Explain: Veronica Burton 3 and D propels first Valkyries win | Basketball Basics #2

Explain: Veronica Burton 3 and D propels first Valkyries win | Basketball Basics #2 by @EricApricot Part 2 of the beginner-friendly series on basketball terms and concepts. Focus on defending and running the pick and roll play, using examples from the Golden State Valkyries' first win on 2025-05-22-WAS-GSV. Starring: Veronica Burton, Janelle Salaun, Temi Fagbenle, Kayla Thornton, With Brittany Sykes, Stefanie Dolson, Kiki Iriafen, Jade Melbourne, Sonia Citron. The whole series can be found at    • Basketball Basics   Part 2 terms defined include: 00:38 Recover 00:46 Bigs and Smalls 00:54 Mismatch 01:53 Rotating on defense 02:42 Slipping the screen, ghosting the screen 03:03 Double team, trap, blitz 04:02 Rejecting the screen 04:26 Helping at the nail 06:21 Slide cut, Passing angle Part 1 terms include: 00:34 Dribbling and shooting, big vs small 02:00 Screens 02:10 Off ball 02:32 Cut, Flare Cut, Flare Screen 03:39 Ball Fake 03:53 Geography of the Court 03:57 Baseline, sideline, up, down, top 04:10 Corners, elbows, HORNS 05:29 Pick and roll, screen and roll 05:49 Dribble handoff 06:17 Rebounding, boxing out 06:18 Roll 07:18 Backdoor cut 07:46 ICE defense 07:51 take / accept / use the screen -- YouTube:    / @ericapricot   Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ericapricot.... Threads: @Eric_Apricot Web: https://DubNationHQ.com