3 SIMPLE Keys To Being An Unstoppable Scorer

Obviously, basketball is about scoring points. So one of the questions that I get the most from players is how they can score more points, become a better scorer, become an unstoppable scorer, whatever the case may be. Maybe they are stuck at 5 points per game and they want to somehow get to 10 points per game, or they're at 10 points per game, they want to get up to 20. Now when we think about the best scorers in the world, the Kevin Durant's of the world, James Harden, Steph Curry, LeBron James, Luka Doncic, we think about the highlights and the incredibly deep bag that most of these guys have. But I did a breakdown the other day on Kevin Durant where he scored 21 points on one dribble. And it just went to show that even though immediately we think about being a great scorer, coming with doing all these crazy moves and having all these crazy different finishes and different things you can get to. At the end of the day, if you want to be a consistently great scorer, it's about being able to score easy points. That's the number one most important thing. Even more important than having a deep bag or having a ton of different moves that you can use, being able to score easy points is the way you become a great scorer. The reason for this is because easy scoring is going to lead to consistent scoring. If you want to be a great scorer, you have to be able to score with consistency. And the best way to do that is by making scoring easy. So in this video we're going to talk about three ways that you can start to score easy points, which is going to lead to you being a more consistent scorer, which is going to lead to you being able to be a great scorer. As you get better at doing these three things, the first thing you can do to become a more consistent scorer by scoring easy points is looking for opportunity to cut. I refer to this as the 95, meaning that for most players, 95% of the of the time they spent on the court is going to be without the ball in their hands. Right? You're only going to have the ball in your hands for about 5% of the time normally. So that 95%, how good are you in those off ball situations? And being able to cut and recognize when to cut without the ball is so important if you want to be a great scorer. So there are three different situations that you can look to recognize as times where you should cut if you want to give yourself a great chance of scoring. The first situation is when you're below your Defender. So we can think about when your defender is in help and they're above that straight line between you and the ball, meaning you're below your defender, they can't really see you. That's one of the best opportunities to look to cut to the basket. Because a lot of times they're not even going to recognize where you are. You're just going to get a free run to the basket. This situation happens more than you probably even recognize because it even happens at the NBA level. Like there. There are times where defenders make this mistake right here. So recognizing when your defender is above you or when your defender has their back turned to you and they can't see you, this is really what we want to recognize. When does my defender. When they're in help, when are they unable to see me? And if they can't see me, that's generally going to be a great situation to cut to the basket because a lot of times you're going to be open coming off of that. So looking for those situations, first of all, number two is when your teammate picks the ball up. So let's say your teammate drives and they don't get all the way to the basket and they stop and pick the ball up. Again, a lot of times the defense is going to turn and be completely focused on them. And that's a great situation for you to cut to the basket. A lot of times what defenders are taught to do is that when an offensive player is dribbling and they pick the ball up, it's a dead ball. So everyone's supposed to get up on their man or, or, you know, really pressure up on the ball. And that's a great opportunity for you to take advantage of that aggression the defense is showing and cut to the basket. Because again, a lot of times you're going to be open off of that right there. And this leads into the third situation where you can look to cut. And that is when the opposite lower mid post gets a touch. And this can kind of play into the same sort of idea of off of a drive here, but when that ball gets into the opposite. So let's say it gets into the right mid post or low post and you're on the left wing and cut into the basket off of that. A lot of times you're going to be open. This is called a 45 cut. And this is again, because a lot of times defenders will turn their attention to that post touch and you're going to be able to get just a free cut to the basket. This is the same situation that could happen if your teammate were to drive on the right wing and they maybe get down to the block or the hash mark and pick the ball up. Great opportunity for you to cut from that left wing as well on that 45 cut. So those three situations are great opportunities to look for cuts and times to cut to get to the basket. And that alone is a great way that you can score 2, 3, 4, just free buckets every single game just by recognizing those opportunities. Because again, 95% of the time, you're going to be playing without the ball in your hand. So being great at recognizing these three situations are a crucial