The Official NBA Season Thread: NBA announces new media deal / WBD sues the league

[datznasty]

Following your shot is a skill. Lots of easy buckets or second chance opportunities missed out.

I know they exist, but your chance of making a roster on most levels is much higher as a specialist. Elite defender or shooter or rebounder. The NBA is the best of the best, so yea at that point you need to be good at everything.

I just don’t like these tendencies kids pick up today with these new games.

Following your shot is outdated boomer advice, might as well tell us to drink milk for calcium and eat 12-18 servings of grains too and flouridate our water.

If you shoot a non baseline jumper, you are likely the highest player on the court (closest to the opponent's basket on the other side) so if you "follow your shot" and don't get the rebound, the guy who was defending you is now loose in the open court for a Woo! Woo! Outlet! #getbackonD

 

[Moheezy]

Its why basic fundamentals of boxing out and rebounding in general are gone.

Everyone just wants to do double step backs and chuck away.

I only play that way when I'm crazy tired. A regular 1 v 1, no one in NYC is really doing that.

It's a 1 v 1 game man...that's the best opportunity to work on your iso game.

 

[datznasty]

Pure hoops. No fake fundamentals

the 3rd party inbounder changed 1 v 1 forever. I was already washed and out of the game by the time of that innovation unfortunately but being able to start possessions in the post or even coming to the ball so I can hit that no dribble jab handswitch 1st dribble crossover would have been lethal for your boy

 

[had pants]

 

[lawdog1]

Wow man.

Just because I like being able to get rebounds in my 1-on-1 games I’m a Boomer Chihuahua ball player.

Rough way to start a Friday

 

[datznasty]

Moses Malone over here padding his o rebound stats in 1 v 1

 

[pmatic]

 

[MakeNTGreatAgain]

the 3rd party inbounder changed 1 v 1 forever. I was already washed and out of the game by the time of that innovation unfortunately but being able to start possessions in the post or even coming to the ball so I can hit that no dribble jab handswitch 1st dribble crossover would have been lethal for your boy

IMO thats not real 1 on 1
1 on 1 is starting with the ball at the top of the key and going from there

3rd party inbounder is just practice

 

[elpablo21]

Wow man.

Just because I like being able to get rebounds in my 1-on-1 games I’m a Boomer Chihuahua ball player.

Rough way to start a Friday

 

[datznasty]

IMO thats not real 1 on 1
1 on 1 is starting with the ball at the top of the key and going from there

3rd party inbounder is just practice

but if you're doing 2 dribbles, it's not hard to stop someone starting from a standstill with 2 dribbles. Literally one slide and they're not going to be able to penetrate you and have to shoot something contested

 

[dontsteponmyshoes]

Ain't no way I'm sitting there for 9 episodes of that ********

 

[MakeNTGreatAgain]

but if you're doing 2 dribbles, it's not hard to start someone starting from a standstill with 2 dribbles. Literally one slide and they're not going to be able to penetrate you and have to shoot something contested

idk what u said but thats not 1 on 1
thats a practice drill

 

[MakeNTGreatAgain]

Ain't no way I'm sitting there for 9 episodes of that ********

i couldn't even sit through one of their games
forget about a mini series

 

[pmatic]

 

[freeze]

 

[had pants]

 

[freeze]

Wait is this real? Who plays like this

This is literally how king of the court is played. No boards. You missed your turn is over.

 

[rolaholic]

 

[rolaholic]

 

[Mark Antony]

Charles Barkley talking about "all they care about is money" will never sound right.

 

[Based Jesus]

 

[moe200069]

Imagine an NBA red zone equivalent called “stupid finish alert”

 

[DCAllAfrican]

 

[lawdog1]

And there’s close to zero chance the lawsuit will result in a court ordering the NBA to continue to contract with TNT. But the NBA (and its new broadcast partners) may end up paying TNT a nice chunk of money to make the lawsuit go away.

 

[pmatic]

Imagine an NBA red zone equivalent called “stupid finish alert”

Stealing this for my imaginary podcast name.