As I was watching Team USA play Croatia in the 1st round of the World Championships Saturday, the announcers brought up the name Drazen Petrovich. "Petro" was one of the most prolific shooters in international basketball history, who scored 112 points in his professional debut. He brought the amazing skills he had honed and starred for the New Jersey Nets until a car accident cut his life and career short at 28.
Day 6 – How Many Shots Did You Get Up Today?
Day 6 – How Many Shots Did You Get Up Today?
Coaches often ask players, ‘How many shots did you get up today’? The usual answer is anywhere between 100 and 500 with most players. While chatting with a coach from Serbia at a clinic this summer, he mentioned to me that he had read where Gilbert Arenas talked about shooting 500 shots a day. The Serbian coach laughed and said, ”Petro used to put up a 1,000 a day."
How many shots did you get up today?
-Coach Silk
Thanks to Coach Finamore of The Coaches Chronicle
