If you looked at my mittens from the video of Forest Football you will see how big they are. Anyway, I mention that because I was wearing them during most or at least half of our next activity. Dan and I thought that playing basketball was a logical next step in nonstop excitement. Who wouldn't think that in this group?
Dan drove us to a nice school court for some cold and rainy weather basketball fun. We started playing and I soon found myself getting killed. Why? I don't know. It might have something to do with me shooting baskets with huge brown mittens on my hands. I am not saying that this is why I lost, I am just saying that I would have done better with them off. Dan would probably have still won, but I didn't help myself by keeping them on during the game.
We played a couple more games, but half way though the second game I took them off. I was going to be cold, but at least I would be better than with mittens. Dan won all of the games. This short snapshot of basketball cleared a boulder that was laying in the road of my realization of my feelings about basketball. This feeling is that I love basketball, but I DON'T REALLY CARE FOR PLAYING ONE-ON-ONE. I am not the greatest offensive threat, but I am a good player who can be apart of a good team. Heck, I was named the General for crying out loud during one of my great explosions on the court. Playing two-on-two would be much more enjoyable for me I believe.
Does this mean that I will not play one-one-one? No, I will play if invited or I may invite YOU to play one-on-one. What I realize is that if I was given the opportunity to play one-on-one or two-on-two I would choose two-on-two. I would also choose one bounce over one-on-one. Could I work on my offensive skills? Sure I could do that, but I would probably choose to do something else first. I should also add, that my stamina and tolerance for losing repeatedly have a small role to play in my feeling this way.
Even though I came to this realization during my stay with Dan, I want to clearly state that I did have good time playing with him. If I didn't play that day, I might still have this boulder sitting in my way. Good times continued into the night.
I welcome your observations of T-Clog's game.
Dan drove us to a nice school court for some cold and rainy weather basketball fun. We started playing and I soon found myself getting killed. Why? I don't know. It might have something to do with me shooting baskets with huge brown mittens on my hands. I am not saying that this is why I lost, I am just saying that I would have done better with them off. Dan would probably have still won, but I didn't help myself by keeping them on during the game.
We played a couple more games, but half way though the second game I took them off. I was going to be cold, but at least I would be better than with mittens. Dan won all of the games. This short snapshot of basketball cleared a boulder that was laying in the road of my realization of my feelings about basketball. This feeling is that I love basketball, but I DON'T REALLY CARE FOR PLAYING ONE-ON-ONE. I am not the greatest offensive threat, but I am a good player who can be apart of a good team. Heck, I was named the General for crying out loud during one of my great explosions on the court. Playing two-on-two would be much more enjoyable for me I believe.
Does this mean that I will not play one-one-one? No, I will play if invited or I may invite YOU to play one-on-one. What I realize is that if I was given the opportunity to play one-on-one or two-on-two I would choose two-on-two. I would also choose one bounce over one-on-one. Could I work on my offensive skills? Sure I could do that, but I would probably choose to do something else first. I should also add, that my stamina and tolerance for losing repeatedly have a small role to play in my feeling this way.
Even though I came to this realization during my stay with Dan, I want to clearly state that I did have good time playing with him. If I didn't play that day, I might still have this boulder sitting in my way. Good times continued into the night.
I welcome your observations of T-Clog's game.
7 comments:
Understood, though truly - I cannot imagine anyone but a true sociopath or true asshole enjoying a game of one-on-one more than one as part of a team.
You are very correct with that statement. However, most would not be covertly bothered by it. This recent discovered truth about myself has really helped me put to bed a thorn that I didn't know I had.
By the way - the only Wordle so far in which my name has not been one of the five biggest words has been the Gettysburg Adress.
I am sure that it is in there somewhere.
I think that it is odd that your name is mentioned in so many, and the rest of us are not mentioned at all. Well I think Meth was mentioned once.
Were you in the Blazzing Saddles one too?
You are a well loved man!
Dan is king of Wordle.
As for one on one, I would say that, other than MT (whose b-ball style is truly unique, as in unlike anyone's anywhere), the more your game is better at 'creating your own shot' the better off you'll be - better dribbler the better. That's not been a strong suit of mine for most of my career. I compete with Dan as much by virtue of my height advantage as anything. Dan has always been able to get to the hoop in traffic, and is more skilled than most guards at posting up, so even with his recent loss of step, he still has a varied arsenal.
MT's game, for years was almost exclusively based on his battles with his brother. He learned passing later in life, and retains skills uniquely adapted to one on one, principally the willingness to back someone down to the hoop over and over again, until you can't stand it anymore.
I'm a better dribbler than I used to be, but still am a more natural small forward than anything. I'm also insanely streaky shooter which can be a death sentence in one on one since I can't rely on anyone else's offense.
One on one is something we all 'suffer' through to a greater or lesser extent. Almost any team version is more interesting, even the dreaded 3 on 2.
One bounce is on the same level as one on one, and probably worse for me if only two people are playing. One bounce is ideally suited to 3 person play, since you can't play actual basketball with 2 on 1, and 21 often sucks due to defensive slacking.
Awesome comments!
two on two is always better
as for the rest of what is said...pure dribble
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