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  • Skerik
    Living in this tube
    • Mar 2004
    • 5215

    #16
    Re: Pick up basketball...

    I play once a week with people from work at the Y right across the street. We work a 9-80 schedule and people are usually crunching to get their hours in, so we really can't play a whole lot more than once a week. But it's good fun and everyone is on a very similar level, skill-wise. We play 4-on-4, running "full court" from side to side instead of up and down. It's good ball though.

    My game isn't in tremendous shape right now, but I'm aided by being the tallest person there.
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    • Gilateen
      Banned
      • Oct 2002
      • 2855

      #17
      Re: Pick up basketball...

      I play every weekend, sat and sun. On sat we usually play to 12 by 1's and 2's (3pters). Most games everyone wanna shoot the three for 2pts. No one never works on their in-between game or drives.

      Whats frustrating is I play PG in a league. Guys sometimes dont have basketball fundamentals. So they stand around and claim to be open, no one sets a screen for someone without the ball. They hardly beat the ball down the floor on offense and when they do its one pass and shoot...no kickouts or extra pass.

      Totally terrible. My homeboys tell me I should start chucking but I cant find myself to play like that, I still gotta hit the open man!!

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      • Hooe
        Hall Of Fame
        • Aug 2002
        • 21555

        #18
        Re: Pick up basketball...

        I try to play about two or three times a week, on top of being in intramural ball this semester. Kinda in a work crunch right now though so I haven't lately.

        When I do play, I'm terrible. Can't dribble, can't penetrate, can shoot half-way decently only if I'm wide open. I'm decent at defense and taking charges though.

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        • bkrich83
          Has Been
          • Jul 2002
          • 71582

          #19
          Re: Pick up basketball...

          Originally posted by Herbsinator
          All i know is...i have a couple inches and couple decades on you. And I can shoot the rock..so there ya go.

          And that means what? I've held my own against players whom I am betting are probably better players than you. I think I'd be ok.
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          • Steve_OS
            Editor-in-Chief
            • Jul 2002
            • 33954

            #20
            Re: Pick up basketball...

            Originally posted by bkrich83
            And that means what? I've held my own against players whom I am betting are probably better players than you. I think I'd be ok.
            The problem is, you can't catch. Bring out Cyber BK.
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            • bkrich83
              Has Been
              • Jul 2002
              • 71582

              #21
              Re: Pick up basketball...

              Originally posted by Steve_OS
              The problem is, you can't catch. Bring out Cyber BK.
              He can't play, he's busy preparing for the Cyber World Cup in skiing.

              We'll see next time you bring your t-shirt ironing self out here. That is if Clay doesn't get us lost in Glendale again.
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              • Steve_OS
                Editor-in-Chief
                • Jul 2002
                • 33954

                #22
                Re: Pick up basketball...

                You don't want me to hang deez on your chin.
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                • nc0ffey
                  PS/XB: nc0ffey84
                  • Jul 2002
                  • 6223

                  #23
                  Re: Pick up basketball...

                  I used to play all the time, I would reserve my church's gym and call up a bunch of guys and we'd play on the weekend....we'd usually have more than 10 and use subs

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                  • ILLCHILL
                    MVP
                    • Feb 2004
                    • 2820

                    #24
                    Re: Pick up basketball...

                    Well I'm finishing up my ankle rehab I just play maybe once a week at the church gym. When I am healthy again I plan on playing 3 times a week or so. I am 6'3, usually the tallest kid there, but lack the fundamentals. Basketball's my number 3 sport. I've been playing long enough now though that I have picked up enough skill to finally justify being picked early solely on height. I'll be the best low-post player in the game and I'm so lanky I have always been a shot-blocking machine. I just need to learn how to dribble a bit better and drive it in a bit more, but no biggie. I also have developed a fair short-to-mid range shot so I'm pretty happy where I am with it considering basketball isn't really my thing.

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                    • fishepa
                      I'm Ron F'n Swanson!
                      • Feb 2003
                      • 18989

                      #25
                      Re: Pick up basketball...

                      I don't play basketball, it's just about the only sport I'm not good at.

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                      • Beantown
                        #DoYourJob
                        • Feb 2005
                        • 31523

                        #26
                        Re: Pick up basketball...

                        I'm planning to start playing again once my knee gets back to 100....just so I can be good enough to try and hang with college kids next year at the gym.

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                        • bkrich83
                          Has Been
                          • Jul 2002
                          • 71582

                          #27
                          Re: Pick up basketball...

                          Originally posted by ILLCHILL
                          Well I'm finishing up my ankle rehab I just play maybe once a week at the church gym. When I am healthy again I plan on playing 3 times a week or so. I am 6'3, usually the tallest kid there, but lack the fundamentals. Basketball's my number 3 sport. I've been playing long enough now though that I have picked up enough skill to finally justify being picked early solely on height. I'll be the best low-post player in the game and I'm so lanky I have always been a shot-blocking machine. I just need to learn how to dribble a bit better and drive it in a bit more, but no biggie. I also have developed a fair short-to-mid range shot so I'm pretty happy where I am with it considering basketball isn't really my thing.
                          Ugghh, ankle injuries. Good luck on the rehab.
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                          • Vince
                            Bow for Bau
                            • Aug 2002
                            • 26017

                            #28
                            Re: Pick up basketball...

                            The problem with us, at the Y is that 90% of the games are teams playing zones. I hate playing zone offense and it's really just a vanilla defense for people who are lazy.
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                            • ehh
                              Hall Of Fame
                              • Mar 2003
                              • 28962

                              #29
                              Re: Pick up basketball...

                              Originally posted by Vinceanity2k3
                              The problem with us, at the Y is that 90% of the games are teams playing zones. I hate playing zone offense and it's really just a vanilla defense for people who are lazy.

                              LMAO, zones in a pick up game?!

                              Wow. Stop playing against 60 year olds!
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                              • Graphik
                                Pr*s*n*r#70460649
                                • Oct 2002
                                • 10582

                                #30
                                Re: Pick up basketball...

                                Man how I miss playing bball. Every since my heart started acting funny, I got to paranoid to play and just sit out. I used to play 3-5 times a week at ethier my neirborhoods gym or the outdoor court. I was alright. I was always the guy that got picked last because the real ballers haven't arrived yet. Yall know who I'm talking about.
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