How To Overcome Being an Undersized Guard

[@Shingo_Aoi]

making a pass instaed of a tough finish in the paint is a very simple play but yet so underrated imho. i see quite often athletic players not passing and settling for a contested shot.

[@TheFilmRoom1]

Couldn’t agree more!

[@theJordanof23]

Don’t have much to say in response to your analysis, just want to praise the content. Great videos, young basketball players can learn a lot from the channel.

[@TheFilmRoom1]

Truly appreciate the compliment! Thanks for the support.

[@JGL3]

Excellent notes. As someone that focuses mostly on guarding, I really believe that these tips summarize almost everything that had helped me playing this game. I´m not a short guy, but i'm far from being the tallest one. One last thing that I think it's incredibly useful is the psycological impact that you can make by being a defender: If you never show any sign of tiredness, never stop chasing every ball like the last one and be like a pest the whole time, the player that you are defending eventually will get REALLY nervous and will be easier to defend. Thanks for the video.

[@TheFilmRoom1]

Thanks for taking the time to comment, and I’m glad you enjoyed the video. You’re absolutely right on that point. Nobody likes playing against a guy like you just described & everyone loves having “that guy” on their team.

[@29DarkBoy]

that's been my motto since I started playing 3 years ago, while with an underdeveloped leg because of an ACL Rehab. I literally couldn't dribble to the left, even going for a contested shot or lay up scared the shit out of me. However, I've always been a positional and strategy geek relating to sports, so I double down on getting my D right. Today I can contest and sometimes I'm scoring threat, but my biggest strenght is playing 3 and D. I feel like I'm a pain in the ass to someone who's being guarded by me, because I defend like a motherfucking dog. I'm 1,70 (5ft7)

[@NNaudiovisual]

@@29DarkBoy Hahaha i really laughed with "like a motherfucking dog". Thats exactly the spirit. I have the same condition, I cant do shit with my left hand, its the saddest dribble ever (no way of speaking about shooting with that hand) so I try to compensate by being explosive-fast from 0 to 100 with my dominant side. And about being a pain in the ass, one of the best compliments I have in the court is when we set up teams and somebody from my team says "oh god, good thing we are on the same team and not against you". Its a funny condition, because I dont consider myself to be a very good player, I just try to have the defense perk as maxed as I can. Keep up that ACL rehab! great that you can play after such a drawback.

[@thiccthunder6327]

I love this channel it's completely changed the way I understand the game

[@TheFilmRoom1]

That’s so encouraging to hear! Thanks for taking the time to comment 🤝

[@VortexSports-e4v]

Love the content! Do a TJ McConnell one? It would be fire!

[@dadballers]

Quality commentary as always

[@TheFilmRoom1]

🤝 I appreciate it

[@dijonsplash3822]

such a useful video

[@willingram9751]

Thank you

[@TheFilmRoom1]

You’re welcome!

[@dsquareddo9283]

Great content

[@TheFilmRoom1]

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[@dimelo58]

Good stuff

[@TheFilmRoom1]

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[@joshuat6124]

You can see his teammates really like playing with him, too.

[@TheFilmRoom1]

Totally agree!

[@NoLayups]

This is a player I'm making my players study

[@TheFilmRoom1]

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[@junyuzhang414]

My understanding of the game has improved so much thanks to u . Can u explain what the diff between drop or flat coverage ? Also how can u train to read the tag defenders ? I find it really hard in game n mostly focus on the on or switch defender

[@TheFilmRoom1]

Thanks so much! Happy to help. Drop coverage is when the defender is sagged significantly off the 3pt line. (Probably FT line or deeper) and he’s trying to leave space between himself and the ball handler. Flat coverage is when the big tries to get to the level of the screen (maybe one step underneath) and is slightly more aggressive at containing the ball than drop. The example in the video where Yuki throws the bounce pass back to Huff (drop) and the sideline out of bounds where he throws the pocket pass for the dunk (flat) are great examples of the difference. Watching yourself on film is critical when it comes to getting better at reading tags. The other thing to work on is locating them early before you ever use the screen. I like to tell people to “feel” your defender and the screener’s defender and “see” the tags. Like you’d tell a QB to feel the pass rushers but see the coverage.

[@TerrancePowers-n4x]

Can you help on how can I improve my decision making and court vision, I struggle to either make the right play or the right read as a guard

[@TheFilmRoom1]

It’s really hard to improve in that area of the game without just getting on the court & doing it. I would encourage you to watch more of my videos to get proficient at understanding the game from a “birds eye view” and then find as many opportunities to play live basketball as you can to see if it will translate. If you’re able to watch film of yourself, I think that’s one of the most important things you can do.

[@Goodhomieprofits]

Don’t ball hog, take open shots make simple passes not flashy unnecessary ones. Don’t do any passes that you haven’t scanned for Already and if you ain’t look at where you planned to pass the ball for 2-3 seconds then look again bc people relocate, might be the defender instead of your teammate that you’re seeing it the corner of your eye. Also play inside out before you get your hands on the ball see if whoever down low is wide open bc that’s the simplest shot. Be ready for cutters to the basket.

[@LB14745]

I can see his teammates not understanding why he's making such an effort on defense. "Chill out rookie, you don't have to do that".