How to be a scoring machine in basketball

8 Keys to Becoming a Great Scorer in Basketball

This article was written by Basketball HQ co-founder Kyle Ohman.

1. Score Within the Offense

• Set Plays
  • Master your team’s set basketball plays and recognize when and where there are great scoring opportunities for yourself.
  • It could be a play designed specifically for you or for another teammate, but you always need to be ready to take a high percentage shot within your team’s offense.
• Read the Defense
  • Don’t be a robot when running plays. Understand how the defense is guarding a certain action, and then exploit it.
  • This requires knowing and understanding each play at a high level. If you are always trying to remember the play, you won’t be able to read the defense.

2. Play to Your Strengths

• You are What you Shoot
  • You must value the shots that you shoot. Not every shot is a good shot.
  • Look for high percentage shots to take advantage of.
• Seek Out YOUR Shot
  • Every scorer has different spots on the floor that they prefer. So get the ball where you want it, and then shoot the shot that you want.
• Use Your Teammates
  • Don’t try to do it on your own.
  • i.e., If you are great with ball screens, look to use a ball screen with one of your post players to score.
  • Communicate with your teammates and let them know where you want to get the ball.

3. Next Play Mentality

• Short Memory
  • Not every shot is going to go in; that is just how it works. You should never let a miss impact the next shot.
  • Move on to the next play and shoot the next shot with confidence.
• Confidence
  • You must be mentally tough and have confidence in your abilities.
  • Don’t allow a few misses to deter you from taking the next quality shot that comes your way (as long as it fits the moment in the game).

4. Take Advantage of Easy Baskets

• Transition
  • Sprint the floor and look to get easy baskets before the defense gets set.
  • Sprinting the floor also opens up scoring lanes for other teammates as well.
• Hard Cuts
  • Read the defense and take advantage of miscommunication or laziness with hard cuts to the basket.
  • Backdoor: if the defender is playing too high in the passing lane, back cut to the basket for an easy finish.
  • Face Cut: if the defender doesn’t jump to the ball after a pass, cut right across their face.
• Offensive Rebounds
  • Crash the boards hard and look to get easy put backs.
  • If you are more of a guard, be ready to shoot kick out 3 pointers off the offensive rebound.

5. Free Throws

• Aggressiveness
  • Put pressure on the defense and force them to commit fouls.
  • Play under control while being aggressive and don’t pick up out of control fouls or turn the basketball over.
• Free Points
  • You must be able to capitalize at the free-throw line and take advantage of free points.
• End of Game Situations
  • Making free throws at a high percentage adds a lot of value in close games when the other team must foul to extend the game.

6. Offensive Balance

• Create for Others
  • You must be willing to set up other teammates to keep the defense from collapsing on you every time you make a move.
  • Being a dual-threat to score and create puts so much more pressure on the defense.
• Multiple Scoring Moves
  • Be able to score in a variety of different ways.
  • You will have “go-to moves,” but you also need to be able to exploit the defense when they are overplaying you a certain way.
  • Example: A guard that can both shoot at a high level and finish at the basket is a lot harder to guard than a player that is only one-dimensional.

7. Develop your Weaknesses

• Don’t Avoid Your Weakness
  • Purposely set time aside to work on areas of your game that you struggle with.
  • Write out what you need to work on and how you are going to improve in those areas.
• Constant Development
  • Always be improving your weaknesses and look to turn them into strengths.
  • Work to become a complete player.

8. Defense to Offense

• Stops to Buckets
  • Getting hands in passing lanes, harassing the ball handler, rebounds, etc., can open up transition opportunities and allow you to turn defense to offense.
  • This doesn’t mean gambling outside of team strategy; stay disciplined.
• Team Defense
  • Buy into team defense and recognize that defense ignites the offense.
  • Don’t be the player known as a scorer but takes it easy on the defensive end and hurts team defense.

When you hear the word “scorer” in basketball, you sometimes think of it negatively because there are so many volume shooters out there that we label as scorers. Being a great scorer, though, means being able to score the basketball efficiently; it is done with one purpose in mind, and that is to help the team win.

Great scorers shoot the basketball with accountability. They know that it is their role to shoot a lot of shots and score points for their team. However, they don’t just shoot any shot that they want or feel like. It is about the team, and they show that by choosing to shoot high percentage shots.

Scorers are usually naturally gifted, but GREAT scorers are also some of the hardest workers as well. If you look at players like Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, etc., you will quickly see that they are also some of the hardest workers. If you want to develop into a great scorer, it starts in the gym with hours and hours of hard work. This allows you to shoot the ball with confidence and take the big shots at the end of the game.

