btw in colorado they have a weird bad version of make it take it (winners ball where im from folks) where u play losers ball until u score 4 pts then its winners so one team can be ahead and playing winners while the other team is still not getting the ball after made shots seems unnecessarily complicated and makes games more likely to be blowouts idgi
― lag∞n, Friday, March 25, 2016 9:18 AM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah I've played a lot in places where its winners after 3 to 11
― Spottie, Friday, 25 March 2016 16:20 (eight years ago) link
maybe the point is if one team is clearly better just let them end it quickly
― k3vin k., Friday, 25 March 2016 16:24 (eight years ago) link
yeah i kinda liked playing like that. let you continue on a roll if you were feeling it
― Spottie, Friday, 25 March 2016 16:27 (eight years ago) link
some dummy grabs my made shot and starts dribbling it himself or whatever. what do you say?
dude, where's my change?
― mookieproof, Friday, 25 March 2016 16:28 (eight years ago) link
tbf this custom is just ~understood~ and hardly ever mentioned by name
― mookieproof, Friday, 25 March 2016 16:30 (eight years ago) link
as in, that shot was money, where's my change?
― k3vin k., Friday, 25 March 2016 16:30 (eight years ago) link
xp tru
mookie otm
― Spottie, Friday, 25 March 2016 16:30 (eight years ago) link
that was definitely called courtesy when i was a kid though yeah its more of an unspoken rule
― ciderpress, Friday, 25 March 2016 16:46 (eight years ago) link
and wtf at knockout having other names i was never aware of this
― ciderpress, Friday, 25 March 2016 16:48 (eight years ago) link
SpottiePosted: March 25, 2016 at 10:27:34 AMyeah i kinda liked playing like that. let you continue on a roll if you were feeling it
ya u cn just play winners from the start tho which is what normal ppl do
― lag∞n, Friday, 25 March 2016 17:58 (eight years ago) link
also shirts n skins is popular here too ew
― lag∞n, Friday, 25 March 2016 17:59 (eight years ago) link
im learning so much abt my white heritage here
― lag∞n, Friday, 25 March 2016 18:00 (eight years ago) link
shirts n skins is really gross.
― Spottie, Friday, 25 March 2016 18:04 (eight years ago) link
it's really unnecessary everyone remembers the teams after like one play
― k3vin k., Friday, 25 March 2016 18:12 (eight years ago) link
i bought cheap pennies for the guys i play with on tuesdays everyone loves them. take turns taking them home to wash and bring back the next week.
― Spottie, Friday, 25 March 2016 18:13 (eight years ago) link
tbf my understanding is that everyone is stoned all the time there
― mookieproof, Friday, 25 March 2016 19:00 (eight years ago) link
man ive never heard any of this language, never played skins or scored by 1s & 2s. its just king of the court, scorer gets ball and first to 21
― micah, Saturday, 26 March 2016 02:08 (eight years ago) link
omg ppl were mad at me today lol― lag∞n, Saturday, April 9, 2016 7:38 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalinkeast coast basketball being more physical is a real thing― lag∞n, Saturday, April 9, 2016 7:38 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalinkand then they were sulky and passive aggressive abt being mad even― lag∞n, Saturday, April 9, 2016 7:39 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
east coast basketball being more physical is a real thing― lag∞n, Saturday, April 9, 2016 7:38 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
and then they were sulky and passive aggressive abt being mad even― lag∞n, Saturday, April 9, 2016 7:39 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
u were undercutting, weren't u
― mookieproof, Sunday, 10 April 2016 01:19 (eight years ago) link
no way wldnt do that cmon
― lag∞n, Sunday, 10 April 2016 01:54 (eight years ago) link
just a lil handsy prob idk
― lag∞n, Sunday, 10 April 2016 02:00 (eight years ago) link
DON: Well, yeah.
― mookieproof, Sunday, 10 April 2016 02:03 (eight years ago) link
i blocked the hell out of this guy cause he kept doing the same turn around j and i jumped on it which was p sweet cause im short and dont get many blocks and then he was like stop pushing me in the back bro and maybe i pushed him a tiny bit idk also he got mad when i pointed out he didnt clear the ball
― lag∞n, Sunday, 10 April 2016 02:03 (eight years ago) link
i dont want the gym guys to be mad at me tho!
