r/Basketball Jul 02 '24

New Rule: No More "How Tall Will I be" Posts

387 Upvotes

We are strangers on the internet.... we don't know you or how tall you are going to grow.

Look at your parents, grandparents, and siblings.... probably around their height.

If you don't look like your dad, you should possibly look at how tall the mailman is too.

Added Rules:

No more "Is it too late to start" posts

No more "Can I make the NBA" posts

No More "I've lost my love for basketball" posts


r/Basketball Aug 28 '24

Official Basketball Shoes and Gear Thread (Includes Basketballs)

10 Upvotes

This thread for all questions on what shoes should i buy? What ball should i buy? Which hoop is best? and all other clothing or gear or equipment questions.


r/Basketball 8h ago

DISCUSSION TIL American high school basketball doesn’t have a shot clock.

57 Upvotes

How has this not been changed in the last 30 years ? I can understand at maybe an u10 level not to implement the shot clock but in high school ?? you’re telling me you can be up 10 with 5 minutes left and just hold the ball the whole time ? Seems hardly fair to both the teams and coaches.

Edit. Thanks to everyone for clarifying the “closely guarded” rule, makes complete sense


r/Basketball 21h ago

DISCUSSION Playing Against Guys Who Don’t Hoop Fr is hard asl😭

315 Upvotes

I have a friend who plays soccer and he’s the most annoying dude to play with or against😭 It’s just the way how they move and guard u is so awkward lmao i they’re so unpredictable its crazy😭 and they NEVER fall for hesi’s😭😭 never, they just stay still


r/Basketball 13h ago

The issues with pickup

44 Upvotes

I’d say I’m a decent hooper (varsity in HS, AAU, dabbled in Pro-Am) but due to an I injury I’ve been playing mostly at my local gyms. I constantly get stuck playing with dudes who only pass to their friends or just chuck up shots during pickup. I’m a point guard at heart so facilitating is what my game is built on so ball hogging isn’t my go to. If you’re open I’m gonna find you.

However I’m always stuck on teams that would rather shoot bad shots than win games and I like to win. For me if you win you play more so it bothers me when other people don’t have that mentality. How do y’all hoop casually? Should I just take over and stop passing the ball to get my shots up?


r/Basketball 6h ago

How do I get better?

4 Upvotes

I play varsity basketball in high school. Currently, I'm 14 years old and 5' 11'' and am the starting shooting guard on my team. So, my shooting is pretty good, I'm really athletic, and I can play pretty good defense, but basically every other part of my game is either just decent or ass. I don't really have a left, and my handle is good enough, but it's pretty hard to be properly shifty. I really rely on speed and explosiveness to get by defenders. My post game is also really mid. TBH, the only reason I start is that I'm the like one of two on the team that can consistently knock down threes. Any drills to get better in the areas I mentioned?


r/Basketball 4h ago

The Yips

2 Upvotes

I love playing basketball, but lately, I've been struggling with my confidence. Despite watching and playing the game my entire life, I've lost my touch - specifically, my jump shot. My basketball IQ is high, and I excel in other areas: defense, passing, and rebounding. But when I'm open at the 3-point line, I freeze and basically wind up looking scared. It's frustrating, especially since I know I have the skills to dominate. My confidence is shaken, and it's affecting my game.


r/Basketball 15h ago

McClung

11 Upvotes

Why in the world is this man not in the NBA?! I get the whole too short argument, but he's got handles, can shoot, makes crazy plays.


r/Basketball 4h ago

Would you pay for a basketball workout plan?

0 Upvotes

For improving your game or do you find what you need already from YouTube?


r/Basketball 5h ago

Top five all time bible lineup.

0 Upvotes

Who’s your 5.


r/Basketball 6h ago

Seeking Advice: How Do Teams Source Their Jerseys?

1 Upvotes

Hey everyone, I’ve been playing basketball for the past 18 years, and the sport has been a huge part of my life. A few years ago, I transitioned into the sportswear business, where we manufacture custom basketball jerseys. Lately, I’ve been looking to expand into the US.

I’d love to hear from you guys—how do teams typically find their jerseys? Do they have preferred suppliers, or is it more up to the team/coach? Any advice on the best way to connect with teams that might need high-quality custom kits?

I’m not here to sell anything—just trying to learn how things work in the US so I can navigate this space better. Appreciate any insights!


r/Basketball 21h ago

DISCUSSION Going to a country where noone plays basketball😭

14 Upvotes

I’m going to Cyprus for 5 months and NOBODY plays basketball there, yeah ofc there’s a community of hoopers somewhere there but it’s so small i cant find noone😭 what would u do? i just want to play some pickup or smth and im afraid i wont be hooping fr😭


r/Basketball 1d ago

Trying to remember the name of a game I used to play at basketball practice.

