Hesitation crossover

Gary Payton doesn’t often end up looking a fool on the court, but Jason Williams sure clowned him with this crossover, faking the former defensive player of the year off his feet. As with many of the best crossovers, the basic motions themselves aren’t particularly difficult to emulate here, the real challenge being that of convincing your man to bite on the up-fake.

Although the move may look similar to the Killer Crossover initially, its intent is different. The difference is here in this hesitation, which allows your defender a fraction of a second to recover and bite on the fake.

The move also differs from the Killer Crossover in the second dribble, which, owing to the fact that your defender is likely to have shifted more during the hesitation, can be taken directly towards the basket.