Defender verbal during play.

[mick]

Originally Posted by tomegun

Until recently, I've never heard of anything but girls' teams doing it. Is that odd? I have heard about communication on defense that may require an occasional, "Ball" now and then.

Just for the record, I talked (though, not yelling) to my guy through the entire game in the mid-60s. It felt necessary for me to advise him what to do with the ball and when he he was getting into some deep doo-doo.

[tomegun]

Originally Posted by mick

Just for the record, I talked (though, not yelling) to my guy through the entire game in the mid-60s. It felt necessary for me to advise him what to do with the ball and when he he was getting into some deep doo-doo.

Yeah, you talked, but did you constantly say, "Ball, ball, ball?" I talked too (much) when I played. I'm still willing to tell anyone who will listen that on most nights I'm the best 3-point shooter in the gym. No, seriously!

[mick]

Originally Posted by tomegun

Yeah, you talked, but did you constantly say, "Ball, ball, ball?" I talked too (much) when I played. I'm still willing to tell anyone who will listen that on most nights I'm the best 3-point shooter in the gym. No, seriously!

Ha, sometimes, but not often! My constant repeats were more likely "Shoot it, shoot it, shoot it."