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None of them have any hops but they all somehow can stay in the air for three seconds at a time
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Doltos posted:He totally was a shooter, at least better than anyone on the court that day. His team completely ran the other team off before me with only 7-8 possessions since he nailed five threes (we count threes as 2's and play to 12). Yeah hand in the face is enough to bother anyone I'd say, especially in their personal space on the arch. I was more on the aspect that I could never talk poo poo whilst in the act of shooting from deep but I realize now that that did not add much to the discussion.  I'm glad you beat that tool and would like to add that foreigners do seem to hang for an eternity.
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May 29, 2014 19:02
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Doltos posted:None of them have any hops but they all somehow can stay in the air for three seconds at a time I did that to make a game winning bucket this week. Split the defense at the free throw line, jumped about four inches off the ground, stayed in the air until all the hands trying to block me disappeared and then finger rolled it in Feels good man Everyone was laughing about how it was the slowest layup anyone had ever seen for the rest of the night
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May 29, 2014 19:34
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I bought a pair of Starbury's off Ebay. Thanks Pick Up Basketball Thread.
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May 29, 2014 21:42
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JRizzle posted:If there's a Nike outlet anywhere near you and you care about having ~cool looking shoes~, you can find some for pretty cheap there. Or Amazon like Bizort said. I haven't tried the KD VIs but the Vs are my regular game shoe. The KDs feel weird at first because they have some weird adaptive poo poo that molds to your foot. After a couple of times playing in them they feel like socks with ankle support and tread or something, it's great. I assume the new ones are the same way but I get too nervous about turning my ankle to go all in on low-tops.
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May 29, 2014 22:02
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I would never even consider playing wearing anything but high tops. I feel like you're just guaranteeing an ankle injury.
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May 29, 2014 22:11
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You don't have to worry about ankle injuries if you play with a total lack of athleticism, guys. That's my secret
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May 29, 2014 22:32
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RCarr posted:I would never even consider playing wearing anything but high tops. I feel like you're just guaranteeing an ankle injury. Guards can for sure get away with low tops I feel like.
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May 29, 2014 22:34
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Intruder posted:You don't have to worry about ankle injuries if you play with a total lack of athleticism, guys. That's my secret I feel like that's when you're most prone to ankle injuries, but I feel you regardless
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May 29, 2014 22:37
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thompson posted:Yeah hand in the face is enough to bother anyone I'd say, especially in their personal space on the arch. I was more on the aspect that I could never talk poo poo whilst in the act of shooting from deep but I realize now that that did not add much to the discussion. Eh, while technically legal, faceguarding is incredibly annoying, I can understand that the guy felt the need to do something.
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May 29, 2014 23:06
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RCarr posted:I would never even consider playing wearing anything but high tops. I feel like you're just guaranteeing an ankle injury. I've played in low tops for my entire life and never had a serious ankle injury. I've rolled my ankle but never badly enough to stop playing and never badly enough to cause pain for more than a day. On the flip side, I've had at least 3 major knee injuries. Ergo, high tops prevent knee injuries.
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May 29, 2014 23:12
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My ankles are like the only thing I haven't injured playing basketball and I've played in sambas pretty much exclusively for the last 5 years. Granted I am terribly nonathletic and don't jump a ton so that probably has something to do with it.
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May 29, 2014 23:35
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I've never rolled my ankle on offense, but I've rolled it plenty of times on defense and crashing the glass.
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May 30, 2014 00:24
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Mandrel posted:I've never rolled my ankle on offense, but I've rolled it plenty of times on defense and crashing the glass. This. Ankles are hosed if you sit down low and rebound all drat day.
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May 30, 2014 00:25
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Mandrel posted:I've never rolled my ankle on offense, but I've rolled it plenty of times on defense and crashing the glass. I've only ever rolled my ankles when on offense, usually coming down from a layup attempt. Maybe you should get better at defense so that your man isn't constantly breaking your ankles with sick crossovers? hth
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May 30, 2014 01:29
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I sprain my ankles from layups and rebounding. I haven't had a bad sprain in a while, though (knock on wood). I also regularly bust my rear end from getting upended rebounding; it's weird as hell.
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May 30, 2014 02:01
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JRizzle posted:I also regularly bust my rear end from getting upended rebounding; it's weird as hell. I almost broke my tailbone after blocking a guys layup attempt at a basketball camp in high school. I got my hand on the ball as he went up, but both his hands were still around it and he didn't let go, so my momentum carried my lower body forward in a weird way while my upper body stopped full, and I landed square on my rear end from about 4 feet in the air. I was walking like an 80yr arthritic cripple for 3 days, and I was only 14 at the time. Worst injury.
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May 30, 2014 02:43
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I've rolled my ankle a hundred times, two of them severely. The last time I was on crutches for a week and took about 6 weeks before I could play ball again. I remember hopping off the court and the whole drive home it literally felt like I was holding my ankle over an open flame. Just constant blinding pain for almost an hour. It's been almost a year since it happened and I still can't play unless I tape the poo poo out of it AND wear a brace. I don't think my vertical will ever get back to where it was before the injury.  Every single time I've rolled my ankle was coming down with a rebound and landing on someone's foot. I suggest not rebounding. RCarr fucked around with this message at 02:52 on May 30, 2014 |
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May 30, 2014 02:50
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I'm just now getting 100%ish from an ankle roll in mid February. I tore a ligament while I did it. This was while getting an uncontested rebound. poo poo happens
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May 30, 2014 03:01
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I agree, but jumping in traffic has got to be the most dangerous thing you can do in basketball.
