The worst pick up players.

[wwharton]

Re: The worst pick up players.

The short guy that screams "BLOCK IT!" from the other side of the court and gets mad when you don't. I know I'm tall but I can't block every single shot...especially when I'm the only one back on defense in a 3-on-1 situation.

The ultimate driver/slasher guy. Gets the ball, drives to the same side of his dominant hand every time, and shoots some contested layup in traffic. Had a lefty who would get the ball, drive left literally everytime, hop step, and then try to shoot over everyone.

The guy with exceptional height but gets outrebounded by anyone.

The guy who gets mad at you if you allow an offensive rebound or inside bucket, even though you're guarding the sharpshooter on the perimeter.

The guy who pivots around forever, pump-faking, trying to get the defense to jump.

The white guy playing with nothing but black guys but if he starts doing good, he tries to be ghetto. (No racism intended)

The "I never score so when I do, I get overexcited" guy

The guy who's constantly talking under his breath.

The guy who sings while he plays (I do that but it's annoying when others do it to me lol)

The guy that puts his butt up on you if you're behind him trying to block it.

The guy that slaps his teammates' butts endlessly, disturbing the crap out of everyone on the court.

The one guy that takes his shirt off and starts playing very very tight D.

Tell em why you mad, son!

[NDAlum]

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So about "The Arguer"...we faced him today. This was a police vs fire charity game too.

Well dude was talking all game, and it started before the tip.

He was tossed out of the game because he tossed a ball at the ref after a backcourt violation...he didn't do it too bad...but it was definitely worth a T. Then he started complaining and got the boot.

Once again, police vs fire charity game with kiddies in the stands!

Police, cough cough my team, won!

[cubsball899]

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In a related note, I object to the little guys who take a look at anyone 6'3'' and over and say, "Man, if I were that big I'd be dunking every time down the court."

yes. yes yes yes. lol. i'm big and i can throw it down once in awhile, but its not like i can pull a dwight howard and just bully inside and dunk on the defense lol. i mean cmon lol its not like the defense is just going to LET me dunk

[st0rmb11]

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Speaking on the little guys getting all over big guys for not blocking shots - I hate the little guy that goes out of his way to try to block shots. constantly chopping arms, clubbing heads, and slapping faces.

I want to pose a question because of 2 examples that I have (and it is in relation to this thread...sort of).

what are some of the stupidest things you guys have heard said during a pick up game?

the main 2 that cross my mind are:

1.) when I was in high school, I was playing with this kid, and he told me that I "jumped like a damn mexican!" what he apparently meant by this was that I was a very fast second jumper...

and 2.) this guy I was playing with a few years ago was wearing a du-rag while playing, and it was bothering him, so a buddy and I told him to take it off. and he said he couldn't. his reasoning? he had just gotten his hair braided, and he had to wear the du-rag to keep his hair from getting sweat on it while he played...

[VDusen04]

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what are some of the stupidest things you guys have heard said during a pick up game?

I thinnnnnnnnk I may have mentioned this line earlier in the thread, but why not go for the double dip:

After finishing off a game with a breakaway flush, a random observer watching from the sideline exclaimed, "Who said white man can't jump? Just look at Yao Ming!"

[lofeazy]

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My Fav is the short guy that is between 4-9&5-4 trying to postup players that are taller,and when they get blocked they call foul!!!

[ProfessaPackMan]

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I know I'm the only one who struggles against dudes who shoot left handed?

[Weeks]

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MY general crowd:

Person 1: This guy is a ball hog who thinks and has been quoted saying he is like a "white derrick rose". He rarely passes and when he does he makes a big deal out of it. Overall though he is normally one of the best players, but thinks he is a lot better than he is.

Person 2: The guy who screams like he won the lottery after every team there shot makes, he also thinks HE knows what really happened on every questionable play. He has the ugliest form I've ever seen and when he shoots 3's he launches 35 footers.

Person 3: This guy hit a couple of threes and now is labeled as a "shooter". He has the slowest form ever, and misses wide open layups.

Person 4: This guy thinks he is kobe, and calls one play "ISO for kobe!!". When he makes a shot he says "Kobe is hot!!" EDIT: I forgot to say this: WHATEVER HE MISSES is called a foul. Even if there is nobody within 15 feet of him. Most people ignore it, but it ruins the whole pace of the game if he misses, screams "FOUL" then we stop and people have to say "No, it wasn't a foul just keep playing"

Person 5: This guy smells horrible so nobody wants to gaurd him. He is a big man, but only has one post move; 2 dribble back down, turn around fading jumper. And he sucks at it. He's a decent teammate because he doesnt shoot much. Very raw.

