How to become a better playmaker in basketball

5 Common Qualities Of Elite Playmakers -- Which Ones Do You have?

If you want to become an elite playmaker like LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Stephen Curry, and Kyrie Irving, you must develop the qualities below.

After reading the article, we'd also like to hear your thoughts about other qualities that you think are vital for elite guards. Just leave a comment below.

1. Great Ball Handlers - Not Great Dribblers

You might be thinking, DUH! But the truth is that I don't think that many players and even some coaches understand the difference between dribbling and ball handling. I know that I didn't at first.

You can be a great dribbler, but a terrible ball handler. You can also be a great ball handler and a good dribbler.

For example, you might always catch and dribble. You overdribble the ball and the offense stagnates. It takes you 7 dribbles and 4 moves for you to get to the basket from the 3-point line. These are examples of somebody who may be a great dribbler, but a very poor ball handler.

Great ball handling encompasses the skill of dribbling, passing, and the ability to make good decisions on the court. Things like...

• Dribbling when necessary. Not just catching and pounding the ball.
• Dribbling effectively. Getting to the basket from anywhere in the half court in 1 to 2 dribbles.
• Making great decisions in game-like situations such as the fast break, off of ball screens, finding the open man, passing out of traps, etc.

Don't be a great dribbler. Be a great ball handler.

2. Good Shooters That Affect The Game Without Even Shooting

If you want to be a threat on the floor, you absolutely need to work on your shot. Being a good shooter will open driving lanes, passing lanes, and so much more for your team.

If you can shoot the ball and the defense does not close out on you fast enough, you hit the jumper. If they take away the shot, it's time to take it to the hoop, create havoc on the defense, finish at the basket, and create easy scoring opportunities for your teammates.

Now if you don't shoot the ball well, you will have difficulty getting to the basket because the defense doesn't have to rush out on you. You go from multi-threat to a no threat.

Players that can shoot and handle the ball are the best in the business.

3. Play With Composure

Great playmakers have the same mentality when they're down by 20, up by 20, have 4 defenders blitzing them, or playing against sagging zone defense. For these players, it's just time to stay composed, execute, and go to work.

If you get too high or too low, this can affect your play and decision-making. By staying composed and alert, this will dramatically improve your decisions and lead to better team play.

4. Great Finishers

Elite playmakers develop great finishing moves to finish over taller, more athletic players. Each level that you go up in the game of basketball, your goal is to get the ball to the backboard or the rim as quickly as possible as athletic defenders rotating from the weakside make a living blocking the shots off of "dipsy-do" finishers.

You want to develop finishing moves like the quick lay in, the floater, the side step, the quick stop, and the spin fake.

Pick a couple of moves and become great at them. Personally, I like my players to quick stop to change pace and direction to keep the defense off balance and then I'll add one of the moves above based on strengths. Once you become great at those two moves, you can look to add more moves that complement your strengths.

5. Communicate Effectively

There is a difference between communicating and communicating effectively. Being able to communicate your message in a clear, concise manner to your teammates and coaches is critical. Going on a 30 second rant isn't feasible and effective during games.

Say things like

• Get your butt down on the box out.
• Seal him on the backside.
• Sprint back on D.
• Finish through the defense.
• Kick it out when they collapse.

Also being able to communicate in a positive way that your teammates respect you is crucial. If you're going to correct a teammate when they do something wrong, you better be the first one there when they do something right.

While there are certainly other things that elite playmakers do well, we hope this helps you in your process into becoming a great playmaker.

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USA Basketball - 7 Ways to Make a Better Point Guard

Point guard is perhaps the most demanding position in basketball. A good point guard is expected to have exceptional ball-handling skills, be a scoring threat, orchestrate the offense, make assists, and play good defense against the opposing point guard. Since your point guard will touch the ball far more often than other team members, it is essential that he makes good decisions about what to do with it. Without strong point guard play, your team is going nowhere.

In fact, the point guard is often described as your representative on the court. The point guard has to have a great understanding of your wishes and has to be able to translate those wishes into realities on the court. Controlling the pace of the game, having the presence of mind to wait until players are in proper position before initiating plays, recognizing who has the hot hand, and effectively communicating your strategic directions to the team in the heat of the game all fall to the point guard.