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May 30, 2014 03:04
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RCarr posted:I agree, but jumping in traffic has got to be the most dangerous thing you can do in basketball. It seems like it, but every time I've rolled mine bad enough to have to sit, it's been just landing weird or cutting too hard (or just by walking around, I have very weak ankles), not actually from tripping over some other guys feet. The worse one I got was landing on weird on a layup attempt on a parking lot court in university - within an hour, my ankle had swollen up to like the size of my torso. It hurt like a son of a bitch.
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May 30, 2014 03:17
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The B_36 posted:I've only ever rolled my ankles when on offense, usually coming down from a layup attempt. Yeah and maybe after that I'll perfect my free throw line dunk
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May 30, 2014 03:18
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Oooh another dumb basketball injury: I got a black eye the day before I graduated college because some dick wouldn't just let me get a board and he elbowed me in the eye. That was real cool.
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May 30, 2014 03:24
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Speaking of sports injuries, I just tore my other plantaris tendon playing ball. Guess we're good. Ive torn the left and the right and they dont grow back.
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May 30, 2014 04:32
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I've never had a serious injury playing basketball despite playing 6 days a week throughout high school. However I do have about 6 corns/calluses on my feet right now that hurt like hell.
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May 30, 2014 04:47
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Tons of jammed fingers but that's about it. I've gotten more injuries from ultimate frisbee than I ever did in basketball or football.
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May 30, 2014 15:06
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I didn't get injuries but now my calves and hip flexor will go lame every now and then.
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May 30, 2014 15:08
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I've never been injury prone in any sport but basketball. Torn left hamstring, torn right plantaris, torn left plantaris, shattered left wrist, all on the court. (The plantaris stuff is common for tennis players though and they simply wear down until they tear because they are an unnecessary muscle. It was all a matter of time after college tennis I think)
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May 30, 2014 16:18
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Seeing all you guys with your horrible injuries makes me realize just how lucky I've been with regards to the worst I've gotten being things like muscle pulls, sprains, eye pokes and finger jams
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May 30, 2014 16:22
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Intruder posted:Seeing all you guys with your horrible injuries makes me realize just how lucky I've been with regards to the worst I've gotten being things like muscle pulls, sprains, eye pokes and finger jams I'm guessing Thompson is probably like Bizort and in his early 30's. We'll get there all injured one day too youngin'.
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May 30, 2014 16:39
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Doltos posted:I'm guessing Thompson is probably like Bizort and in his early 30's. We'll get there all injured one day too youngin'. 25 sadly. I have a lot of mileage though. They give you Vicodin though guys! thompson fucked around with this message at 16:43 on May 30, 2014 |
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May 30, 2014 16:40
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Doltos posted:I'm guessing Thompson is probably like Bizort and in his early 30's. We'll get there all injured one day too youngin'. I'm about to be 33 
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May 30, 2014 16:54
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Look at how exactly wrong I was
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May 30, 2014 17:01
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Question bout shooting form. Always have shot in an arc, but it's really hard making the ball reach the rim from a little beyond the key using my current form (yes I do use my legs, no jumping forward though). I found that it's extremely easy if extend my arms and raise my arm at the same time, ending up in more of a pushing motion. However I've always been under the impression that proper form should be to raise the shoulder slightly before you extend the shooting arm, resulting in a catapult motion. I've looked in the mirror before to try to see the difference, but it's really difficult to compare the shots since they are extremely similar in appearance. I'd appreciate any input!
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May 30, 2014 17:09
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I bought the KD VIs two weeks ago. They are pretty nice, but the left shoe is too big. I'm going to start wearing two socks on that foot. Otherwise, the traction/support/fit feel good.
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May 30, 2014 18:08
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The Biggest Jerk posted:Question bout shooting form. I'd go with whatever works best for you TBH. My two favorite shooters of all time are Allan Houston and Steph Curry. The former has a more "catapult" stroke to it while I always found Steph Curry's form to be more of a pushing motion. H2O's form: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TeaMT8Lw3g Curry's form: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEQ9KXPTCbs Unless you mean like a chest shot which means you probably need to get stronger if you're struggling from the top of the key. Unrelated: I played on a concrete floor in NJ on Memorial day, my first time not inside a gym in years and my knees are still paying the price. Being 35 blows. Boosh! fucked around with this message at 20:44 on May 30, 2014 |
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May 30, 2014 20:39
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Curry's form would be the best to replicate out of anyone because he gets such arc on it that the ball has a bigger range of area to drop into the hoop and his release allows him to get the shot off in less space. Basically, though, do whatever works for you. If your shot is going in then other people will start copying you
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May 30, 2014 23:16
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In terms of arc, outside of the normal culprits like Curry and Dirk a good person to model your shot after would probably be Waiters. He gets plenty of air underneath his shot.
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May 31, 2014 01:56
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My knee's back to 90% but I think I hosed up the plantar fascia on my left foot I hate everything yo The Biggest Jerk posted:Question bout shooting form. Whatever gets the ball in the hoop + whatever you can repeat the motion of + whatever you can get off relatively quickly. Those are the only hard and fast rules for shooting (and that third one is less important than the first two).
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I have tendonitis in my left tricep right now and am having trouble using my arm. we're all falling apart.
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