When a point guard knows how to effectively produce when posting up his defender, he has a skill that can prove to be very valuable.  Most point guards they go up against don’t really know how to properly defend the post, so if they make themselves comfortable in the post, it is something that they can go to from time to time when they want to get a good look.

There are two guys who are really effective with their post up game, and they are:

• Andre Miller (.94 PPP/47.7% shooting on 125 poss. – fouled on 14.4% of poss.)
• Chauncey Billups (.92 PPP/40.5% shooting on 108 poss. – fouled on 13% of poss.)

You probably noticed some similarities between these two players.  They are both older more experienced guys who rely on their size and strength rather than their speed when on the court.  Let’s look at a few keys for both Billups and Miller when working in the post:

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