Day 34: Shot Selection

When you are playing in fall leagues and open gyms, how is your shot selection?  Are you shooting 7's, 8's and 9's?

I’m sure many basketball players have their own ideas on what’s a good shot and what’s a bad shot.

A few situations:

As coaches we hear the classic line, "But I was open."  If you are repeatedly open against a good defensive team, there's probably a reason you are open .

Case in point.  Tyrus Thomas finds himself open time and time again in this clip...

Having good shot selection is a quality of winning players and teams.  The better your shot selection, the higher your FG% will probably be and the more games you will win.


If you are not sure if you should be taking a shot that the defense keeps leaving you open for,  ASK YOUR COACH!!!


If you are not sure what 7's, 8's and 9's are for you, ASK YOUR COACH!!!