In 2 days - This "low confidence player" turned into a scoring machine

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By Joe Haefner

One of the biggest frustrations of coaching is when you have skilled yet timid players with no confidence.

You know if they were more assertive and aggressive, they would help your team win more games. They might even turn into one of your best players.

I believe I have the solution to this problem. Ive seen players transform quite quickly.these same timid players turn into aggressive and assertive players.

My ah-ha moment happened nearly a decade ago.

We hosted a local basketball camp with Don Kelbick, so he could show us his Attack & Counter Skill Development System.

In two days, I saw Don take a kid named Cody that lacked confidence and transformed him into an aggressive, assertive player. Well get back to this story and how Don did this in a second.

But first let me explain who Don Kelbick is if you already know Don, you can just skip down to the next section.

Who is Don Kelbick?

Prior to the camp, when I first read and listened to Dons principles within his Attack & Counter System, Im going to be truthful I thought it sounded a bit strange because it went against conventional coaching. At the same time, I was intrigued.

And Don has a pedigree. He coached for over 20 years at the college level. Hes also trained numerous NBA players...

• Raja Bell who was initially undrafted and turned into a 12-year NBA vet and one of the top 3-point shooters in NBA history. Hes ranked 23rd in 3-point shooting percentage for NBA/ABA history.
  
• Bruce Bowen who was a defensive specialist, NBA champion, and also developed into an elite 3-point shooter. He led the NBA in 3-point shooting percentage in the 2002-03 season.
  
• Joe Johnson who is a 7-time NBA All Star and Olympic Gold Medalists.

And hes trained other players like NBA champion JJ Barea, Rasual Butler, Omri Casspi, Tim Hardaway, and more.

So I thought I would listen.

Never did I think that what I saw that weekend would completely change the way I teach the game for the better.

Back to Codys transformation into an aggressive, confident player...

I didnt know Cody before the camp. However, I quickly realized that Cody was very easy to like. He worked hard, looked you in the eyes when you spoke to him, and did little polite things like opening doors for you. So it was easy to root for Cody.

After some conversations, I found out that Cody played on the 2nd team for a local elite AAU team. His friend Tyler, also at the camp, had always been on the first team.

On their school team, Tyler was the star. Cody was a role player off the bench.

After two days, Don made it look like Cody was the star.

You could even see that Tyler was a little taken back during a one-on-one drill on the second day.

After a quick, aggressive move by Cody that ended in And 1, you could see it on Tylers face. His eyes got big, eyebrows lifted up, and he said, Whoa. Nice move, man.

And this wasnt a lucky play. It was happening over and over again.

And you could see it in Cody's body language. The first day he walked around with a slightly sunken posture when competing against the better players. The last day he was walking tall with his shoulders back. He was playing confident and looked confident.

On the last day of the training, I remember Don talking to Cody on the sidelines. Don said to him, "You've never been able to take it to Tyler like that before. Have you?"

Cody replied with a big ole' grin... "Nope."

Don just said, You sure can now.

From that moment on... I knew we needed to share Don's system with the basketball world.

How Don Transformed Cody

While this is simplified and I recommend seeing this in person, this is basically what Don does. ..

• Removes fear of failure.

  He tells players that basketball is not a game of perfect. He gives examples of some of the best players in the game missed more shots than they made. He lets them know that the only way to improve is to make mistakes and get outside your comfort zone.

• Simplifies the mental game and speeds up decision-making.

  He does through his Think Shot mentality and mapping.

• Teaches players the importance of attacking immediately.

  In addition to mapping, this removes indecision and speeds up reaction time. This allows you to take advantage of the defense being out of position.

• Teaches counter moves that help players take advantage of where the help defense is typically located.

  His counter moves take the player away from the defense. There are fewer defenders and they have to cover more ground. This gives the offense more success.

• Steers players towards success. ..

  Don steers players towards shots and moves that result in higher percentage shots. Success breeds confidence. Confidence breeds more success.

• Getting in thousands of repetitions.

  Don believes that you improve through repetition. You improve your skill set and your moves become instinctual which makes you quicker on the court.

  He also does with coaching cues that make players better as theyre doing the drill.

• Don teaches you how to be great with your feet.

  Your feet are the foundation for everything you do in basketball shooting, ball handling, triple threat moves, ball handling moves, moving without the ball, etc.

  He shows how certain movements with your feet happen over and over again just with different situations on the floor. Hes able to teach NBA-level moves to 5th graders because hes mastered simplifying and connecting footwork.

Here are some articles and videos that explain these concepts in more detail.

