-Phil Jackson, on Michael Jordan's shooting success.
If I could only give you only one piece of advice this would be it:
Become a good shooter!
In my opinion, becoming a good shooter is the most important thing you could ever do in order to become a successful basketball player.
Every NBA super star, every great college player, every playground legend…can pretty much attribute their success to one thing…their ability to shoot.
Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dwayne Wade, Allen Iverson, Larry Bird, Lebron James, Carmello Anthony, Reggie Miller, J.J. Redick, Ray Allen, Vince Carter, Dirk Nowitzki and virtually all the other great players, are all exceptional shooters. Sure they have great athletic ability, but so do a lot of other guys. However their ability to put the ball in the basket is what separates them from others.
I'm going to show you some remarkable basketball jumping exercises that you can use to increase your ability to play this great sport. The number one reason jumping will help you in this sport is the slam dunk, but when it really comes to scouts and all around good playing, they care about the essentials. When you can jump higher, you have the ability to rebound better, play better defense and become a better shooter. All these things are what make up a good basketball player. All those NBA professionals you see worked extremely hard doing various basketball jumping exercises with their trainers. I'm going to show you some great ones you can do to help you improve.
Obviously to jump higher, you're going to need to strengthen the jumping muscles. That are various methods for achieving this like standing calf raises and leg presses, but I think the best method is squats. If you watch a squat, you'll notice it is a regular jump, just in slow motion. It works the exact muscles required for jumping and gives them exceptional power to push yourself off the ground.
A lot of people focus far to much on strengthening the muscles. Basketball jumping exercises should also focus on springiness, since it's that elasticity that will spring you off the ground and high into the air. The best method for this is walking around on the tips of your toes for half an hour. It seems easy, but after about 10 minutes you feel the pain.
