[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

If you get beat bad on like a very quick steal and you know you will have a play on the other basket, then it is fine to "button hook" in as we used to call it and wait to see the play standing still rather then running (where our vision and focus can be obscured sometimes) on a play near the basket.

Agree. Here in my little corner of Connecticut, The Land That Time Forgot, we still call it a button hook maneuver, in fact we still use button hooks to tie our shoes. Also agree with standing still versus moving. We teach our new guys that it's better to stand still and get a good look the whole play rather than moving with "bouncing eyeballs".

Back when I started thirty-two years ago, I was fast enough to get to the endline on almost every single play. Since then, I've added a few pounds, a lot of gray hairs, and I'm not the speedy BillyMac that I used to be. Now, on a quick turnover, if I know that I won't be able to get to the endline, I'm always looking to get a good angle to see the whole play, and not get straightlined.