Basketball Thread!

[SamLoi888]

Basketball is officially a non-contact sport and if you're playing in a comp that still has unsportsmanlike fouls then the association and the referees need to go back and read the rulebook.

[i_amtrunks]

Basketball is officially a non-contact sport and if you're playing in a comp that still has unsportsmanlike fouls then the association and the referees need to go back and read the rulebook.

Unsportsman and professional mean the same, who really cares what name they use, it is the same thing, and results in the same penalty.

There is nothing wrong with an intentional foul to waste time/ win a game, as long as that intentional foul is not dangerous (hand contact on arm, rather than a head shot).

Netball, hockey and soccer are also non contact sports, but anyone who has played them knows that they are full contact, just that the intention of any contact is meant to be the ball, rather than the player (ala the football codes).

[jazzcomp]

http://basketball.net.au/index.php?id=359

2010 rules still have unsportsmanlike fouls

I guess officially and reality differ in calling basketball a non-contact sport.

[SamLoi888]

http://basketball.net.au/index.php?id=359

2010 rules still have unsportsmanlike fouls

I guess officially and reality differ in calling basketball a non-contact sport.

My apologies. I had it backwards. There is no such thing as an intentional foul anymore. Referees have been instructed to deem all intentional fouls as unsportsmanlike.

If a defensive player causes contact with an opponent from behind or laterally
in an attempt to stop a fast break and there is no opponent between the
offensive player and the opponents’ basket, it is an unsportsmanlike foul.

[jazzcomp]

What do you think about those power ERG wristbands? Do they work?
Where to buy decent knee supports?

[i_amtrunks]

What do you think about those power ERG wristbands? Do they work?

I think they may be a mental thing, if they truly worked eve a fraction as well as they say they should, every athlete would wear them / they would be banned in any formal competition.

Cant wait for the Rockets vs. Nets game in China tonight, Yao is finally getting some game time.

[jazzcomp]

they are expensive ($55 rebel sport) and I did see NBA players wear them during the post-season.

[Sharky]

Where to buy decent knee supports?

talk to your local sports physiotherapist about that one, they should be able to get anything that is needed, be warned tho good knee support is very expensive

they ones you get at chemists or sports stores (Thermaskin etc) are very generic but then again, that is maybe all you need...

either that or some good old fashioned strapping tape

[jazzcomp]

buy the cheap ones theyll do the same thing

Where?

talk to your local sports physiotherapist about that one, they should be able to get anything that is needed, be warned tho good knee support is very expensive

they ones you get at chemists or sports stores (Thermaskin etc) are very generic but then again, that is maybe all you need...

either that or some good old fashioned strapping tape

I've been wearing the ones from rebel sport Mc(xxx) with metal hinges and the ones without but have metal stabilizers. After a few months, the springs are going to make holes on the material and start to fall off

All the straps are wreaking havoc on my shorts one brand of ankle supports have the straps damaging the inner lining of my kobe Vs

I see a lot of brands in US websites but none locally. Even the more expensive here just about looks the same with the same quality.