Since your point guard has so many critical responsibilities, he constantly faces strong defensive efforts to reduce his effectiveness. If the opposition can disrupt your point guard and shake his confidence, they can drastically reduce your team's offensive productivity and get easy baskets off of turnovers. Since you know for sure that your point guards will be facing constant pressure, it is your responsibility to prepare them for it.

Here are seven great basketball drills for developing point guards who can withstand and overcome this kind of defensive pressure to effectively lead the team in the direction that you want it to go.

Two-pass, Three-second Limit Three-on-two

This basketball drill is good for your entire team, but you can certainly use it specifically to hone the decision-making and reading-the-court skills of your point guards. The offense has to generate a good shot within two passes and three seconds. Have three offensive players (all point guards if you wish) at the half-court line and two defenders stacked in the key.

Initially, the middle offensive player will have the ball and will dribble toward the key. The defender on top will cover him. The wing players should run wide and cut to the hoop at 45 degrees once they near the top of the key extended. The bottom defender will cover the first pass. The defender who stops the middle point should rotate down to stop the pass to the opposite wing cutter. If the defense has played the odds to prevent a lay-in, then the middle point man should be open at the free throw area for a jumper. That would be the second pass. If no open shot has been generated by then, the offense has failed and the "fast break" is over.

You can use this drill to develop reading-the-court abilities, too. For instance, if your middle player cuts to the hoop after passing instead of remaining at the free-throw area, then the offside wing should cut to the free-throw area. Otherwise, the spacing is distorted and one defender could shut down two players, destroying the three-on-two advantage.

Another way to instill reading-the-court abilities is to start the ball on one of the wings. The wing is free to dribble to the hoop from the wing or to dribble to the middle position, and the other offensive players need to establish logical positions accordingly. For instance, if the wing player does dribble to the middle, then the middle player should "banana cut" behind him into the vacated wing lane. The idea is to quickly establish three good options that will always result in a good shot within two passes and three seconds.

Two-on-Three

This basketball drill will challenge your point guards to operate under intense defensive pressure. The idea is to keep from getting trapped, and, if trapped, to pass out of the trap effectively.

Have three defenders on the baseline under the basket and two offensive players at the wings outside of the three-point line. A coach above the top of the key throws a ball to one or the other of the offensive players, who must immediately dribble inside the three-point line, which then becomes the out-of-bounds line. The defense attempts to trap him (he can dribble indefinitely; they have to make him pick up his dribble) and to prevent an escape pass. The other offensive player cuts and moves in an attempt to provide an escape target.

Play continues until the defense gets a five-second call on a stationary passer, steals the ball, intercepts a pass, or causes an out-of-bounds violation. This drill teaches your guards to dribble effectively against pressure, to move to get open, and to maintain poise when trapped. They will have to pivot and protect the ball. You can make this competitive by keeping track of which pair can maintain possession the longest. If you want to up the ante on defensive pressure, just make it two-on-four.

Three Dribble One-on-One

This simple basketball drill provides your point guards practice in their one-on-one skills. They will need these skills when the shot clock is winding down, plus, you want your point guards to be good offensive threats. If they are, then they can penetrate, draw the defense, and distribute the ball more effectively. You certainly want a dribbling limit. The last thing you want is point guards who dribble around endlessly looking for a shot.

Position an offensive player at the free throw line and a defender under the basket with a ball. The defender throws a crisp pass to the offensive player and closes on him. He has up to three dribbles to get a shot off. If you like, you can have play remain live until the defender gets the rebound or the shot goes in, but the new dribble limit is "one."

You should vary the position of the offensive player to provide practice in attacking the hoop effectively from different angles.

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Two-Man Game

This basketball drill provides practice in establishing effective angles, cutting, exchanging the ball, and moving off of another player in an "open court" setting. Many offenses feature such settings on the "weak" side, and two skillful players can wreak havoc on a defense if they are highly skilled in attacking the hoop strategically.

This is a four-player drill, two offense and two defense. Position your point guard three feet above the top of the key and a wing player free-throw line extended outside of the three-point line. Each should be guarded. The wing player should have his feet pointing right at the hoop.

The point guard dribbles toward the wing and attempts to penetrate into the gap. As he nears the wing, the wing reads his own defender. If his defender is sloughing off, the wing will cut high and behind the point guard as he penetrates, and the point guard will leave him the ball right off of his dribble.

