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Like I understand the craze and trend. I tried it and I kind of liked it. It really casual fun. The thing is I don't like doing it in a basketball court. It feels like I am taking the space of people who want to hoop.

I also hoop and I get a bit annoyed and slightly pissed that the court is converted to pickleball. Like make your own court.

if you were dallas how would you build around Cooper Flagg the next 5 or so seasons

Genuine debate, is strength and power or speed and agility more important in basketball

I recently injured my knee and got surgery. I am probably not gonna be doing any physical activities using my legs for like 3 months (besides rehab).

In the meantime, I just want to do workouts that would strengthen my upper body that would help me improve my shooting range.

Any specific workouts that would help me out the most? What muscles are the most important for shooting basketballs?

Hey fellow G League Aficionados

As we prep for a matchup between the Kings and the Swarm, figured I would drop a few notes as a bit of a watching guide for those interested. Hopefully this will point out some of the threads to watch for:

1. DaQuan Jeffries: Solid stat line, averaging 23.5 pts on nearly 52% shooting this season. He cooked last game against the Lakers (South Bay, that is). Easy work, producing 27 points with one turnover. His efficiency lagged behind his average (he shot 8 for 20), but it’s safe to say he will be the first option for the series when the Kings bring the ball up the court.

2. Honorable mention: Jameel Nelson Jr. For those that enjoyed his dad’s tenure with Dwight Howard back in the peak Eastern Conference Contender days, we’re all rooting for this version of the family name to get some traction in the bright lights. He produced last game, pouring in 18 points and 3 assist against the Lakers.

3. Kings beat a limited Lakers team: The South Bay Lakers did not send the big time names to pursue the illustrious Gatorade title. I don’t mean that to take away from the Kings, but it makes you wonder what’s ahead of them tonight given the Swarm will likely do the opposite (they want their young guys getting minutes in meaningful games).

4. Ratings and stats: the Kings are number four in NET rating and the Swarm are fifth in defensive rating. The Kings are fifth in second chance point per game, while the Swarm are leading in clutch wins. You have to think the Swarm are not a team anyone wants to face in a close game down the stretch with 8 clutch wins (of their 24 wins). The Swarm like to play in the paint, leading in rebounds and coming in at fifth in percentage of points in the paint scored. Lastly, both teams are top five in plus minus, so we’re going to be watching teams that are crisp and playing for a championship for a reason.

5. Predictions: I think the Swarm win in three games. They have a lot of tools for a minor league team (assuming they keep Tidjane & Liam with the team for the duration of the series, I’m not sure if personnel is locked into the entire series if listed on the active roster at the start of the finals, someone maybe can speak to that). Regardless, the Swarm had six players in double-digits against the Magic. That’s toughhhhhh.

Enjoy tonight, y’all. And always, keep an eye

Hey ya'll! This only happens to me before games (never a practice or pickup) where all of my energy is just ZAPPED from nerves and my legs feel extremely heavy (during warm ups and extending through the 1st quarter) and I get fatigued suppper easily. It's gotten so bad that during warm ups I opt to just sit down on the bench instead of getting shots up.

It's not until well into the 2nd quarter before I actually get into it to where I no longer have that feeling and am just hooping. This is a problem because my team needs me to be in kill mode from the jump.

My next game is tonight. Any recommendations on things I can do/energy boost strategies to eliminate this pre-game energy drain/heavy legs from the nerves?? I tried breathing exercises to calm myself down.. Didn't do a thing.

If somebody gets fouled in a shooting motion they get two free throws and the person who was fouled gets to shoot them, but what about when the player that's fouled gets injured, who takes the free throws?

Been watching a lot of guards do this in the NBA and wondering if its an offensive foul.

For example, the defender holds their arm out in a defensive stance, and the offensive player gets to "swipe" their arm in the motion of driving to the basket. All so they can get by their defenders easier/not get ripped.

Idk if this is already a rule or not but I feel like it should be an offensive foul. Only thing is the NBA's kind of loose when it comes to allowing the defender to get into the offensive player's "space", so maybe the argument is they shouldn't have stuck their hand out in the first place.

I saw a comment on here and they said “Go to a post grad school if you just need a year” i was just trying to get more info on them and what are they all about. (Do they have a tryout system like HS, what would be some reasons to go to a post grad program)

The Lakers coach shares the latest updates on Doncic’s recovery in Europe.

i starters playing about a year ago i didnt make my high school team so i for a trainer and a group of people he trains since the tryouts that i didnt make. However my training skills dont really translate to 5v5 basketball, i’ve always just been a catch and shoot 3s player on offense, and never anything else. I need more game iq and experience but there are practically no decent aau teams near me (within 15 mins) and all the tournaments are hella far. i’ve also went to la fitness a lot to get in the runs and try to improve my iq and experience but they never pass the ball and i would probably get way better playing on a organized travel team where they have. actual coaching