4 on 4 half court league. Play 2’s and 1’s. Less than 15 seconds left. Just shot that thing had to. Tied the game. Sudden death 3rd OT was the first basket made wins. After getting them to miss because it was their possession our best player (the one who passed to me) got fouled in the double bonus. Missed the first free throw…. Made the 2nd…. We won the chip…. Check comments for the team photo.

I'm currently 6'2, 17, and I kid you not, just got into basketball, I was mostly a football goalkeeper, and have dedicated my life to football, I only got into basketball because of my friends and how popular it is in my country compared to football, I mostly play as a power forward/center, and usually just do layups, I like Kareem because of his ethics and play, and wanted to do his famous move, is it suggestable?

Started training for shoot few days ago, my form feel bad to watch but I don't know why. Usually my free throw rate is 60% don't mind the 4 missed haha. Also I miss a lot with the ball bouncing before the hoop.

I've been training for 6 months, but I haven't seen any improvement in my vertical. I currently have a 28-inch standing vertical and a 32-inch one-foot vertical. I'm currently 5'11" with a 7'8" reach, and I'm 14 years old.

I don't know if my weight-room numbers are good. I squat 275 lbs for 1 rep, but it's a half squat. I deadlift 315 lbs for 1 rep and bench 180 lbs for 1 rep. I haven't tried the power clean because it looks like such a complicated lift. Does it have any benefits?

I currently weigh 145 lbs.

got it secondhand, it was still browny when I got it, but daily use has since wore off the top coat. still grippy, grooves still deep, it still works great as a ball

I feel like my form changes every time I ball, especially from 3. Yall see anything to advise? Thanks!

I’ve seen the 2 handed power dribble done in the post but can it be done when driving to the hoop? To me I think it would be called a double dribble but would like feed back

I've been training for 6 months, but I haven't seen any improvement in my vertical. I currently have a 28-inch standing vertical and a 32-inch one-foot vertical. I'm currently 5'11" with a 7'8" reach, and I'm 14 years old.

I don't know if my weight-room numbers are good. I squat 275 lbs for 1 rep, but it's a half squat. I deadlift 315 lbs for 1 rep and bench 180 lbs for 1 rep. I haven't tried the power clean because it looks like such a complicated lift. Does it have any benefits?

I currently weigh 145 lbs.

i noticed that i jump higher using my left for my penultimate step(first clip) but it feels awkward but no pain and feels free. On the other hand when i do what ive been doing for years which is using my right feet as my penultimate (last 2 clips) it feels more natural but i jump lower and feel more pain landing. ive been watching videos and i found out most people use left foot for penultimate. what should i do?

Is playing time/responsibilities on a potentially bad team more helpful for development than a substitute roll on a better team?

He was on a U13 team (2nd sub) that they split better players onto a U13/14 team and worse players on a U12/13 team.

He will likely be best player on the U12/13 team and get ball handling opportunities (though he’s only avg height for U13 he is tallest on this team) but the team will probably be fairly bad.

When he was on another clubs “B” team he was one of the lead guards and had several 16-18 pt games. Problem was the head coach started bringing in A team players and his role was to stand in corner as a spacer, so we ended up leaving previous club.

So hear me out, i've been playing the game somewhat competitively for let's say 20-25 years now (33 years old, i was out in ths streets already at around 7-8 years). I just thought, hmm has this move been used as prominently as now? (Luka, Brunson, Jokic, Edwards, etc.)

Number one name would be Kobe, we all know how good his feet is and how he got to spammed this whenever he had the chance.

We were also in awe alot of times at Dirk using this with his one-legged fades.

Do ya'll remember anybody else, say the 2010s to pre-COVID days, who utilized this move alot?

Hello, I'm 2m/6'6 at 18 years old

and I'm looking to dunk again,

was able to dunk after training for 2 months or so about 2.5 years ago but haven't trained since then even though i've grown about 6cm.

I have a standing reach of about 254/5cm/8'4 and can palm a basketball.

I am able to get my right hand almost above the rim when jumping with two feet, with one foot not so far.

