The worst pick up players.

[JazzMan]

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Where they do that at?

Battle Creek, Nebraska, of course.

+5 in midrange.

I think I love you.

Regarding the sleeve, it kinda keeps my arm in place, almost like extra support. I like it.

[The 24th Letter]

Played a little 3 on 3 today....a year after major knee surgery lateral movement is such a *****

Anyway, doesn't fit into the worst category, but after we were done I stayed after to put some shots up. In walks this BAD chick and starts shooting with me...I mean this girl is beautiful. She could play too! Said she plays overseas..We ended up playing like 5 games of 1 on 1, lol.

[d11king]

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Played a little 3 on 3 today....a year after major knee surgery lateral movement is such a *****

Anyway, doesn't fit into the worst category, but after we were done I stayed after to put some shots up. In walks this BAD chick and starts shooting with me...I mean this girl is beautiful. She could play too! Said she plays overseas..We ended up playing like 5 games of 1 on 1, lol.

Did you get her número?

[The 24th Letter]

Did you get her número?

Married with children man.

If not, she'd definitely get the 4th letter

[Kashanova]

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Married with children man.

If not, she'd definitely get the 4th letter

Did you win every game is the real question

[The 24th Letter]

Did you win every game is the real question

I did. Swollen knee and all

[jeremym480]

I did. Swollen knee and all

I've never heard it referred to as a knee before.

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[SteelersFreak]

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If not, she'd definitely get the 4th letter

[ojandpizza]

I've never heard it referred to as a knee before.

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Hahaha oh **** that's funny

[wwharton]

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Yeah, I think he's one of the most cliched types of pick-up players out there. The "Gear Guy", so to speak. Oftentimes, he'll be rocking all Jordan everything - shoes, shorts, cut-off, headband, double arm sleeves and optional calf sleeves. And as others have said, he's often terrible.

But I've been thinking about this for a while. Does he always seem terrible just because we tend to raise our expectations of one's abilities once we see them geared up? Would we be as disappointed with his play if he were wearing generic shorts and a white tee? Is it a matter of breaking the unwritten law of not super gearing up if your game isn't legit? And does or should gear insinuate skill?

I'm not an incredible player, but I'm good enough to be better than some people sometimes. I've considered intentionally super gearing up in certain instances, then dominating the comp., just to help dispel the street truth of super gear = disappointing play.

I stay away from most courts that would have this situation these days (with my old ***) but when I see someone "geared up" I usually assume they CAN'T play. Most players with game to the level of needing things like sleeves for maximum production or a noticeable difference are just messing around in pick up games at the park, and therefore wouldn't wear it. And other than something like a sleeve, anybody wearing a jersey, matching gear, serious head bands, arm bands, etc. look like they just watched the NBA on ABC and have no clue about anything but the shape of the ball and where to find a hoop.

I don't think I've ever seen a player I've considered good wearing any kind of official NBA or college gear.

Now if I saw someone wearing a reversible jersey from a Nike or 5 Star camp, I might have that feeling... expecting a lot and easily disappointed.

[NinerFan1983]

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I've actually been dabbling with a sleeve throughout the winter due to what I'm guessing is tendinitis in my elbow. Recently, I usually experience pain in the ligament just about the elbow when I snap my arm on jump shots. It seems to subside a little as I get warmed up, so I thought maybe a sleeve would help encourage the warm-up process. As summer approaches though, I'm a little hesitant to go public with it.

I wear one for this exact reason. I have the same thing in my shooting arm.

[m1ke_nyc]

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Havent played ball in so long. Used to play for my school back in middle school got to high school and just stopped. Played alot of pickup ball now dont play at all. But if there was one thing I hated in pickup games its the guy who wants to fight if it gets a little physical. We are playing basketball, bodies are gonna collide, especially in the paint. Stop whining. They always be like, "stop fouling me, stop fouling me, foul me again and im gonna hit you." Get off the court with that BS. As far as zones go didnt see much of them ran in pickup games. But most pickup ballers never played organized basketball and are actually terrible at the team aspect of the game.

[ehh]

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I just purchased an Adidas shooting sleeve for 7 bucks and an NBA headband for 3. I already feel like a D-bag.

Gonna test that sleeve out tomorrow. Does anyone actually know what sleeves... do?

I wear a sleeve on each arm, they're awesome. lol.

I have back problems and really tight hammys, the sleeves help with the circulation in my body so much and help loosen my back and legs so much - which is bizarre since they're on my arms. I wear them with t-shirts so it just looks like I'm wearing an undershirt.

[Ramboooo]

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Havent played ball in so long. Used to play for my school back in middle school got to high school and just stopped. Played alot of pickup ball now dont play at all. But if there was one thing I hated in pickup games its the guy who wants to fight if it gets a little physical. We are playing basketball, bodies are gonna collide, especially in the paint. Stop whining. They always be like, "stop fouling me, stop fouling me, foul me again and im gonna hit you." Get off the court with that BS.

lol that's the worst. they think it's football.

As far as zones go didnt see much of them ran in pickup games. But most pickup ballers never played organized basketball and are actually terrible at the team aspect of the game.

depends on the court you play at. Zone is not needed for pickup. But there's plenty of courts that have highschool and college level competition. After all, many many NBA players got their start and honed their skills playing street ball.

[OkayC]

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I always love playing with those guys who go "im open, im open" even though there all the way at the halfcourt line, then they get mad when you didn't pass to them cuz you knew they were just gonna go for a layup when theres like 5 guys waiting to block him.

I also love the guys who only make like 1of20 shots from the three point line, but will take every shot from there because they swear up and down that there better than all the rest at shooting three pointers.