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Choosing moves and styles that work for your athletic build is so important. I love pull up midrange/floater shots but I'm short, so I learned the hard way that I can't just do a kd hesi pull up every shot

I struggle going to the right. I’m a right handed person but I struggle to drive to the right and I feel more comfortable doing left handed layups along with pull ups from the left

I don’t basketball anymore because my a pilot and mostly stay in hotels. But I still watch your videos like I’m playing basketball every couple days.

i usually watch attention to detail to see how i could guard people but i sometimes pick something up to add to my game. attention to detail mostly helps me as a defense minded player to know all situations and act accordingly to try and force the lowest percentage shot. putting my offensive game together has been way hard for me , so seeing different ways i could grow really helps. basically thank you

I took the Lebron Route kinda, I worked on all facets of the game that I could so that when I’m on the court no matter where I am & who I play with I’m useful & I find it fun as well but most of all I seem to be picked first in just about every pick up game because I don’t play with ego & I’m not necessarily ball dominant but can be when it calls for it ,I seem to end up scoring more points than everyone at times but I think that comes with experience too but everyone is different. I looked at myself as a student of the game & never regretted it.

Best explanation of this I’ve ever heard, simple, but the way you put together the information is so professional and helpful, quality video!

i’ve been goin thru this “finding the right play style structure” for yrs until last yr where i finally found the comparable play style and finding the actual workout for me and it was those athletic sg ie. malik monk, jalen green, jaylen brown types & as i watched more of their film & gravitated to their play style the game felt more natural for me

you helped me grow as a hopper so much over the years! another great video🔥

I wish I had seen this video as a kid. Growing up this video would've been so helpful to me. Dope video bro!

Thank you for this video, keep up the great work!

Amazing video man keep it up!

THank you for covering IT4 man u the GOAT!!!

After a foot injury I had. I was back to zero and I do not know how to play anymore and all I do is be a spot up shooter. Before Injury my play style was a combination of Tony Parker, ginobili, duncan and mostly John wall. Thanks to this video I am enlightened I now know how will I play and return to my takeover game form.

I have honestly never thought to ask this question. THANK YOU GUY.

Homeboy (from D.C.), you hit this out of the park. As always your videos are great, but this is one of the best. Showing this to the girls in our travel ball organization. Thanks!

i asked u to make the vid in tiktok and now u made it in yt appreciate it a lot

I find myself as a blend. Im shorter and more broad but I thrive really well as a catch & shoot player and I also see the floor decent enough to make some great reads and passes and do flashy/crafty moves in the open court.

Of topic but the beard looking fire🔥🔥💪🏾💪🏾

My playstyle changed from my freshman- halfway junior year into my senior year. I was always taller than most players on my team but I played guard on 2nd team the first 3 years. We got a new coach and suddenly Im playing center. Keep in mind that I never really got much actual gametime when playing guard so I could never really show anything. It was hard for me to become an inside player when all I knew was playing outside. I realized I am most likely a pass-first teammate but can get a bucket if needed.

You are amazing!!

Facts this tuff💯

That box in example is tooo true

Great video!I'm a casual player but I love the game.A few weeks ago a player told me my style was very vintage.It's the case and I'm not athletic and very slow.I go for mid range ,I shoot from deep at times .My go to move is the floater, or hook shot.I try to grab as many rebounds as I can ,I love hustle and old players like Kevin McHale ,Larry Bird or Jeff Ruland .I favor catch and shoot

I really love your videos i learned about basketball man but can you do some video about what is a role player thank you!

My Best way to play is like Jonh Stockton Style where I prefer a nice assist to a bucket. I fell happy and enjoying more the game playing like that.

Wowww amazing vid, thank you

Amazing video!! I can't find one player I'm exactly like. Trae young and CP3 are close. Small players who're quick but aren't that strong / don't jump crazy high. I'm at my best attacking of the dribble, and using a lot of step back mid range shots / floaters rather than taking it all the way. While I can make the right pass, I don't have the basketball IQ of CP3, nor can I hit logo shots like Trae. So I also learn from others.. streetballers like the professor for playing through pressure defense, Steph Curry for playing off ball, and Marcus smart for defense. And any other move that I like pretty much.

