Dedicating your time to your team, practice, workouts, and other activities, will give notice to your coach that you are working hard and you want that spot on the team. When playing on a high school, college or proffesional team, dedicating yourself to the team will better your game indefinitly. When you come to practice everyday the coach will definitly see that you want to play and also that you have a love for the game. The most important thing is not that you have talent but if you dedicate yourself to the sport that you love whether you have a nice crossover or a 50 inch vertical you will become a better player.