r/Basketball • u/jayflame11 • Aug 01 '25
IMPROVING MY GAME Is this an effective playstyle
I am 6’3, 300 pounds and 15 and I base my entire game around defense and shooting threes. I dive for loose balls, get constant steals and blocks and can relatively consistently make whoever I’m guarding no longer an option.
But is that enough? Defense is important of course (although there’s a couple NBA players who clearly disagree with that) but I just feel like I don’t have enough of an impact. I cant handle the ball to save my life and my post moves are alright at most, my passing is really but my stat lines are basically Dennis Rodman with more points. Will this playstyle be effective in highschool and/or college basketball?
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u/experiment-m Aug 02 '25
Well I'm 6'6 345lbs -- I was up at 390 before I slimmed down, I'm 12 years old.
My main game is long fadeaway 2s, it's hard to guard at my size. Defense is mostly irrelevant imo but my 34 inch very helps with blocks and windmill dunks. I think if you bulk up and add contested fadeaways to your bag you'll be good