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This Instantly Improves Decision-Making, Aggressiveness, & Makes You a Better Scorer

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The Best Way To Get Your Players (or Children) To Rapidly Improve Like Cody

Quite simply, attend his camps first. After that, watch his videos.

Personally, I dont know why but his concepts didnt resonate with me completely until I assisted with one of his camps. Well, they resonated quite well and Ive attended about a dozen of his camps. And Im continuously picking something up new.

So if youre a coach, if youre a parent who works with their children, if you have a team of players, if you have children who play basketball, attend the Attack & Counter Basketball Camps.

The worst case is that you pick up better ways to teach footwork, shooting, ball handling and finishing. The best case is that you also completely change your approach to the mental game like I did.

Then if youre a believer like me and many other coaches and players you buy his videos and review them periodically.

Register soon...7 of his 12 Attack & Counter Camps are already sold out or just have a few spots left.

Also, if you could get 60+ players to come to a camp, you can inquire about fundraising and hosting a camp.

What do you think? Let us know by leaving your comments, suggestions, and questions...

Slamdunk Journal :: Basketball techniques

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What techniques exist and how they differ

Let's first deal with the definition: playing techniques are skills that a professional player must possess. Sounds simple, but what exactly are the skills in basketball? What should an amateur who wants to improve the performance of his game pay attention to? Let's figure it out.

The main goal in basketball is to successfully hit the ball into the basket, and everything that happens on the court only brings the players to this moment. There are skills that basketball players work out in training to bypass rivals and make a successful shot.

Before we list them, let us remind you that basketball is a team sport, and even the most successful players do not master all the tricks perfectly. With a serious approach to training, you should decide on your position on the site and especially carefully work out the necessary techniques.

So the post must deftly pick up the ball under the hoop and throw it right into the basket. Back row players are highly regarded for their ability to pass and make accurate shots from medium to long distances. And for an attacking basketball player, it is extremely important to be able to make lightning-fast breakthroughs to the ring. All these techniques and skills are practiced in training.

What are the basic skills?

• Holding the throw. Performed with two hands. Widely spaced fingers hold the ball from both sides. One of the basic skills for any player.
• Catching the ball. Another basic skill that no basketball player can do without. But are you sure you know how to do it right?!

The easiest way to catch the ball is at chin level. To do this, you need to take a small step forward and stretch your arms towards the ball with widely spread fingers - a “funnel”. In this case, the thumbs should be directed towards each other and brought together up to 3-5 centimeters. This will save you from slipping and hitting the ball in the face if you catch it at high speed. At the moment the ball touches the fingers, you need to make a shock-absorbing movement and transfer it to the chest. When catching the ball above the head, the actions are similar, but you need to extinguish the speed of its flight from the top-front, and then transfer it to the chest in an arc.

One of the most difficult tricks is catching the ball flying behind. Such a pass is often used to quickly break through to the opponent's ring. For him, without slowing down, make a slight turn of the shoulder and head towards the ball, and then catch it with the far hand and move it to the chest with a raking movement.

Basic passing techniques:

There are several technically correct ways to pass the ball. One of the most basic is a transfer with two hands from the chest. In this position, the ball is most protected from the attacks of opponents, and besides, the transfer from the chest is the most accurate and reliable, regardless of whether it is carried out on the spot or while the player is moving.

• Two-handed downshift is more commonly used after stops and turns. During the swing, the ball is taken to the thigh, after which it is sent to another player with a sharp movement of both hands. Such a transfer is effective for beating especially tall opponents.
• One-handed passes are less accurate and more often used when speed is important. Their development should be given special attention in training in order to achieve maximum strength and accuracy.
• The shoulder pass is used when the ball needs to be passed as far and as fast as possible, and the hook pass, performed in an arcing motion, is good for passing the opponent.
• To get around a nimble and agile opponent, a rebound pass will also be good. It can be done with one or two hands. In this case, the push of the ball must be strong, and the rebound point must be closer to the receiving player.

What about dribbling?

Dribbling is the most basic thing in basketball. What makes this sport different from the rest. Simply put, dribbling is dribbling. It allows the player in possession of the ball, without violating strict basketball rules, to enter a position convenient for attacking, approach the ring and score the ball. The dribbling is carried out by elastic pushes of the ball with the fingers. It is dribbling that should be given special attention in training beginners.

Well-developed dribbling technique will teach you not only how to move on the court, but also skillfully take the ball away from your opponents, which will bring you closer to the coveted ring.

But we already wrote about how to properly throw the ball into the ring in our other article;)

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The smallest score in basketball

The largest score in an international match (251-33) was recorded in the game between the national teams of Iraq and Yemen in New Delhi during the Asian Games on November 1982g.

