How do you become a basketball player,got skills, looks,ability, whats next?
608897
Attitidue and confidence
260386
what!  go!  Take some claritan and get on the court!  Be a team player!
970679
It's tough to tell you specifically what you need to do other than play as much as possible. To help your physical shape and jumping ability, you should try plyometric exercises. You can look them up online for specific exercises. They are excellent for explosive power which you need for basketball. As far as shooting better, the key is repitition. You don't necessarily need picture-perfect form, but you do need to perfect your form. Not every good shooter in the NBA has textbook form. In your spare time, shoot about 100 jumpshots a day. Also work on ballhandling and layups with BOTH hands. The more you do it, the more comfortable it will become to you. And a small, but important tip - watch plenty of COLLEGE basketball. They are more fundamental than the pros. Pay attention to how they dribble, pass, and defend. And I know you don't want to hear practice, but that really is the key. The more you play, the faster you will improve. Repitition is the key to success in basketball.
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I'll be frank with you: Don't bother unless you have a lot of scouts and college coaches hounding you right now. Most future pro players in any sport are usually spectacularly good at a young age. They show so much natural ability that even if they had an off-night, it would still carry them to a great game. If you find yourself singlehandedly blowing out basketball teams at the JV and Varsity level, there's a good chance you're going to the NBA. If you make basketball look easy, you're going to the NBA. If you're not painfully exceptional at your age, don't bother! Go study, learn a skill, it will pay off more than playing basketball all day trying to fulfill a stupid dream. I know people tell you not to give up your dream, blah blah blah, but come on. If you've ever coached young kids, you're well aware that there are rare exceptional talents that are born naturals, that learn fast.\n\nMoral of the story: Just play basketball for fun, and get your friends/teammates to do so too. Too many kids spoil a fun game because of the potential to make money in the NBA. My friends had such bad attitudes about basketball, and it ended up so that none of them even played community college ball. Unless the local newspaper is going gaga over you, don't even begin to get dreams of the NBA. Hard facts, have fun man...\n\nMight I suggest investing more time into football, baseball or maybe even soccer if you're not going to be tall? Basketball is a very size-discriminatory sport!
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the good ones are thos who excel at something: i.e. dunks, handles, defense; but the really great ones are the multi-faceted streetball players: so make sure you can get to the hole whenever you want (speed) to and finish strong (power), at the same time have a decent jumper (stroke), and a decent one-on-one defense (lateral movement), to be really great.\nby the way, what position do you play anyway? if you play a guard, make sure you get the crowd in whatever signature move you do (make sure you have one), if you play center/pf make sure you have this intimidating aura to make players think twice about driving in the lane to you
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practice one skill at a time, with a lot of repetition.  make sure you are doing it correctly first.  also play a lot of street basketball to get used to the game.
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good question, I was wondering that a while back and found this great site with hundred's of drills for every aspect of the game u can imagine.\n\nhttp://www.degerstrom.com/basketball/drills/\n\ngl Hope you become the next steve nash ;)
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By me being a shooting guard, tht's easy. You don't have to be the best shooter on the floor to be a star. It would help, but that's all of it. Just work hard on ball handling, speed, and watching the court. \nWalk around with a basketball EVERYWHERE you go; just dribbling, crossing, all kinds of stuff. \nAnd, with your speed, just do Suicides, timing your runs, and do leg exercises. It only doesn't help your speed, it helps your jump. So, you won't just have to play the top, you can get down with the big guys and grab rebounds. \nWith watching the court, you just have to click with your teammates and know how their game is on the court. You have to know exactly how they come cross the court, how they like their passes made to them, and KEEP EYE CONTACT!!!!! Most important! No matter what, you have to have eye contact on your teammate so that the passes are on point. Also, to watch for players running for the ball, what I do is look my opponent DIRECTLY in the eye, if I see one of my players starting to make a cut, look at them and hit them with the assist.\nBasically, that's all the tips I can give you on that. If you need anything else, hit me up snoopdapimp06@yahoo.com
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Being able to do a bit of everything: awesome shooter, not necessaarily a scorer, but able to hit shots with a high percentage; excellent passing skills like stockton to malone; being able to move and play without the ball; frustrating my opponent on defense (bruce bowen style, only without kicking ray allen); being able to pull down the boards, especially on the offensive glass; and being able to come through in clutch situations and not choke; and finally making all my teamates better, because that is what a TRUE basketball player is all about!
793105
Lots of things. Jump training, speed training, ball handling, and shooting. Run laps, Air Alert (you can find it online), dribble in your free time, and shoot hoops also.
432834
If you do not possess skill, concentrate on improving the accuracy of your pass, increase your fitness, play as a back, how to cut the ball without committing a foul, ho to shoot from all angels and positions. some skills you could gain by persistence and good training.
380909
Practice, but make sure you are working on the areas of your game that need the most improvement.  Work on your off foot, juggling with both feet, and if you can, find someone to work with you on different skills such as shooting, passing, trapping, and heading to name a few.  The more touches you get on the ball the better off you will be.  There are aspects of the game that can only be improved by playing, but you can work on your skills alone.
10550
Know the right people in the right places and be an exceptional athlete. Have experience playing at least some type of competitive ball other than highschool.If you have a dream, never give up on it!
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dont know how eh? you need Jesus, no but really get help!\n\n\n\ntips: \n1. dont run with the ball\n2. dont shoot like a retard\n3.develope your skills before trying to be great\n4. if you dont know how to play before you can drive....dont play\n5. really try\n6. put in effort\n7. practice\n8. play as a team player!
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Play as much as you can, pick up games, 21, any type of competition. Start with defense and rebounding, your shot will come later, the team needs boards and D. Practice free throws and develop your shot, watch basketball and get into shape.
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The simple answer is to practice.  Practice shooting, practice ballhandling, practice your athletic skills, and practice by playing.  You won't improve your game by wishing to do so.  I have a host of tips/articles you can view by checking this page out:  http://www.hoopsu.com/playertips.html\n\nThere are tips for improving basketball specific skills as well as 'mental' training tips and much more.
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Simple, first you have to be born with some minimum level of skill next you either need some good looks; pleasing smile; business savvy or good camera presence...but most of all you need to grab attention by either scoring goals, driving your car above the speed limit, making irresponsible remarks on television, marring a supermodel...one or more of these will get you noticed because we all know of many great players who never really make it to the top because no one noticed...