NBA legend Ray Allen discusses youth basketball, coaching, and greatness with JJ. They share meaningful interactions, sacrifices for team success, pregame routines, and Ray's legendary shot. Tim Legler joins for a draft of 90s players in today's NBA. Packed with insights and stories!
Ray Allen's workout routine focused on consistency, conditioning, and cross-training for quad strength and overall endurance.
Complex shooting drills with pressure and variability prepared Ray Allen for game scenarios, ensuring his sharpness under challenging conditions.
Ray Allen's off-the-ball movement created defensive challenges, forcing opponents to constantly adjust and creating opportunities for teammates.
Ray Allen's mentorship emphasized consistent practice, pressure in workouts, and tailored drills to instill disciplined training mindset in younger players.
Deep dives
Building Consistency and Conditioning
The off-season workouts for Ray Allen involved a mix of sprints and basketball drills focusing on shooting under various conditions to simulate game scenarios. He emphasized the importance of consistency in training, working at high pace in small spaces, and sustaining conditioning levels for extended periods. Allen also incorporated cycling and long-distance runs for cross-training to improve quad strength and overall endurance.
Varied Shooting Drills and Imposed Pressure
Ray Allen's workout routines included complex shooting drills like the 12-shot sequence that forced him to make different types of shots to simulate game situations. These drills imposed pressure on Allen to hit specific targets and maintain a high success rate. The emphasis on variability in practice aimed to prepare him for the unpredictable nature of in-game scenarios, pushing him to stay sharp under challenging conditions.
Dynamic Movement and Defensive Shifting
Playing for teams like Boston and Miami, Ray Allen's movement off the ball created defensive challenges, with constant awareness and shifting required from opponents. His style of play demanded a high level of engagement from defenders due to his constant movement, which shifted defensive assignments and created open opportunities for teammates. Allen's off-the-ball actions influenced defensive rotations and forced opponents to constantly adjust to his threat.
Teaching Work Ethic and Training Regimens
Ray Allen's approach to training extended to mentoring younger players and shaping their work ethic. By emphasizing the importance of consistent practice, imposed pressure in workouts, and tailored drills to mimic game demands, Allen instilled a disciplined training mindset in his mentees. His focus on endurance, skill variability, and strategic movement patterns guided players to develop a comprehensive training regimen, reflecting the principles he applied in his own career.
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This week we’re incredibly excited to welcome NBA legend Ray Allen to The Old Man and the Three! Ray and JJ discuss so much, including Ray’s thoughts about youth basketball and coaching and what they miss most about being NBA players. Ray drops gems about what his mindset was around being a professional, leader, and how he approached practicing his shooting, conditioning, and training, plus what he thinks makes greatness. JJ also shares with Ray some meaningful interactions that they had together as players, and what Ray told JJ during his career that helped him and gave him confidence. They of course discuss Ray’s time on the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat and the sacrifices he needed to make for team success. They also, of course, discuss pregame routines, shooting, and Ray’s legendary shot in Game 6. Then, Tim Legler joins JJ and Tommy for a draft of which players from the 90s would be great in today’s NBA. Needless to say, it’s a packed episode. Let’s go!
