AND YOURS...... HE is giving you the opportunity.... now its up to you. Go for it.

Mamba...I really did not want to answer this post but when you say its up to the man upstairs..I really hope you mean Red Aurbach...and not the guy that could walk on water..Mamba...its up to YOU...dont give us excuses..simply...give us results..take care..Coach Mac

Yea i know its up to me . but he aint really giving me an opportunity . My school coach reckons i should move teams because he thinks this coach is as dum as dog s**t . I do no know what to do anymore . i definently dont want to run away from my problems .

Anyways coach i'll keep working hard on my game . So these two weeks im planning to get up 1000 shoots a day , dribbling drills and conditioning drills and also some strength work .

What kind of shots do you suggest i take and what are some good dribbling drills/tips to help me become a top notch dribbler

Mamba: In my opinion, there are few as good at advising you on practice plans than Coach Sars. I saw something he left on a blog for another young man and it was incredible. My job is to take care of your psychie and insure that you turn out to be a well rounded young man. Take care my young friend Coach Mac

Sure Mac, lay it off on me LOL :-)

Mamba, shots are shots but I would make sure that 50-60% of the shots I practice would be of the kind I will get in the games I play..... no sense in wokring on dunking when you are lucky to touch the net (like you LOL)
Seriously..... Form shooting.... Game shots and game speed - then work on increasing your range from all over the floor.

IF you look on the left side under Basketball Drills THEN Players THEN Ball Handling and Dribbling you will find a lot of drills to work on. YOU can also do a search for dribbling drills. Then as you learn the drills work on improving the speed you do them at.

As I suggested before.... anytime you are making a practice plan, think of your weaknesses and then plan how you are going to improve upon those problems.

As for the other stuff..... you cant worry about anything that you have NO control over... all you can do is to take care of your business.......... when you practice... make sure that you practice so hard that he cant help but notice you... make it HARD for him NOT to play you.

Ken: when you are working with the best, you have to defer to their strengths..Mac

You are GOOD Mac! You definately know how to make a guy feel good. But YOU are the one with all the big credentials... and the knowledge that goes with it.

Ken

okay thanks coach , I'm really struggling with my jumper now because my school coach has told me its terrible i have to change it . I've been jumping then releasing( TRYING to imitate ray allen) when i shoot 3 balls its flat so im trying to change it back to normal and i am having bit of trouble cuz ive gotten used to trying to jump then shoot .

I think my jumper is the only thing holding me back , if my man plays me tight i will get to the rack 9 times out 0f 10 but because im not a good shooter , they play off me and i still try to drive .

Hey watch this video of a friend of mine , he plays at stetson was a freshmen.... his game is similar to mine except he can jump out of the gym and shoots the ball fairly well . But his pretty inconsistent and didn't have the best numbers at stetson this yr . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVqjA7ztrUI

I want it so bad coach , i just cant explain it .


and thanks coach alot coach mac for all your help . same goes to you coach sar

Do yourself (and Coach Mac and I ) just be yourself.... stop trying to do something that isn't you. It just messes with your game. Now you have to go back to work..... do some form shooting... then work on your jumper, slowly at first and then work up to game speed.

If you want it badly enough, you WILL get it done......

That kid has game!

tell me about huh ,, dude can play ..... but i aint that far off !