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My best suggestion to keeping them from stealing the ball when you drive is to make a quick first step and then created space with your shoulder. Watch video of allen iverson hes a great example of a smaller playing who creates space with his shoulders. But I dont always dribble hard. Sometimes its good to dribble slowly to sorta "lure your defender to sleep" and then hit them with 1 quick hard move

Watched lebron tonight. He get low and lower his shoulder as he goes around a defender.

Practiced doing that today worked great!

I think Alex Maroko has a product out about ball handling. I'd check that out.

I know you have beef with Maroko and this is probably some sarcastic joke, but I highly recommend that program.
It really does help A LOT with your ball handling

I like the irony on this thread.

yeah it really has helped with my feel for the ball, and since it is so structure, I have worked on ball handling even on those days where I dont feel like it.

@JC: I know you think that TAQ is bs, but what you dont realize is that for misinformed athletes who are taught that you are born with quickness, maroko helped a lot of people.

His marketing is wack for really knowledgable trainees like those on this site, but for most basketball players and other high school athletes, maroko is able to reach them with all his marketing. You dont realize how WACK most people train. Most of my teammates still think that jumpsoles will help their vertical.

For ball protection, its more about reading the defense and reacting to it. Attack the lead foot. Get low.

Stay low when you have the ball and dribble hard.