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westbrook almost got a quadruple double last night.. wtf?

35-10-9-8 (8 turnovers).

THE CURRY SHOW



BEAST.

GSW/POR Game 4, OT!!

man this has been a sick game.. Lillard/McCollum/Curry/Green/Thompson going off.

^^ you have to manually split it up into multiple quote /quote blocks. that's how we do it. ;f



WADE WADE WADE WADE WADE WADE

WADE.

daamn.. this MIA/TOR series is damn good.. every game going to OT. Wade put on a show tonight, especially at the end.. what a finish.



as for Curry, damn he looks good tonight.. I thought he'd look worse. But his presence turned the game around immediately, once he entered. I'm so glad to see him seemingly healthy out there. Absolutely love watching GSW. What a dumb move by justforgothisnamewtf to get ejected, wtf?

Refs are horrible these playoffs (or any playoffs), in general.. but come on keep your cool.

This GSW/POR game is close. GSW raining threes right now.



This is a new era of NBA, everyone on the court being able to hit threes. Long ball is fun to watch.

pc!

Quote from: adarqui on May 09, 2016, 11:53:50 am

Quote from: Raptor on May 09, 2016, 03:03:51 am

You know, I was thinking about the "ball wax thing"... why should ball grip be a limitation for dunking? If you want to see how high you can get, you shouldn't be put down because you used ball wax. That shouldn't be an issue. If you jump 8 inches lower because you feel the ball is slippery, how is that "cool" in any way, why should you struggle because of that?

So I don't have a problem with guys using ball wax when dunking. I've used it in the past but it made dunking "artificially". Hard to explain, but I would get "lazy" when using ball wax. Without the ball wax, I would have a "rhythm" about my run-up that I didn't have when I used ball wax, I moved differently. Interesting.

ya i don't mind it either.. unless people 'lie about it', that's annoying.

i still think lobs are more fun anyway, so palming a ball/using wax are futile at that point.

lobs are similar to wax.. many people don't respect lobs. "but can you do that off of a dribble???" etc etc. someone will always whine about something though.. "but can you do that in a game?!?" ... "but can you shoot a jump shot?!?"

must suck to think like that.

First of all... What is ball wax?  Is it stickum?  Or something better?  I don't think stickum is that helpful...

i dno tbh, I just hear people talk about using it.. and people who use it, can palm balls easy. Raptor would know best.

Personally I think it all depends on why you like dunking.   For me the best dunks follow the Michael Jordan rule for dunk contests: must dribble, no lobs, no traveling. 

I can appreciate other dunks though, I just appreciate them in context.  I don't love self love where the athletes goal is dunking from as high as possible because it's just a jumping contest at that point...  I like jumping high but really dunking can be so much more multi-dimensional as a sport than just jumping ability.  Jordan Kilganon certainly can't jump as high as Daniel Kabeya but he is a much better dunker.   I can get my hair to the rim but I can't do a BTL dunk on an 8 foot hoop.  I appreciate the skills Dunkers have as much as their ability to jump. 

That said my list of dunk impressiveness goes "no travel dunks" >>>> "partner lob" > "self lob" >> traveling dunks >>>>>>> partner hold. 

I prefer partner lob slightly more than self lob because it is a more realistic part of the game but I think the self lob is a really valuable tool that I wish I had and allows you to really get good dunk practice.  Any lob is better than the Dunkers where people run the length of the court w out dribbling... Michael Jordan's ft line dunks were so cool cause he didn't travel. 

https://youtu.be/sUz3ZYfoNxo

every time I see MJ, it reminds me to go watch some James White videos:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR2XFpaoOxo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR2XFpaoOxo</a>

ya no traveling on that kind of dunk/distance is ridiculous.