My play style? I love to emulate CJ McCollum. Shifty mid range pull ups. Decent athleticism, but move and countermove chess. I can handle the ball, drive left or right. My biggest weakness has to be my lack of a floater. It comes and goes but it’s right hand only. Time to hit the gym.

I honestly like Luka and PG13. Luka has great pace and playmaking abilities. He might not be athletic but that is the reason why I think he is unique and who I can replicate my play style off the most. Paul George however is athletic and is one of the few guys who really gets the defense to adjust to his tempo of the game offensively

6:09 that was me but at like 12 i knew i won’t grow enough for a big man and my dream is playing like kyrie and a guard so i watched kyrie morant isaiah and others i watched big men like jokic shaq and etc so i can adapt to school play and so i can be prepared for future

dope vid!

Top video 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

I'm kinda like a trae Young but don't do logo 3's but i can shoot 3's from the dribble but my go to are my midrange step backs or my Hop step layups but i try to get inspiration from kyrie mainly

Great video.

I noticed something i'm pretty good at is backing down a defender, doing a handoff, then immediately curl to the wing for a 3 for some effing reason. I also noticed i need to take atleast one one dribble to be more effective shooting anything beyond 20ft. If I have a speed advantage to my defender I just attack right and drive for a lay up, fingeroll or floater. If they are laterally a lot quicker then I attack left since they are positioned defensively to stop my dominant side, and go for a mid range pull up, floater, or one legged banker. Also am decent at going baseline and beating a defender for a reverse. I tend to struggle to make plays for others after taking 5 or more dribbles(internal panic), and passes out of double teams that happen in the corner. I do a pretty good job finding people who are in the motion for an effective cut or curl. Usually not the primary ball handler in 5 on 5s, but I set good screens, roll effectively and can either pull up from mid range or find someone who is open in the corner as the defense collapses.

Right now I’m in a stage where I don’t know how tall I’m going to be how fast I’m going to be. But right now I’m 14 6’0 tall, 6’4 wingspan, combo guard, and I model my game similar to d-book

i'm most comfortable driving to the basket on my right. im right handed. i can also drive and play make in the paint or outside the 3 point linre. and if i have to i will catch and shoot the ball. i have no left tho.

thanks so much for your help i went from scoring 2 points per game to aroud the 20s!

I love posting up and have a really good hook shot. However i am not that tall standing at 6'3 and very skinny. Would you recomend giving up on the post game and move to something else? Thanks for the great videos btw!

i got a lot of touch of trae young, but a lot of jordan poole, and a bit of my own style as well

im great at mid range shooting especially on the right side as well as a floater, who uses in and outs and spin moves get space for my 5’11 build. my passing ability is what mu friends think of though

I'm a 5'6 guard and i pattern my game to Late Legend my idol kobe Bryant, i think it works even though I'm small they say that i have a good footwork and post game. Also watching John wall how he attack to the basket, i'm watching a lot of good players trying some of their moves

i like being in tight spot alot of people find it uncomfortable but i love doing it my handle are really good

Wats up bro? Luv ur content . Need some beats for ya nxt video 🔥

For me personally i think im more of a defensive minded forward and i’ve been taking some of my defensive game from draymond because im not that athletic but im quite long as a player. I’ve been trying to expand my game to be a playmaker like draymond as well and take some of dennis rodman’s game as well

What’s your play style?

Im bad at shooting but better in layups I don’t really struggle driving but when going for a layup with my left I struggle with it. I really love shooting so I’m practicing to be a better shooter. The best way I can score is layups I like layups but not as much as shooting. I also struggle with dribbling with my left.

One thing ik about my game is I’m a dead eye shooter trynna improve my handle but I’m best when I use my floater and drive

I’m a short guard that tends to play downhill I try to use my speed to get into the paint and hit floaters and pull ups around the basket. I model my game a ton after Allen Iverson.