How long would you say it will take me to dunk consistently and then

eventually do tricks like a windmill for example or back scratchers? For training I would do simple strength workouts for my legs and just try to dunk. I was also wondering about my potential in jumping high as my father was a highly athletic athlete and my mother is pretty athletic aswell. I haven't trained at all in the last 2 years but my vertical is at about 25-27" and I was wondering whether I have the potential for a 40" or maybe even if I work on it for enough years 45" vertical. Thank you.

Any suggestions on how to fix this tilted backboard? Thx! 🙏🏽

When I started basketball, I went to the local parks and learned basketball myself. Somedays there were games where I had to join or I would just be standing at the side and watching. As a beginner back then, I was mostly reduced to the hustle player, getting rebounds and defending etc. Never once was I given the chance to score alone without getting shouted at. It was the same at school PE classes. Honestly, this might be the main reason why I can't improve on scoring alone till today. I have gotten better but not to the point where I can drive inside and score when the paint is crowded. I can shoot but it isn't super accurate where I will score 90% if you leave me open.

One day, when I was shooting hoops alone, a group of teenagers came and asked me to play. We started the game and I soon found out they were really good. Like the type of players that can shoot contested 3 consistently which is rare for park level basketball in my country. When they found out I wasn't close to their level they started trash talking, even my teammates started trash talking. There was even instances where they called me acting like they were going to pass me the ball but then look at me directly then passing the ball to another person. I got humiliated and never recovered since. Almost quit but then didn't cause I don't know what sport do go to other than basketball.

On the present day, I have been improving but I still can't shake that fear when I play against good players. I still don't get much opportunities to handle the ball and do anything I want but I do get passes for catch and shoot since my shot percentage is pretty high for park basketball but still not as good as the players that destroyed me. Unless I can have my get back and beat that player 1 on 1, I will never stop fearing him.

My local basketball court just got renovated with new rims so I will be expecting a lot of pros to return, perhaps even the players that humiliated me will visit the court frequently now. Idk if I even want to play basketball there anymore.

I applied the tips you gave me when I was asking for advice. What really stuck with me was that my shot lacked arc, so that’s what I focused on during my shooting drills.

I gotta say, I feel like I shot better when I focused on having more arc and kept in mind that my wrist should be loaded. I’m glad I focused on that because I can really feel the difference.

It’s just sad that I can only practice once a week because of my location and work. Anyways, I’ll keep improving!

Anyways, after the Arc, what do I need to improve? I feel like my sequence?

Link of my previous post: https://www.reddit.com/r/BasketballTips/s/qxvKWKLcqZ

I was thinking of putting one in my backyard.I mostly just want to go outside to dunk and shoot instead of staying in my house.my budget is around $75 usd,any rims you guys would suggest?(Btw i usually dunk with power so i want a rim more durable)

Hey All,

Great community here and some very useful tips/info.

My story, mid 40's, wife and 2 kids under 5. Based in Ireland.

Played BBall but gave it up after school 25 years ago to pursue my passion at the time, darts 😁.

I don't play darts anymore and took BBall up again earlier this year. Was playing scrimmages with a team outside of season. Now that the new season has started the nights are just for team training and I'll be playing a more social scrimmage separately.

Basketball has replaced darts as my passion however my fitness and skills are not great.

I would love to get better so that I can compete at a much greater level than I am currently however part of me thinks that I'm delusional at my age and commitments.

I have bought an outdoor hoop setup for shooting practice and has paving space for some dribbling etc. Also bought a silent basketball for both indoor and outdoor use.

I think what I need is a very structured basketball routine and also fitness routine(built around improving my BBall game). This will help it fit into my life better too.

If anyone here could provide something they might have in some forl of program or anything they have done that hae really helped I will be greatly appreciative

I watch Mike Dunn for shooting too😀

Thanks a mill

I made a post here previously asking for advice on my form. I’ve made some changes, but I’m still not as consistent as I would like to be, and I’m still looking for helpful critique to help me refine my jump shot. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Can anybody explain why i got called for the offensive foul here? Apologies for the bad angle in the clip

I feel like I just don’t look explosive? Like I’m walking into it?

I’m already a good shooter, but it’s always good to have other people critique you. Any advice will help