But the worst dunk of all time is this new partner hold bs.  Where the guy holds the ball on his head, his partner boosts up on the ball to climb over his back and then dunks it.  I mean.... Cmon!  This isn't a dunk!  This is literally climbing a wall and dunking!

i keep seeing people mention that but I haven't seen that many extreme cases of it. ie, when Myree does it, I don't really see a boost. But maybe these h.s. kids are doing that in dunk contests? Boosting up on the ball while it's atop someone's head sounds weird/risky/painful for the person holding the ball. odd

i imagine they get more boost doing the pushoff (from the shoulders) dunks though.



as far as dunk contests go, I personally prefer lobs. I like seeing more vert. I also like seeing how the lob itself can change everything, ie, a bad toss, low toss, high toss, etc.

a lob is kind of like the 'rabbit' that dogs chase in dog racing.. can bring more out of you. more speed/power/vert etc. 

imho, you don't see these kinds of dunks off of a dribble.. unless it's from VC maybe.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hvZ_2RJ5uM" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hvZ_2RJ5uM</a>

crazyness.. I was searching for his high lob btl, where he catches it basically above the rim but somehow still BTL's it.. can't find it. that is such a mind blowing dunk. I think he did it in that jordan brand contest.. no luck.

pc!

i'd have to disagree with couple of those articles that suggest stretching isn't helping much.  i do agree that for a lot of people stretching really isn't helping them.  but i think it is probably because they are not doing it long or well enough to be truly effective.  i've been doing bikram yoga on and off since 2005.  each full session is 90 minutes long and when i went daily for 30 days, there are huge improvements/benefits.  but do to it daily takes a massive amount of dedication.  factor in shower time, and drive to/from the studio, it can easily take up 2.5-3 hours a day.  a 90 minute session in hot heated rooms (usually 105f) is not only a great workout, you stretch the heck out of your body and the results is positive in many ways.  although initially taxing afterwards you feel relaxed, restored, and energized.  it is also very healing and enhances athleticism no matter what sports you do.  and put in enough time and effort, you can increase your flexibility.  granted it might be a very slow process for some but, never the less everyone can improve their flexibility.

i highly highly recommend fellow members to give it try.  dedicate yourself to it for at least 2 weeks and i promise you will feel significant positive impact in multiple ways.

nice!

that's one thing i've always wanted to try.. or.. just the ability to stretch in such a hot environment. When I boxed at this one "hood as fuck" gym, they turned the heat on, even in the summer.. So the gym was like a toaster oven. You were drenched after only ~5 minutes or so. You would also feel soooo loose while training. Man did you feel good the next day, as long as you rehydrated properly.

I favor stretching being beneficial most entirely due to personal experiences with it. There's times where i've stretched a ton the day prior, then the next day I feel springier than ever. Then there's also days where i've injured myself stretching, or just end up much achier. Then there's days where I put my body into a position that it should be able to get into, and I end up getting sore/straining something due to lack of flexibility. Then there was the LTMP stuff I wrote about in that blog section, where you stretch in between lifting/sets/MSEM sets etc; man I felt so damn good during that period when I was implementing high freq squatting with LTMP and then dunking/jumping. It was "permanent" flexibility, in the sense that, when I woke up, I could easily get my heel to my butt without any "working into it".. legs just felt so loose/springy. Love that feeling.

As far as running goes, I do feel much better performing the actual act of running, when i'm consistently stretching. Not sure if it's simply mental, or a combo of physical/mental.

but ya i'd def love to try Bikram Yoga one day. Just searched, found a nice Bikram Yoga studio ~20-30 min from me.

pc!



edit: all I know, is that my body should not be this tight.. and I shouldn't injure my rib simply twisting lightly.. or my hip just doing some very light hip stretches. It's pissing me off possibly more than ever, hence my stretching a ton lately.

Impressive, but ain't 2.33 well below beasting? Even his lifetime PR which is 2.37m is not THAT impressive.
Check this out : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_jump#Men_.28absolute.29
7 of them were done after 2014 too.

Or am i missing something?

ya it's below beasting level but, he beat barshim / thomas etc, close to the olympics. and hit basically every jump. looking good for RIO :f