HOW TO Play like LUKA DONCIC😤

If you want to play like Luca, then

watch this video. We're going to dive

deep into three [music]

specific things that Luca does so well

that truly separates him from every

other player in the league. Luca has

mastered playing with pace. One thing

that he does so well is when he sets his

defender up between the leg dribbles,

he's constantly letting the ball hang.

What that means is the ball is suspended

in air. It's just really relaxing. It's

taking a long time before it has to come

back and switch [music] hands. What this

does is it allows him to be at his pace

where the defender is guessing what he's

going to do. When [music] he slows down,

then he can attack fast with many of the

scoring options that he's already

mastered. So, let's break it down. When

he goes between the legs, that ball is

hanging. He can hang the ball and fake

and bring the ball back. He can hang the

ball and skip up and almost sell like

he's about to shoot. He can let the ball

hang and float out and improve his

angle. But a lot of times when he's

setting his defender up, he might throw

in a cross or so, but he's constantly

getting back to those between the legs

because in this posture, he's always

ready to take off. He's always ready to,

you know, get that last step to squeak

and shoot, and he's always ready to be

able to change directions, but he's

constantly letting the ball just like

[music] breathe. One, I think, easy way

to describe how he does it is it looks

like he's playing at 50% speed. So, like

if I was like this floating and letting

the ball hang and I'm going like this

and I'm fast, it's I can't even like

process and make reads. But if I'm like

this like Luca does and I'm slow and

then I'm here, then I can fake fast and

come back. I could fake fast and come

back and shoot. I could get here and

fake quick and get out and do that

patented step back that he always does.

He can get here and be slow and fake and

slow and then take off and then drive

quick. But his ability to hang the ball,

his ability to go super super slow,

almost like he's lulling the defender to

sleep. And then when he either fakes or

decides to go, he's the one in charge of

when to do it. And the defender is

always going to be a step behind when

you play at your tempo. So this is a 50%

drill. What it means is number one, when

I'm playing him live, I have to play at

50% of my normal speed. So, this would

be like 100% speed and then this right

here would be 50%. And notice it's

almost like I'm being lazy. It's almost

like I'm like not even trying. And if

you can try, if you can actually play at

[clears throat] that speed, that is

actually how you know you're actually

finally slowing down. So, that's rule

one is I have to play at 50% speed. Rule

two is when I start to let the ball

hang, he can move his feet, but he

cannot get off the line. So, if I'm like

doing this in between, I might float

out. I might go like this. I might throw

a fake. And if I ever throw a fake and

his foot drops off the line, I get an

additional point. I can go right. I can

get back here and I can take off and

float left. [music] But again, any fake

drop, I get a point. And I have to play

at literally 50% of my speed so that

when I do take off and I'm slow like

this, bang. The moment you accelerate,

then the drill is live.

Another thing Luca does so well is his

ability to stop and start. in particular

cross steps. One benefit of a cross step

is anytime a defender overslides and

cuts off your angle, you can use to

stop, change directions, stop, shoot, or

even [music] stop and get separation. So

when Luca gets cut off, he stops and

starts on that inside foot. And that's

the crossep foot. Notice my defender's

in front of me. I see his chest. So, a

lot of times when he plants on this

foot, his back foot anchors down as he

drops the ball and then he cross steps

and takes off the other direction in an

attempt to beat him the other way. So,

again, let's see that a little bit

quicker. I'm going to try and take off

and beat you. Notice this foot never

slides. So, I'm driving like this. He

cuts me off. Stop. Change directions.

Cross step again. Pick that ball up and

finish. He's really mastered that.

Another thing you can do out of the

cross step is get separation. So this

time I might be driving and as I drive

he might be physical but he's more on

like the inside shoulder. So I'm driving

and I feel him right here. I cross step.

Doesn't make [music] sense to change

directions. He's there. So instead of

going here, I bump him in. I get out

with that step back and then I can knock

it down. This last one's really good

when [music] he's in between the read.

So there's also times he might get here

and cross step and he doesn't know if he

should change or separate. [music] And

sometimes he'll get here and just

hesitate and then take off, which is a

really good change of speed cross

[music] step. Regardless of what the

option is, Luca has mastered the ability

to cross step anytime [music] a defender

has cut him off. And from this position,

he already knows he has so many options

that he can get to. Now, let's get into

the crossep drill. Step one, I have to

stay inside of his frame. So, when I'm

doing this dribble, I cannot at any

moment slide out, which would give me

too much of a benefit. So, I got to be

stationary. He has to be stationary.

[music] I can go left, I can go right,

but because I'm inside his frame when I

take off, I'm going to probably have to

go outside this way. [music] So, the

chances of me even beating him are

probably pretty slim. So, he knows this.

He's just anticipating getting a chest

stop. [music] So, I'm like this. I'm

faking. I'm doing all this stuff. I

can't move my feet. The moment I take

off, I'm driving. I'm trying to beat

him. If at any point I I run [music]

into his chest, the rule is you have to

stop on a cross step and then the drill

is live. You could cross step and then

take off. You could cross step and get

out and shoot it. You could cross step

and change directions. The options are

limitless, but that's what the drill

looks like. Now, let's get into a live

rep. So, we check the ball up. We're

about an arm length away. I can't move

my feet. I can fake. I can do whatever I

want to. I'm here. I'm taking off. I

drive. HE CUTS ME OFF. CROSS STEP

CHANGE. We're playing again right here.

Fighting through resistance. Work on

that crossep drill if you really want to

get better at stopping and starting when

a defender overslides your angle.

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The last thing that Luga does so well is

he not only plays off two, but he does

it with patience. He provides pump

fakes. He provides steproughs and spin

[music] arounds. And he's never ever

rushed. When you look close, when Luca

drives in and plays off two, rarely does

he land and just throw up a finish. Cuz

a lot of times defenders are waiting,

land, then I jump, and then I can time

it up. to avoid the [music] defender

timing you up. What Luca does so well is

he'll land, but he'll fake fake. He

might fake and then he gets him, then he

shoots it. He might fake and have

nothing. Okay, so he pivots and now he's

got space this way. But rarely again is

he just driving in and just throwing the

ball up. He might drive middle, bump,

land right here, fake. [music] He might

like bump in, step back, but he's

constantly like landing and faking,

[music]

landing and pivoting, landing and

spinning away. He's never ever rushed.

Think about it like if you were guarding

me and you knew one dribble, two dribble

right now, jump, jump. If he can time

me, he's going to get [music] his hand

on the ball. But if I can fake like

crazy and never let him know when I'm

timing, when I'm finishing, when I'm

stepping through, he's going to

constantly be at my mercy. And that's

just one of the other many factors that

makes Luca so unguardable. This is a

great drill to simulate having patience

off two feet. So I call this chase down

finishing. He's going to toss the ball

up. And the rule is the moment he tosses

the ball, he has to say ball. Wherever

the ball is, I got to run and get it.

He's going to be chasing me down. And I

have to drive. I have to land on two

feet. But my one rule is before I decide

to shoot it or finish it, I have to fake

at least once. I could fake twice. I

could fake three times. I could pivot

around, but I have to fake at least

once. Now, let's take a look at what the

drill looks like.

So, if you want to start playing more

like Luca, then master those three

things. Master the pace with the ball in

your hands. Master your ability to play

off two, but also add in fakes and

pivots and step throughs and be patient.

[music] And then the last thing, master

your cross steps. Have an answer of what

can I get to if I get cut off. And if

you can get better at those three

things, you're going to be playing more

and more like Luca in no time.