What do i need to be great shooting guard?

Question

i shoot good

drive in preety good

defense decent

have trouble dribbling with my left

Answer 1

there is no real definition of what a shooting guard is suppose to do.

For example, Ray Allen is a shooter

                        Jason Richardson is more of a driver

                        Brandon Roy was the ball handler last season

                        Kobe Bryant was the guy that did all the stuff

                        Raja Bell was the main defensive guy

So, u cant really define what is a shooting guard.

But from what i see, good players are those that really put in effort in their game, they have solid experience, they are the best decision makers, atheliticsm would be great and most importantly they play defense.

Answer 2

work on ur dribbling, workout with wade

Answer 3

hitting your shots and the ability to get open looks by working your screens correctly are your primary offensive responsibilities, I'd work A LOT this summer on getting your left hand where it needs to be...if you have a simple flaw in your ball-handling any decent defender will pick up on this and just KILL you with it (good news, its relatively simple to fix, JUST WORK)....

Answer 4

The skills of Jordan.

Answer 5

great speed, athleticism, and decision-making

Answer 6

you should practice running up and down the court,dribbling it with your left hand...i have the same problem

Answer 7

Well, a prototypical Shooting Guard is the guy who, as the name suggests, is a very good shooter. In the NBA today,  Many Shooting Guards aren't terribly good shooters. They get by on raw athleticism.

If you can drive well, then Shooting  Guard does sound like your natural position. I would suggest to work on shooting a lot. You can never be a good enough shooter.

As far as driving, the best way to practice this is to play in pickup games. THis helps you knjow what to do when faced with different situations.

Defense- the best way to become a better defensive player is to guard THE Best player on your team when you practice, The other team's best player, and to take challenges.

Just like Shooting, you can NEVER be a good enough bal handler. Go to Google and type in "Dribbling drills" The second link and the 6th link are the two i recommend.

Good luck! I hope this helps.