How do I beat guys much taller 1 on 1?

Question

There's a guy about 1 foot taller than me. I wanna beat him 1 on 1 because he's cocky and annoying and i feel like s*** cz last time we played he kept blocking me. I have great handles and an okay shot but a great shot when I'm open. He is more of a forward but his arms are long so even if I outrun him, he blocks me.

Any help? What should I work on and what do I do?

Answer 1

Crossover

Answer 2

Try using head fakes and try to use your quickness to put pressure on him when you are playing defense and hope for a off day for the kid

Answer 3

Work on your pump fakes, shooting and manouvering.

Answer 4

Outsmart him. Cocky guys are usually not able to see that stuff.

If he's REALLY good get help with a coach or friend. :]

Answer 5

Try to get into the paint and shoot some floaters or you could try some step back jumpers.

Answer 6

the smaller guy will have some advantage is there is a ref.  the ref will call the foul as you drive.  it is very hard to block a player who drive and tucks the ball because by the time his arms come up to shoot the blocker has little reaction time figure out how to block without fouling.  tuck the ball and drive and as you shoot don't try to shy away from his hands but go into them as he creates the foul.  

Answer 7

Put a higher arch on the ball when you shoot.

Answer 8

be better than him at the game.

Answer 9

If hes slower, just wear him out by outrunning him. Even if u know u cant steal the ball, be agressive and act like ur gonna steal it, cause u might actually steal the ball. Getting better will p**s him off and eventually ull beat him, even if he does block you.

Answer 10

perfect your first step and beat him with it both left and right. go for a layup after that. then a different move also requires beating him with the first step then pull back and shoot a jump shot- he should be so overwhelmed with trying to block you/recovering from you beating him off the dribble, that he should pass by you when you pull back giving you an open shot.

Answer 11

Speed and Handles, just keep faking to run in and shoot from distance.  Or use your speed to get a layup with more finesse.  Watch some videos on Chris Paul, Iverson, Steve Nash, Tony Parker and try to do what they do.  When you shoot do not shoot directly forward so that its block able and shoot the fader.  

Answer 12

listen to tara.its all about technique.keep good control and be aggressive.especially if this guys a real punk like u said

Answer 13

Grow

Answer 14

Ok. Just pretend to work on your shot outside. Fake the shot, then he'll try and block you. Or deke your moves. Pretend your about to go to your weak side, then go to your strong side. Practice with the fade away shot. Simple things like that should get you to win. Good luck!

Answer 15

1. be more agreesive

2. use ur quickness

3. pump fake him n take it to the basket

Answer 16

if your faster than him, try to take it to the hoop, if he just stands in the key, try a couple of jump shots. also call him out to guard you up close, then when he steps up, cross him over or just blow past him. if he doesn't come towards you, tell him hes a coward. also be unpredictable when you play  

Answer 17

There are many ways you can beat him.

*If you have stopped dribbling do a good pivot quickly and shoot.

*To avoid him do special tricks while dribbling (like the basketball through the legs trick)

*Do a fake, pretend you're going for a basket so when he blocks you can pivot and shoot a real basket.

*Out run him, sooner or later he won't be able to keep up with you if you're in good shape.

I know a guy that is wayyyy smaller than other people on his team but he is really incredible and is allotted much play time because he does moves like this.

Hope these tips helped!  

Answer 18

become more powerful, and beat him that way. i play basketball and im 5' 5 amazing right? and actually im pretty good, but i lift and im big. just work on driving, and the only way he'll stop you is a foul good luck son

Answer 19

so hes 1 foot taller than u, hes probably slower than you so jst shoot if hes too far from u and use ur quickness and make a lay up or do a quick pull up if he could keep up with ur drive(u need full speed so he cant stop quickly when u make a pull up),,, remember the defense is jst guessing..

u can also make a head fake after u do that pull up when u drive so when he jumps ur gonna have a wide open lay up and if he doesnt jump just shoot the ball again.

if u wanna learn the pull up just watch kobe bryants signature moves in nike.com.... hes fake is good too(fake then use ur pivot foot to spin)

Answer 20

i have much much advice for you

1. Aim low, as dictated by the following quite. " aim low you much, young skywalker"- yoda.

2. also if possible find out a way to drug your opponents food.

3. wear cloths that flashes red and blue( this may trigger epilipsy in many people)

Answer 21

you gotta be quicker and faster than him you also have to have good handles cuz ill doubt the person ur facing has handles

Answer 22

fake him or jab him in the balls

Answer 23

if he thinks you will drive shoot and if he thinks you always shoot, drive

Answer 24

Stop sucking

Answer 25

a few things, a side step fade away should keep him away from your shot.  its all about timing.  get his timing down and you can dominate him.  pull up like you are going to shoot and wait till he jumps in the air to block, then when he is on his down, drill it.  outrun him and hit layups till he is too tired to try to guard you anymore.  have him chase you around a lot, that usually tires big guys out.  if not, feed the ball to someone else to give yourself some distance from this guy so you can do a catch and shoot.

Answer 26

Take it from the greats who are playing in the NBA, whom of which are your size, Steve Nash and Jason Kidd only to name two players among many many others, I do not have the answer to your question they do, what do they do to get open to get the shot, For one you have speed, get under him and go around him to get open to get your shot, Learn workout techniques to train the necessary muscles to promote your speed to get open, In a one on one game of, for example, Steve Nash and Yao Ming, How could Steve Nash beat him one on one?