Person 6: This is the only person that doesn't try. He takes 180 backwards layup from midrange and shoots about 1-80 from the floor. When one goes in every body starts screaming ans he gets mad and is like "What? it's just a lay up" acting like its no big deal and he does it all the time.

Person 7: A rebounder who can't rebound.

Person 8: This guy only dribbles with his right, can't catch and is a turnover machine.

There are a few more that i may describe later lol.

[BlueNGold]

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I seriously want to smack Person 4.

[Weeks]

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I seriously want to smack Person 4.

Believe me, everyone that plays with us does.

I forgot one big thing about him. WHATEVER HE MISSES is called a foul. Even if there is nobody within 15 feet of him. Most people ignore it, but it ruins the whole pace of the game if he misses, screams "FOUL" then we stop and people have to say "No, it wasn't a foul just keep playing"

I'm not exagerrating also. He'll scream and demand for the ball then when he gets it he'll lick his hands and wipe his shoes while dribbling then say "ISO for kobe" and if he makes it then "KOBES HOT!!!" if he misses "FOUL"

I'm getting angry typing this. The good thing is he doesn't play with us that often.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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I hate Person #6 more than any of the others to the point where I seriously want to fight them. It's one thing if you're trying(and you can tell if they are)but if they're just gonna have that "oh, I'm only out here just to get some exercise in" then get the **** off the court.

[Weeks]

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I hate Person #6 more than any of the others to the point where I seriously want to fight them. It's one thing if you're trying(and you can tell if they are)but if they're just gonna have that "oh, I'm only out here just to get some exercise in" then get the **** off the court.

Yeah he's the "It's just pick-up basketball" guy.

[VDusen04]

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As of two days ago, I've now seen two people with this characteristic, which I think now qualifies it for it's own category. It's the guys who think they're flashy and/or slick who continuously throw underhand outlet passes. There will be a turnover, I'll bust out, I'll see an open lane ahead of me and a breakaway slam appears imminent. All I need is a normal chest or bounce pass somewhere in my vicinity. What do I get instead? A teammate who decides it'd look neat if he threw a no-look, underhand rainbow pass that turns my breakaway into a game of "500".

Even if I'm still able to gain possession (after camping beneath the outlet as if it were a flyball) my breakaway is all but shot and I'm left trying to figure out how to effectively communicate to my teammate that an underhand rainbow might not be as effective as a chest pass. If I say simply, "Just hit me with a chest pass," teammates still have a high possibility of getting salty. I often must pray that player either quits or recognizes the error of his ways.

[wwharton]

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As of two days ago, I've now seen two people with this characteristic, which I think now qualifies it for it's own category. It's the guys who think they're flashy and/or slick who continuously throw underhand outlet passes. There will be a turnover, I'll bust out, I'll see an open lane ahead of me and a breakaway slam appears imminent. All I need is a normal chest or bounce pass somewhere in my vicinity. What do I get instead? A teammate who decides it'd look neat if he threw a no-look, underhand rainbow pass that turns my breakaway into a game of "500".

Even if I'm still able to gain possession (after camping beneath the outlet as if it were a flyball) my breakaway is all but shot and I'm left trying to figure out how to effectively communicate to my teammate that an underhand rainbow might not be as effective as a chest pass. If I say simply, "Just hit me with a chest pass," teammates still have a high possibility of getting salty. I often must pray that player either quits or recognizes the error of his ways.

Tell em to give you a bounce pass. Sounds less offensive for some reason and is usually a safer option than a chest pass anyway (especially for someone that isn't thinking right about passes getting tipped).

[VDusen04]

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Tell em to give you a bounce pass. Sounds less offensive for some reason and is usually a safer option than a chest pass anyway (especially for someone that isn't thinking right about passes getting tipped).

I'll give it a whirl. There seems to be a certain personality type connected to the underhand outlet guys. They don't throw them because they don't know any better. Rather, it seems they're pulling them off because they think it makes their game look tight and fresh. As such, it's tough to avoid confrontation when offering different passing suggestions because their pride says there is no way better than their way.