The worst pick up players.

[cabra1]

Re: The worst pick up players.

dudes who try and call off ball touch fouls like its an NBA game.

[VDusen04]

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I had a chuckle the other weekend during a 3-on-3 tourney for which I participated. Watching two other teams play in the semi-final, on game point, the offensive player drove and was hammered by his defender on the shot. The feller still nearly knocked down the shot. Unfortunately for him, his impulse was to call a foul by saying, "And One!" instead of "Foul", "Got it", "Got One", or any of the other one hundred ways of signaling a foul.

Had the foul been recognized, he'd have gotten a free throw for the win. Instead, the defenders jumped all over his wording. "He said And One! Not foul! It's not a foul then!" And a near riot almost broke out amongst those in the stands watching (alongside the team fouled), who all felt it was obviously and clearly a foul, regardless of how it was worded.

As it turns out, the defending team was so loud and obstinate that a check-up was settled upon instead, leading to the defending team eventually emerging victorious. Just had to laugh at the situation, as we'd gone back and forth on that here.

[SteelersFreak]

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Where I play, saying "And One" doesn't mean ****. In fact I'd say people are probably less likely to give you anything, even an obvious foul, if you say "and one".

[VDusen04]

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Where I play, saying "And One" doesn't mean ****. In fact I'd say people are probably less likely to give you anything, even an obvious foul, if you say "and one".

Yeah, that was the debate a few pages ago. In my area, if a foul clearly occurs, a player can just about say anything he wants - "and one", "foul", "lemme get dat", "pizza pie", "check up". As long as the message is conveyed - and in most cases, a foul combined with a player saying something to suggest he was fouled is quite a clear message - then we recognize it. Our logic is it's a foul, we understand that's what the player is trying to say, so why would we get picky about how he says it?

[Gibbz]

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Where I play, saying "And One" doesn't mean ****. In fact I'd say people are probably less likely to give you anything, even an obvious foul, if you say "and one".

And One is acknowledging the foul but taking your shot. Definitely gotta say "foul" instead if you don't wanna play it.

Rec rules 101

"pizza pie"

[VDusen04]

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And One is acknowledging the foul but taking your shot. Definitely gotta say "foul" instead if you don't wanna play it.

Rec rules 101

Yeah, I think we established a few pages back that it just depends upon one's region because again, our rec rules say a foul is a foul and however a guy opts to signal that is not really a problem for us. Though, I felt slight vindication with how 98% of the gym sided with the take of, "You got fouled, you said something with intent of signaling a foul, so why would you not get the foul?"

Occasionally (like two times a year) we'll get a guy who says "And 1" and we all stop playing, then he says he wasn't trying to call a foul, and we have to establish that when he says "And 1", it's regarded as a foul. Then it's all good from there.

Also, I was kidding about "pizza pie".

[wwharton]

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And One is acknowledging the foul but taking your shot. Definitely gotta say "foul" instead if you don't wanna play it.

Rec rules 101

The stupid thing about this rule (and this isn't directed at any of you that practice this rule, just the idea of it in general) is who, in their right mind gets fouled, says something to acknowledge they got fouled, but doesn't want the ball? There are times when I'll say to the guy guarding me "you know that was a foul" but to announce it? But not want the ball? That goes against the gut of every pick up player in the world.

With that, I admit there is logic to it in the areas that say the ball must be checked up if someone calls for a foul and the ball goes in anyway. Then I can see "And One" being abused bc I could call "And One" and if it goes in, keep it moving, but if I miss, cry that I was calling for a foul... but that's why I think that rule is pretty dumb too.

[AC]

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Random flying elbows.

The absolute worst.

[Steven78]

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Guys doing the ole Bruce Bowen trick of sliding your feet under a guy on a jumpshot so he lands on them.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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Where do you play at where guys do that mess?

[NinerFan1983]

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Random flying elbows.

The absolute worst.

Yeah, especially when a random flying elbow or forearm catches you right in the face.

Or when you're going up for a shot and you catch one of those to the head.

[AC]

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Yeah, especially when a random flying elbow or forearm catches you right in the face.

Or when you're going up for a shot and you catch one of those to the head.

I only caught one in the arm, and somehow it ended up being too sore to move for a few days.

But a couple years ago I got elbowed in the temple and had a concussion for like 2 weeks.

[NinerFan1983]

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I only caught one in the arm, and somehow it ended up being too sore to move for a few days.

I always end up with bruises because of those.

[cubsball899]

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to the "And One" "Foul" debate, and i've said this before but this issue pisses me off... If I call a foul on my shot I want the check ball or the basket if i make it. i'm sorry, but the defense should not be rewarded for fouling me. ever. Cancelling a made shot and checking the ball up top is only going to cause me to get fouled more often. I play in the paint, and I just play through the vast majority of fouls but the **** gets ridiculous sometimes.

[Nathan_OS]

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The dude that's trying to fight everyone. He argues with everyone, and there are so many dead balls because of how many fouls and violations he calls.