How can I take "flashy" passes better?

Being able to spot up from farther ranges now, (thanks for the help guys I now play SF because of the extra range) I always get kick-out passes from drives for spotting up. The problem that I face now is the point guards who give me crazy passes that I fumble. I can take regular passes like chest passes and bounce passes well but when they do stuff like behind-the-back passes or really crazy bullet passes I just can't hold the ball still. I also have a hard time taking bullet passes.

Thanks in advance for the help coaches! :D

If you get a pass at your ankles you probably won't have time to get your shot off against a good defense anyway. So I'm not sure there's much you can do other than wait for a good pass or catch the ball and then create your own shot off the dribble.

You can try having someone pass you "bad" passes and practice catching and shooting. But I wouldn't make them too bad because if the pass is really bad it's probably not a good shot to take in a game.

Again thanks for the help! I started to work at passing and running fast breaks with my friend who is also a point guard and I asked him to throw the most insane passes he could give me.

Also, I would suggest a drill with a friend. Stand 10 feet from them, with your back to them. They should yell "now" as they throw you the ball, at a bad angle or towards a different side of you every time.

On the "Now" command, turn around and attempt to locate the ball and bring it into a shooting tuck as best as you can. It will help you locate a ball and coordinate your hand-eye movement with a minimal adjustment time, which sometimes occurs in games.

Just a thought.

Brian Sass