Don’t you just hate it when you go to play some pickup at a local gym or outdoor court and you can’t even finish a game because everyone’s arguing the entire time?
That happens way too often.
Part of the reason that happens is that people don’t know the proper etiquette to calling fouls.
I’ve seen people kick the basketball, quit playing, and even full blown fist fights over some stupid call.
That’s what led me to record this podcast.
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The Topics Covered In This Podcast Episode:
5 Star Review Shoutouts
- Bubblee gumm
- Nick_Jones 42
The Weekly Takeaways
- Wear a mouth guard
- The reverse layup is the best way to finish inside
- Night time festivities and perks of playing in Luxembourg
Strange Basketball Thoughts
- A new way to guard the 3 on 2 fast break
Funny Viral Video of The Week
- James Harden crossing up Ricky Rubio
Quote of The Week
If you can't you must and if you must you can. - Anthony Robbins
The Meat and Potatoes
- My opinion in whether you should play offense or defense calls fouls
- The do's and don'ts of calling fouls
6 Comments
robert
March 1, 2015Hey, I know the feeling. Recently, I was playing and somebody recklessly swung their elbows back and hit me right in the mouth. He busted lip and broke my tooth right in half. He hit me so hard that I actually blacked out and got dizzy for a few seconds. I was so mad, but I just slammed the ball down and walked off.
Really no point in fighting unless it was done intentionally, which I know it wasn’t. It was just a person playing recklessly and stupid.
Augie Johnston
March 2, 2015Ouch, that hurts. That sounds alot worse than mine.
robert
March 1, 2015In a pickup game, do you think it’s better for your team to play zone or man-on-man defense?
Augie Johnston
March 2, 2015Man to man. No one should ever play zone in pickup.
robert
March 1, 2015Dang, I guess I have a lot of comments on this subject matter… I also get called for carrying sometimes but to me it’s not a carry. My hand is still on the side of the ball, even though it’s more towards the top.
It’s weird though, because when I watch refs in high school ball they do often call what I do a carry, but when I watch refs in the NBA they don’t call it a carry normally.
So really it comes down to the discretion of the person calling it a carry on you. In street ball I don’t think you should call carry on somebody unless it’s blatantly obvious, otherwise your just creating an unnecessary headache.
Augie Johnston
March 2, 2015I agree about when playing streetball. They shouldn’t call that. The less calls the better to keep the game going. But yeah, you can get away with a lot more in the NBA than you can in high school.
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