Good Shooters vs Poor Shooters

Mark Price

Ray Allen

                                                                        

Reggie Miller

10 Characteristics of Good and Poor Shooters

1. Good Shooters spend time each day on proper shooting technique. Good Shooters use a chair to "form shoot" for 10 minutes before taking their first shot at the basket.
Poor Shooters spend time on their shooting technique when they "have time." Poor Shooters grab a ball and go to the three point line to begin launching shots.

2. Good Shooters work on moving without the ball and "prepare" the shoot the ball before ever catching it.
Poor Shooters wait for their turn to shoot then think about getting a shot off.

3. Good Shooters start close to the basket and make 5 straight before moving back.
Poor shooters shoot from all areas of the floor "hoping to make it."

4. Good Shooters study other good shooters and follow their habits
Poor Shooters shoot the ball the same way without any help from others.

5. Good Shooters study the path of the ball and where the ball hits the rim. They make adjustments based on
where the ball hits the rim; long/short, right/ left.
Poor Shooters judge their shooting accuracy solely on whether the ball goes in or not.

6. Good Shooters square up to the basket before shooing, called "Ten Toes."
Poor Shooters are not concerned with alignment they just want to quickly get their shot off.

7. Good Shooters shoot from an athletic position known as Triple Threat position. One quick movement from triple threat produces a solid shot.
Poor Shooters catch the ball in an upright position then take time to bend their knees before shooting. Poor Shooters do not play in triple threat.

8. Good Shooters use their whole body to shoot the shot. They know that their LEGS make shots with good form.
Poor shooters shoot the ball with their upper body only and throw the ball at the basket instead of shooting it.

9. Good Shooters follow through consistently by "throwing their hand into the basket."
Poor Shooters are inconsistent in their follow through resulting in inconsistent results.

10. Good Shooters understand the importance of BALANCE before, during and after the shot! The feet are always under their head.
Poor Shooters shoot off balance from all different kinds of angles. Their feet are rarely under their head.

Nick Saban on Being Great

" I don't think it's normal to be great. I think it's special. The human condition is to be average and to survive. And everybody assumes that everybody wants to be as good as they can be all the time, but that's not true. If that was the case, everybody would be doing fantastic out there. So it's special to be as good as you can be. It's special to work to reach your full potential. It's special to go do it every day, day-in and day-out and never give yourself a break."
--Nick Saban

Shaka Smart on Players Leading

Coach Smart says his team does not elect captains -- they simply have leaders

1. Take care of yourself (be one time, go to class, etc)

2. Lead vocally (positivity, communicate, talk)

3. Lead by being the hardest worker on the team

4. Can you call out your teammates and say what needs to be said? (Be unpopular)

 

5. Be an extension of the coaching staff

.....Team first at all times

.....You are the team, the team is you

Other Good Links

The following are some links that I follow and check daily.  These are blogs and twitter feeds that give you substance in each tweet or blog entry.  You don't have to tweet to use twitter.  It's an unbelieveable resource. 

http://www.kevineastmanbasketball.com/

www.twitter.com/kevineastman

 Xavier Basketball has a great newsletter.  The following is a link to the newsletter archive.  One of the betters ones you'll find.  Always has some X and O's stuff, book reviews, drills, concepts.

http://www.goxavier.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/xavi-m-baskbl.html




During the college basketball season this is a great weekly newsletter that is put out by a legend in Ohio, Frank Jessie.  All the basketball links and stories you want in one spot.  Frank covers everything from every level.  You'll look forward to seeing this every week.

http://coachjess.hoopsource.com/home

Great Blog from one of the leaders in basketball specific strength and conditioning.  Alan Stein is the lead strength and conditioning speaker on the Nike Clinic circuit. 

http://blog.strongerteam.com/

You can also follow Alan Stein on Twitter at
www.twitter.com/AlanStein for an incredible amount of knowledge.


Other great follows on twitter include:

Coach Bob Starkey (Central Florida): www.twitter.com/UCFCoachStarkey

Coach Frank Martin (Kansas State):  www.twitter.com/FrankMartinKSU

Coach Brendan Suhr : www.twitter.com/brendansuhr

Coach Tom Crean: www.twitter.com/TomCrean

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Coach Buzz

I had the opportunity last year to sit next to Coach Buzz Williams at a high school game.  Great guy.  Was genuinely interested in Division 3 basketball, how our conference tournaments work in the MIAC and WIAC, and where those of us sitting around him had coached.  Last year Coach Buzz did a series of videos in the preseason and in to the early part of their schedule.  Coach Buzz cares immensely about his players and is just as proud of turning them in to quality young men as he is of turning them in to great basketball players.  This video illustrates that a little bit.  If you get a chance to read anything about Coach Buzz Williams or watch any videos like these, you will be better off because you did. 



The Palestra

To Win The Game is Great

To Play the Game is Greater

But to Love the Game is Greatest of All.

From a plaque in the lobby of the Palestra in Philadelphia.

The Palestra is one of the 5 oldest basketball arenas in the United States.