7 Outdated Basketball Beliefs to Leave Behind in 2024

#7 hits deep. So many coaches out there cursing out 12 years olds like they’re paid professionals. It is so hard to improve when you’re in constant fear of making a mistake

Thank you really much❤ I’m a 13 year old baller from Germany and I’ve gotten sooo much better because of your videos. Please keep up the good work 💪

One piece of advice you could probably expand on is the role of strength and conditioning. It was once the situation where basketball players hardly touched weights until maybe college or professional level, and even then not really much. Strength training is now more common, but I've made the mistake of going too far to the other side and spending too much time in the weight room and not enough time on the court. Don't let weight room work replace your on-court work. It is just there to supplement your on-court abilities and make a more well-rounded athlete. On-court work should still be the priority, with the possible exception that the off-season is a good time to focus on building muscle and developing other attributes.

I’ve coaches my son his whole life and dealt with this even from my assistants. They continuously would throw my son into the 4 or 5 spot. Hes a sophomore and 6’2.5 without shoes with a 6’7 wingspan, so just under 6’4 in shoes. He hasn’t played organized ball in about 6 years so he really has a lot of catching up to do. I am the assistant and for the life of me cannot convince the head coach to let him break the press. Our “point guards” (short players) cannot get the ball across mid court and he suffers for it. They say it will help him. Get easier buckets. But not if he doesn’t have the ball. Towards the end of the half they move him up to break the press and by then it’s too late. He’s on Jv and was supposed to be there to develop his guard skills but I know exactly what the varsity coach is going to do because they need a “big.” When he was younger and we were playing in the AAU circuit he played pg and looked the part. He looks completely lost at center. Not for lack of trying. He still gets boards and buckets along with easy dunks. What can he do to convince the coach he’s a wing and not a big? I did tell him to just use it as a learning experience. He’s still growing anyway and will more than likely finish as a real 6’4.

The worst thing I heard from a coach is, "If you're a real basketball player, you watch college basketball, not the NBA." When the NBA/other pro leagues are the top 1% and you can learn a lot more from pros. Smh. Btw great video, Tucker!

The last part of the video really hit home for me. I played basketball all the time up until about the age of 12 or so. I stopped because I lost love for the game because my dad was a little too hard on me. He didn’t gloss over every single mistake but whenever I had a bad game he would scold me pretty bad and treated me worse, it made basketball extremely stressful and I felt like I had the pressure of my whole family on my shoulders when I played. I know that sounds soft but I was a little kid at the time (this happened from ages 8-12). I’m 23 now and I’m too old to play basketball but I do still workout all the time and your video was pretty informative and something I wish I saw when I was 11 or 12. Just the information and the idea of being consistent without it overtaking your entire life was helpful.

I'm 5'6" from a poor country, so stopoed trying after university, i came to Europe 6 months ago and play at the park with pros from Serbia and they ask if I played pro all the time... A veteran pro basketball man from Spain even told me "You're short but dangerous with the ball"

My love for the sport has been tested the past year because I had 2 season ending injuries and only played once but hearing you talk about all this is driving me to be more confident and get back to my best. Appreciate it❤

Thank you man you are really special. I think there are a lot of channels about basketball and the mind games in the game, but you are really different you really understand the struggles and the situations basketball players go through. you explain so good in your videos I am so happy I found your channel. Keep the hard work man, and have a great year!🔥💪

It’s crazy to see how fast this channel is growing. Love ur vids

Amazing video. There are a lot of basketball channels like this but for me your channel helps me the most. Thank you for doing videos like this. Happy holidays.

Yo this is super random but I’m a huge college bball fan so I recognize your name. I remember the 2019 game #2 Tennessee vs #15 Colgate. You made some 3s that game and I thought “damn this dude is nice”. Also I’m assuming you played Texas whenever that season was. Never thought I’d see you here! Great advice man!

Love your videos man! Really excited to watch your videos in 2024 !!

Thank you man these tips really help been watching since 1k subs

Thank you bro. I really needed to hear this. much love ❤

drives are more of a reaction to the defence so saying that using ur left hand on a left handed layup isnt intirely wrong but its actually about how you are protecting your ball during drives. Also something that I really like about my coaches are that they watch a lot of basketball and they improve on their own as well as teach me and the team.

Great advice. Thanks especially for asking coaches to let the players play and make mistakes while still instilling confidence in them. My son has been dealing with this the last two seasons with his middle school coach. One mistake and you’re pulled out of the game and sometimes will sit for an entire half! It makes the players play scared and that is disaster on team chemistry during the games… I’m very proud of how my son has handled it, but it hasn’t been easy on him and it does affect overall confidence.

Knew about you cause of your Colgate days and discovered your channel about a month ago. Love the vids man! Keep it up!

Just came across your video today and it’s really helpful I’m a ball struggling with a lot of stuff such as pressure and doubt. Thanks a lot

Quickly becoming my fav basketball page ! Keep it up brother.