What is the best way to get better at basketball?

Question

people say that doing drills is the best way and some people say that playing alot of pick up games is the best way. which is really the best way?

Answer 1

Drills will only help your fundamentals.  Pick up games will increase your basketball i.q. and court vision. So play a lot more games.

Answer 2

shoot 3s

Answer 3

practice!!!,

lots and lots of practice, that always works for me,..

Answer 4

go to the foul line more

Answer 5

Practice, play against other people, then practice.

Answer 6

its best if you do whatever you can too play....doesnt matter if its drills and skills or games....both will improve your game! and also running and lifting outside of basketball will make you quicker and stronger!

Answer 7

Do lots of drills on different aspects, then use the skills you develop on the pickup games. Also, the level of competition of people you play against are important. Always play against people your standard or higher to improve.

Answer 8

do some drills for an hour or 2 then go play pick up games at the park

this is what i do

Answer 9

you will get better with just one word.......... PRACTICE!

haha always works  

Answer 10

if u are trying to get better at shooting i would suggest shooting free throws. shooting free throws will give u the touch of shooting a basketball. this will also help because if u are stuggling shooting the ball in the game u can drive the ball and try to get to the line to get into a shooting rhythm.

other drills are machine gun which is normally done with 3 players and at 2 or 3 basketballs, one player is the shooter, one is the passer, one is the rebounder. The whole idea of this drill is for the shooter to constantly be shooting and right after shooting getting passed the ball so that he can be shooting another shot. the rebounder then gets the ball and passes to the passer who will then pass to the shooter after he has shot. this is a great shooting drill.

just shooting a basketball will help u be a better player, when u feel comfortable with a basketball in ur hands u will be a much harder player to gaurd.