Dragic doesn't.
No one knows how len will go when he's actually healthy.
and Goodwin has plenty of potential.
Dunno about suck, there's enough there to work with.
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2013 NBA Offseason |OT2| The Rich Get Richer, The Poor Get Andrea Bargnani
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Dragic doesn't.
No one knows how len will go when he's actually healthy.
and Goodwin has plenty of potential.
Dunno about suck, there's enough there to work with.
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
The Grizzlies just waived Fab Melo.
Is he like the worst player or person ever or something?
Is he like the worst player or person ever or something?
I made got a scholarship out of dribbling up the court as fast as possible then pinning other guards in the post. Either wait for my guys to come and throw lawbs, run back out, or draw fouls for days because no one under 6'5 actually ever learns how to defend the post willingly.
Opposing coaches thought I was a brilliant floor general who was needlessly buried on the bench - my coach and team knew first hand that I can't dribble for shit and that I'll get benched through the bench if I ever took a shot past 17 ft.
Opposing coaches thought I was a brilliant floor general who was needlessly buried on the bench - my coach and team knew first hand that I can't dribble for shit and that I'll get benched through the bench if I ever took a shot past 17 ft.
Gully State
Member
One of my close friends has what I call Antoine Walker syndrome (imagine an Asian guy who dribbles exactly like Toine). He's 6''4, wide bodied, long arms, with an amazing nose for the ball (just cleans the glass better than windex when he wants to) but dude hates moving off the ball, posting or anything else that involves playing offense remotely like a big man (likes to pound the ball and jack 3's). "Hey big man, post up" leads to a spiel about how he isn't actually big and that in competitive ball, he's an undersized SF despite him being the tallest guy on our team and the next tallest person is not even 6'0.
friskykillface
Banned
i'm 5'7 and i post B^)
BULLY
nah i set more screens then big guys in games :/ smh start setting screens and get in the post.
you can air ball 3's if your playing against me.
lol at this 6 foot 3 guy camping at the 3 point line and missing and air balling lots of 3's
BULLY
nah i set more screens then big guys in games :/ smh start setting screens and get in the post.
you can air ball 3's if your playing against me.
lol at this 6 foot 3 guy camping at the 3 point line and missing and air balling lots of 3's
lawlohwhat
Banned
Yea well try being 6'5 and fighting all game for post position with shitheads on your team who never throw in into you even though you've got 6" on the next tallest guy on the floor
Future PhaZe
Member
this hasn't been my experience
usually pick up offense is full of so much terrible overdribbling and shit play in general that guards are relieved to have a reliable spot to put the ball for easy offense.
Gully State
Member
There's gotta be a tall guy's plight equivalent for first world problems. Joking aside, a complaint that I sympathize with is that big men get hacked like crazy in the post.
Pretty much this..open shooters get looked off.. Posting big men don't.
lol
I know dudes who shoot worse than abused women in lifetime movies that'll die before passing - let alone to a dirty post player
The Frankman
Banned
Hell, I'm 5'9 and I have a better post game than guys I know who are 6'4. Sad.
Shut up and get your ass on the low block.
He is the Michael Sweetney of our times
lawlohwhat
Banned
Yea there's a lot of dumb shooting and raymond feltons too. It's just rare to run into a dude who plays the point and can make a good post entry pass, let alone a guy who can hit you on the roll, which is an easy basket pretty much every time down the floor. Playing with college aged kids sucks.
Black Mamba
Member
Many years ago I once played with this 5'7 guy who didn't seem to be able to shoot well (warming up at least) who I was convinced had the "passing gene." I think in 3 hours I saw him take maybe 2 in game outside shots and a few layups. He spent the entire time just dropping dimes. Ridiculous dimes. And not just trying to be flashy ala J-Will or something, just perfect dimes. I remember receiving passes for layups when I was just running to set a screen. Everyone wanted to join our squad when someone had to leave because of him.
Those of us running with him were just as surprised at our scoring chances and looks as the other team. People called him Kidd because he sort of looked like him, I've never played with anyone half as good at passing as that guy. He just could see the game in a different way. 6 more inches and he could have been somebody, I'm convinced. Never saw him again, either. It's one of the only few pickup games I vividly remember.
I'm a poor man's version of this
basically all I do is dribble around and take advantage of people who don't give a shit about defense
When you're playing with teammates who know how to cut, and know when the ball should get there, passing is the most fun part of the game. I've always had a really good feel for the game, too bad my grow spurt hit halfway through high school and I had already moved onto different sports.
