Success Tips for Point Guards- Lesson #2

Feed your post players- If you want to get easy shots for your team and if you want your big guys to continue to set screens, play defense and rebound, then you have to learn how to feed the post. When your team mate has a defender on his/her back or side and you can clearly see thir jersey number, that is a great time to enter the ball inside. There are several ways to make passes inside including: Ball faking high and throwing a two- hand bounce pass to your team mates far hand or right to the middle of the body. I personally like a pass to the middle of the body when a defender is playing behind the post player, because if the defense goes for a steal it'll likely result in a foul with the defender reaching over the body. Also, practice controlled one hand bounce passes, sometimes bringing the second hand to the ball wastes time and can allow the defender to get his hands in a position to deflect the pass. This is a good pass to use when your team mate has his defender pinned for an easy score or when the defender is playing on the high side. If the post player is not open, reverse the ball to another tam mate who may have a better angle at pasing inside, or dribble away then quickly change directions back, where you may find that the defender is now in a more vulnerable position, allowing you to now enter the ball. Don't telegraph your passes! Know how and where the defense is playing the post up player, whether that be high side, behind, baseline or fronting. You will have to adjust how/if you enter the ball based on how the defense is playing your team mate. If the defense is fronting an inside player then you may have to execute a lob pass to get the ball inside for a bucket.