How to be a Point Guard

Driving to the hole, in a nutshell, means to dribble (to drive) past your defender straight to the net (i.e. the hole).

Why should a point guard drive to the hole?

1. It gives you an opportunity to score.
2. It gives you an opportunity to pass.
3. It gets the defense moving, freeing up teammates.
4. It makes you a lethal member of your team.

Tony Parker, Steve Nash, Chris Paul, Jason Kidd are all-star point guards who use this extensively.  They practice driving to the hole because it’s one of the best moves a point guard can have and works very well with the point guard’s speed and size.

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As a freshman, I screwed up by not doing things the right way.  The coach would bench me, yell at me, and embarrass me.  It was tough and I didn’t know what I was doing wrong.

I almost quit.

Almost.  After I followed these 10 point guard tips, I fought my way back into the starting line up, proving everyone wrong.  Now I run as the starting point guard.

What are these tips?

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Note: This post is a response to a question asked by McKenzie in the comments.

As a point guard, one of the worst situations is when all your teammates are being closely guarded.  There’s no one to pass to, the shot clock is ticking, and the defenders are closing in on you.  What’s worse, your teammates aren’t even trying to get open – they’re just standing there!

You end up forcing a shot, making a bad pass, or turning over the ball and end up on the bench or on the sidelines for the rest of the game.

So what do you do?

Excellent point guards know how to make people open when there is nobody to pass to.  They make things happen and create magic.

Here’s three critical things you can do when your teammates aren’t open.

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All coaches know that the most important player on the court is the point guard. The point guard has the responsibility of leading the team, of controlling the ball and of dictating the pace of the game.

Without someone on the floor to take responsibility for those, your team is pretty much lost. Think of New Orleans without CP3. Or the Suns without Nash. They’re a completely different team.

It’s crucial to be a point guard that does not only possess the basic skills of one, but to have the advanced skills that transform you from a wannabe to a true point guard. Being a true point guard is how you will help your team win, make your coach look good, and put you on the starting line up for longer periods of time.

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Three years ago when I first started training to play the point guard position, I was unsure what skills I should first start working on and practicing to become a better point guard.

I was overwhelmed with the amount of things I could practice and read about out there. There are so many great basketball drill sites out there, but none catered specifically for a point guard.

So I made the mistake of practicing them all. Three years later, if there was one key skill I could tell an aspiring point guard to learn, it would be this.

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I lied.

I don’t know whether they want you to know the secret or not of how they became elite. It doesn’t matter though, because I doubt this is a new secret to how they became so successful and was able to enter the NBA.

The reality is that most people don’t realize the effort that these guys went through to get to where they are now. And what most people don’t realize, is exactly the secret that all the NBA Greats share.

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Want to be an elite point guard?

That was a silly question. Of course you do. Becoming a true point guard is actually a very straightforward task.

It takes time, dedication, and an eagerness to learn. To learn the 5 must-have skills of a point guard is a great start to achieving your goal and grabbing that starting position from the coach.

These 5 following skills are the skills that almost all coaches look for in a point guard to lead the floor and command the team on the court.

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