Everybody's path is different. Every player comes with different genetics, a different mindset, and vastly different circumstances. This is what makes basketball so special. The fact that there is no path, no set of rules or procedures to become a good basketball player. This is why we need to look at basketball differently. Basketball is not a profession. It's an art form.
This is the gap that separates the generic from the gifted. When we're young we always try to find out what makes the good players good. We watch film, decipher their moves and copy their jump shots. Little do we know that this is what holds us back. In art, replication doesn't create success, it creates mediocrity. By using what's already out there, we end up in the same place everyone else is. This is the cycle of basketball. It's a cycle you will have to break out of, before it swallows you whole.
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It's because they've perfected their own form of the art. They've become so good at their moves and their shot that nobody else can stop it. This isn't because they've studied the game for hours on end, perfecting everything they see other players do. It's because they've figured out what what they want to do on the court, and had the tools to make it happen.
The Tools
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This is the same in basketball. If you want to do something on the court but don't have the ability to do it, then there was no point in thinking about it in the first place. No matter how unique you art is, if you don't have the skills to illustrate it, your art is worthless. This is why no matter how you want to play, you need to have the skills to play that
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It's hard to learn angles and perfect positioning to score. It takes time and a lot of hard work to be really good. I think that basketball is the best sport in the United States. Basketball is one of the top played sports in the United States and is a very influential sport in the United States. There has been many great stories involving basketball and how it changed a person’s life. Every child should have an opportunity to enjoy the great game of basketball. I remember the first time I have ever touched a basketball and I will never forget
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lack of formal training, it has helped him do many things out of the ordinary that are taught in art