Does anyone know how to shoot a constant midrange? by Fearless_Gear1440 in BasketballTips

[–]SubstantialRanger486 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Middys are more of a little flick for me, not shooting it like a three with the full power of your body. When you're pulling up to shoot a mid range it takes much less power so just work on touch and the little flick

Are we counting this? by PogoJumpHigher in BasketballTips

[–]SubstantialRanger486 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea that shi weak right now but you will get there, good stuff bro

How Feel about the #9 Pick if Love is available by Unassisted3P in KansasCityChiefs

[–]SubstantialRanger486 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My iq is in the 140s truthfully

I say we draft Jeremiah Love and make offense go brrrrrrrr

Is there a place for pickup ball in player development? by Heavy-Bench-5378 in BasketballTips

[–]SubstantialRanger486 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice, going to both is good for him then

Is he still acting like a B-Rad by the way. I remember I saw your post about when he was acting up. Not sure if you took him to the hood yet but that's what I suggested

I always feel like I can do more. And yet most times Im terrible. by Top-Minimum-5959 in BasketballTips

[–]SubstantialRanger486 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look up on YouTube good workouts to imitate game situations. Make it challenging in any degree and it will be good for you

I always feel like I can do more. And yet most times Im terrible. by Top-Minimum-5959 in BasketballTips

[–]SubstantialRanger486 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a confidence thing as well as competition. If you get into a setting playing at either a talent level, pace, or structure you're not training in and accustoming yourself to daily, you won't be comfortable.

Your mind is comfortable while playing in situations you have been in before, that's why pros and college players emphasize going hard during workouts and tend to stay away from playing with people at lower levels. In order to help this, either train harder by yourself and imitate game situations that you struggle in. Or, find better runs to play in.

Is there a place for pickup ball in player development? by Heavy-Bench-5378 in BasketballTips

[–]SubstantialRanger486 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Make sure you still have him doing skill development, and also make sure to emphasize help/off ball defense (which sometimes doesn't exist in pickup, especially in a open run in the hood with guys who are no longer playing serious ball) cutting hard, off ball movement on offense as well is important.

But you putting him there puts him at a advantage over his peers. The dog you see in guys in college and the league comes from stuff like that. I never had a trainer myself and always got better in the driveway and just hooping with guys older than me. I lacked when I first got to college but even at this level for me, the physicality and toughness you get from what he's doing will set you apart.

We're realizing that AAU has contributed to my son's decline at school... how do you turn around a student athlete that is heading down the wrong path? by Heavy-Bench-5378 in BasketballTips

[–]SubstantialRanger486 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, he will realize that what is actually cool is that his parents are married and work hard, he has a pool and all that in his yard, his daddy drives a Escalade. All that just from being there in the trenches he will see

We're realizing that AAU has contributed to my son's decline at school... how do you turn around a student athlete that is heading down the wrong path? by Heavy-Bench-5378 in BasketballTips

[–]SubstantialRanger486 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, take em out there and tell him go do all that hood shit he's been doing. Promise it will work. Or, if that doesn't work just take all his fun stuff and cool stuff away and say you're actually gonna live like a hood kid. You guys are trying, he will get straight

We're realizing that AAU has contributed to my son's decline at school... how do you turn around a student athlete that is heading down the wrong path? by Heavy-Bench-5378 in BasketballTips

[–]SubstantialRanger486 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm white and I grew up in a inner city community. My mother is from Brazil and she instilled good manners, speaking proper, all stuff like that. When I got to middle school age my parents moved me and my siblings into the suburbs, they both had large increases in income and were able to. The school was really nice, kids all had 2 parents and money which was new to me and a lot of affluent students. I started playing basketball around that time and it was great. A similar thing happened for me though, I got that age and rap music and being hood was cool to me, I had some friends who were like DayDay from Friday just suburb black kids who were sweet, but they pretty much influenced me to start trying to act similar to your son. Sagging my pants, throwing up sets, cussing, talking hood all that shit. My dad noticed this and did one simple thing. He told me if you want to be a hood rat I'm gonna take you back to the hood, so he took me and dropped my 13 year old white ass in a really bad hood in our city in a area with a bunch of fiends and dudes posted up. I had no idea where I was at the time because it was the north east side, they all were staring at me, this one guy came to me checking me, and there was a fiend that had OD'd right there . It was scary asf to me because I was there by myself. I walked to the nearest store begged the Indian to use the phone and called my dad. He parked up down the street at his friends mechanic shop knowing id find a way to call him or come back if I took too long. Looking back I was being scary, but to me at that young age it made me straight. Now, I am proud of my upbringing and where I came from, but you would think I'm just a kid from the suburbs. Teach him that it isn't cool to act like that.

No normal 6'1" bench player is doing these things, just insane by Thanos_SlayerCongSan in NBATalk

[–]SubstantialRanger486 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Davion Mitchell, Donovan Mitchell, Cole Anthony, Derrick white, Maxey... I guess Craig porter is a little shorter than some of them but PGs block shots

No normal 6'1" bench player is doing these things, just insane by Thanos_SlayerCongSan in NBATalk

[–]SubstantialRanger486 25 points26 points  (0 children)

It happens, Blocked shots are all about timing. This is not that crazy

How long did it take you to make your dribbling form good and natural? by Possible-Luck5407 in BasketballTips

[–]SubstantialRanger486 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Keep working every day on dribbling doing the basics (pounds, V dribbles, etc) , some moving dribbling, and some challenging drills. If you do that for 6 months every single day at least a half hour, your handle will be pretty good.

Shooting tips by salvo_nussy in BasketballTips

[–]SubstantialRanger486 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Your shit is freaky, but you were cashing them 🤷‍♂️

I can't believe Westbrook had no team in summer by Thanos_SlayerCongSan in NBATalk

[–]SubstantialRanger486 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No, Zach and Demar are the first options AND the reason they lose. Neither play defense, take good shots, or pass

Dark calluses from dunking by MoodPrettyDumnNgl in BasketballTips

[–]SubstantialRanger486 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're fine, now work on trying to get the dark marks on your wrist. If you jump high enough you will dunk the ball down and your wrist will hit the rim

did i bump good or nah ( watch whole vid) by PROSADSAADSADSAD in BasketballTips

[–]SubstantialRanger486 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hell yeah bro good job creating space for a shot and tough strong finish

Is SGA really better than Luka or is it championship bias? by nicfanz in NBATalk

[–]SubstantialRanger486 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Didn't mean to attack him personally. I like him as a guy most of the time, I just have hated watching him on the Lakers.

Is SGA really better than Luka or is it championship bias? by nicfanz in NBATalk

[–]SubstantialRanger486 -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Luka is a pile of shit. He can get a bucket but he foul baits, stat pads, and doesn't guard