I loved organized basketball all my life and being around 5' tall freshman/sophomore year killed any chance I had of playing high school ball.
Gully State
Member
Back in college, I played pick up with a guy exactly like this. Never saw him shoot but the guy just passed the ball beautifully always making sure everyone he was running with touched the ball on top of getting it to them in the proper spots. One day, I blurted out, "just guard the passing lanes, all he does is pass." He then proceeded to kill us by nailing jumpers just to prove a point.
It's awesome when your whole team plays unselfishly like that. Ball never hits the ground...
Reading this thread makes me want to play pick up ball again- of course I'm at that age where you have to get in shape to play ball, not play ball to get in shape.
Future PhaZe
Member
I've neglected cardio in favor of lifting, so I'm pretty much only good for one or two full court pickup games before my legs are done
And it doesn't help when guys are John Walling it up the court literally every possession.
Regarding 2k14 next gen from Ronnie 2k:
Advertising the best version of your game maybe a week before it launches? What the fuck. This is going to be Madden 06 next gen all over again isn't it...
And it doesn't help when guys are John Walling it up the court literally every possession.
Regarding 2k14 next gen from Ronnie 2k:
Advertising the best version of your game maybe a week before it launches? What the fuck. This is going to be Madden 06 next gen all over again isn't it...
ThisWreckage
Banned
The Simmons article on TMac was fantastic. I would have loved to have seen a healthy Grant Hill and TMac play together. That would have been an interesting team to watch.
Gully State
Member
I'm glad that TMac and Wince hashed their shit out. I wonder how far they would've gotten had TMac stayed.
Psychological Intellect
Banned
Next gen version isn't coming until november so it makes sense.I've neglected cardio in favor of lifting, so I'm pretty much only good for one or two full court pickup games before my legs are done
And it doesn't help when guys are John Walling it up the court literally every possession.
Regarding 2k14 next gen from Ronnie 2k:
Advertising the best version of your game maybe a week before it launches? What the fuck. This is going to be Madden 06 next gen all over again isn't it...
friskykillface
Banned
we need to have a best gaf pick up game.
east vs west
east vs west
I'm 5'8 (on a good day) and I routinely post up guys ~6 feet tall. I have a nice hook shot that I hit pretty frequently. People laugh when I go to the post but they don't laugh when I style on them, haha.
I used to have great handles, but I broke my wrist playing pickup and now I have a block. Whenever I dribble too much I feel like I'm going to break my wrist again, it sucks especially because I always run point. I can shoot at the elbow well, but anything further than that is pretty ugly.
I used to have great handles, but I broke my wrist playing pickup and now I have a block. Whenever I dribble too much I feel like I'm going to break my wrist again, it sucks especially because I always run point. I can shoot at the elbow well, but anything further than that is pretty ugly.
MorisUkunRasik
Member
They got D TYME and J TYME.
Me and Nori will just commentate. I don't think we can field a roster =[
CherryWoodFuton
Member
Does Filipino count as Oriental???
team oriental would have elite floor spacing though. all we do is camp the perimeter and shoot 3s!
YES
YES
Rodeo Clown
All aboard! The Love train!
friskykillface
Banned
nobody on team latino?
or fuse with Spaniards for team Spanish B^)
or fuse with Spaniards for team Spanish B^)
MorisUkunRasik
Member
We're working the booth cause there aren't enough of us for 5 man team. Typical, always working. You can be our Craig Sager. Starting spit shinning your most flamboyant suit.
Hooray, wait I can't play basketball at all but I lift now!.
Isn't DY considered an honorific asian too?
friskykillface
Banned
Future PhaZe
Member
this includes PC version?
where there's smoke there's often fire
Funny thing is I've never played with an Asian guy that didn't know the game. There's been no in between--dudes can either ball or they just don't show up lol.
Psychological Intellect
Banned
pc version is current gen lol
Tragicomedy
Member
6'4", zero handles, but back in the day (I'm talking mid to late 90s) I could shoot the lights out in a gym. I played semi-pro ball in Argentina for several years. It's different down there since there aren't high school or college leagues so everything is club-based. We got paid to play but everyone had to have a second job.
I could routinely drop 25 points in a game from mid to long range. I still rebound well, post up okay, and am solid on the pick and roll front. The flip side is I have zero hops (as in I barely touch the rim) and I've lost my touch.
I could routinely drop 25 points in a game from mid to long range. I still rebound well, post up okay, and am solid on the pick and roll front. The flip side is I have zero hops (as in I barely touch the rim) and I've lost my touch.
andthebeatgoeson
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