333's guide to becoming a good all-around player

INTRO

The method I'm using in this guide is the method of history and learning from the greats that once played this game.

Many people think that being a scorer or ball hog makes a great basketball player, but they are 100% WRONG. To be a great player it means you help your team whether you are the star, a role player, or even the player at the end of the bench. A great player *cough KB* once said,

Many greats, legends, and even no-names were great players because they helped their team excel and win. Some of these players include: Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Scottie Pippen, Lamar Odom, Shane Battier, Bruce Bowen; just to name a few.

Knowing your role History Lesson 1.) Knowing what it feels like to be a leader, and be a follower.



Michael wasn't always the GOAT of basketball like the general public have always thought of him. Back In North Carolina, he failed to make his school's Varsity team as a sophomore while his friend did. His reaction was to play his best on his JV team causing him to excel at everything he tried. After playing a year on JV he stepped up to varsity, and averaged a triple double in his final year of high school basketball. When he first went to the famous North Carolina of Chapel Hill, he was out shadowed by James Worthy (later a hall of famer on showtime^_^ ). After he was drafted in the pros, he became the GOAT everyone knows him as today.

Kobe was/has been a competitive basketball player. If you beat him one on one, he won't let you leave until he wins. After the my Lakers raped the Magic in the Finals 4-1, SI released the Lakers edition showing their season and etc. An Article showed Kobe's history, describing him as a basketball obsessed freak, basically. Growing up he played soccer in Europe obviously, but fell in love with basketball because of his dad was a pro player. In high school, Kobe always performed with no fear, but which his team mates had for him. The little things set him off as if you missed your defensive assignment or missed a free throw. He would then take you in the back and yelling the holy shit out of you. The only thing he had his mind on was winning a state title. He knew his role as leader of the Lower Merion basketball team and wanted to make his self clear. His work ethics among professional athletes is legendary causing him to excel and being the new GOAT over Michael.


Good Offensive mind set History Lesson #2 Pass first, shoot second.

(NBA is used because it has the world's best players)

In the NBA, there are many great offensive players who can score such as the late "Pistol" Pete Maravich. Pistol was a pure offensive player who scored first, and never played defense. In college he was the BEST scorer that ever lived with a grand total of 3,667 points in his career while averaging 44.2 points a game. Even though his scoring average was significant, his team could never beat elite teams such as UCLA bruins, or the Kentucky Wildcats. One big reason Pete's LSU Tigers couldn't win was because he scored all the points, and never played DEFENSE; which essentially made it a 4 on 5 basketball game.


In 79-80 a legend point guard in Earvin "Magic" Johnson was drafted. He wasn't an ordinary point guard because of his 6'9 height, he excelled at passing with his full court vision and his dribbling abilities. In his career he averaged 11.2 assist and 19.5 points. He is most known for his complete dominance of the game that clinched the chip in the only game that 1 player played all 5 positions. He had the numbers of 42 points, 15 rebounds, seven assists, and three steals in a 123–107 win, while playing guard, forward, and center at different times during the game. He was the only rookie that won the FINALS MVP.

History Lesson #3; Score first, Pass second, Play D

Way back when the dinosaurs roamed the basketball world there were 2 T-Rexs that DOMINATED this basketball world. Their names were Wilt Chamberlain, and Bill Russell. Wilt was the best scorer of all time PERIOD, he averaged a world-wide, unbroken, holy fucking shit record of 50.4 points and 25.7 fucking rebounds a fucking game. Unlike Pete, who had no supporting cast on offense, Wilt had a decent supporting cast which didn't cause him to score every possession. He also set the NBA record of fucking 100 points in a fucking single game, the closet ever to it was 81; set by my man the best closer in the game, KOBE. Bill Russell was more of a defensive type player because the Celtics were assholes back in the day buying/drafting all the Hall of Famers. Bill's career stats were 15.1 points a game, and 22.5 rebounds a game.


History Lesson #4: Defensive Mindset


In modern basketball, there have been a lot of players who claimed the could play DEFENSE. But most of them were cocky assholes who couldn't. A couple of great Defensive players are Shane Battier and Ben Wallace. Shane Battier isn't a known shot blocker, or rebounder but he is known for studying/applying the best defense that he can. Recently in the 2008-2009 where my Lakers raped everyone for the title... ESPN did an interview with Shane asking him how he was going to stop the MVP, Kobe. He then brought up his thick packet, showing all Kobe's stats, moves, history, mindsets and scoring abilities. Even though he didn't do that great a job of guarding Kobe, he did hell of a lot better then everybody else that tried guarding him.
Ben Wallace is just a BEAST blocking and defensive rebounding. He has won defensive player of the year , #4 times, and was defensive all first team 5 times. In his career, he averages a whoppin' 6.2 points and 2.1 block while grabbing 10 boards a game.





A good video to buy for dribbling/shooting would be to buy: Pistol Pete homework basketball.

 

Shane Battier is definitely one of the best leaders in the NBA, very smart person coming out of uni and has very good leadership skills.

but i'd also like to say, a pass first shoot second team would always pass the ball around, leading the team to be scoreless, or everyone would be nervous so they just pass the ball off because they dont want it.

if you have a point guard has swagga, who can set plays for his teammates, then i know where you're coming from, but if its anyone else, then just being smart with the ball is taken into consideration