― lag∞n, Sunday, 10 April 2016 02:08 (eight years ago) link
i just hate getting scored on
I used to play in high school and at my peak could briefly touch the bottom part of the rim, like the little loops the net goes through. I'm 5'10". If I get serious about a plyometrics program could I ever dunk? Like, even an undersized ball. I feel that this could motivate me to be more fit if it was possible.
― Treeship, Sunday, 10 April 2016 02:16 (eight years ago) link
Sometimes I dream about dunking. I feel I was born to dunk but physical limitations have gotten in the way.
― Treeship, Sunday, 10 April 2016 02:19 (eight years ago) link
u will not dunk sry, all those stories of guys increasing their vertical ten inches are hogwash, unless they were morbidly obese and lost the weight or w/e
― lag∞n, Sunday, 10 April 2016 02:40 (eight years ago) link
squatting heavy will prob help u more than plyo tho
or cleaning prob even better
― lag∞n, Sunday, 10 April 2016 02:44 (eight years ago) link
actually i believe u can dunk and support u treesh go for it :)
i used to have a rep at the y for being too physical. basketball definitely can bring out the asshole in me.
― Heez, Sunday, 10 April 2016 03:11 (eight years ago) link
im not even mad they way i play its normal in ny i swear
― lag∞n, Sunday, 10 April 2016 03:13 (eight years ago) link
do they call charges in colorado
― mookieproof, Sunday, 10 April 2016 03:21 (eight years ago) link
treeship i believe that you can dunk
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 10 April 2016 03:21 (eight years ago) link
no charge calls hardly any fouls called at all which is cool ppl generally pretty agreeable
― lag∞n, Sunday, 10 April 2016 03:23 (eight years ago) link
one of the highlights of my life was winning a multi-week 3-pointer tournament in middle school against the star player for the school team (a center, admittedly) despite the fact that i shot with both hands at the same time like i was cruisin' for a bruisin'
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 10 April 2016 03:23 (eight years ago) link
niice
he was so pissed
hah
― lag∞n, Sunday, 10 April 2016 03:24 (eight years ago) link
not only did i win the tournament but i hadn't hit my growth spurt yet so i was like 4'11 - 5'01 ish\
meanwhile this dude was having sex left and right probably
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 10 April 2016 03:24 (eight years ago) link
tbf its hard to shoot when yr having sex on both sides
― lag∞n, Sunday, 10 April 2016 03:25 (eight years ago) link
i'm the type that gives people shit for not playing good d. i'm sorry it's unacceptable
― Heez, Sunday, 10 April 2016 03:26 (eight years ago) link
there was a dude playing zero D today and he was on my team and we got destroyed then we switched teams and i roasted him
― lag∞n, Sunday, 10 April 2016 03:27 (eight years ago) link
i don't remember many details but let's just pretend that i was like "hey there superstar, i bet you're exhausted, but why doncha try THIS on for size??" before shooting with both hands and gaining a commanding 5 to 3 lead with only 3 shots to go.
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 10 April 2016 03:28 (eight years ago) link
was this a school sanctioned tournament or just something that was happening on the playground or what
― lag∞n, Sunday, 10 April 2016 03:29 (eight years ago) link
school sanctioned lunch tournament, so all of the players who were also into eating lunch didn't participate
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 10 April 2016 03:30 (eight years ago) link
but i knew that sometimes excellence requires sacrifice
fools eating lunch when they cldve been launching threes smh
― lag∞n, Sunday, 10 April 2016 03:31 (eight years ago) link
I was nearly 6' when I was 17 (now I am only a bit over 5'10" - old age shrinkage) but I have always had tiny hands. Even when I could almost jump high enough to rise above the rim, there was no way my hands were big enough to grasp and control the ball for a dunk. It would fly off my hand comically. Plus, I wasn't especially quick. I concentrated on playing good defensive position, moving my feet and boxing out on rebounds, and that was the strong part of my game.
― a little too mature to be cute (Aimless), Sunday, 10 April 2016 04:17 (eight years ago) link