However, if the wing defender is playing the passing lane aggressively or closing on the point for help defense, then the wing should back-door cut to the hoop, and the point guard should hit him for a lay-in. The key thing is for the wing to do one or the other move explosively and decisively.

If the point defender is cheating over to prevent the penetration, then the point guard simply beats him to the hoop with a crossover dribble.

After passing to the wing, the point guard should cut for a possible return pass. If he passed back door, then he should cut to the corner. If he dribbled the ball to the wing cutting behind him into the key area, he should roll to the hoop, maintaining good spacing. It's also a good option for the point guard to simply keep the ball and continue driving to the hoop off of the decoy action provided by the wing cutter.

This drill will help the point guards develop a feel for what will work in each specific case. Give-and-go's and sudden pick-and-rolls also fit in with this drill if nothing good results from the initial attack at the wing. The drill continues until the offense scores or the defense gets a stop.

Pass and Screen Away

This basketball drill provides your point guards with practice in hitting a wing, setting an effective off-ball screen, and opening up after the cutter comes off of the screen. Many offenses feature this kind of motion from the point guard position.

This drill works best with six players, three offense and three defense. Two wings start out a foot or two above free-throw line extended and outside the three-point line, and your point guard, with a ball, starts out a few feet above the top of the key. The wings do a 'V' cut to free up, and the point guard hits one of them. Then the point sprints into position to screen for the off wing's cut. The off wing cuts off of the screen, and the point guard opens up (using a drop step to seal his defender) to the wing passer in case the wing cutter was covered. Quite often, the point guard will have a wide open path to the hoop.

Though lots of moving screens go un-penalized, you should teach your players to set correct ones and your cutters to use them properly. Spacing and angles are critical. That's why doing this kind of drill is valuable; it features correct spacing and allows you to direct players to effective screening positions

We recommend that you start the drill as a "form" drill to establish the fundamental structure. Then, go "live" and allow the defense to do whatever they want to try to stop the play. Similarly, allow the offense to take advantage of any "cheating" by the defense. For instance, if the defender guarding the wing passer stands in the passing lane instead of in correct defensive position, the wing should simply drive straight to the hoop. If the wing defenders don't give on the V cut, then the wing should keep right on and the point guard should hit him for a lay-in.

Comprehensive Lay-in Drill

At the very least, you want your point guards to be able to shoot a basic lay-in with either hand. Really effective point guards can do much more. Being able to hit reverse lay-ins (with either hand from either side) and short hook/scoop shots makes such point guards almost impossible to stop on the drive and drastically reduces the chances that they will have their shot attempts blocked. Having lots of options makes up for the substantial height disadvantage that most point guards face when driving to the hoop. We recommend that you include plenty of reps in these advanced lay-in techniques for your point guards. Be sure to include attack angles from the baseline and straight-on as well as from the standard 45-degree angle. Any lay-in drill format that gets you lots of reps is fine; the key thing is for you to teach and focus on these advanced techniques so that your point guards end up with skills that they can rely on in a real game situation.

Perimeter Jumpers

All things equal, a point guard who shoots well from outside is about twice as hard to guard as one who doesn't. Therefore, you should have your point guards working daily on their perimeter shooting. There are all kinds of basketball drills that you can use for this purpose, but here's one that works on conditioning and inside-out principles, too.

Start with your point guard at an elbow with a ball. Have him pass to a player in the low block and then sprint out to the three-point line. The low-block player will hit him for a jumper. After the shot, the point guard will sprint to an elbow and back out to the next perimeter spot. Meanwhile, the low-block player gets the rebound and hits the point guard for the next jumper. You can designate five spots per round, and then you can add an upfake-before-the-shot round, an upfake-and-power-dribble-before-the-shot round, and so on.

Be sure to include rounds moving in both directions. Charting results helps with focus and motivation.

What Else Can You Do to Develop Great Point Guards?

As we mentioned at the very beginning, there is a huge amount of ground to cover when you're working with point guard play. If you're interested in learning more on this critical topic and to get free basketball drills, be sure to look over the many great resources available at WinningDrills.com.

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Russian playmaker came to Zenit.

