababavavavabbaabhahaha
@dwightjr.pilotin4547
4 жыл бұрын
He's more of an offball shooter tho. He's like Klay but with a shorter range.
I know people will feel this is crazy, but Kwahi > Lebron. Before you freak out, do you think Lebron could have won a chip with the Raptors?
@AlanMane
4 жыл бұрын
A Grant Yeah I do
@nikeheritage86
4 жыл бұрын
A Grant the question is, could Kawhi have taken the 2018 cavs to the finals?
@calvinletigre7687
4 жыл бұрын
Yes they have all the right pieces yo
@lancecorcuera4035
4 жыл бұрын
Could them raptor boys even beat a full healthy warriors squad?
@sakuragiibanez4579
Жыл бұрын
I agree 100 percent
He learned well from Kobe
@sakuragiibanez4579
Жыл бұрын
And kobe learned from MJ
Noone can be like kobe, but kawhi is the closest thing to kobe in both ends of the court imo.
You a real one fa this, drop ya cash app ima bless ya
@EvinGualberto
4 жыл бұрын
$EvinGual
Skill wise kawhi is better than KD and lebron
Its so satisfying to watch..