I play like a point forward middy specialist

I’m 5’6” with a decent handle, great passing vision/IQ, great midrange game, above average, but streaky 3PT shooter, and a great off-ball/team defender, and usually a great on-ball defender against most players. My play style is corner/wing 3s off the catch, dribble pull ups, fades, turn around jumpers, bank shots, drive & kicks, setting up the offense through Pick & Roll, iso midrange, off-ball center cuts, constant boxouts, hands always active on and off the ball, post defense, being an off-ball pest, and especially attacking out of the Triple Threat etc. Still tons of room to grow, like I’d love to be a confident finisher- The players I’ve always studied: - Chris Paul - Jrue Holiday - Jimmy Butler - Joel Embiid - Steph Curry - Luka Doncic - Marcus Smart - TJ McConnell - Andre Miller - Kyrie Irving - Kobe Bryant - Nikola Vucevic - PJ Tucker - Carmelo Anthony

I don’t really know what position I am, I play both guard and big, I can shoot, defend everywhere, and finish, not sure what position I should be.

I struggle with my left hand bouncing a little and doin a layup with my left but I’m working with my left.my play style 3 point shooting but I’m trying to shoot from behind the free throw at the 3.the post I’m learning

Dope Video

My playstyle is similar to A.I i prefer doing lay up and am always good at ball dribbles and i can guard tall guys but am weak and pretty fast and agile

I think im like an draymond defensively undersized center but still capable of guarding all positions and offensively more like an Kyle anderson i dont dribble that much i can take a shot and most of my scores are layups but slow layups because i havent got a quick first step

im a pass first player im very offball and most people tell me i play to much like steph even tho im not even trying to play like him its not like im getting a billion screens ive been told to run around get open and shoot threes while sometimes driving in and being told to fake it and dump it off to the big man or shoot a quick floater. the new team i just joined is fitting me into a role where i take care of the ball more at this point idk who i play like and am trying to find the most efficient playstyle for me

Hey hooper community, I'm looking for tips, recently went from being the tallest kid on the team and playing center in U15, to trying to expand into either small or power forward. I'm not the buffiest kid, but I can shoot mid range, but also play off the rebound. Any tips? I am also a really good team player and have an eye for setting up team mates who cut off of picks or after passes etc, really trying to decide between power and small forward. Also, what kind of things should I be focussing on and any drill ideas for dribbling as someone whose style is to shoot off of passes or play with momentum. I have a tuff time creating the momentum... any tips?

I got a weird athletic set to where I’m quick but not bouncy I can get by most guys but I can’t jump over them I usually create contact or finish off one leg

I find mine and it's a 2nd ball handler and Draymond green type of role

I'm kinda good at catch and shoot, but to be able to perform well I kinda rely on my teammates, as simple as if they didn't give an opportunity to shoot my shot then I unable to perform well, and I wanna change my playstyle which mean I wanna standing on my own.

I'm only 6 foot always played center when I was younger I really need to learn how to play smaller

Ive accepted that Im more defense oriented...as much as I want to be an offensive player my perimeter defense just comes natural and I move best laterally.

The truth is I want to be an all around player but being a PG or SG or SF is what I can play for sure. So I’ll master that.

Coleman, at what age should athletes start looking at play style ? My son is 14 and has been boxed in to play "center" due to his height he is now 6'1 and I am trying to develop his guard skills but I still have no idea what play style he might be. I was curious if this is something you look at when you are 16/17 or even earlier ?

This is great, but there are probably skills that you need regardless of play style today. For example, if you can't catch and shoot (or jump hook for post players) or make free throws at an effective rate, you probably can't play. On defense, there's probably a certain amount of athleticism and strength needed to play as well.

I got that “no bag” play style 💀

I’m good at driving to the basket and shooting threes but I barely shoot the midrange shot

Tbh I still don't know who I am as a hooper. I shoot a lot of mid ranges because because I'm short and skinny, 3s weren't my type of thing but I'm trying to start shooting 3s, I'm decent at defense but I still get beat a lot, and my mentality isn't very good, obviously I want to change all these things but due to my habits, it feels really hard

I’m 6’1 185, I could grab 10 ft and dunk on 9’2, I have decent handles but mostly lengthy arms and legs, I have decent strength against bigger guys too but I always get stuck at the perimeter when someone’s on me

A lot of times the era of basketball that you play in can go against your specific skillset. I notice a lot of guys my age chucking up threes and relying on speed and athleticism. Personally I'm not that fast and athletic, but I thrive off of difficult midrange shots and being shifty/unpredictable. Very typical of 2000s ball, even though I grew up in the 2010s generation.

