How do i explain this so someone who knows nothing about beasketball can understand???
825500
say\n\na backdoor is when the person who is gaurding you thinkks your going away from the basket, but you trick them, and instead go toward the basket... thus, leavingyou WIDE open for the backdoor pass...
68495
Can he make baskets from everywhere? If he can only shoot from straight on that's great because if you double team him into a corner he won't be able to make many if any from there. In other words keep moving him to where he is uncomfortable. Another thing to look at is his stealing. Is he sloppy? If so, you should be able to draw fouls. Fall if you have to. Just make sure the world knows when you have been hit. What you guys really need to do is work on your game. Stick to the basics. Stay away from the fancy. Your foul shooting is critical. Practice shoot these foul shots every chance you get. Next you have to work on getting the ball in. Practice many different ways to do it so your prepared for anything. Want to draw fouls? Work on your layups. You can get 2 points plus 2 more if you are fouled. Practice your passing. For this game stay away from the bounce pass because it can be easily stolen. More questions? Let me know. Good luck.
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Remember that the idea of the game is for your team to do well, not  for you to be outstanding.  Try to outthink the other team.  Where are there weaknesses on defense?  Try to find them and tip to those spots.  Do they have trouble defending the line?    Hit  line  instead of going crosscourt to their best defender.  Is there a weak player or a weak spot in the serve receive?  Try to serve there.  Can you read the other team's hits and tips.  Try to position yourself were you think the ball is going to go.  Is  one of your teammates really "on".  Try to involve her as much as possible.\n    Everything I've said above seems obvious, but in the heat of the game players often revert back to hitting the ball as hard as they can and trying to get by on just hustle.\n   To summarize, my tip is "outthink the other team".  Your coach will love you if you do!
1157679
hello!!\nbasketball is an aggressive game. it was just a lil payback.\na suspension? a bit much....\nthis is the playoffs people, things are going to get physical. very physical. you have two awesome teams that both want the title.
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there are 53 players on a team, not 42 or 65 like those first two idiots answered. and there are several different fouls. the officials throw yellow penalty flags when a foul is committed. the rules are far too involved and complicated to go into here, but the sport is so strategic it's like a hard hitting chess match. if you watch some games and start learning the rules, i'm sure you'll find it fascinating. thank you for showing such an interest, it's very refreshing to hear a european asking about the rules instead of just bashing a sport they don't understand.
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Check out:                                                                                             http://associatedcontent.com/content.cfm?content_type=article&content_type_id=4176                                     http://basketball.lifetips.com\nAnd, if you can, let us know how your team made out against the team with the 6 foot player. Thanks.
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if your playing a half court game your team has to take the ball back to the top before your team can shoot the ball again....you can take the ball if you dont touch him while doing it...............
946028
Maybe you meant the player's being disqualified?  If so, that would mean that a player either accumulated 6 personal fouls and has "fouled out" (This means that they are no long eligible to re-enter the game) or they have been given two technicals by the officials and have been tossed from the game. \n\nHope this helps.
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http://basketballboards.net/forum/archive/index.php/t-183193.html
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Actually, what he is describing is a shootout.  You are describing a "shut out", when a team fails to score a goal.\n\nFirst, each coach selects 3 players for their team in the order they want to go first in the shootout.  The road team shoots first, following by the road team.  In the first three shots, after one team has already scored more times than the maximum allowed for the other team to score, then they are assured a win. For example, the first two shooters for the road team score, while the first two shooters for the home team don't.  The road team wins because they have scored 2 goals while the most the home team can score is 1.  If both teams are tied after 3 rounds, they go to sudden death shootout.  The coaches on the spot select another player to shoot (every shooter, including goalie and backup goalie must shoot before any player may shoot a second time).  The road team still goes first and alternate until there is a point where each team has sent up the same number of shooters in the sudden death and the score is different.  In other words, the shootout wins when, in any one sudden death shootout round, one player scores while the other doesn't.  Despite how many goals are scored in the shootout, the stats aren't added to their season stats, but instead are kept in a shootout archive by the league (this includes shooters and goalies).  Which ever team wins a shootout gets 1 goal added to their game total.  For example, a game 3-3 after overtime is won by Team A in a shootout 3-2.  Team A would win the game 4-3, not 6-5.  The winning team gets 2 points for a win, while the losing team gets 1 point for a shootout loss.
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a good thing to do is to try to get the defender off of their feet if they are as tall as you.. so pump fakes work really good... another thing to do is a drop set since you are so tall it will be easier to do this all you have to do is step back and turn toward the basket while clearing you defender out without fouling.. another good move is a little hook shot just turn toward the inside and lay it in
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No bet!\n\nENIGMA! ENIGMA! ENIGMA! ENIGMA!\n\nI now have one of your questions figured out, that I was originally wrong about, before the voting started. LOL\n\nYou asked:\n\nWhat happens in 8 ball (world standard rules)?\nYour opponent shoots at and successfully sinks one of YOUR stripes, then shoots another stripe and misses the pocket. \n\nWhat do you do? \n\nI say:\nYou shoot solids now, since he has now taken over stripes, because you failed to claim a foul when your opponent pocketed your stripe and then also shot a stripe.\n\nYeah, I know! too late.  LOLOLOLOL
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Need more details, sorry I don't own a crystal ball.
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have the other big man set you pics, or go high low have the other big man set up out by the free throw line and you guys can rotate, also the guards need to do thier job of swinging the ball to get the defense moving, id say have one guard be in the corner and pass it to him and hopefully that will bring one of the guys playing d downlow out to cover him and open things up. other then that id just say work on your short jumper.
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have fun with that. i live in america as a 6' sg/pg and shoot over 50% from 3. the most ive done is talk to a d2 coach or two. but fill out the ncaa clearinghouse info and just look on college websites and email coaches. that and make a video of yourself playing real games and send that to them.
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Have heart!  I know it sounds stupid but you don't have to be the best player.  Just the desire.  I've played for years and believe me I'm not the best but I try to keep a positive attitude and play with people that jell together.  One bad apple and it upsets the whole team.  Play smart!  Watch the other team and look for their weak spots.  Have fun!  This was always my motivation in a tourneyment!  Hope this helps some....its not technical but it sure kept me playing!!
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Your statements just show why any coach with a brain wouldn't want you on their team. I, my, I are not team words. We is the concept for winning basketball. When "our" team played, on any given night "I" could have scored 40 points and "we" would have lost. "We" played as a team and "I" averaged 20 but "we" won 2 years in a row and "I" still got my scholarship due to "our" team play. You may ask who the hell am "I" to tell you. Well "I" played in an allstar game as a kid against a name familiar to you. "Magic Johnson", nuff said.