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I hate streetball.
This thread is for anyone who plays Basketball in their spare time. Tell us about some of your experiences, what you're favorite moves are, what you hate when you play, and what Nba player you think you may be similar to. Discuss.
Last edited by Red Hawk #21; 03-09-2009 at 04:29 PM.
I hate streetball.
Personally, almost every day during the summer I play ball. What I hate the most when Im playing is when I om on a fastbreak all by myself and someone runs their fastest, most of the time they don't even go for the Shotblock, they just come to foul me while Im in midair.
That gets me so angry, I remember a couple of summers I got really hurt when some kid leveled me on a fastbreak layup attempt. Since that day I never try to layup the ball on fastbreaks anymore, If I get a chance Im throwing down as strong as I can with two hands.
Why? Do you suck at ball? Or you can't take the physicalities of Streetball?
LMAO a streetballer posting on the internet?
I don't really play "street ball" I just play at the gym. The only thing I like about street ball is being able to blame my horrible shooting on the double-rim or on the wind blowing my shot off course.
I think its re ed, honestly. All showboating and no substance. Does it even have any rules? I find slamball (do they still do that in the US?) more entertaining.
IMO streetball is really good for the development of a winner.
i know people will laugh but it teaches mental toughness and if u play with the right people you will get the softness out of you so when the real game comes up, ur not scared of physical play and are more willing to take over a game. thats my input.
i mean what's tougher? playing against a bunch of white boys in a UIL game with refs, or against a bunch of inner city NYC kids on a playground with NO RULES!
not saying im great at streetball or anything but i do play at the gym a lot with a streetball like atmosphere
mental toughness has nothing to do with your environment. It's all within you. A guy living at a church can be more mentally tough than a thug living on the streets.
are we talking like actual And1 Mixtape streetball? Because I've never actually seen that go down anywhere except when I visited Rucker Park a few years ago.
I assume we're just talking about regular ass pickup ball.
Whats wrong with that? I love basketball, plain and simple. Watching it, playing it, talking about it. And I think others on this site, would agree with me.
Yeah, just regular pickup ball.
ok then why do you call it Streetball with a capital S?
it's just plain old bball
Oh, in that case I play it all the time.
Just edited it.
The one thing that really irritates me is when you're playing some 40-50 something year old dudes who constantly cheat like a MF'er.
Happens all the time, their team only scores like 5 buckets but somehow they're calling game insisting they have 12.
Another thing I hate is when I do a kick ass-move, lets say I do a Crossover followed by a spin and then a layup. Then some sucker from the other team comes running over "Hey!, that was a travel!!" Then the other guys on his team start agreeing, thing is they all knew it was a legit move and if the other sucker hadn't said anything they all would have said "Hey, nice move there kid".
I keep my white ass parked behind the 3-point line like I should. For some reason I'm near-automatic with any baseline J, but horribly inconsistent when facing the hoop...never understood that.
I hate that too. Sometimes you think that they're really that stupid, can't count, or just can't remember things.
I hate those that talk too much and are losing.
ok.
I love playing bball but I must say I suck at it. I can only go to my right and have a horrible midshooting game. My left hand is worthless, might as well play with it tied behind my back.
So I concentrate on defense and rebounding. So I am pretty decent at that. I picture myself as a young Bruce Bowen. My 3pt shot ain't too horrible.
yeah, I suck but I love playing ball
I hate those old mother ers!
they play rough on your but when you play it back, they start getting pissed and want you to give them senior citizen treatment. them.
The old dudes I play with usually just level people. Seriously these guys do it all : Foot under the shooter, throw elbows on rebounds, blatant pushes on layup attempts, they'll trip you when you try to drive. Its basically just wrestling with a basketball lol. And they always seem to think they never commited a foul, and the worst part is the moment you touch them they'll start whining.
+1
and sometimes when you call them out on it they say, "it's just a game," or, "are we really keeping track?" That and people who whine about fouls when they go in the lane--i hate that on ALL b-ball levels
oh yeah I hate that too. They call foul on every damn ticky tack thing but hack like crazy on the other end.
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