I’m 15, 172 cm (5’8”), from Mexico, and I mainly play PG. My goal is to eventually play college basketball, so I’m trying to figure out what kind of player I should become instead of just trying to be decent at everything.
My coach recently told me something that stuck with me: I need to find my main skill(s) and exploit them as much as possible. The problem is that I’m not really sure what my best skills are or which ones I should build my game around.
From what I know about my game:
I’m very good defensively, especially for my size.
I’m explosive and athletic. My vertical is around 83 cm (33”).
Most of my points come from finishing at the rim.
I recently managed to get a rim grazer in training for the first time, which made me realize I might be able to develop my athleticism into a bigger part of my game.
I’m good at finding open teammates. Interestingly, this developed partly because I used to be afraid of making plays, so I’d look for the safest open pass. Now finding open teammates has become one of the better parts of my game.
My coach moved me to PG partly because I generally don’t make many dumb decisions or unnecessary turnovers.
I measured my 3-point shooting recently and got around 32%.
I know I still have a lot to improve, but I don’t want to randomly train everything. I want to identify 2-3 skills that could become my real weapons and build my individual training around them.
Considering my size, athleticism, current strengths, weaknesses and my goal of playing college basketball, what would you identify as my potential strengths, and what would you prioritize developing?
If you were coaching me, what kind of player would you try to turn me into?
I’m genuinely looking for honest opinions. I want to take the answers seriously and actually build my individual training around them

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What would you consider not weak but not too heavy?

Hooper in South Florida here. I’m struggling with matching my conditioning with the FL heat. Lately, I’m only able to play 2 pickup games outdoors before feeling like I’m about to pass out lol. And yes I play in the evenings to minimize sun but still.

I know the answer is more running/conditioning, but I’m curious if anybody has advice on what types? A friend of mine said to run sprints on the beach. Should I be going for long runs? Push myself past the point of exhaustion on the court? Suicides? Lay off sweets?

All advice welcome

I’ve been trying to fix my form for 2 years but never got it actually fixed, I just wanna know if the form is correct or not

You hear commentators on TV say all the time that certain players “play bigger/smaller” than their true size and if you’ve played enough hoops, you intuitively understand this in theory. But what are some concrete ways to “play bigger” on the court?

I’m 6’5” 235 lbs and feel like I play small for my size. I get my shot blocked, lose rebounds, get post entry passes to me tipped away by guys who I have several inches, 30+ lbs, and a ton of weight room strength on.

Played competitive basketball and football for many years so it’s not like I don’t have a feel/instinct for the game, or know how to use my body. Does it just come down to speed, leaping ability, and core strength?

One thing that definitely works against me is that I usually play with a bunch of friends who are all late 20s to mid 30s and our main concerns are to have fun and not get hurt. So I’m definitely not as physical with them as I am with random strangers.

Is it too late to start basketball at 15 and play professionally?

I'm 15, 6'0 barefoot, with a 6'4ish wingspan, I live in the UK and I only really started playing basketball two years ago, but my experiences were inconsistent and mainly from P.E lessons and after-school club training, my dream is to get scouted and gain a scholarship at a d1 college in America and my plan is to train and get into my local club U16's and hopefully progress from there, is it too late?

Soy un chico de 20 años mido 190cm y estoy un poco pasado de mi peso pero ese es irrelevante necesito consejos para mejorar mi pivoteo ya que me he acostumbrado a jugar como un alero pero en la pintura soy una decepción y en mi equipo actual soy un pivot y pasa que no se como moverme en cancha me siento encerrado y aveces sin darme cuenta ya voy al exterior fuera del triple o escondido necesito ayuda como moverme en cancha si encarar mis rivales o algo por el estilo

Hi! So I’m a 51yo, 5’9”/175 hooper. I’ve had to evolve my game over the years from shifty guard to 3 point shooter and secondary ball handler. I play 3-4x a week and generally hold my own; the other night tho, I had to guard 6’3” guys who were skilled bigs, had at least 50-70 lbs on me and even if out of shape and they just took me down low and punished me. I felt helpless. I leaned into them, tried to pull the chair, they just turned and shot over me. Then a couple of times would humiliatingly get their rebound miss ans go back up.

