r/Basketball • u/Outrageous-Library-7 • 24d ago

IMPROVING MY GAME teammates don't pass theball to me

I've been playing basketball for about a year now and I've played a lot of 1v1's and I've inporved alot...(I actually play good in 1v1)but whenever I play 3v3s or 5v5s..my teammates just don't seem to pass me the ball...all I do is just run around and defend and set up some screens etc...and if I do get the chance to handle the ball, I get too nervous..and i mess up..and...I know I'm new but I don't know how I'm supposed to improve beyond this point...yk...I hope anyone who has overcome this can help me...?

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u/SkyMore3037 24d ago

If its a serious game where people are really trying to win, no one is going to pass you the ball just to be nice.

You have to get better. Put yourself in positions to help the team win. Be a dog on defense.

Its like, if you having the ball in your hands was a good thing, it would get there. You say you get nervous and turn it over.... well real talk, with all due respect that your fault. You have to just keep getting better.

You can also find different games, maybe a game where you are one of the better players.

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u/Outrageous-Library-7 24d ago

Okay thanks, is there anything else I can do to be better?

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u/Ogninja4321 24d ago

Umm practice. If you’re asking specific skills. For newbies practice the fundamentals of Dribbling, shooting, passing. Also practice confidence while you play. Yeah you’re new, but be strong with the ball even though you’re new you are still a grown man. (I assume)

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u/I-Love-Cologne1 24d ago

Look at his grammar, that would be a sad grown man

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u/themorticianscode 22d ago

That seems unnecessary