Anybody here play any ball? Where the hoopers at?

[TYBG]

3 year varsity hs bball
aau ball since 6th grade (traveled to vegas, texas, etc)

My game similar to a young Rose and AI. Great d, athletic, mad handles but cant shoot for shyt Being a Kobe and MJ stan fukked up my pg skills. I only passed if I knew I would get an assist or getting double teamed

 

[THE K-MAN]

Story of my life, bro...those knees are nonexistent in my case...

Knee arthritis

shyts sucks..I can run about 3-4 good games and its a wrap. Go to the crib, shower put the icyhot on the achilies and lay on the couch with two big ice packs on my knee for about 30-40 min..get up knees just poppin and cracklin...just a whole diff level of

 

[sm0ke]

I dribble around with an arsenal of moves then either pass it off or throw up a brick. I can get hot and make some shots but my 3 is Rondo status

 

[HacksawJimThuggin]

nah, I retired after like my 10th damn ankle injury... nothing serious, I'd just always roll the shyt out of one of them coming down on someone's foot on a rebound or something... it would bruise up real bad and have me on crutches for a few days at a time, as I couldn't put any weight on it... I look like I got cankles these days because I got so much damn fluid build up in my ankles


retired from ball after I got a professional job and realized I couldn't afford to get seriously injured while just getting some exercise, shyt would fukk up my money... I took up tennis and I'm about to start playing golf... cot damn I feel old as fukk

 

[Texas2step]

Pg in HS and AAU.

My Style: I had a steve nash/Kidd style of fast paced ball moving. As soon as I touched the ball I was running 100 mph. I loved to get dimes and be flashy(and1 ish). In scoring I was a mad bomber. I loved shooting 3s even fast break 3s smh. Tho when I felt my team was not getting it done then I would turn into Iverson/Kobe chunking

On defense I normally chilled unless somebody does something to make me look bad or I missed an easy shot then I would full court pressure them out of anger and do some Rodman type tatics like (pinch, elbow, trip ect)

I had anger issues and couldn't play with ppl who didn't know how to play (not cutting, miss handling perfect passes ect..) which would result with me spiking or kicking the ball

 

[Family Lives Matter]

6 ft 4
Solid D and Rebounder
hit open shots and athletic enough to get to the basket
I'm 23 and have played 4 times in the past year though due to patella tendonitis
i'm to young to be at home with bags of ice on my knees for something i'm not getting paid to do
now i'm a combo /

 

[banan]

Knee arthritis

shyts sucks..I can run about 3-4 good games and its a wrap. Go to the crib, shower put the icyhot on the achilies and lay on the couch with two big ice packs on my knee for about 30-40 min..get up knees just poppin and cracklin...just a whole diff level of

it's a damn shame...I got some hoops a few years back, now I can't play 2 days straight...I need to have at least a day off, ice bags in the evening, the morning after I can't even run for a while to make it to the bus...shyt's killing me and the doctor told me to just stop playin'...I said, man are you crazy? how can you stop playin', just like that?!
I love to play the game and I'm gonna play till both my legs fall of, screw that, I know that I'll probably be walking with cane or smth but fukk that! nobody will tell me what I can or can't do! It's da game!

 

[banan]

nah, I retired after like my 10th damn ankle injury... nothing serious, I'd just always roll the shyt out of one of them coming down on someone's foot on a rebound or something... it would bruise up real bad and have me on crutches for a few days at a time, as I couldn't put any weight on it... I look like I got cankles these days because I got so much damn fluid build up in my ankles


retired from ball after I got a professional job and realized I couldn't afford to get seriously injured while just getting some exercise, shyt would fukk up my money... I took up tennis and I'm about to start playing golf... cot damn I feel old as fukk

Man, how old are you? 50?

 

[THE K-MAN]

it's a damn shame...I got some hoops a few years back, now I can't play 2 days straight...I need to have at least a day off, ice bags in the evening, the morning after I can't even run for a while to make it to the bus...shyt's killing me and the doctor told me to just stop playin'...I said, man are you crazy? how can you stop playin', just like that?! I love to play the game and I'm gonna play till both my legs fall of, screw that, I know that I'll probably be walking with cane or smth but fukk that! nobody will tell me what I can or can't do! It's da game!

My parents and my girl be telling me you need to stop playin...I tell them HELL NO did Isiah quit in 88...NO....Did Willis Reed quit in 70...NO..DAMMIT IM NEVER GONNA STOP PLAYING..YALL GONNA HAVE TO CARRY ME OFF THE COURT...THE DAY I STOP PLAYIN IMA BE CARRIED BY 6 DAMMIT......

 

[SuburbanPimp]

Played in High School... I was soild, I averaged about 8 pts, 5 asst a game.

Walked on in college

Tore my achilles that season

That was the end for me

I was a classic point guard, pass first, 90% free throw shooter..
I could hit the 3, but Mid range jumpers at the elbow was my speciality.
Pesky defense on the perimeter..

I wish I would have worked on my game more, I didn't get serious about hooping until the summer of 11th grade to 12th grade

I keep a bag with some hoop shorts and kicks in my truck at all times

 

[HacksawJimThuggin]

Man, how old are you? 50?

lol nah, just turned 27... as an attorney though, I'm constantly in contact with professionals older than me (mostly Caucasian men in their 30's and 40's), they play golf like a few times a week... shyt is damn near essential if you want to network successfully with these people who can directly affect your cash flow; how many business deals have been sealed at the courts?

play golf with a fellow attorney, judge, or doctor, shoot the shyt for 18 holes over some beers and shanked putts, and eventually build a business relationship

at some point the risk wasn't worth the reward... what happens if I roll my ankle real bad again, I'm just gonna be hobbling around the office with crutches, meeting new clients and shyt? fukk that

I miss the hell out of ball though... I'll go to the gym and play racquetball and just be looking at the basketball courts like

 

[big bun]

Retired ball player.
My history:
Three year varsity player in HS
One summer of AAU ball (Nike Summer League, Cal State Dominguez Hills, various high schools around Compton and Carson)
Invited walk on to a D-II institution in California...left after the first semester for various reasons.
Went JUCO and played half a season.
After that became a regular baller until retirement.

I was a combo guard, left handed...my game most resembled a Nick Van Exel at Cincinnati or Damon Stoudemire.

 

[Steezy]

6'3 with a game like Marvin Williams.. But more passion : youngsabo:

I can shoot outside
I can bang inside
I can play/guard 2-5 equally well.
I can make #SCTop10 level passes
And i'm a helluva weak side shot blocker

Now...

My handle is kinda sus but I can still get by most

offensively I can't carry a team of sorry nikkas i'm a great 2nd option
I have this habit of walking off the court mid game when nikkas don't pass the ball and we losing..
my dunk is a rim grazer package and at 22 ... that's it

 

[OG Talk]

Retired ball player.
My history:
Three year varsity player in HS
One summer of AAU ball (Nike Summer League, Cal State Dominguez Hills, various high schools around Compton and Carson)
Invited walk on to a D-II institution in California...left after the first semester for various reasons.
Went JUCO and played half a season.
After that became a regular baller until retirement.

I was a combo guard, left handed...my game most resembled a Nick Van Exel at Cincinnati or Damon Stoudemire.

I can vouch for Bun we hooped in the same circles..

 

[banan]

...THE DAY I STOP PLAYIN IMA BE CARRIED BY 6 DAMMIT......

AMEN MY BROTHA!