March Jersey Contest: Phoenix Game

by Dave on Mar 17, 2008 3:01 AM PDT in News

The form for the Phoenix game is up. Make sure as always to use the correct screen name and e-mail address and to double-check that your form was entered using the "Review Forms" link.

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--Dave (blazersub@yahoo.com)

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I bet after seeing that there was 1 new comment here, you looked. Did I get you?

Oden '08 Worth the Wait

by JTDuck22 on Mar 17, 2008 5:03 PM PDT reply actions

Indeed

Now I shall return to my root beer.

--Dave

by Dave on Mar 17, 2008 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions

what kind?

Oden '08 Worth the Wait

by JTDuck22 on Mar 17, 2008 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Let me preface it by again mentioning that I only recently got the ability to watch the games but I've listened for years. I need somewhere online that describes various plays and how they're executed. Graphics would be great and animation would be fantastic. I've looked around some but haven't really found what I'm looking for. Finally, the question: Does anyone have any suggestions?

by annthefan on Mar 17, 2008 5:20 PM PDT reply actions

I can find you some

but graphics are scarce. We do as good of a job as anybody of describing them verbally.

What kind of plays are you interested in knowing about?

--Dave

by Dave on Mar 17, 2008 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions

Hmmm

ESPN's gamecast doesn't show you the positioning of the players, but it does show you who took a shot and from where in something close to real time. But you won't be able to determine if the turnover was due to a poorly angled entry pass or the ball bouncing off the dribblers foot and out of bounds.

There may be better alternatives out there, but I frequently use the ESPN setup.

by manzell on Mar 17, 2008 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions

what plays?

I (or someone else) could potentially diagram them for you.

Oden '08 Worth the Wait

by JTDuck22 on Mar 17, 2008 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions

JT

If you know how to do diagrams I would LOVE to rough out something on basic plays for the site. A lot of people have these questions and nobody does it simply and clearly. They are usually either bad explanations or coach-speak that nobody can understand.

Let me know if you're willing.

--Dave

by Dave on Mar 17, 2008 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions

I will take a stab at it

What would you want diagrammed?

Oden '08 Worth the Wait

by JTDuck22 on Mar 17, 2008 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions

Let's chat via e-mail

I'll write you tonight.

--Dave

by Dave on Mar 17, 2008 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions

ohhhh

JT and Dave sitting in a tree....

by Sabonis4Ever on Mar 17, 2008 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions

W-R-I-T-I-N-G

Oden '08 Worth the Wait

by JTDuck22 on Mar 17, 2008 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions

Wow. That would be wonderful. I don't

even have a good BB vocabulary. Let me see. For instance, I know what a pick and roll is but how should the rest of the team position itself? How do you herd the opposing team into a position to enable your team to take advantage of the pick and roll? And like Dave mentioned, just basic things for us tyros. Sort of a tutorial, maybe. It would be great to be able to click on a link on the sidebar and it pops up a diagram of a play just mentioned. Wow. That's probably waaaay too much to ask. Maybe what I'm actually talking about is a video game. Hmmmmmm.

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by Mortimer on Mar 17, 2008 5:52 PM PDT reply actions

LOL

Mortimer's humorous response was to JT giving me his e-mail address. I've since deleted the comment to protect his secret identity. But no need to waste the humor!

Of course now that I have to explain the joke...

--Dave

by Dave on Mar 17, 2008 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions