5/1 log
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Originally Posted by Green Kool Aid
Game update?
The game went well for us and we won, up ~10pts most of the way. We're now 4-0, one of 2 unbeaten teams! (there are a few 4-1 teams too).
A few words about my game:
I'll start with the bad news. I missed every free throw I took in this game. And I took more than I normally do (I took at least 5). I know, I know, Benny Wallace-esque. When I shot around a couple days ago my free throw shooting was weird too and it took me ~4 or 5 starting misses to get into any sort of normal rhythm. I "think" I'm off b/c of squats and stuff as I've never done them before, but who knows. I don't feel upset about it and didn't feel too much pressure. A couple games ago I calmly hit 3 free throws in a row at the end of a tight game. *shrug*
The good news is that I got an "and 1" near the beginning of the game (obv I missed the 1), grabbed a couple offensive rebounds, getting poked in the eye during one where my contact got misaligned so for a second or two and I thought maybe I was super hurt as everything was blurry. Then I came back in the game, got some more o-boards, got a couple of loose balls and for the second game in a row got pushed/punched in the throat drawing a technical foul.
Yeah, I'm just as confused as you are. First, why my throat? Second, both times it was after loose ball type stuff, I wasn't even fouling (let alone fouling hard). Third, 2 games in a row?! Of course both times I was able to get out of the way enough to not hurt myself but also just enough so that I got knocked down. Maybe it's b/c when the other team gets mad at me I just am really calm. I used to have a big temper issue when playing so I try really really hard to just stay calm and reasonable. So perhaps that really pisses them off as I just say analytically logical things when they taunt/get mad or whatever. I have no clue.
Anyway, I missed those free throws too but got another o-board at some point and got a basket.
So my line probably looked something like (this is extremely inaccurate): 4 points on 2-4 shooting (missed my 2 jumpers), 0-6 or something FTs, 5+ rebounds (I really never can remember) - mostly offensive, 1-4 assists, and several loose balls I either caused or came up with.
I'd care a lot more about the FTs if the game was ever that close. And I think it's kind of fun for the "worst player" on the other team to out-hustle everyone to the point that they're so pissed off they try to punch him in the throat for no reason. So good game,
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(although I'm icing my thumb as it got sprained pretty to really badly on one of those way too hard passes from one of my teammates, meh)
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Also, what position do you play?
Hmmm, I have no idea. Not 1 and not 5,
. I guess I play more like a 4 or a 3 but I'm the 2nd shortest on my team. We play a 2-3 zone on defense and I play everything but middle. I never played in a zone until a few months ago on this team and I finally think I play in it well. I don't always make the best choice, but I rarely make poor choices and do a great job hustling, which seems to be helpful in zone defense.
On offense I run around setting picks and going to where no one else is? I do a much better job not getting in the way than I did but I still don't really have a "spot" or emphatically call for the ball. But I do try to cut to the hoop if I see an opening. The pass usually is too hard or too late though, lol. Like today I was open twice in position for likely a clear layup or foul opportunity and the pass just was too hard and/or not to my hands. They weren't difficult passes to make either, maybe they rush because they have no faith in finishing skills, I dno.
And when I get the ball I *always* look for cutters, the problem is, we don't have cutters! So my next thought is always to go inside and if that's not there I swing it. My teammates sometimes yell at me to swing first but I think that's ******ed. We should be able to get an open 3 whenever we want just by setting a screen, but getting cutters or someone with good down low position is $$.
Questions:
1) Anyone know what I should be doing on offensive free throws to get rebounds? I think I literally have zero for my 5x5 career. I just can never get around the guy in front of me it seems.
2) Anyone have tips for what I should be doing on offense given my team consists mainly of chuckers? It seems when I get the ball I don't look to shoot fast enough, or I don't work hard enough to get it at a spot I know what to do at b/c I don't know what spot to fight for. So I usually just am always swinging or hoping someone passes it to me on the baseline when they're getting doubled.
Last edited by The Yugoslavian; 05-01-2011 at 10:20 PM.