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Im skinny and not the tallest bigman, should I change positions?

• Sorry its long but plz read the whole thing Look, were two weeks into the season, i got a game monday and after that i get 3 weeks off. This is a perfect time to work on my weaknesses and really improve my game. But, this is what i need to decide, I'm 14, 142 lbs, 6'2", 8th grade basketball post (center). Im a backup right now, behind a guy the same height as me but alot stronger. Im not very fast and i dont have a whole alot of endurance (i can produce about 10 efficent minutes on the court straight before tiring out). In my district, im not the tallest guy there is, unlike last year, instead im usually about the same height as their tallest guy or 1 to 2 inches shorter, plus im usually on the wrong side of a 50 to 70 pound weight disadvantage. I cant jump very high and im not super athletic, but i do have a pretty good jumper but could use some work (i shoot 52% from the line). usually i can finish at the bucket and alot of people have said ive got one of the best first steps theyve ever seen. i cant handle the ball super well yet but i dont normally work on it. when i do work on it, i usually improve very quickly, same with my jumper. I like to believe im a talented ball player, with good basketball skills but no real physical advantages. ive only been playing ball a year, my first year ever was last year, i was a 7th grade 4th string b team post, and this year im player 8th grade 2nd string a team post. i work really hard at this and i need some advice. Do you think i should spend those 3 weeks working on becoming a smaller position (3 or 4 instead of 5) and work on my jumper and ball handling skills? or should i be doing the same drills i have been for bigmen? i have considered trying to build enough muscle so i would be a better bigman, but id need so much that the only result (since were in the season on top of it) would likely be overtraining, whichd really screw me. i know that if i worked on small player skills, id come back pretty good at them, but idk if thatd just be a stupid waste of time. what do u think i should do?

• Answer:

  either build up your muscle, post up, endurance and vertical to be a bigman or be a guard with probably a great height advantage against people your age. If you want to be a guard work on everything in general. Court vision, passing abillity, handles for sure and keep working on that jumper and free throw of yours. Good luck!