Steve Nash Explains How He Mastered the Pick & Roll | Anatomy of the Game

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Steve Nash sat down with Ben Taylor of Thinking Basketball to explain how to manipulate the defense when setting up the pick and roll. In expert detail, he breaks down his use of the hip swivel, hesitation, retreats, hang dribbles and more in this absolutely brilliant breakdown. This video has been adapted from its original upload on the Thinking Basketball channel to pair with our new "Anatomy of the Game" series with Ben Taylor - with more episodes to come featuring Dwight Howard, Richard Hamilton, Muggsy Bogues and more! Download now ➡ https://nba.smart.link/NBAApp-YTDes Subscribe to the NBA: https://on.nba.com/2JX5gSN

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