How do you get better at basketball.

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#1 wickedwaffle
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So myy dad is taking me ouit to play and my friends want to play me 1 on 1 but i kinda suck.. So any pointers on how to get better

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#2 xhellcatx
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... Practice.
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#3 Oleg_Huzwog
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Grow taller.

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#4 msudude211
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... Practice.xhellcatx
[size=11]Practice? We talkin' about practice! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGDBR2L5kzI[/size]
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#6 MocktheDead
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L2P?

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#7 194197844077667059316682358889
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Eat the brain of a skilled player?
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#8 wstfld
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Basketball does probably require the greatest amount of athletic ability. You're screwed if you're not an athlete.
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#9 muller39
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Buy some Air Jordan's.

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#10 Engrish_Major
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Buy a pair of Chuck Taylors?
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#11 Aspen706
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Get lessons from Kobe, or maybe get taller.
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#12 hockey73
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Play in games larger than 1 on 1, it'll help you more. Practicing by yourself only takes you so far, gotta learn to shoot under pressure.
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#13 194197844077667059316682358889
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Here ya go
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#14 xhellcatx
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O wait I was wrong. You do not auto have talent for BB so you must auto surrender. >_> Find something you are naturally talented at so it requires no work and is effortless.
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#15 mrmusicman247
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Did you not see Space Jam? You possess a basketball player, steal his "talent', put it into a basketball. Then later when the mood is right (thunder and lightning) you absorb the "talent", and become immensely huge and good at basketball. One side effect. You will be really ugly.
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#16 kidsmelly
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Practice. Bend the knees stay low on defense and move side to side don't give him the baseline. When you shoot try to follow through. Practice.

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#17 Oleg_Huzwog
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I also heard that wearing short shorts helps.

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#18 Xx_Hopeless_xX
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Practice makes perfect..

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#19 Fuhgeddabouditt
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You have to keep playing and playing other skilled players at the park helps as well.
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#21 Solid_Link22
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Go to the park and play some pickup games. Just go up to the courts with guys playing basketball and say "I got next." Afterwards, you'll start to get better at dribbling the ball and shooting. That is how I started when I was 8.

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#22 Gonzafan
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I practise and use strategies.

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#23 Strider_91
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Practise the points that are needed at your position, and the places you're weak in...
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#24 Big_Bad_Sad
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Play against people worse than you. Or practice.