ELEVATING HERSELF - AND HER TEAM PALMDALE'S LLOYD GETS A JUMP ON COMPETITION.Byline: GIDEON RUBIN Special to the Daily News PALMDALE Palmdale, city (1990 pop. 68,842), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the irrigated Antelope Valley; a growing residential suburb of Los Angeles near Little Rock Creek where it forms Lake Palmdale Reservoir, inc. 1962. - Ask Palmdale High girls' basketball standout Brittney Lloyd how she developed her patented jump shot, and she shrugs her shoulders. ``I really couldn't could·n't Contraction of could not. couldn't could not tell you how I learned it,'' she says with a smile. ``I guess it just came naturally.'' Lloyd, a 5-foot-8 senior guard, was Palmdale's leading scorer last season, averaging 14.2 points, highlighted by five games in which she scored 20 points or more, including a season-high 28 in a 58-53 nonleague victory over Colony of Ontario Ontario, city, United States Ontario, city (1990 pop. 133,179), San Bernardino co., S Calif., near Los Angeles, in a region of vineyards; inc. 1891. . Her ability to create instant offense, combined with her athleticism, has attracted the attention of several NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I colleges. Lloyd's jump shot is a rarity in high school girls' basketball circles. When she elevates, her shot is nearly impossible to block. And when her jumper The simplest form of an on/off switch. It is just a tiny, plastic-covered metal block, which is pushed onto two pins to close that circuit. It is used to select a myriad of functions on a printed circuit board or on a peripheral device. is on, she's nearly impossible to stop. ``Very few girls have a true jump shot, and she has a true jump shot,'' Palmdale coach George Corisis said. ``We can go to gyms and some of the boys will say `Look at that girl -- that's a jump shot!''' Lloyd has been shooting a jumper since she can remember. She believes she learned it when she started playing with her two older brothers in her backyard when she was 6, but she doesn't recall trying to emulate em·u·late tr.v. em·u·lat·ed, em·u·lat·ing, em·u·lates 1. To strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation: an older pupil whose accomplishments and style I emulated. 2. their game or anyone else's. Corisis said most girls are taught in the early phases of their basketball development how to hold the ball and proper shooting form. He said some girls do elevate el·e·vate tr.v. ele·vat·ed, ele·vat·ing, ele·vates 1. To move (something) to a higher place or position from a lower one; lift. 2. To increase the amplitude, intensity, or volume of. 3. on their shots, but that few shoot what he considers to be a ``true'' jumper, in which the player creates actual separation from their defender. ``Most girls never played in the park one-and-one and two-on-two and learned how to create a shot,'' Corisis said. ``Most of them were in high school or junior high school and were taught how to shoot, whereas the boys in the park day after day learn how to create their own shots.'' However Lloyd came up with it, her jump shot has been the source of frustration for helpless opponents since she was playing youth basketball. ``I think it's a just a natural born talent,'' Palmdale senior post player Charity Smith said. ``I played against her in middle school and I hated it.'' To hear Lloyd tell it, she takes as much pride in jump-starting her team as she does in her jumper. In Palmdale's 73-28 season-opening loss to Hart of Newhall on Nov. 28, the Falcons were within single digits when she fouled out early in the second half. Palmdale will count heavily on Lloyd's ability to inspire teammates as it seeks its fifth consecutive Golden League title. ``I think I'm a motivator,'' Lloyd said. ``It seems like when I'm not doing too good, everybody else isn't doing too good; but then like when I'm hustling hustling Medical practice The illegal soliciting of victims of accidents or dread disease, to provide them with services; after being hustled, the Pt's insurance company is usually billed for office visits and treatment. See Ambulance chaser. and doing well, everybody else does well. ``That's why it's so important for me not to slack off slack 1 adj. slack·er, slack·est 1. Moving slowly; sluggish: a slack pace. 2. , because that'll bring the whole team down.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Palmdale's Brittney Lloyd has what coach George Corisis says is a ``true'' jump shot. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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