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A stupid thread that i just posted in spurred the thought in my mind...i've thought ab it before, but never posted it
the "and 1" thing in pickup ball is garbage
You get fouled on a shot and basically have to decide if u think its going in or not so you should call "foul/ball/etc" and just get the ball back,or "and 1" so you can let the whole world know that you were fouled and still managed to score. The reason i say its garbage is because if you dohappen to miss, you don't get anything out of it. Theres no solution that i can really think of since going to the line for free throws in a pickup game isjust
, but you do find the dude on occasion that plays with that noeasy buckets type of mentality. And by that i don't mean good d....i mean dirty d (no herpes.)
Another thing that i don't really mind, but find pretty odd is not taking it back when theres an airball (or some people play when it doesnt hit rim.) Idon't mind the rule, i just find it very random. But after giving it some thought, i guess its to be sort of like a fastbreak chance.
And correct me if i'm wrong, but when you go up with the ball for a shot/layup and someone basically stuffs it down before you can release it, isn't itsupposed to be a jump ball. I know that nobody will ever have a jump ball in a pickup game, but i've seen people get called for an up and down every timeit happens.
I never really understood playing winners ball. When you score, its supposed to become the other persons ball. This isnt volleyball. I don't really mindit...but now that i think about it, its pretty stupid.
the "and 1" thing in pickup ball is garbage
You get fouled on a shot and basically have to decide if u think its going in or not so you should call "foul/ball/etc" and just get the ball back,or "and 1" so you can let the whole world know that you were fouled and still managed to score. The reason i say its garbage is because if you dohappen to miss, you don't get anything out of it. Theres no solution that i can really think of since going to the line for free throws in a pickup game isjust
Another thing that i don't really mind, but find pretty odd is not taking it back when theres an airball (or some people play when it doesnt hit rim.) Idon't mind the rule, i just find it very random. But after giving it some thought, i guess its to be sort of like a fastbreak chance.
And correct me if i'm wrong, but when you go up with the ball for a shot/layup and someone basically stuffs it down before you can release it, isn't itsupposed to be a jump ball. I know that nobody will ever have a jump ball in a pickup game, but i've seen people get called for an up and down every timeit happens.
I never really understood playing winners ball. When you score, its supposed to become the other persons ball. This isnt volleyball. I don't really mindit...but now that i think about it, its pretty stupid.