Develope an Explosive First Step

The ball's in your hands...the defender's in front of you, pressuring
you and trying to swipe at the ball...

You're having a hard time getting past the defender...he/she is
literally giving you no room to move and you're terribly frustrated!

Sound familiar? It probably does...Even the best basketball players
get frustrated when a defender is putting on this much pressure.

Secrets to Effective Dribbling

I don't really care what position you play - guard, forward, or center... If you wanna be a good basketball player, then you gotta be able to dribble a basketball. Dribbling doesn't mean awesome ankle-breaking moves, it simply means the ability to handle the ball.

So, what are the secrets to handling a basketball?

There are 3 secrets, and once you understand these, you really can become better at ball-handling, pratically overnight. Ok, so here are the secrets:

Inspirational Basketball Quotes

This is a list of quotes that help motivate me to train harder, play harder and play better basketball.

"The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor." - Vince Lombardi

"When I played with Michael Jordan on the Olympic team, there was a huge gap between his ability and the ability of the other great players on that team. But what impressed me was that he was always the first one on the floor and the last one to leave." - Steve Alford

"The biggest failure of all is the person that never tries." - Dr. Larry Kimsey

"Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact." - William James

"Commitment to the team - there is no such thing as in-between, you are either in or out." - Pat Riley

"The secret of our success is found in our daily agenda." - John Maxwell

"If somebody says no to you, or if you get cut, Michael Jordan was cut his first year, but he came back and he was the best ever. That is what you have to have. The attitude that I'm going to show everybody, I'm going to work hard to get better and better." - Magic Johnson

Easily Improve Scoring Average

Do you know the easiest way to improve
your scoring average and make coaches
fall in love with you?
Second chance points...Getting
an offensive rebound and having
a second chance at scoring.

Today, I'll help you become a better
offensive rebounder, which will,in
turn, allow you to score easy points
off put-backs.

Unfortunately, most players fail to realize the importance of
offensive rebounding. They simply give it no importance, which
is really sad considering how it really helps win games.

A lot of times we hear players complaining that crashing the
offensive boards requires too much energy, and it starts
affecting their offensive and defensive game.

Yeah, it's true; it is a dirty job that requires lots of energy
and effort on your part. But you have to ask yourself "How much
is winning worth to you"? "How much is adding 4-6 EXTRA points
per game worth to you"?

Its worth a LOT, and let us show you how to make grabbing that
offensive board a little "easy-er":

What is a Point Guard

A point guard is usually the leader of the teamand generally has the role of setting up the entire offense. A point guard should be able to handle the ball, see the entire floor, and be able to effectively talk to the other teammates on the floor. Throughout this article I will give you all the information you need to be your team's point guard.

Handling The Ball:

Handling the ball is easily the most important thing to being a point guard. In order to be the best ball handler possible, you should have at least one "go to" move. This move would be the one that you feel the most confident performing, and should be able to create space between you and your defender.



On top of a "go to" move, you should have 2 or 3 secondary moves that you can use to change up; you should feel comfortable enough to perform these under moderate pressure.

You should practice performing these moves with your head up. This is very important, as you will be surveying the floor when dribbling, and will not have time to look at the ball.

NBA 2010 DRAFT results

The following are the results of the NBA 2010 drafts. (first 10 of round 1)

#1-John Wall (6'4 point guard) to Washington Wizards
#2-Evan Turner (6'7 shooting guard) to Philadelphia 69ers
#3-Derrick Favors (6'10 power forward) to New Jearsy Nets
#4-Wesley Johnson (6'7 forward) to Minesota Timberwolves
#5-DeMarcus Cousins(6'11 center) to Sacramento Kings
#6-Ekpe Udoh (6'10 power forward/center) to Golden State Warriors
#7-Greg Monroe (6'11 power forward/centre) to Detroit Pistons
#8-Al Farouq Aminu (6'9 small forward) to LA Clippers
#9-Gordon Hayward (6'9 small forward) to Utah Jazz
#10-Paul George (6'9 small forward/shooting guard) to Indiana Pacers

The draft this year has some real talent in it with John Wall and Evan Turner being the two 'star' players. Hopefully Gordon Hayward does well in Utah as he is an extremly versatile player being a forward with the point guards skills. -Noname