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BlackJack
United States10048 Posts
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Nytefish
United Kingdom4282 Posts
Not exaggerating by the way, went to a pretty "chavvy" school, which you'll understand if you're British.  | ||
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Reason
United Kingdom2770 Posts
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopnik | ||
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Biochemist
United States1008 Posts
If you'd put an hour a day of your free time into developing basic basketball skills, you'd be better than average before long. | ||
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Divinek
Canada4045 Posts
On May 12 2010 19:54 Luddite wrote: Everyone in my department plays together. It's a group activity. If I didn't play I'd be the only one not playing, just sitting in the office by myself and it would be really weird. And I'm not the only one who's bad, actually most of the players are bad. It's just that there's like 3 or 4 good players who completely decide the game. welcome to almost all non professional playing of sports? Though I've usually been on the better end of this for sports I've played, even when it's competitive unless you're playing with the best of the best (and even at the professional level) there's always going to be comparatively bad people, and really good players that embarrass everyone else and practically decide the games | ||
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Luddite
United States2315 Posts
On May 12 2010 22:11 Biochemist wrote: The best kid at basketball at my high school was about 5'6" If you'd put an hour a day of your free time into developing basic basketball skills, you'd be better than average before long. Yeah i'm definitely not going to spend an hour a day practicing. That would be... pretty much all my free time lol. and there's one guy I play with who has extremely good speed and ball handling skills, but he's about 5'6" and he's constantly owned by tall guys whenever he gets near the basket. | ||
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hyst.eric.al
United States2332 Posts
basketball is a five man sport; the point guards are not supposed to match up to the taller players. they can easily take taller players if they are farther from the rim, but they dont have to get rebounds over them. its just stupid to say "oh the taller guy is better because he gets rebounds over short people". thats the whole point of the taller players, they have different roles. teams are not 5 of your tallest players because you need those shorter ball-handlers to make plays and do those things. | ||
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lac29
United States1485 Posts
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Luddite
United States2315 Posts
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Biochemist
United States1008 Posts
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dogabutila
United States1437 Posts
Handchecking is important on defense in games where charging is not called. It allows you to control your opponent. Don't abuse it to actually push them out of their path, just use it to encourage them to move to the basket in a path not straight through you. | ||
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Creme
United States21 Posts
Then I'd probably transition to working on defense or rebounding. For defense practice shuffling your feet and ALWAYS look at your opponents chest when you're guarding him, never his feet or face. For rebounding just jump for the rim any chance you get, it will improve your leg conditioning and your vertical if you keep at it. And you might end up out-rebounding the taller players for the lulz. | ||
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Luddite
United States2315 Posts
On May 12 2010 23:34 dogabutila wrote: So you guys pretty much play standard street ball. I suggest highly illegal and cheap but prevalent streetball tactics such as undercutting, and hand-checking. Doing so will give you a significant advantage. Dont undercut too hard though or you could seriously hurt somebody. Handchecking is important on defense in games where charging is not called. It allows you to control your opponent. Don't abuse it to actually push them out of their path, just use it to encourage them to move to the basket in a path not straight through you. ooohh... dirty tricks to get better without practice? sounds like just what i wanted! what is "undercutting"? | ||
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lac29
United States1485 Posts
On May 12 2010 23:34 dogabutila wrote: So you guys pretty much play standard street ball. I suggest highly illegal and cheap but prevalent streetball tactics such as undercutting, and hand-checking. Doing so will give you a significant advantage. Dont undercut too hard though or you could seriously hurt somebody. Handchecking is important on defense in games where charging is not called. It allows you to control your opponent. Don't abuse it to actually push them out of their path, just use it to encourage them to move to the basket in a path not straight through you. I didn't know what undercutting was but I now realize that I've been called out on this. But in my specific situation the guy I was defending was probably 4+ inches taller than me. So all I could do was box him out. To me if I have a large ass he shouldn't be trying to jump over me to rebound. I remember this instance vividly because I got pretty pissed off that he was complaining that I was undercutting with him having a huge height advantage, and in my defense I said I was simply boxing him out (I did not shuffle my feet to try to get under him to make him fall on me). I do agree with the OP, regardless of the skill gap between players, that (street/pickup) bball can be frustrating as heck to play when the players don't have an agreed set of rules. That's why I like playing with/against ppl I know rather than random players. | ||
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lac29
United States1485 Posts
On May 12 2010 23:48 Creme wrote: If you want to just "coast" by then learn how to pass really well, your teammates will love you and you will look like a great basketball player without doing much of anything. Being a good passer puts them in a great position to make shots. And everyone loves being the one who scores. Then I'd probably transition to working on defense or rebounding. For defense practice shuffling your feet and ALWAYS look at your opponents chest when you're guarding him, never his feet or face. For rebounding just jump for the rim any chance you get, it will improve your leg conditioning and your vertical if you keep at it. And you might end up out-rebounding the taller players for the lulz. Heh in general my friends who play bball regularly have told me that the best way to get better on a team is learn how to shoot. If the opposing team knows you're not going to shoot at all then it becomes pretty easy to let you shoot and really shut down your teammates who can shoot. I don't disagree that passing and ballhandling are important though. | ||
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Zoler
Sweden6339 Posts
well.. basketball is kinda fun :O | ||
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KingofHearts
Japan562 Posts
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il0seonpurpose
Korea (South)5638 Posts
Keep practicing | ||
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Hypnosis
United States2061 Posts
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daz
Canada643 Posts
On May 12 2010 19:41 Luddite wrote: it's more like- i hate the game, and i know i'm bad at it. I have no desire to practice and become good, but I can't just avoid playing it without alienating a lot of my friends. I guess in canada no one plays basketball though, so you wouldn't understand. Try to imagine that you were shoved into an ice hockey team instead, but with no training or experience in the game, and you're just trying to pick it up as you go. I play basketball. And I don't play hockey. If my friends invite me to play hockey, I politely refuse. I don't go to online message boards and rant about how hockey sucks and has no strategy involved. | ||
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