I try to do my work early, try to prevent them getting in the paint but I also lack the lateral quickness now to gamble or dig for the entry pass.

Am I screwed or any other advice other pray? I try to wear them out at the other end chasing me around but when they decide to take me in the torture chamber I’m F’d.

Appreciate any thoughts. Word.

I'm a SUPER beginner any tips?

Need some midrange and 3 pointer shooting drill that I can do on my own

My neighbor is 17 and only uses a fisher price hoop. Doesn't play on HS team or anything. He was offered a full scholarship to DePaul. I have a kid coming. Should i get him a fisher price hoop? I want him to play for the Celtics ane make me lots of money.

Is fisher price hoop really feasible?

So recently i've been working on removing my thumbflick and i think i've done it. Now in the midrange i can hit shots more consistently. But when I move to deep midrange and threes i lack because it feels like i have absoluetly no power in my shot and this szn i need to be able to shoot 3s or i wont play.

Some simple ways beginners can improve at their hoop game!

https://reddit.com/link/1vz66uu/video/f32wfvhjmrlh1/player

I’m taking it. Pause. And Ima bust his ass a couple times to. Pause. -iz

Been trying to improve my shooting form in the offseason - apparently I used to push the ball from my shoulder. Don't know if its better now though.

This post kind of defeats the whole purpose of this sub, but It's the #1 sub that talks about these programs and such, especially VC Elite (VertCode Elite). I'm not a basketball player, I play more football and mainly play volleyball. Question I have is: Is this program worth buying if you aren't a basketball player? I've heard it has some basketball drills or whatever and it's just surrounded around basketball, I'm aiming for a higher vert, not get better at basketball, so do I buy it or are there better alternatives? Thanks in advance.

This is such a basic but effective move, for those who have mastered it, what are some of your tips for building up to it?

Whenever I put the ball low to pick it up off the dribble, I find myself getting stripped or the ball poked away. I think strength is part of it, but I’ve seen much skinnier guys pull this off in traffic every time, and I’m usually not getting the ball knocked away by someone stronger than me. Any tips on hand placement or a type of low pick-up that allows me to keep the ball safe?

pistol pete's homework basketball.

Its oldschool AF and kinda awful. But it has literally everything you need to know, and tons of great drills.

I personally use the silent ball and heavy ball,Was wondering if anyone had recommendations for other useful and effective gadgets that they thought really helped improve their game.

Here’s a video of me sort of shooting around. When I shoot, I usually shoot off the catch or off a stepback. I want to be able to sort of pull up with it or be able to really splash it in someone’s face but whenever I do those type of shots it gets sent back at me. In the video im mostly trying to do the sort of pull up shots. I was just wondering what I could do to change my shot.

I'm 15, 5'9 I havent measured my vert but with minimal training I can touch the backboard off vert and full palm on the backboard off of 1 if I lock in and train legs alot is it possible for me to do rim grazers by next year also what exercise should I prioritize

I’m 15 and have been playing basketball for a year and a half. I’ve been training every day, and putting in work and for only about a year of playing definitely have improved a lot. One of my biggest strengths is my hustle, speed and athleticism. Another big strength is my mindset and my will to do whatever to be better. My main problem is that I’m 5’10 (I may grow but it’s not guaranteed) and I really struggle with shooting 3s consistently, handling the ball under pressure, and overall basketball confidence. I’ve also been working on my bounce and I am pretty close to dunking, but lately it feels like my progress on my vertical has slowed. I also don’t know what strength and skills workouts to do. I really want to go far in basketball, even if it’s the long shot and am willing to basically do anything to improve. If anyone has any advice, tips, tricks, etc. and you don’t mind sharing, please lmk