coach if you dont hear from me by tomorrow , then i;ve killed myself lol ...... I;ve gotten so used to trying to shoot like ray allen ( jumping then releasing ) that i've forgotten how to shoot a normal jumper . i want to go back to my old technique cuz the ray allen one gives me no arc and it just aint me . How the hell can i shoot the ball normal , like a normal person again :'( lol ,

Then stop messing with your game and be yourself.

thats the problem i cant , its like my body has forgotten my old technique . Every time i go to shoot i just go back to my usual routine

DO You WANT to be a player or not? IF you do, then you will do whatever it takes to get it done.

Nothing worth while on the Earth comes easy....... read what coach Mac and I said to Cody. We both got to this point the hard way - and IF we can do, so can you.... or, you can be a quitter and say NO, its too hard. IF you say that, then you are not an athlete.... no one quits- NEVER!

You get knocked down, you get back.... now - get back there and work on your shot. No more EXCUSES.

Which one are you?

Every day somewhere in Africa
A gazelle wakes up
It knows it must run faster
Than the fastest lion around
Lest it be eaten

Every day somewhere in Africa
A lion wakes up
It knows it must run faster
Than the slowest gazelle around
Lest it starve to death

Every day it does not matter
Whether you are a lion or a gazelle
Because you must run faster
Than the chores of life!


*"We are more limited by our beliefs than our abilities. If you believe you are an average basketball player, you'll play like one. Believe you are a champion, and you'll eventually be one. Set your goals high and let them lift you up to where you really want to go."....Dr. Tom Amberry

Mamba: Why do you want to shoot like Ray Allen, why do many kids want to shoot like Kobe, or even be like Mike. You are not Ray Allen or Kobe or even Micheal Jordon and I get tired of watching kids trying to emulate players that they idolize in the N.B.A. Morgan Wooten, the great Dematha coach taught me this many many years ago and i live by it. As a coach and a player, you must be yourself, if you try to be someone your are not, your credibility will come under question and your players and other coaches will begin to doubt your honesty. You are you, and you want to be the best you you can be.

John Wooden said it best: "Success comes for a direct result of knowing that you did your very best to become the best you could be.

Your problem son, is that your dreams and delusions of grandeur of getting a D1 scholarship and eventually going to the N.B.A. are getting in the way of your present task. Its great to have dreams and goals, but if all you do is dream instead of doing, then those lofty goals will be unreachable. Get into the now my young friend. There are talkers and doers, which one are you?????Coach Mac

i'm a doer coach no doubt . but im trying to change the ray allen shot but its like my muscles would physically remember how to shoot like they normally used too

Then go right back to the basics. the form shooting from close in practice your form until it becomes habit. Once you have mastered from five feet move to seven, then to ten. Regain your confidence, Coach Mac. Remember this, a good shooter never misses left or never misses right, he will miss long or short. Check your body in relationship to the target, are your feet pointing on the target, your shoulders, your knees and most importantly, your elbow. Coach Mac

alright coach will do . Question coach . if you where me . Would you stay with a team , who has good experince players but you only get on the floor for 5- 10 mins in a mens league or would you go to a team where you can start get 25+ minutes and get some game experience in an under 20's comp ??

Because right now i'm not getting alot of time and i'm thinking of moving to an under/20s side to get some game exp because now i can match it skill wise with these guys but i dont have the game knowledge/exp to transfer it in the game . Maybe i'll pick it up mid way through the season .

I agree with coach Mac... stop complaining or worrying... just get after fixing your shot. You know what they say about excuses.

Goood, Better, Best, NEVER lt it rest. Until your good is better and your better is BEST!