I'm 15 and 6 months into basketball. Recently I've been playing some pickups and I noticed that I have no clue how to get to the basket, everytime I attack the basket I often end up in really tuff layup and only wish it could go in, especially on tight d, I really struggle to get pass defenders especially on 1 on 1. I just do pull up jumpers to counter the problem but it doesn't always go in. I know I should attack defenders top foot but they often react really quick and I have to attack again, making me locked up.
Also, on more crowed games like 4v4 or 5v5 I have 0 clue how to get to the basket without losing the ball, I feel like it's just too crowded and I can only do mid range or 3s, I have no idea how others get pass help defense and scores.