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Is Basketball is a game for freaks?
Please prove me wrong.
Unlike all other sports where there is a position for people of all sizes and shapes (well, nearly), in basketball you need to be an absolute giant to play.
Where do these super tall people come from?
You barely see any around, in Australia at least.
When I was at school there was this one kid that was way tall for his age, and he quickly got sent away to basketball camp, and he couldn't even play the game!
So the way I see it you just need to be born with abnormal size issues and with some basic coaching you can play the game.
thats not true // you can be average height and have the shot and skills and be an awesome player ... look at Allen Iverson for an example he isnt that big he says hes 6 2 but everybody knows hes around 5 11 to 6 // even if you are big guy if you dont have the shot and the skills u gonna suck ... only time u gonna be able to score is if u get under the basket and most time then u gonna get fouled and wont make free throws so either way if you are 7 feet tall and u dont have no leg movement no shooting touch you are not going to be a good player ... you might get into NBA and will be let go in a year when theyh find out u really suck ...
steve nash isnt that tall and its a great player
i think the freaks are wrestlers. Building all that muscle mass to compete in a fake sport.
I use to play basketball.
I remember opponents and teammates who were younger than me and who I was taller then, the ones who have continued to play (seriously), have now unbelievably grown taller, and I dunno how their legs got so friggin long! It was like only yesterday I was looking down on them, and now the tables have been turned!
Oh mind you I also remember playing against these little midgets, and they were 3 pointer freaks! I gurantee you would hardly ever seem the miss, it was like for 24/7 they trained shooting 3 pointers non stop.
Back when I was around eight years old, I was around 4'5" and I played basketball a lot. I got to be quite good at it with plenty of practice. I remember being better than a few people taller than me at the time because I practiced often. Now, I'm 5'10", and I'm not as good as how I used to be. That was because I don't play it too often as how I used to.
it all matters if u practice .... just like any sport ... dont matter if u r tall or big or whatever if you aint got skills and dont practice u r gonna suck
Wasn't John Stockton short? And he was one of the greatest Guards of all time.
This is actually real dumb seeing as most professional baseball players are over 6 feet tall. I believe the same can be said with soccer.
mugsy bogues
shortest player: Tyronne "Mugsy" Bogues 5'3"
shortest player to dunk basketball: Tyronne "Mugsy" Bogues
Righto then.
So you have 6 players in the history of the NBA that were under 6 feet tall and all of a sudden its a game that everyone can play?
Get a grip...
You have to be abnormal in some ways to play any sport.
Basketball, height defeintly counts. The tallest players will always be the most coveted b/c well.. it's just easier to score when you're big. But don't make the mistake of thinking that just because someone is tall, they're automatically good.
You get a grip,
if you work hard to achieve a particular goal, anything is possible.
Even in Bbal. You don't have to be tall to play bbal. Just work hard enough, do some powertraining, work on the explosivity of your actions, be smart on the court, ... I mean look at Shawn Bradley or Greg Ostertag, those guys are like really big giants and they get blocked all the time by little guys because they're the most retarded players around. Big isn't better, it just helps.
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| Originally posted by t�bias Righto then. So you have 6 players in the history of the NBA that were under 6 feet tall and all of a sudden its a game that everyone can play? Get a grip... |
Nearly every sport has tall players.
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| Originally posted by Shamez214 Nearly every sport has tall players. |
Being tall has nothing with being a freak. Having more than one penis, now I would consider that freak.
The majority of baseball players are over 6'2.
This is still real silly. The point of basketball is to get a ball in a hoop that is 10 feet high. OBVIOUSLY, the taller you are, the easier it is for you to get it into that basket... You don't see many 5'6 goalies in soccer, do you?
marcus banks from celtics blocked a 7 footer dunk and took him down .. one of the best dunks i have ever seen ... and whats marcus barely 6 feet tall ... obviously if u are taller in basketball u have advantage over a shorter but like any sport there is always something thats needed ...
if u run fast u gonna be able to kick the ball by an oppenonet and run around him and get to the ball and u dont need any ball skills
if u r tall WR u gonna be able to jump over defenders and catch the ball ..
but all that u need to practice in order to work .. u cant just be tall and play basketball and have no shot ... u cant just be fast and kick the ball and outrun a player in soccer if u dont know the common sense of soccer and where to kick the ball and u can be tall as u want as a WR but if u cant catch the damn thing u can go to helll then ... PRACTICE PRACTICE thats the word
Well, basket ball was started of a dude in an Amarican Highschool. He wanted a game where u didnt have to be a giant or a super strong, he wanted a game where every1 could score. Thats why basket ball was invented.
Its true that moste of the players in NBA are big monsters, but there are ppl who aint that big. One of the best point guards in NBA is Charles Barkley, and he is not tall at all.
But there are other countries who are better then the USA in basketball, Russia are the number one basket ball country in the world. They have smashed the Dream Team of NBA several times, and they are not stronger or taller then them, they are just faster with the ball.
I was once the tallest on my team, now im the smalest 
Basket ball owns!
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| Originally posted by t�bias Righto then. So you have 6 players in the history of the NBA that were under 6 feet tall and all of a sudden its a game that everyone can play? Get a grip... |
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| Originally posted by delurium One of the best point guards in NBA is Charles Barkley, and he is not tall at all. |
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| Originally posted by delurium But there are other countries who are better then the USA in basketball, Russia are the number one basket ball country in the world. They have smashed the Dream Team of NBA several times |
Also, one of the most famous winners of the slam dunk contest was 5ft 7" Spud Webb. He won the contest with dunks including a reverse and a 360 and beat dunk legend Dominique Wilkins to do so!
I hate basketball...worst "big" sport out there.
How many players are actually less than 6 feet (which still isn't even average height anywhere in the world)? It's such a boring game to watch too...walk up the court, get into position, jockey for better position, pass, dribble, dunk/lay up/close shot/occasional three pointer.
I honestly don't know how anybody watches it, but it is fun to shoot a few hoops once in awhile.
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| Originally posted by t�bias How can you even begin to compare the percentage of players over 6'2" and the average height of basketball players with any other sport? |
not a big fan of basket neither NBA tho
dream team was the best team ever put together and that is because they had players such as MJ and Pippen and they werent bunch of jackasses as the USA teams they send now ... one other thing ... Russia never was really good u probobly wanted to say luthunia ... argentina won olympics but they arent better then serbian ( ex yugoslavia) only reason why argentina won olympics was because players such as vlade divac marko jaric and peja stojakovic who are proven good nba players didnt play for serbia and argentina had all their guys ... but they did win it fair and square so good job for them ...
last thing ... if you say nba sucks becuase there is 2 many tall guys playing then you r just a dumbass ... look at bradley shawn from mavericks he sucks and hes what 7'6 huge dude and he cant score for shit .. what happand to being tall ... he just doesnt have the skills and skills is what matters ... AI 6'0 and look at him puting 30 evernight ... why ... cuz he got skills
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| Originally posted by delurium Well, basket ball was started of a dude in an Amarican Highschool. He wanted a game where u didnt have to be a giant or a super strong, he wanted a game where every1 could score. Thats why basket ball was invented. Basket ball owns! |
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| Originally posted by Dj Smitty20 1)Actually basketball was invented by a Canadian, James Naesmith in the 1890s by using baskets mounted on poles. |
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