Every player riding the bench who gets in for a couple minutes at the end of the game use to be the player playing all the minutes in high school.
College coaches don’t go recruiting kids who did well playing two minutes each game in high school. They aren’t looking for two minute players…and there’s not a group of basketball players who from an early age specialize in playing two minutes each game…even though there are plenty of players who play only a few minutes per game.
Rather...you train as though you’re going to play all the minutes all the time. So you’re ready for the maximum, even if you end up playing the minimum. Coaches want two minute players who can play the whole game.
The two best precursors to playing for two minutes…
Prepare like you’re playing all forty
Play really well when you get in for one
