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"He wasn't as big of a ball handler as Kobe" - Phil Handy explains why Kobe Bryant was more dynamic than Michael Jordan

Phil Handy had the opportunity to help Kobe Bryant even improve his game during his time with the Los Angeles Lakers as player development coach. In the process, Handy could carefully observe every ...
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'We don't play the game with two balls' - Phil Handy recalls Kobe Bryant refusing to do two-ball dribbling drills

A huge part of being an NBA superstar is being set in your ways. These guys strictly follow their own regimen, and any changes or suggestions are usually met with skepticism. But when Phil Handy, one ...
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Phil Handy recalls when Kobe Bryant showed him a post move he had never seen before

Kobe Bryant was one of the most cunning competitors the NBA had ever seen. The 6’6” wingman from Lower Merion High in Philadelphia never hesitated to use every trick in the book to get the upper hand ...
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"He had Ben Simmons chasing him and Embiid in front of him" - Phil Handy on the difficulty of Kawhi's iconic game-winner in the 2019 ECS

Kawhi Leonard's game-winning jumper in Game 7 of the 2019 Eastern Conference Semifinals will go down as one of the most incredible shots in NBA history. Not only was the shot extremely difficult, but ...
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"I've never seen more of a technician with the footwork than him" - Phil Handy says Kobe Bryant's footwork was different

Phil Handy was no longer a newbie in his job when he joined the Los Angeles Lakers as a player development coach in 2011. However, he admitted that Kobe Bryant made him realize that he hadn't seen ...