wuts up everybody. im not claiming to be some kinda streetball messiah where my word is law or anything like that but ive learned a few things while playing/practicing and i just wanna share them all with you guys. theyre good to keep in mind even tho most of them are prolly obvious but everybody needs a reminder once in a while...
1. when dribbling the ball, even if youre not moving on the court, u should constantly be moving the ball in your hands. wut i mean by that is, do SOMETHING instead of just dribbling with one hand....put it between your legs, behind your back, wutever...just be constantly crossing the ball over because it keeps the D off balance. when u finally do make your move they might not even follow u because they thought it was just another fake....and also keep your head up
2. practice hard. i kno we all hav those days when we force ourselves to dribble the ball around even when we dont feel like it....the only problem is, u do it half-heartedly and u dribble kinda lazily, just walking around and stuff. lemme just say, it doesnt work. ive had too many days when ive been like that and eventually, i started dribbling in the games like i did in practice...lazily. i would turn the ball over even tho i was prolly the only one who practiced their handles at home...so practice at game speed or even better, practice harder than u think u will work in a game. dribble and move quickly. even if youre losing the ball, u will eventually get better and playing in games will be cake
3. be strong. weve all had games where we play like shit or we realize that there are alot of people better than us. youll prolly feel discouraged by this and sometimes youll even lose focus while youre still playing. dont do this. even if youve been outplayed for the whole game and youve missed all your shots and made some turnovers, take a moment to remind yourself who u are. have that mindset where the next time u get the ball, youre gonna score or youre gonna cross someone up...all the great players hav this mindset
4. jump high on your layups/dunks. simple tip but i noticed that when u do layups lazily, sometimes u miss. jumping high as u can increases ur focus on actually making the shot and u might also get fouled on ur way up
5. play smart. its not always about u, so pass the ball once in a while and dont make it one of those passes where the person still has to make their own shot. give people good passes so theyre already in scoring position. eventually, ur team will trust u with the ball so youll hav even more freedom to show off ur handles
thats all i can think of right now. might add some more or u guys can add some too. its mostly common sense but like i said, we forget sometimes so heres your reminder
peace
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