Make the game fun again...by going to extremes

by Steve The Hedge on Dec 4, 2009 3:32 PM PST

What would happen if:

1. The team takes about 10 games to get one player off each night. The gameplan would equate to seeing how many ways Roy or Oden or any other single player could score in a given night. Let one player be selfish for one night and the rest of the team practice their sharing skills. Career nights for everyone!

2. The team picks three plays to run all...night...long. Tell the opposition exactly what's coming and see how successful they can be.

3. Only 3-point shots in a game. Golden State would be jealous. Rudy would be declared a god.

4. Play 'Seven Seconds Or Less' for one night...at least.

5. Blake and Miller put on Sumo suits and wage war at center court during a half-time show. Winner is declared the undisputed starter.

6. Oden is ordered to foul out in 30 seconds or less...and do it with gusto.

7. Burn points. The position that collectively gives up the most points to the opposition is required to buy Chalupas for the fans.

8. Everyone shoots free throws underhand.

9. If we win the opening tip, we deliberately score a basket for the other team. Spot them points.

10. Place a bounty to posterize a specific opponent, and let the fans know about it before tip-off.

Too much stress this early in the season. Go play.

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I agree

I can’t tell if all or any of these were facetious. Presumably #10 wouldn’t be entirely feasible. But I think the spirit of your post has real merit. Making it a game again might bring back the focus.

by jiminut on Dec 4, 2009 4:02 PM PST reply actions

These are all great ideas...

for the Nets to try.

Travis Outlaw fan from the beginning.

by llamaiguana on Dec 4, 2009 4:30 PM PST reply actions

11. All players have to shoot nothing but alley oops disguised as sky hooks from 10+ feet out for a quarter.

by Dunemonkey on Dec 4, 2009 4:37 PM PST reply actions

In my rec league

I was joking with my rec league team that we should play a game where everyone has to shout out whatever it is that they’re doing as they do it. So if you make a chest pass you have to yell, “CHEST PASS!” or “POWER DRIBBLE!” “HOOK SHOT!” “CROSS OVER DRIBBLE!”

During the game we were up by like 20 and I took a drop step towards the basket and yelled “POWER DRIBBLE!” The other team thought I was mocking them and rubbing in the score.

by Foofighting101 on Dec 4, 2009 10:55 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

Ha!!

isn’t this what our offense is already?

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by faith on Dec 5, 2009 1:12 AM PST reply actions