I'm left handed and enjoy acrobatic layups and mid range jumpers. I'm a average 3 point shooter and above average defender. I'm a good passer. What play style would you say that is. Also I'm pretty fast and have okay hops.

I like to pass a lot and im a lockdown defender, im not a good shooter but im a decent finisher and im good at floaters and im a amazing shotblocker what type of players do i play like/what should i train.

I wouldn’t say I really have a play style because a lot of my game is unpolished. I’m not really good offensively but I love to play defense. I’m 5’9 a bit overweight because of injury. Never really been athletic as far as strength but I’ve always had a lot of stamina because of a history in long distance track. If there’s anyone I think I’d watch as far as play style I think Kyle Lowry would be a big key

I’m 5’11 I can shoot, handle the ball/ shifty, fast, athletic, pass, and score I got footwork and I can really do everything offensively

I got the trae young build but I play like Russel Westbrook because he’s the first guy I watched in the nba and got me into basketball so I go to the rim alot even though I’m small in size but I barely get blocked

i am very defensive, always go for the steal, will do anything to get the ball and lock the attacker. I can be really fast in seconds and sprint a lot, i have good stamina, i have power for my height and weight (5’7 149lb) and i can do solid passes and get teammates open. now in the offensive side, i feel like i got good takes and speed but my finish is bad, ball always bounces from the board and sometimes i just shoot it with no accuracy when being guarded in front of my eyes, my shooting is not so bad but i can only shoot comfortably and id say it has the odds of flipping a coin. something that i do have is the will to do what it takes and to take advice, please if you read this give me your opinion and advice. i been playing ball for like 1 year tho

Im a shooter. I can catch n shoot, dribble pull. I can play d but struggle to take it to the rack. I know I can but it’s just things I don’t do enough in a 5on5 game so I don’t feel comfortable. Just today in a 4on4, I balled out went downhill on anyone and got any shot I wanted, but when we did 5on5, it went all gone and I was scared to drive.

I have to set up like Ja and a bit of his downhill speed but I don’t play guard (foward) cuz of my aggressive rebounds so any tips for plaay style

I play like Tyrese Maxey and Collin sexton bc I’m a smaller guard but I can drive really well I have a good shot but I just drive in more

Im a righty but I shoot with my left hand and I feel more comfortable shooting on the left side, but except that im a shooter/copy cat type of player

So do you have a email that I can send you full video of my play… and just give me a breakdown on my play style??

I'm fast and can grab rim on ten foot (I'm 14, 5'7) I wanna work on that spin thing so I can get past people easy and drive to the rim, maybe I will have a fast paced play style

Ima lengthy gaurd I’m a good shooter can handle the ball and drive but idk who to really study that much

as a casual hooper who wants to improve while just like playing pickup I feel like it's hard to find a player with a similar frame bc I'm 6'2 and scrawny but most the people I've played with at like park pickup runs aren't elite hooper heights so at times I'm the tallest guy on the court at 6'2 so I feel like I'd be wasting it to lean full guard but if I play like a forward and start playing bigger hoopers then I'm gonna be way undersized. should I view NBA heights/frames in a vacuum or do I take it in context and look for someone comparable to where I stand among normal people frame wise

I’m a driving guy. I love bullying my way into the paint and drawing a foul or getting a bucket. I can also shoot the 3 and pull up jumpers. My coach makes plays where I can’t do any of that and I don’t know whether I should just follow the plays or I should use what I’m good at. We aren’t allowed to dribble or drive ourselves unless we’re wide open

Are there any tips to get better at off ball?? I find myself pretty good at iso but i cannot always iso in game and my offball is kinda suck.I score a lot less when my teammate hold the ball then try to pass to me but i always in a contest shot. I tried to run more find more open space but still dont help...

attention to detail on Lamelo ?

