How do you beat your defender in one on one basketball? when i have the ball i do not know what to do?

Question

how do you know what to do with the ball? when i have the ball on offense and i am one on one with my defender i do not know if i should pass him to the left, the right or just shoot?...my main problem is this: how do you create space?

Answer 1

if ur stronger post up and back him to the hoop fake one side then go to the other

Answer 2

to be honest do wat ur instincts tel u to do....u cant play basketball right if your head is clustered wit thoughts of wat u need to do and how ur gunna do it because dats wen ur gunna mess up because u start thinking too much...i love getting into my opponents minds and making dem think because i get them to focus more on wat im telling dem and me den how they are gunna score and distracts them...i used to set up obstacles at home on my court and would practice different moves all da time so wen it came to play and a situation came i didnt even have to think it jus came naturally because of so much practice put into it...practice, practice practice....and u will be king of the court in no time

Answer 3

To beat a defender and get to the rim or to an open pull-up jumper, remember this: Attack the defender's front foot.  This forces them to swing that foot back before shuffling.  That is the time it takes to beat them.

Answer 4

fake left and obviosly go right and always go up for the layup if u no there smaller than u if they bigger than go up for 3 or 2 unles the bigg guy is fast then u screwed lol i hope i helped

Answer 5

ok.. You can either learn tricks that will make your the defender go one way and you go the other like the crossover or you can look at his feet if his right foot is sticking out in front run to his left and if his left foot is out in front run to his right. its easy because it'll take him time to turn around. but ya go on youtube and watch some Kobe Bryant videos or something. then look at some possible moves or what he does to get passed defenders.

Answer 6

try going what ever way your comfterable with and just try some jump fakes and stuff to try and get an opening, just dont get trapped in the croner or dont stop your dribble