How often should a basketball fake a pass or a shot in playing basketball?

I was playing many years back. A teen from middle school said kids don't fake shots anymore that is old skool and that they would just block it. On a old Larry Bird training tape he said about faking often.





So how important are fakes in the game of basketball?


How often should we fake?


Is faking the ball very important these days in basketball?|||a well executed shot fake on a jumper, pump fake under the basket, or ball fake on a pass will work probably 80 - 90% of the time, and by "work" I mean get the defender off balance or out of position so you can make a play. Defense, by its nature, is reactionary, and it's difficult for defenders to train themselves not to react on well executed fakes. That's why guys who like to steal the ball will almost always "bite" on a good pass fake, and guys who like to block shots will almost always bite on a good pump fake. you can call it old-school if you like, but it works very well. there's no rule as to how often you should attempt one of these, it depends on the situation.|||it's how often it's the situation like if your wide open you wouldn't pump fake, you would pump fake if your defender was coming to block you.

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|||When you know the defender is in disarray.





If you want to fake a shot, make sure your shooting is decent. That way, if the opponent sees you've got a nice touch, they'll have to respect your shot and contest it.





If he's late on the defense, fake a shot or a pass to misdirect him.


If you're in a tight spot, fake a shot to get him off his feet, in order to get the contact (if you try to do a leaner shot, that is - risky), or to do a fade-away.





In the post, if you have a reliable jump shot, you could use a pump fake in order to avoid being blocked.





As far as faking shots and all being considered old school, that's their opinion. If a move is usable and could give you an edge in games, so be it.





I use some shot fake motion quite often when posted up, in order to get the defender to jump. He won't be able to contest my shot as he would want. If I didn't dribble and he jumped, that's just an open road now.|||fake pass or shot is not really important in the game of basketball. it is important to the player's skill and strategy.if you dont want to fake passes or shots, its up to you.





you can fake the ball anytime you want as long as you dont travel. if you're faking a shot, you dont need to move your foot because you have a tendecy to travel. just stretch your arms and knees. it is also the same for fake passes. if you fake pass in a driving position, you should be aware that u are only allowed 2 steps without drbbling the ball or else you will be caught traveling.|||IMO it is very important, just watch players like Kobe, Manu Ginobili, Rajon Rondo etc...


some examples:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGNejETYC鈥?/a>


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smtK8R2aT鈥?/a>


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI3vIFWC8鈥?/a>





it's part of the game.


due to the fact that the defensive player don't know what you going to do, he can only guess or follow you. as you can see the more skilled offensive players use more fakes, just look at some of kobe's videos:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgAlxZ1hX鈥?/a>


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCsdFuUM6鈥?/a>





another thing is that a fake is not have to be exaggerated, you can see a lot of small fakes and changing speeds in a player like Steve Nash





How often should a basketball player use a fake pass or shot when on offense? depend on the situation but if you take the best players you can see at least one fake in every time they have possession|||as often as possible to throw the other player just for a few seconds so you can get the shot off|||mabye once per shot?|||Fakes are in every game %26amp; great players use them to there advantage especially on weaker and/or less experienced players. If you watch some of the great shooters that have played they used fakes often in one on one moments. Even people like Kobe, Wade, Lebron use fakes to this day %26amp; have alot of success using it.When your a shooter people expect you to go up %26amp; are ready to jump to try %26amp; block it.Even a slight fake makes them move %26amp; if they don't alot of times stops them in there tracks for a chance to drive it to the basket. Just a small movement with your body or the ball can be considered a fake %26amp; open up endless opportunities for a person.


Jordan was a master at fakes as well as Bird %26amp; Majic. If you watch replays of them or other greats you can see how faking a pass or shot opens up other chances for them to either score or pass to a open man. One i remember seeing of Jordan was when he wanted to drive to the basket %26amp; multiple players came to stop him %26amp; he spun around to act like he was going to pass the ball out %26amp; the defense stopped to see what he was going to do. As that happened he turned to the inside %26amp; drove to the basket %26amp; dunked it w/ amazing style.


All in all it depends on the player %26amp; the defense on how they are reacting to him or her. To many times %26amp; they wont fall for it, but using them in a game is as important as anything else %26amp; should be used but not abused unless the defense just out right falls for it everytime.