Jerry Mac Fund

Level: Junior High, High School, College, Pro
Shot Location: Tamalpais High School, Marin County, California
Instructor: Tom Poser
Notes: At the very highest levels of basketball solid offensive players always have the advantage because they know where they are going to go and what they are going to do.  They also always have a counter move prepared and drilled into their subconscious through practice so that if they are ever stopped they have a solution prepared.  As an example, if you can shoot and make a jumpshot, then you force the defender to guard you closely.  But if you can drive hard to the basket you force a defender to back off and play the dribble.  Therefore if you can make a great shot fake, getting the defender to challenge your shot by jumping in the air, you create an easy driving opportunity to the rim for a score.

This drill works on the two very basic fundamentals of scoring in a one-on-one setting.  Shot fakes create driving opportunities, and drive fakes create shot opportunities.  Using your fakes effectively, and then either shooting a clean jumper or attacking aggressively will force teams to double team you thereby creating team scoring opportunities.

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