Mats Vermelin (Sweden), 13 years old, scored all the balls (272 points) in a match that his team won with a score of 272 : 0! at a youth tournament in Stockholm, Sweden, February 5, 1974

156 points brought to her team by Marie Boyd (now Eichler) from the Central Lonakoning team, Maryland, USA, on February 25, 1924 in a match against the Ursalinsky Academy team, Cumbria, ending at 163:3.

The highest aggregate score in a game is 370 when the Detroit Pistons defeated the Denver Nuggets 186:184 in Denver, Colorado, USA on December 13, 1983g. Overtime was played after the score 145:145 in regular time.

Most regular time aggregate score was 320 when the Golden State Warriors defeated the Denver Nuggets 162-158 in Denver, Colorado on November 2, 1990

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100 points in basketball is considered a grandmaster indicator. However, not always such performance was a guarantee of victory. The history of this game knows cases when both teams far exceeded the 100-point bar. If we take into account only professional teams, then the biggest score in basketball was recorded in the game between the Detroit Pistons and the Denver Nuggets, which on December 13, 1983 for two scored 370 points. It is noteworthy that the other 9 places in the top are also occupied by representatives of the NBA, indirectly answering the question of where they play the brightest and most effective basketball.

10. Boston Celtics 173-139 Minneapolis Lakers (February 27, 1959) Score 312 points for two is extremely difficult even with a few overtimes. However, in 1959, in a regular season match, Boston and Minneapolis were able to meet the main 48 minutes. To a greater extent, this achievement belongs to the players of the Celtics, who literally defeated their opponents, providing a difference of 34 points.

Boston Celtics vs. Minneapolis Lakers, 1959

Tom Heinsohn was the top scorer of the game with 43 points. In general, 13 basketball players from both teams overcame the 10-point mark. And one of them, Bob Cosey, also made 28 assists. By the way, Bob held the title of the most passing player for 8 years - from 1953 to 1960.

9. San Antonio Spurs 161:153 Denver Nuggets (11/7/1990) Unlike the previous match, where there was a clear favorite, the battle that took place at the beginning of November 1990 between San Antonio and Denver was uncompromising. Each team took two quarters, and the third 12-minute was decisive, which the Spurs managed to win with a 16-point handicap.

San Antonio's David "Admiral" Robinson was the hero of the game with 43 points, 9 rebounds, 5 blocks and 4 assists. Interestingly, Robinson played for the Spurs throughout his professional career, eventually earning the honor of becoming a member of the NBA Hall of Fame.

6-8. Phoenix Suns - Denver Nuggets 173:143 (11/10/1990) 1990 was truly a record-breaking year in the basketball world, with the Denver Nuggets being one of the players almost every time. This time Denver's rival was Phoenix, who didn't put things off the table and literally terrorized the opponent's ring in the first two quarters, scoring 107 points. Having moderated the ardor a little in the second half of the meeting, the Suns nevertheless calmly brought the match to victory.

Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets emblems in 1990

In addition to the unimaginable score, this match was marked by another record. Phoenix coach Cotton Fidzimons scored 700 career wins, becoming only the 7th coaching man to surpass that mark.

6-8. Cincinnati Royals - San Diego Rockets 165:151 (03/12/1970). Cincinnati Royals 1969-1970 season. demonstrated excellent performance, which peaked in the period February-March, when the team scored an average of 127 points per game. This trend was not only confirmed in the match against the San Diego Rockets, but became even more obvious. The Royals scored an amazing 165 points, with the main push coming in the first quarter, in which the Rockets were outplayed by 18 points.

1970 San Diego Rockets Roster

One of the last games in the Cincinnati Royals jersey for team legend Oscar Robertson. Over the course of 10 years, he averaged 29.3 points, 10.3 assists and 8.5 rebounds. In April 1970, Big O was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks.

6-8. Philadelphia Warriors - New York Knicks 169:147 (03/02/1962) The March 2, 1962, game between the Warriors and the Knicks will forever go down in American basketball history as the "Chamberlain 100-Point Game." Philadelphia Philadelphia center Wilt Chamberlain scored exactly 100 points - an NBA record that many experts consider eternal. When Wilt had 41 points after 2 quarters, his teammates decided to play exclusively for him so that he could beat his own record of 79points.

Wilt Chamberlain in 1962

The final result exceeded even the wildest expectations. At the end of the match, the spectators present in the stands chanted only one phrase: “Give the ball to Chamberlain!”, And the Warriors players gladly followed this instruction. Having scored the hundredth point a minute before the end of the game, the main character of the match simply stopped in the center of the court, not even trying to increase the record, because he did not want to spoil the round figure. The photo of Chamberlain holding up a 100 sign is considered one of the greatest images in NBA history.

