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crm posted:Let's talk about this some more. On the flip side: if you're a big man posting up and catching an entry pass, CATCH THE loving PASS WITH YOUR ARMS EXTENDED. Don't wait for the ball to hit you in the chest, have the man guarding you poke it away before it gets there and then blame the passer. Goddamnit.
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# ¿ Mar 6, 2012 18:03 |
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# ¿ Mar 28, 2024 23:29 |
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stephelopholus posted:There is an Asian kid where I play that loves to undercut people or step under them when the shoot a jump shot. This is the one situation in life where I will try to start a fight with someone. gently caress that poo poo.
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# ¿ Mar 6, 2012 22:08 |
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Oh yeah, the #1 tip for pick up ball (and basketball in general) is when you're playong on-the-ball defense, KEEP YOUR HANDS UP. Like, arms fully extended, going-in-for-a-hug-style hands. People just cannot force themselves to do this for some reason, and it makes your defense SO much more effective. Instead they just keep their hands kind of by their sides or in front of them with their elbows bent, like they just touched something gross. Make yourself super duper wide! Face guarding is stupid and only dumb jerks do it. If someone does it to you grab their fingers and tell them to them to cut it out before they poke you in the eye.
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# ¿ Mar 8, 2012 18:11 |
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cisneros posted:gay Don't do this
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# ¿ Mar 8, 2012 19:19 |
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Boosh! posted:Rolling an ankle is one thing, but I had one of those crazy sprains where you hear a pop in the ankle and I was out for ages. Yep, I had one of these happen at a grappling tournament and was out 6 months. It's the worst.
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# ¿ Mar 13, 2012 16:38 |
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Doltos posted:In all fairness it's not like I'm out there hacking people left and right, it's only if I'm in the area and just enough so they can get a shot off. I don't grab arms and pull them down but I'll slap a wrist while they're shooting. Don't do this, man.
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# ¿ Jun 5, 2012 07:40 |
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Jesus Christ, being smaller than other people doesn't mean you should be allowed to do illegal things and otherwise be a lovely opponent. Physical differences are part of sports, don't be a baby about it.
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# ¿ Jun 11, 2012 15:27 |
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Yeah, if you want to pick up some post moves watch Olajuwon tape. Also, to get better at passing watch Magic Johnson tape and to get better at layups watch the Dr. J baseline move over and over.
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# ¿ Jun 29, 2012 16:19 |
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BIZORT posted:Can you really avoid tearing a ligament, though? What kind of precautions can you actually take? Don't those kind of injuries just occur from bad luck? Yeah, you can definitely take precautions. Not playing with minor injuries is the first thing you can do, since they can change your body mechanics in subtle ways. Balance and stability exercises will especially help, as is being conscientious of how you move around on the court, land after jumping, and so on.
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# ¿ Jul 26, 2012 13:43 |
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# ¿ Mar 28, 2024 23:29 |
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It has nothing to do with "planning out your moves" and everything to do with being conscientious about, say, making you sure you land softly and not on straight legs. After a while those things just become good habits, but you need to start doing them consciously at a certain point.
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# ¿ Jul 27, 2012 21:12 |