The Transforming Basketball Podcast EP160: Representative Shooting Drills with Arkansas State Assistant Coach Anthony Goods
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Apr 22, 2026 Anthony Goods, former Stanford player, 11-year overseas pro, ex-NBA scout and Arkansas State assistant, shares his approach to scouting and shooting development. He discusses why most jumpers are contested. He explains contest types, creative drills with cognitive load, using miss patterns to diagnose, and managing messy practice to keep confidence high.
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Train Contested Shots Not Only Open Reps
- Do train contested, game-like shots rather than mostly uncontested reps.
- Anthony Goods tracked 2000+ shots and found only 17% were unguarded, so practices must mirror contest frequency to transfer to games.
Summer Of Relentless Contests
- Anthony Goods purposefully spent a summer shooting with a 6'6" friend contesting every shot to simulate game pressure.
- He replaced standard trainer work with repeated live contested reps to break a late-season slump and build resilience.
Contest Timing Dramatically Changes Percentages
- Watching contest timing (early high hand vs late) reveals drastic shooting splits under pressure.
- Duncan Robinson and Desmond Bane showed large percentage drops when closeout hand was early and high versus late.