4-5. Phoenix Suns - New Jersey Nets 161:157 (12/7/2006) The most scoring game of the new era is the Suns vs. Nets matchup in the 2006-2007 season. The game ended only after the second overtime, while during the meeting the leader changed 34 times. After the meeting, Phoenix Suns coach Michael d'Anthony stated that it was the best game he had ever seen.

The teams scored 318 points for two, first of all, thanks to the inspired game of their leaders - Steve Nash and Jason Kidd. The first scored 42 points, made 13 assists and made 6 rebounds, the indicators of the second are no less impressive - 38 points, 14 assists and 14 rebounds. The difference of 4 points between the performance of Nash and Kidd, in fact, became decisive, since such a handicap was observed in the final protocol of the match.

4-5. Denver Nuggets - San Antonio Spurs 163:155 (01/11/1984) In the 1983-1984 season. The Denver Nuggets have established themselves as the most offensive force in the Western Conference. At the same time, the Nuggets did not differ in particularly reliable defense, so the matches with their participation turned out to be extremely productive. Perhaps the most striking proof of this fact is the match between Denver and San Antonio, in which each team scored over 150 points without using a single overtime for this.

The first two quarters went to the Nuggets, who created a comfortable 18-point handicap. The Spurs did not give up and halved the gap, but they could not snatch the final victory or at least take the game to overtime. The most productive player of the meeting was Kiki Vandeweghe, having realized 21 shots out of 30 attempts.

3. Golden State Warriors 162:158 Denver Nuggets (11/2/1990) The highest score in a non-overtime game was the Warriors vs. the Nuggets on November 2, 1990 in the regular season. For one of the highest scoring teams in history, Denver, it was the first home game of the 1990-1991 season. and introducing new head coach Paul Westhead to the local public.

Coach Paul Westhead

Both teams used a total of 22 players in the match and 21 of them managed to hit the opponent's basket at least once, while 12 basketball players scored more than 10 points. Golden State Warriors' small forward Chris Mullin scored 38 points, one point ahead of Nuggets' Orlando Woolridge.

2. San Antonio Spurs 171-168 Milwaukee Bucks (3/6/1982) 3 overtimes is a fairly rare occurrence in the NBA, even given the uncompromising nature of most matches in the regular season and especially in the playoffs. It is to this match that the meeting between the San Antonio Spurs and the Milwaukee Bucks, which ended with a unique score, belongs. 337 points for two is the second highest figure among professional teams not only in America, but also in the world.

Milwaukee Bucks Roster 1982 years

Throughout the game, the opponents kept very close to each other, so regular time did not reveal a winner. Two overtimes also turned out to be a draw, and only in the third added five-minute period did the Spurs manage to break away by 3 decisive points. George Gervin contributed the most with 50 points, 24 of which came in overtime.

1. Detroit Pistons 186-184 Denver Nuggets (12/13/1983)

For many modern basketball fans, Detroit is associated with a defensive team, for which sometimes it is enough to score 80 points to win. However, in season 1983-1984 it was a brightly attacking team with an average performance of 117 points. The Denver Nuggets were considered an even more reckless team, averaging 123 points per game. Therefore, it is not surprising that fate chose these teams to forever enter their names in the NBA book of records.

370 incredible points for two could not have happened if three seconds before the end of the fourth quarter, Isaiah Thomas had not given hope to the Pistons with his accurate shot. This was followed by 3 overtimes, as a result of which Detroit managed to snatch victory in this historic game. It is difficult to say whether someone will be able to encroach on this record in the future. At least in the 30 years that have passed since then, no one has even come close to such figures.

1. Biggest Score

In 1990, the Denver Nuggets lost to the Golden State Warriors 162-158 in Colorado State. That is, the total score in regular time was equal to 320 points! And the game with the most devastating score took place in 1982 in New Delhi: the game between the national teams of Iraq and Yemen ended with a score of 251:33

2. The highest players

Libya team. His height is 245 cm. Now the tallest basketball player is Chinese Sun Ming Ming, 240 cm tall. Among the Soviet record holders, Alexander Sizonenko (USSR), from the Kuibyshev Stroitel, had a height of 239And the tallest woman who played basketball was Ulyana Semenova - 210 cm. But the shortest player in the history of basketball is Muggsy Bogzu, who has a height of 160 cm.

One day, 80,000 people came to the Olympic Stadium in Athens! It hosted the final match of the European Champions Cup between "AEK" (Athens) and "Slavia" (Prague). It happened on April 4, 1968