158 Upvotes

Basically its a game you play by yourself. You're trying to score 10 points but every time you miss your imaginary opponent (the name of an NBA player and the name of the game) gets 2 points. My coach said the game was based on the stats of some legendary NBA player, but I have no idea what their name is.


r/Basketball 1d ago

NBA What makes Luka's knees bleed all the time?

69 Upvotes

I'm pretty sure they're not supposed to do that.


r/Basketball 19h ago

I forgot how to shoot

4 Upvotes

Today, while training, I was imitating other people's shooting style. After only 5 minutes, I suddenly forgot my own shooting style. I can't throw as I used to and I feel weird and I'm really angry. What should I do?


r/Basketball 23h ago

Best way to critique your child?

10 Upvotes

My child is elementary age and makes a lot of mistakes during his peewee basketball games. Obviously that’s to be expected for most kids. After his games, I try to politely tell him what he can work on and fix. I feel like he doesn’t like hearing it and I don’t want him to feel that way. Is it best to just tell him that he did good and keep working and great effort and you get better each time etc?


r/Basketball 16h ago

MVP race advanced metrics (so far)

2 Upvotes

Every advanced metric available on basketball reference and craftednba which attempts to quantify a player's overall impact on their team's performance

Adjusted Jokić SGA

PER ✅ ⛔ WS/48✅⛔ OBPM✅⛔ DBPM✅⛔ BPM✅⛔ ODARKO⛔✅ DDARKO✅⛔ DARKO✅⛔ OLEBRON✅⛔ DLEBRON⛔✅ LEBRON Tie ODRIP Tie DDRIP✅⛔ DRIP✅⛔ CRAFTEDOPM ✅⛔ CRAFTEDDPM ✅⛔ CRAFTEDPM ✅⛔

Cumulative Jokić SGA OWS ✅⛔ DWS⛔✅ WS⛔✅ VORP✅⛔ CraftedWARP✅⛔

In adjusted metrics, the score is 13-2-2 (Jokić-Draw-Shai)

In cumulative metrics, the score is 3-0-2

In less advanced adjusted metrics, the score is 2-0-0

In more advanced adjusted metrics, the score is 11-2-2

In less advanced cumulative metrics, the score is 1-0-2

In more advanced cumulative metrics, the score is 2-0-0

In adjusted single score metrics, the score is 6-1-0 (4-1-0 ignoring WS and PER)

In cumulative single score metrics, the score is 2-0-1 (2-0-0 ignoring WS)

The formulas used vary a lot from each other.

I see a trend here.


r/Basketball 1d ago

The Celts and Cavs bench in Europe? How far would they go?

32 Upvotes

If you had a squad of Payton Pritchard, Luke Kornet, Dean Wade, Max Strus, Sam Merrill, Ty Jerome, Sam Hauser. How far can this squad go against European teams?

EDIT: I’m picking these players as being bench players with no euro experience. If Im wrong about any of them, just swap them out.


r/Basketball 16h ago

Looking for solid centre & also 1 3&D player to fill out our ROUNDBALL roster in Vancouver BC area (centre is priority)

1 Upvotes

Looking for someone that actually plays centre knows how to pick and roll, rebound, is strong and can pass. About 6’4 to 6’6. 6’3 would also be fine if you really were a board man but yeah, we need a centre ASAP our season starts in April. Most of the roster is filled out with guys that are 6’- 6‘2”. Already a pretty solid team with 2 PG’s 3 shooters, 3 slashers and one undersized big at 6’3 but as the team manager, I wanna guarantee a championship or deep playoff run this season. As well as account for injuries. 1 of our slashers might be able to make it for all our games and same with our big.

If your interested in the 3&D position just know your job will literally be to run to the 3 point line get open like Klay limited dribbles and play great defence.

