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Forum: Basketball Fri Apr 16, 2004, 10:27pm
Replies: 60
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Posted By ryan330i
Does it boost your ego to categorize everyone who...

Does it boost your ego to categorize everyone who has a different perspective into convenient categories like "driveway warriors" or "fanboys"?

It actually hurts my feelings. I love the game of...
Forum: Basketball Fri Apr 16, 2004, 10:15pm
Replies: 60
Views: 7,070
Posted By ryan330i
Re: Re: Lost in Translation

I have browsed enough threads to recognize that there are officials here that referee up to Div I college. I haven't seen any references to pro ball, but I assume that is entirely possible.

I...
Forum: Basketball Fri Apr 16, 2004, 09:53pm
Replies: 60
Views: 7,070
Posted By ryan330i
Yes, a picture is worth a thousand words in this...

Yes, a picture is worth a thousand words in this case. I'll agree to that.
Forum: Basketball Fri Apr 16, 2004, 07:47pm
Replies: 60
Views: 7,070
Posted By ryan330i
Lost in Translation

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I reread every post and you didn’t say it first. You said in many ways that I know nothing about the rules, however that is not the same as implying I don’t play basketball or know how to...
Forum: Basketball Fri Apr 16, 2004, 04:05pm
Replies: 60
Views: 7,070
Posted By ryan330i
The amount of jostling depends mostly on whether...

The amount of jostling depends mostly on whether you have two post players working for position or you turn to block out the shooter (or another other more upright player).

You are arguing my...
Forum: Basketball Fri Apr 16, 2004, 01:29pm
Replies: 60
Views: 7,070
Posted By ryan330i
I wondered if anyone would forward this opinion. ...

I wondered if anyone would forward this opinion.

Aren't you breaking some sort of referee code by saying a foul is not regularly enforced?

I do give up though. Either we are talking about the...
Forum: Basketball Fri Apr 16, 2004, 09:17am
Replies: 60
Views: 7,070
Posted By ryan330i
I see you've chosen option #1, that we are...

I see you've chosen option #1, that we are discussing the same mechanics and are both 100% sure that rules and statistical evidence supports our opposite viewpoints.


There was an option #2... ...
Forum: Basketball Thu Apr 15, 2004, 06:07pm
Replies: 60
Views: 7,070
Posted By ryan330i
The only time I see this called is when I see...

The only time I see this called is when I see position lost, and that only occurs when 1) the guy flops 2)the guys is pushed well and visibly out of position by a sustained backward motion. Easy...
Forum: Basketball Thu Apr 15, 2004, 04:13pm
Replies: 60
Views: 7,070
Posted By ryan330i
Alright, then it's a foul, but I think you are...

Alright, then it's a foul, but I think you are being obtuse about it.

Boxing out does and should upset the positioning of the player without being a foul. That's the whole point. You can't just...
Forum: Basketball Thu Apr 15, 2004, 12:50pm
Replies: 60
Views: 7,070
Posted By ryan330i
OK, lets draw one more distinction to perhaps...

OK, lets draw one more distinction to perhaps bridge the gap. Consider boxing out the shooter after a shot when he is in a very upright position vs. boxing out a PF who is already positioning...
Forum: Basketball Thu Apr 15, 2004, 09:42am
Replies: 60
Views: 7,070
Posted By ryan330i
We must be loosing something in the descriptions....

We must be loosing something in the descriptions. I doubt there is a difference in what we think is a foul.
Forum: Basketball Thu Apr 15, 2004, 09:28am
Replies: 90
Views: 7,963
Posted By ryan330i
Yea, a car forum was one of the first I was...

Yea, a car forum was one of the first I was active in, and I've stuck with the nickname/ID for convenience. It helps that I do love the car dearly.
Forum: Basketball Wed Apr 14, 2004, 11:57pm
Replies: 90
Views: 7,963
Posted By ryan330i
I do agree with your language policy, however I...

I do agree with your language policy, however I do not think the situation in this post is comparable.

I think there is a difference between civility and respect. I think the exchange outlined in...
Forum: Basketball Wed Apr 14, 2004, 11:35pm
Replies: 60
Views: 7,070
Posted By ryan330i
If you are boxing out properly, you are in...

If you are boxing out properly, you are in contact with the opponent when you drop into a lower stance with your back-end sticking out.

There is zero possibility that the opponent will be able...
Forum: Basketball Wed Apr 14, 2004, 11:07pm
Replies: 90
Views: 7,963
Posted By ryan330i
A player's perspective

This is a fascinating forum. I found this site today looking online for rules for the basketball driveway game of 21, because the group of guys I play with all come from different regions and we all...
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