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re: LeBron with a full court shot after practice
Posted on 4/25/15 at 4:04 pm to PrimeTime Money
Posted on 4/25/15 at 4:04 pm to PrimeTime Money
That's my point. When I say control the ball I mean full Palm where the ball wouldn't move in your hand. And then use the range of motion like a soft toss baseball throw, not a behind the head hooking motion that we use to throw it full court. There is a distinct difference.
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Posted on 4/25/15 at 4:05 pm to lsupride87
Calm down hot head
Posted on 4/25/15 at 4:06 pm to auzach91
Stupid people make me mad. They should make everybody mad, they populate at an alarming rate 
Posted on 4/25/15 at 4:07 pm to LasVegasTiger
quote:He did have control of it he just under-estimated how low the roof was.
So he had no control of it?
I have also played street ball under a pavillion, and I used to have a lot of arc on my 3's, and I would sometimes hit the roof.
Not because I didn't have control, but just because I underestimated how low the roof was.
Posted on 4/25/15 at 4:08 pm to lsupride87
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That's my point. When I say control the ball I mean full Palm
That's the part people can't do. Not the throwing part. You're trying to amend it by saying we all have to be Otis Thorping the ball before we throw it.
Control, to me at least, means the ball goes in the general direction you're trying to throw it.
Posted on 4/25/15 at 4:08 pm to lsupride87
quote:Okay.. but why is that your point? Nobody was arguing that people here can do that.
That's my point. When I say control the ball I mean full Palm where the ball wouldn't move in your hand. And then use the range of motion like a soft toss baseball throw, not a behind the head hooking motion that we use to throw it full court. There is a distinct difference.
The whole discussion started because somebody said most people here couldn't throw the ball 3/4ths the length of the court.
What you are arguing has nothing to do with anything.
Posted on 4/25/15 at 4:09 pm to lsupride87
I still don't think it's hard to throw it full length and at least hit backboard 8/10 times
Posted on 4/25/15 at 4:10 pm to JG77056
It isn't just the palming the ball that is impressive about LeBron's shot in that video. The ease and poise he has while he throws it is unreal. It shows the strength these guys have. Him throwing it full court looks nothing like anybody in this thread doing it. Not even close
Posted on 4/25/15 at 4:11 pm to auzach91
quote:Ok? You are missing the point. That isn't what is impressive about the video
I still don't think it's hard to throw it full length and at least hit backboard 8/10 times
Posted on 4/25/15 at 4:12 pm to lsupride87
quote:The palming is impressive, yes. I was amazed by that.
It isn't just the palming the ball that is impressive about LeBron's shot in that video. The ease and poise he has while he throws it is unreal. It shows the strength these guys have. Him throwing it full court looks nothing like anybody in this thread doing it. Not even close
But I would have to put some touch on the ball when trying to make a full-length shot. It's not just an all-out heave.
But yes, LeBron did make it look easy.
This post was edited on 4/25/15 at 4:13 pm
Posted on 4/25/15 at 4:13 pm to lsupride87
Holy frick, literally nobody in this thread is trying to say they are the same caliber of athlete as LeBron with grace and swagger...we're saying you're weak as shite if you can't throw a basketball 94 feet.
Posted on 4/25/15 at 4:13 pm to lsupride87
That's what started this whole argument. I think you're missing the point.
This post was edited on 4/25/15 at 4:14 pm
Posted on 4/25/15 at 4:14 pm to auzach91
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still don't think it's hard to throw it full length and at least hit backboard 8/10 times
Posted on 4/25/15 at 4:15 pm to LSUzealot
Sorry you're not athletic I guess. I'm 24 and I guarantee I can at the absolute very least hit it 6 out of 10 times.
Posted on 4/25/15 at 4:17 pm to auzach91
I can throw a basketball full length with ease. But watching that video is still impressive as hell to me. It shows the power and size those guys have. I think there was one idiot that thinks throwing a basketball full length is actually hard. Yes that is stupid. But there are also people downplaying the video which I think is stupid as well
Posted on 4/25/15 at 4:18 pm to lsupride87
No doubt it's impressive. No one said it wasn't. He does it making it look like a nerf ball
Posted on 4/25/15 at 4:19 pm to PrimeTime Money
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But they can "cup" the ball and throw it the length of the court. I have no doubt.
More times than not, people would throw a "curveball", meaning they wont get the right trajectory to keep the ball straight, mainly bc the size of their hands.
Regulation NBA court is 94', most HS heroes here who have attempting this were on 84' courts
You have to be a slightly above average athlete to throw a basketball 94' on a line. Even more if you expect to even hit the goal. MLB bases are 90' apart and half the tards here would struggle with throwing a baseball those distances.
Posted on 4/25/15 at 4:28 pm to GynoSandberg
quote:Maybe. I'm 6'3", close to 6'4" and I can palm the ball... but not like LeBron does in that video.
More times than not, people would throw a "curveball", meaning they wont get the right trajectory to keep the ball straight, mainly bc the size of their hands.
Regulation NBA court is 94', most HS heroes here who have attempting this were on 84' courts
You have to be a slightly above average athlete to throw a basketball 94' on a line. Even more if you expect to even hit the goal. MLB bases are 90' apart and half the tards here would struggle with throwing a baseball those distances.
I'd still have the ball more or less resting in my hand if I'd throw it full court.
I can throw it straight, but sometimes you are right, the ball might come out wrong and get that side spin on it. That doesn't happen often. So it's not "more likely than not", but maybe my hands are bigger than most here.
Also, I played baseball growing up, so maybe I have more control than most. I don't know.
Posted on 4/25/15 at 4:30 pm to auzach91
Not that you wouldn't have the arm strength, but I bet you couldn't hit the back board 8-10.
Posted on 4/25/15 at 4:34 pm to whodatdude
To all the cheese puff eating clowns in this thread who immediately compared this to what they or everyone else can do, there is a reason you still live with your parents wondering why you aren't OT rich.
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