playing basketball

2 things that suck about pickup ball
1) total lack of charging. certain guys seem to not even have a concept of it, and will relentlessly ram into you every possession.
2) 1s and 2s as default scoring mode rather than 2s and 3s. And the math geniuses I generally play with don't get how "1s and 2s" mode gives more weight to behind-the-arc shots.

in my pickup world people generally dont play with twos

tho i secretly like to cause theyre fun to shoot

Lol who the fuck calls a charge in a pickup game

^ every once in a while when someone stands in one spot for like 3 seconds and gets pummeled and subsequently hurt he MIGHT get the call.

ones and twos is great for when there are lots of people waiting to get on the court, keeps things moving. But yeah it really adds a ton of weight to outside shooting

charge is ok to call if it's super obvious but the offense should get the ball back

if you push someone over w yr off arm or like barrel into someone then try to call the foul on them

i like to call three seconds and then yell 'respect the call' over and over until everyone quits

haha otm

lol 3 seconds and back court are two things that are not allowed to be called in open gym

yeah there is no backcourt

really i feel like backcourt is always called, or sometimes three quarters court, a regional pick up conventions map would be interesting

ha I've played in a handful of states from Colorado westward and never ever played where that was called.

its also kind of looked down upon to call traveling unless its like super obvious.

maybe its just a new yawk street ball thing *shrugs* *dunks*

backcourt is a dumb rule tho that shldnt even exist in the nba

i've never seen backcourt or three seconds or palming/carrying called, altho some fuckers do nothing but carry

could probably count charges on one hand. and one (1) time i played against a pickup zone defense lol

hah man i have a group of friends I run with and we have one squad if we are all playing together we can do zone cos we all get it. But all it takes is one knucklehead and it all comes crashing down.

backcourt is a dumb rule tho that shldnt even exist in the nba

― lag∞n, Wednesday, January 8, 2014 10:01 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

works as another defender though for a trap which is cool cos traps are cool

ha i have def seen the zone attempted many times but it only ever lasts from one play cause you cant really just do that shit on the fly

yeah you have to know the dudes

team getting burnt, ok lets do zone ill stand here you over there, uh ok never mind

pickup triangle-and-two

haha

btw got my knee scanned and NO TORN MENISCUS! v excited to get playing again this weekend.

i have basically retired since i started this thread rip my career

get back at it

naw ive proved all i needed to, my name is etched on B game halls of fame all across the land

aww

ha

Are you guys taking """"charges"""" on playground concrete

The fuck is wrong with you people

wtf are you talking about

tried my shammgod out tonight in front of a pretty nice crowd (first day of classes) and KILLED a kid with it

nice!
I can do all kinds of dribbling shit out there by myself...then get in game situation and struggle with anything more than basics, argh

people stand around watching your pickup games? or are those people waiting to get in a game?

yeah first day of classes so there were a million people at the courts

waiting to play

waiting for kevin to blow their little minds

btw if you didnt yell SHAMGOD did not count

Also dudes who play in open gym that like hustle beyond belief and full court press by themselves and get all up in you but then are like "what, me? just playing chill defense here what's the issue".
― Spottie, Tuesday, 14 January 2014 09:09

i am basically this guy and i'm still surprised by how much it pisses people off, especially if they don't respect me on offence

― micah, Monday, January 13, 2014 11:56 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Wrong thread so posting back in here.

Yeah I don't mind hustle, I'm probably just jealous of the constant energy.

those guys usually jump out of their skin if given any sort of fake

I keep getting matched up against this 6'6" athletic and skilled guy (I'm 6'1"...and at least 10 yrs older than this guy). Half of me likes the challenge, half of me wants to be able to take a normal shot every now and then, maybe get a few rebounds, would be nice.

hustle guys are fine until they inevitably undercut you

Yeah the undercut always ends in arguments/blows

It's like the ONE major no no in pickup ball

hah one of my besties in high school didnt really understand how to play basketball but was super athletic and strong and had so much engery, my friends all understood what his deal was and could play with him but when wed get pick up games people were just aghast at his behavior lol

man, I already miss my brief, weird, obessive pick-up basketball run -- I had shittons of free time to work on my game and workout, so I went from being pretty much zero to being passable in a short time. Got in the best shape of my life too. I feel like some of the stuff I learned left me, like I can't remember how to make my body do some of the moves and cuts I could do when I was in better shape, but it'd probably come back if I worked on it again I guess.

it'd probably come back if I worked on it again I guess

i thought this too before i got old

haha, yeah you just have to adjust as you get older. learn new skills and rely on "bball IQ" and what not. Really on the fundamentals more. I love playing against high school hot shots cos you can school them a million different ways and use minimal energy doing it. There's a reason a prime age is like 26-29 cos even tho they may be faster and more spry/energetic at a younger age they generally just don't have the experience.