it's one of the most common questions I did when do I Drive to the basket how do I spot that opportunity and then take advantage quickly now first I want to say that the vast majority of top-tier Hooper's they do this subconsciously as they play it just comes naturally from years of experience but if you have trouble with your decision-making you can definitely start applying these tips in-game and it'll become more and more subconscious for you so there are two parts to this surveying that help defense to read for opportunity and then reading your immediate defender I'll go over that second line of defense first and give you all a few signs for when to attack that defense okay so first this is much more common in the league because in the defensive three-second call but if you see the paint empty help defender outside of the paint it's a sign that they're out of position and maybe out of control sliding over once you get to the rim but that's sort of a gray area sometimes they'll be ready sometimes they won't so at this point it's about their momentum in their position if they're turned away from you even slightly or they're moving away from you like all four are here because they're distracted by the weak side action it'll be a good opportunity [Applause] like right here ja sees these offenders scrambled and moving away from him in the book night so he takes the chance and it's also all the way down to the body language of the help they're standing straight up like you see here it's gonna be hard for them to drop into an athletic position and get over in time for a great context plus especially in college where help defense is taught so well it could be a sign that they're tired or out of it take advantage of this also their eyes you see here how Kyrie begins his drives and he notices that Kuzma is looking up towards the weak side action so now Kyrie just knows that's easy month and even if these defenders do get over late it's much more difficult for them to contest because they're out of control and having timed it correctly next if you're driving and see that your teammate has a defender sealed it could be a good chance to go if y'all are on the same page and your teammate is experienced they'll seal off the defender which can lead to a wide open lane also it sounds crazy but sometimes when the paint seems loaded because there are two defenders it could be an opportunity for you if you're in a downhill draw and read the two defenders split the bucket like right here there's a good chance that both will fall into this trap or the five standard fit they'll just let you go because they expect the other one to jump with you if you're aggressive and confident in this situation most of the time we will work out this work in a semi transition situation are basically when the defense is back but not totally set it there were many times be an opportunity usually the entire defense and especially the rim protectors backpedaling it's a green light mostly especially when they're lacking intensity wizard and if their momentum and position is aimed towards you it gives you the opportunity to turn them and feed them to the opposite direction and then lastly if you're in a real game and not just a pickup game if the help defender is in foul trouble when you have an opportunity sake so now you're seeing that you have an opportunity in that second later people but isn't the best move right here to attack your immediate defender one giveaway sign here is forward many times the defender will give you a top foot with one foot is in front of the other like you see here in this case the majority of the time the best option is to drive towards that top foot so they have to rotate their entire body to keep up but sometimes if they're overly forcing you to one side it may be best to take that advantage they're giving you have you seen an opportunity deeper and deeper next is momentum which I won't go all the way into because there's so much to talk about but it's also another dead giveaway the goal here is to attack defenders when their momentum is moving in a certain direction whether you get them moving that way with the dribble or you just notice it was in the flow of a game you have to take advantage of these times whether they're moving forward ladder or even backwards attack these situations and get an advantage on them even if you can't get all the way downhill and other than that it's all about mindset if you have it set in your mind that you're in control of the defender and not that you'll react to what they're doing it'll open up so much for you but of course once you get downhill you still have to make something happen and we'll have a video coming about that very very very soon thanks for tuning in subscribe and check back weekly for new videos make sure to follow me on Instagram to share with everyone let's get this movement going