Another acquisition of the St. Petersburg club stirred up the Russian Internet community like a tsunami. A similar effect on a slightly larger scale would be from the arrival of Valery Karpin in football Zenit. Standing in lines for scarce point guards, the blue-white-blues signed 27-year-old Dmitry Golovin, a publicist, philosopher and “number one”.

Half a point? This is the norm!

In 2013 Nizhny Novgorod General Manager Sergei Panov, commenting on the extension of the contract with Dmitry Golovin, noted in the player "the desire to take on leadership qualities" and dreamed that "in the coming years he will become the best domestic point guard in Russian basketball." Since then, HH has managed to make some noise in the Euroleague, delighting the continent with a selfless game and outraged by low attendance. Golovin did not have time to become the best point guard. In the 2014/15 season, he played 20 matches of the VTB United League in black and white, recording an average of 1. 6 points and 1.4 assists. Dmitry's Euroleague statistics are even more modest: 1.2 assists and 0.5 points. Golovin's game was scolded by the fans, although "kitchen" criticism is far from always the case. However, the heads of Russian clubs had a similar opinion. Until the last moment, the basketball player had no offers in Russia, in addition to the Super League. Only Zenit decided to give him a chance.

Golovin's performance in Nizhny Novgorod was at odds with the expectations of the head coach, preacher of attacking basketball Ainars Bagatskis. This summer, the contract with the Russian was not renewed. The outgoing Golovin complained that Nizhny was turning from a unique pro-Russian team into a small resemblance to CSKA and UNICS, where legionnaires decide everything. Well, he is given a great chance to prove his words with deeds. At Zenit, the Russians are trusted as much as they deserve, and sometimes even more. Vasily Karasev certainly will not push a talented compatriot for the sake of legionnaires. Luckily, he doesn't have a choice. Glamorous foreign stars basketball "Zenith", in contrast to football, is completely devoid of. The budget legionnaires of the blue-white-blue are ordinary hard workers without an agency "roof" and Hollywood ambitions. They can only compete fairly.

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Golovin became Zenit's second signing in a month for the point guard position after the American Zabian Dowdell, which once again confirms two facts. First, Walter Hodge is extremely close to leaving. Secondly, Artem Vikhrov will look for himself in the position of the second number. Do not sit on the bench after the enchanting last season! Productive Vikhrov and passer Golovin can make a good pair if Dmitry finds the strength to add after an objectively inexpressive last season. But with a former teammate in Nizhny Novgorod, Dmitry Kulagin, the rookie of Zenit hopelessly missed each other. They are different in everything. Kulagin is a whirlwind of surprises on the floor and a memorized patter of comments after the match. Golovin is much less noticeable in the game, but how good after it is over!

Golovin is an ideal purchase in terms of club advertising. Among the gloomy Russian athletes, he is a real ray of light. His personal "Twitter" under the proud name "Russian Playmaker" reads the entire basketball Russia. Golovin's interview is the best reading for a fan. Post-match comments are a godsend for the press service of the blue-white-blue. Actually, Dmitry is already being asked on Twitter whether he is going to strengthen this particular team structure. “Know correct,” the basketball player wrote in the style of Vitaly Mutko. Already a good start. If Zenit is going to attract attention, then he made the right choice. As for the game... Time will tell. With Russian athletes, you can only be sure that you can't be sure of anything.

Five sayings from Dmitry Golovin's Twitter

- I spent a year at the "bank", and I can tell you with full responsibility that sitting there is not as hard as it might seem.

- The guy from the Major League club said that they start training without a medical. When asked how the team doctor takes such responsibility, he answered that there is simply no doctor.

- Is there an official version of Timofey Mozgov himself about whose pupil he is? Petersburg basketball, "Khimki" or "Tobolsk snowman" ... And then there are so many versions.

— ( regarding the VTB United League calendar, which provided for a monthly break in April ) I understood everything, everything is logical. First, you rest for a month, accumulate energy, and then 15 games in 30 days. The principle of supercompensation.

— ( in response to the farewell text of the Nizhny Novgorod board chairman Sergey Panov, who wrote that "injuries have not allowed Golovin to prove himself in the Nizhny Novgorod team lately" ) Just now I read this and realized that, it turns out, injuries did not show themselves. But better late than never.

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