Non-Basketball Talk
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I ran a couple pickup games this morning out in "BedStuy, Semper Fi."
My wind was decent, but my hops are minimal. I can maybe get real height off the ground one or two times in a game. The rest is all set shots, using my strength to gain optimal positioning and Karl Malone style swipes at the ball.
I will say that my vision is still perfect. I had about 12 assists over two games and we did not lose either of them, but my mind thought my body could do more things than it could. I refuse to get old, but I have come to terms with the fact that I'm not young anymore.
My wind was decent, but my hops are minimal. I can maybe get real height off the ground one or two times in a game. The rest is all set shots, using my strength to gain optimal positioning and Karl Malone style swipes at the ball.
I will say that my vision is still perfect. I had about 12 assists over two games and we did not lose either of them, but my mind thought my body could do more things than it could. I refuse to get old, but I have come to terms with the fact that I'm not young anymore.
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Haha!!! I'm right there with you with the "mind thought my body could do more things than it could" part.
Once I stopped playing ball competitively and entered the real world I lost all my flight. In high school & college I could dunk the ball at 5'9".
Funny thing is I let myself go then went back in the gym again and trained like never before. My endurance, strength & conditioning were off the charts compared to my basketball days. But I never got my hops back. It just made me realize how strength is such a factor, because I was still killing cats.... just in a different way, and I was wiser & smarter.
Back then I joined a phillipino basketball league and played combo small forward/power forward. Thing is, I was still really effective shooting postup turnarounds off the block & rebounding against guys who were 6'2" & 6'3" .
Once I stopped playing ball competitively and entered the real world I lost all my flight. In high school & college I could dunk the ball at 5'9".
Funny thing is I let myself go then went back in the gym again and trained like never before. My endurance, strength & conditioning were off the charts compared to my basketball days. But I never got my hops back. It just made me realize how strength is such a factor, because I was still killing cats.... just in a different way, and I was wiser & smarter.
Back then I joined a phillipino basketball league and played combo small forward/power forward. Thing is, I was still really effective shooting postup turnarounds off the block & rebounding against guys who were 6'2" & 6'3" .
If no one comes from the future to stop you from doing it, then how bad of a decision can it really be?
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Yeah, I still ran good games...they were just different styles of play than I used to bring to the table. It felt good to get out there, though, and chop it up. Plus, it was about 60 degrees this morning and clear; it was perfect weather for a dude who hasn't run a game in about 2 years.
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I can STILL dunk (on an 8-ft goal).
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Heh, you're doing better than McDyess, then.
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lol
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I'm sold old, sickly and broken down that I need a ladder to make a layup, even at 6'2" (an exaggeration, obviously).
From the town of Possum's Paw, Alabama, standing 6'2" and weighing 150 lbs, the one, the only, the legend... Bootney Farnsworth.
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The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.
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Too many quotables for me to choose one...just watch
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LMAO!!!!!!
If no one comes from the future to stop you from doing it, then how bad of a decision can it really be?