Re: Highschool Basketball Help
...I can't stress enough how important it is to be thinking ahead. Always be thinking what you'll do in a game situation. I used to mentally play out what would happen all of the time. If I have a clean post on my man and get the ball while my man is on my back, most of the time I knew what I was going to do. Be quick with your post moves. Backing a man down can be effective, but what is more effective is quick post moves that give your defender little time to think/react. That's where the drop step can be lethal.
I used to hit a couple of fade away jumpers on my man, and then they would start overplaying that. I'd spin baseline, fake the shot, and they'd get off of their feet. At that point, I was dipping underneath them for an easy lay in.
Another deadly move (it's tough to explain this by typing)... If you are backing your man down while having the ball in the post... and you have a teammate on the opposite block, a fake wrap around pass by your defender will get them to turn. At that point, you have an easy bucket. I used to do this move all of the time, but you really have to sell it. They think you're passing it off to the other post and go to help out, but you still have the ball. It worked wonders for me and it still does. I wish I could show you a video of it rather than trying to explain it through words, but hopefully you'll get the gist of what I'm describing here.
...I can't stress enough how important it is to be thinking ahead. Always be thinking what you'll do in a game situation. I used to mentally play out what would happen all of the time. If I have a clean post on my man and get the ball while my man is on my back, most of the time I knew what I was going to do. Be quick with your post moves. Backing a man down can be effective, but what is more effective is quick post moves that give your defender little time to think/react. That's where the drop step can be lethal.
I used to hit a couple of fade away jumpers on my man, and then they would start overplaying that. I'd spin baseline, fake the shot, and they'd get off of their feet. At that point, I was dipping underneath them for an easy lay in.
Another deadly move (it's tough to explain this by typing)... If you are backing your man down while having the ball in the post... and you have a teammate on the opposite block, a fake wrap around pass by your defender will get them to turn. At that point, you have an easy bucket. I used to do this move all of the time, but you really have to sell it. They think you're passing it off to the other post and go to help out, but you still have the ball. It worked wonders for me and it still does. I wish I could show you a video of it rather than trying to explain it through words, but hopefully you'll get the gist of what I'm describing here.
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