What's up berasap, y'all? Makin aku tua, makin banyak benda yang aku nak cakap pasal basketball. Tapi most of the time aku cuma mengarut je. So this is a place where I'll be spewing out my random rants about basketball. On to the first post!
Main full-court petang-petang is very different from playing in a real game. However, players sometimes get into a 'zone' di mana secara tiba-tiba semua orang main hustle dan serius. This is most common when the players involved betul-betul reti main full-court, the game is close and the talent level is almost the same. Dalam situasi sebeginilah, some pickup games will have almost the same intensity level as a real game. Dan dalam situasi yang sama jualah, akan keluar perangai marah dan emo dan muka ketat dan caru masing-masing.
Some players don't really know how to play during times like this. This would often cause ire between teammates or misunderstandings between opposing players, because mistakes made in the 'zone' are not as easily forgotten as mistakes in normal pick-up games. So, here's some tips when you or your team is in this zone.
Main full-court petang-petang is very different from playing in a real game. However, players sometimes get into a 'zone' di mana secara tiba-tiba semua orang main hustle dan serius. This is most common when the players involved betul-betul reti main full-court, the game is close and the talent level is almost the same. Dalam situasi sebeginilah, some pickup games will have almost the same intensity level as a real game. Dan dalam situasi yang sama jualah, akan keluar perangai marah dan emo dan muka ketat dan caru masing-masing.
Some players don't really know how to play during times like this. This would often cause ire between teammates or misunderstandings between opposing players, because mistakes made in the 'zone' are not as easily forgotten as mistakes in normal pick-up games. So, here's some tips when you or your team is in this zone.
- Be aware of the other team's score. Do not attempt caru shots if they are only 2-3 baskets away from game point. A failed caru attempt will often end up as an easy basket for the opposing team. Contoh: Score tied 11-11, kau caru pastu turnover, pastu team lagi satu fastbreak terus lay-up. Terus diorang dah game point. Teammates pressure gila babi kot. Kau punca dowh. Fuck.
- Point difference is very, very crucial when determining style of play. A rough guideline would be to caru when up by 3 or more baskets, play safe when the game is separated by two baskets or less. Example: Malas ar bagi example. Obvious sangat kot.
- In crunch time, when both teams are two or less baskets away from game point, there are only two options. It's either you rotate the ball and get it to your best player at the weakside, or rotate the ball and get your best shooter an open shot. Any good point guard should understand this. Contoh: Score tengah 12-13, your best perimeter player dah tunggu kat 45 belah kiri, defense dah heavy belah kanan so sah-sah player ko tengah kat weakside, tapi ko dribble bola ke kanan pastu nak try two-man game dengan post player waktu-waktu macam tu. Last-last turnover sebab defense memang dah ramai/heavy belah post player tu, pastu terus kalah. It's over.
