u/GoatOther978

For people who have played basketball for a long time and are good scorers, I’m curious about what goes through your head when you’re about to get the ball.
Do you already try to get yourself into a good position before receiving it? And once you catch the ball, what do you look at first?
Like, do you immediately check the basket and see if you can drive? How do you know if there’s actually enough space to get past your defender, or if you should just pass?
I know the game is really fast, so I’m wondering if you actually think about these things or if it just becomes instinctive after playing for a long time.

Not sure if this makes sense, but I’ve been noticing this with my handle.

On crossovers (regular, btl, btb), my left hand sometimes feels just a tiny bit late. Not a big delay, just enough that it throws off the smoothness a little.

It feels like I’m reacting to the ball instead of already being there to meet it.

When I watch better players, it looks like their hand is just in the right spot every time, like they already know where the ball’s gonna be.

I’d bet somebody else had this? What actually helped you fix it?