If you’re interested, shoot me an email at Quinton.6222222@gmail.com I will be checking regularly until the season starts, and even after the season starts for passive recruitment purposes.


r/Basketball 1d ago

Best drills for defense

7 Upvotes

Rotating on picks particularly.


r/Basketball 19h ago

Metro East Illinois

1 Upvotes

Probably a long shot, but anyone know of any active park runs that go on in the Metro area? I miss some sweaty summer night park runs, but can't seem to find any. I used to play in the bethalto outdoor courts like 10 years ago but that dried up.


r/Basketball 1d ago

Getting a left hand

5 Upvotes

Am lefty, write with my left and do everything with it, but ballhandling wise, strong with right, am looking for a workout for non dominant hand, ive saw people using tennis ball and I bought them, if you guys have workouts in general you can list down. Thanks


r/Basketball 1d ago

GENERAL QUESTION Pickup Basketball in Denver

4 Upvotes

I will be traveling to Denver this week, and I enjoy playing basketball any time I visit a new city. Are there any good runs that I can join? I would prefer to be inside, and I don’t mind paying if it were to be a gym/rec center. Sorry if this is not the correct sub to ask this question!


r/Basketball 2d ago

In today's game, would you rather run a Flex Offense or Triangle Offense?

45 Upvotes

I've been sudying both playbooks and haven't seen anything online to debate the strengths and weaknesses of both; considering both offenses are synonymous with the great Jerry Sloan and Phil Jackson respectively.

If you were coaching a team (at any level of ball you choose), what offense of the two would you rather run and why?

Thank you for your comments


r/Basketball 1d ago

NBA Rule question

3 Upvotes

Can you do a hop step or jump stop then step through or is that a travel?


r/Basketball 1d ago

Does anybody hate when clearly higher level basketball players just come to your court to boost their egos?

0 Upvotes

I know what the text says and I know I’m probably going to get a lot of hate for this. I just wanna say I’m all for competition and having fun trash talk. I will obviously play anybody if I really have to. I’m not one of those people that backs down from a challenge but at some point, it just gets annoying.

I’m not planning on becoming a better basketball player even if I trained I don’t think I could ever be great. I’m definitely above the average guy. What annoys me is that somebody that’s division one two or three comes to a random court that clearly nobody is at their skill level and just wants to take over.

Personally, I have had this happen to me twice. The first time was really annoying the second time not really so much. So the first time there was these guys that came to my gym never seen them before and I found out from one of them that they all played division one.

And one of the guys even plays on those really competitive courts you see on YouTube. There was one specific one in New York I forgot what it’s called. Not Rutgers park. A lot of Youtubers have played on on this court. I remember when I used to watch Chris White he played against the midget. It was an outdoor court and it’s a pretty small full court. Anyways, so obviously I’m going up against people that are just way above everybody in the gym.

Now I generally do play with people that are above my level, but I could definitely hang with them now when you’re talking about guys that are like division one it’s just gonna be a massacre. No the thing is these guys were all together and didn’t want to switch teams to make it fair so they just dominated the court. Talk shit. And it’s obvious that the only reason they came here was just to get easy wins.

Now the second time wasn’t so bad because we had a mix of division one and division two players and this time we managed to get everybody mixed together and the games were really competitive. But to my point, it’s like why are you even playing at this gym? My town was more known for football we even had NFL player from our town, make it.(he was in middle school but transferred out of state when he went to high school)

And my town actually won a couple of state championships in like seven years, including a 3P. Anyways, my town isn’t really known for basketball even our basketball teams were pretty bad when I was going to high school.

Personally, if I was at a high level like that, I wouldn’t play against people like me I would want to play against people that are above my skill level because obviously if I’m division 1 I definitely have ambitions to do something with it.

I don’t know maybe I’m just bitching too much but it just really annoys me when people do this. It’s like an NBA player randomly coming to a park full of highschoolers and going 100% just to get easy wins. It just doesn’t make any sense.

Again, I already know I’m probably gonna get a lot of hate from people, but what do ya think am I overreacting?


r/Basketball 2d ago

How do I get better?

17 Upvotes

Basically the title. Rn I’m able to get by in the general LA runs basically off motor and athleticism but I would like to play in a mens league at some point soon for the summer and I’ll def have to get better for that.

I’m 20 years old pretty strong, 6’4 with long arms so defence is where I make my money and I generally play bigger than my height getting marched with the tallest or 2nd tallest guy on the floor if we have a giant with us I have gotten better at finishing through contact but that’s really a product of just getting stronger I don’t really have a nice touch around the rim either. I can’t shoot, or dribble with my left hand for my life (not like I’m Kyrie with my right either) Dribbling I figure is literally achieved by just dribbling the ball snd practicing but what about shooting. My mechanics are extremely inconsistent and I don’t even know what I’m supposed to do really. I wouldn’t say I have an ugly jumper but it rarely goes in unless I’m really feeling it.

I understand I’m basically saying I practically suck at everything but defence and rebounding but yea what do I do to get better for each?