step to becoming a great scorer. Number two is transition opportunities. And I want to make this really, really simple because this is another situation you're going to be in a lot of off of a defensive rebound or a turnover. Getting on transition is a situation that every player is going to face multiple times, every single game. Being great and scoring in transition is all about your, the effort and your want to. So how badly do you want to be the first one down the floor? How badly do you want to get the ball to score? That's the most important thing. If you have that, you're going to be able to score points in transition and it's not going to require you to have a crazy deep bag or any of the things that we think about but great scorers having. So the number one thing for you to think about is to win the first three steps so your teammate gets a defensive rebound. You want to think about the first three steps you take down the floor. You want to make sure that you take a faster three steps and you cover more ground with those three steps than anybody else does. And when you focus on winning those three steps, you're going to be out ahead of people a lot of times, and then it's on your teammates to push the ball up to you and you're going to be able to get out and score on open points in transition. So again, another situation for you to think of and keeping that, that cue in mind, that reminder in mind is that, hey, I need to make sure that I win the first three steps. Every time I try to get out and run a transition, I got to win the first three steps. And you're going to be shocked at how open you are and how much more often you're going to be able to get the ball and score in transition. Again, great way for you to score two or three free buckets a game just by looking to do this and Then number three is attacking advantages. So basketball is all about creating advantages and then, and then attacking them. That's what good offense is, that's what easy offense is. So we can do this in really two main ways and two super simple ways. Number one is momentum advantages. So think about a close up coming at you so your teammate skips the ball over to you, your defender closes out to you. The hardest thing to do for a defender is to successfully close out because they have to take away their shot and, and they have to prevent themselves from getting blown by on the drive. So this is a great opportunity for you to take advantage of that momentum coming at you where they have to run out to you, slow down, come to a stop, and then be able to slide either way to play defense if you drive right here. So if you recognize that and you attack their momentum, this is going to be the most vulnerable state that they're in and you're going to be able to drive and get by them all the time and be able to score off of that. So recognizing situations to attack closeouts is a really, really valuable thing to have on offense. In that game, I was talking about where Kevin Durant scored 21 points on one dribble. I'll link that video above. You want to check it out where I broke it down. But he scored 21 points on one dribble. The one dribble he took was attacking a closeout to get to the basket. That was the one dribble he took. Super valuable, super simple, and a great way to score easy buckets. Number two is recognizing size and athleticism advantages. So I call this turtle and mouse. Meaning if I, you know, let's say we're in a, a screen situation. So I go with a down screen. Let's say the, the, the defense switches it. Now all of a sudden I have a really small defender on me. Well, I can look to take them into the post now. And now we have what's called a mouse situation where I have a smaller defender on me and I know that if I get the ball, I'm going to attack that mouse situation because I'm probably going to score or I'm going to get fouled. Basically the odds are in my favorite school right there. Likewise, let's say the defense switches and now I have a really slow defender on me and I know that I'm more athletic than them, I'm quicker than them. Well, that's what we call a turtle situation. So I know that if I get the ball right there, I want to go at that, at that turtle, because I'm going to have the odds in my favor again right there. So recognizing when you have a turtle or a mouse situation that you can attack is another great way to make scoring easy. It's a lot harder to score on a defender that matches up well with you. But. But when you recognize situations where maybe it's off a switch, maybe it's just the fact that like maybe the defender they put on you is just slow or small, and recognizing how you can take advantage of that fact is a great way for you to start to score more points because it's going to be easier, it's going to become more consistent. Ultimately, that's how you become a great scorer. So those three things, recognizing when to cut off the ball, how to get out and run in transition, and then how to attack advantages. If you can do those three, those three things at a high level, you're going to have the opportunity to be a great scorer and it's going to be super simple for you. Again, we want to make scoring easy because when we make it easy, it becomes consistent. And when it's consistent, that's how we become great at it. So keep those three things in mind. Take those three things with you, look to apply them in your games. 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