I been watching Jordan Poole, Jaylen Brown, Jamal Murray, Kyrie, and Ja a lot lately and I look at their training videos and take drills from everyone, is that good for finding my style?

im 14 and i kinda already know my playstyle offensively and defensively. i play wit people older than me too. in my age group(under 15s rn) im a pf/c. when playing with older people, im a SG. please lmk any counters to my playstyle as it would be so helpful. TL;DR is at the bottom. press read more. So basically, offensively im a slasher. im very explosive off my hezis and im very good at dribbling. im a prtty creative mind and i tend to combo till i find an opening for a drive or bait for a shot. im good at avoiding hands and am getting very good at using underhand lays. shot wise, i aint nun special, but me and that mid range shot got something special. definitely my hotspot, just below the paint at least. i can pass the ball pretty well and im solid at the pick and roll. learning tho. off ball im very slithery and know how to get space. pretty ass at the 3 tho. but i do have my moments, and im not that inconsistent. will make a few open 3s if necessary defensively, im an anti big man unit. i know how to hastle and how to stay with my defender. not the steal type, but more the block type. prtty lanky and am able to block those taller than me, although inconistent. im a good contest and a solid defender. I know what i want to be. i want to be unstoppable. i want to be able to be consistent at the middy, even contested, and i want to be great at avoiding hands on lays, but getting physical too as a last resort. i wanna be able to stop anyone no matter the size. thanks for reading random, now u know my moveset, even tho we prolly wont meet. TL;DR middys, lays, slithery finisher, solid defender, anti big man defender, blocks more preferred than steals, solid passing.

Hey By Any Means and others, I am relatively fresh to basketball maybe like a year and a half but have played consistently during that time and improved a lot however i'm still lost on my playstyle. I'm around 184cm with long arms and a neat 34inch vert along with slightly above average speed, acceleration and strength. I can shoot a few middys and probably my best scoring ability, good driving over contact with hop-steps and Euros however sometimes will get stripped, I cant make a 3-ball to save my life and have very good defence all around. Does anyone have any guidance or tips to reply or any things I should work on in gym or on the court or for any film to study and add to my bag (keep in mind i'm 15 male so I dont have all hours of the day and ect lol)

I model my game of of russ, ja , fox and kyrie my strengths are midranges dribbling finishing and playmaking and that I got alot of vert and speed But I want to lean more to my post and fades and spin jumpers wdy guys think

I’m just trying to work on being unstiff

I am a 6’2 quick guard with a shifty type handle but im not really that fast… ive always struggled with my speed but I’ve always played like im fast. What player should i start watching or whos game should i adopt? Im really comfortable with shooting threes but im better in the mid range, im just not used to shooting them in game. I am a decent finisher but im not as athletic as i could be. If anyone knows a player i can start watching or adopt his game.

I’m explosive and fast but I’m more of a shot creator player I watch pg and shai,garland as a small guard but I struggle on my shooting I have the ball handle And my confidence gets lost so I pass up the ball

Im really good with my right hand, but i can't do anything with my left hand. Dribble, lay, shoot, whatever. I also suck at dribbling im 6'0 a little skinny with little to no hops, how should i improve other than just doing drills

6'0 220lbs at 25y/o struggling to find my exact playstyle as this is my first season of actually playing and watching bball. Current playstyles i admire atm CP3 and his floor general / mid range playstyle Ja Morant's slasher "dunk on ya head" playstyle Luka's slow but methodical "do it all" playmaker

I’m 5”11 185 and pretty athletic so I watch a lot of Donavan Mitchell and dame highlights but I also like to watch players like Zach Lavigne, jaylen brown and sga since I have kinda long arms. Any ideas of who else I should try and take after?

Okay, so I'm 7'1. I play solid defense, set up screens, and I feel very comfortable at finishing close to the rim. The problem I have is getting close to the rim, since I'm tall with long arms, but I'm not really that strong and other centers/power forwards are just stronger than me. But I like to use my arms to dribble a lot, doing half-spins, dribble behind the back, stuff like that, and it works kinda decent, but because of that my teammates don't want to pass to me much. They think that I need to pass more to them, and don't get me wrong when I can't go close to the rim I'm passing, but what's wrong with a center scoring some points by himself? Points are points, they are good for the whole team.