PICKUP BASKETBALL THREAD

[stunted]

has anybody taken a charge in pickup basketball? i played today and i thought about it a few times. i don't know how to do it though. i think it would be cool

[michigancat]

has anybody taken a charge in pickup basketball? i played today and i thought about it a few times. i don't know how to do it though. i think it would be cool

I've never taken one by choice and you can't call it with out being mocked mercilessly so just don't

[yoga-like_abana]

has anybody taken a charge in pickup basketball? i played today and i thought about it a few times. i don't know how to do it though. i think it would be cool

you are such a dork

[steve dave]

slap the floor


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[stunted]

do you guys not run around on nba 2k only trying to take charges? it's the best

[yoga-like_abana]

we get it.. you like the feeling of a man on top of you.. no judgement here

[stunted]

haha, that's a good one. charges, rip through and flops is a good list of being the most annoying player.

there's one guy who doesn't run back on defense very often, and every time you rebound he calls for the ball. he tricked me twice. eff that guy.

[steaksdime]

we've been playing lunchtime bball for over 15 years 3 days a week. Two rules we have:
-no cherry picking, have to touch half count offense to defense (picked this up at the Frank Martin father/son camp playing with Beas  )
-and no charges called. ever. some dummy undercutting someone for a charge breaks bones and ligaments

[stunted]

charges probably hurt but the risk of injury seems low.

i've only ran into a charge once in my life, and it felt like i hit a wall of pillows and slowly fell down. so i feel like anyone who wants to take a charge should be able to. i think your game is soft. actually i think you all are soft

[michigancat]

have to touch half count offense to defense

I don't understand

[steaksdime]

if your team is on offense and scores, turns the ball over, or doesn't get the rebound (offense to defense) you have to touch half court before getting back on offense. Keeps lazies from standing on the offense end all game. Of course if the defense to offense team turns it over in the back court this does not apply.

[yoga-like_abana]

if your team is on offense and scores, turns the ball over, or doesn't get the rebound (offense to defense) you have to touch half court before getting back on offense. Keeps lazies from standing on the offense end all game. Of course if the defense to offense team turns it over in the back court this does not apply.

so no fast break points? this sounds like something slow, old people would like.

[michigancat]

if your team is on offense and scores, turns the ball over, or doesn't get the rebound (offense to defense) you have to touch half court before getting back on offense. Keeps lazies from standing on the offense end all game. Of course if the defense to offense team turns it over in the back court this does not apply.

so no fast break points? this sounds like something slow, old people would like.

I don't think it kills fast breaks at all, it just means that if the other team has a fast break you have to touch half court. seems like a silly rule unless you want extra conditioning. I mean if I'm under the basket on offense and someone at the top of the key gets stripped for an uncontested layup I'm sure as crap not touching half court before playing offense.

back when I played pickup (still haven't picked up a ball since March) when we played 4 on 4 we had a rule that you had to dribble across half court. It makes a small difference but isn't a huge deal.

[steaksdime]

if your team is on offense and scores, turns the ball over, or doesn't get the rebound (offense to defense) you have to touch half court before getting back on offense. Keeps lazies from standing on the offense end all game. Of course if the defense to offense team turns it over in the back court this does not apply.

so no fast break points? this sounds like something slow, old people would like.

completely the opposite

[steaksdime]

if your team is on offense and scores, turns the ball over, or doesn't get the rebound (offense to defense) you have to touch half court before getting back on offense. Keeps lazies from standing on the offense end all game. Of course if the defense to offense team turns it over in the back court this does not apply.

so no fast break points? this sounds like something slow, old people would like.

I don't think it kills fast breaks at all, it just means that if the other team has a fast break you have to touch half court. seems like a silly rule unless you want extra conditioning. I mean if I'm under the basket on offense and someone at the top of the key gets stripped for an uncontested layup I'm sure as crap not touching half court before playing offense.

back when I played pickup (still haven't picked up a ball since March) when we played 4 on 4 we had a rule that you had to dribble across half court. It makes a small difference but isn't a huge deal.

having to dribble across half court seems like it would kill fast breaks or at least slow the game down.

[steaksdime]

charges probably hurt but the risk of injury seems low.

i've only ran into a charge once in my life, and it felt like i hit a wall of pillows and slowly fell down. so i feel like anyone who wants to take a charge should be able to. i think your game is soft. actually i think you all are soft

it's not the charge that is the issue it is the dummy that thinks they are going to take a charge and undercut someone. no charge calls discourages that.

[michigancat]

if your team is on offense and scores, turns the ball over, or doesn't get the rebound (offense to defense) you have to touch half court before getting back on offense. Keeps lazies from standing on the offense end all game. Of course if the defense to offense team turns it over in the back court this does not apply.

so no fast break points? this sounds like something slow, old people would like.

I don't think it kills fast breaks at all, it just means that if the other team has a fast break you have to touch half court. seems like a silly rule unless you want extra conditioning. I mean if I'm under the basket on offense and someone at the top of the key gets stripped for an uncontested layup I'm sure as crap not touching half court before playing offense.

back when I played pickup (still haven't picked up a ball since March) when we played 4 on 4 we had a rule that you had to dribble across half court. It makes a small difference but isn't a huge deal.

having to dribble across half court seems like it would kill fast breaks or at least slow the game down.

Not as much as you'd think

[MakeItRain]

Who the hell is playing pickup now?

I still have my high school's record for most charges taken in a season, 18, btw, but I have never taken one in a pickup game. When I was younger and someone tried to take one on me, I'd either try to punch on them or put my knee in their chest, either way, I'd gladly honor the call, usually didn't have to worry about it again.

[michigancat]

Been playing in NYC through indoorhoops.com.  Basically this place rents New York public school gyms and charges people like $12 to play for an hour and a half. So far the runs have been pretty competitive and I've been terrible because I started CrossFit without shooting a year and a half ago.

Anyway today I learned a new rule: a guy called out "And 1" and missed it. I stopped playing and the guy I was guarding grabbed the ball and laid it in. I was like "No foul?" and was told that "And 1" is not a foul, "Foul" is a foul. I didn't get an update but I'll ask a guy I know who knows I'm a noob about it next time I see him.

[Skipper44]

so the "and 1" was just trash talk?

also does the website limit how many show up?  Is only enough for 2 teams?  more importantly have you played in any cool old gyms like we would see on the recruiting videos of Gauchos bitd?

[michigancat]

so the "and 1" was just trash talk?

also does the website limit how many show up?  Is only enough for 2 teams?  more importantly have you played in any cool old gyms like we would see on the recruiting videos of Gauchos bitd?

I guess it's trash talk? I really don't understand the point of it's not a foul.

And yeah the site caps the runs at 15 and will cancel if there's not enough.  I've had a couple cancelled but not too many. Usually I'm happy with the run I get even if there's a team owning the court.

I've only played in two gyms and they sucked but are ok. I've heard there are good regulation courts that pop up but I haven't seen any.

[pissclams]

and 1 is a foul, don’t let this idiot silverback you

[michigancat]

and 1 is a foul, don’t let this idiot silverback you

Everyone in the gym agreed (except me)

[CHONGS]

Gaslighting

[pissclams]

if it’s not a foul then it’s and one what because he’s literally saying he got the bucket and the foul

i can tell you I would foul the living crap out of this downgrade to make it clear to everyone in the gym that he got fouled

i’m basically a pro basketball player, he wouldn’t get away with that crap when im on court