Hey KB,

Pick-up ball is good but structured ball will beat "jungle ball" anyday. If you don't believe me pull out some Bulls games of the early 90's.

Power to the Triangle

Ball movement + Patience = Easy Baskets

1 pass + 1 shot = Pissed off team mates

who said that pick-up basketball is better than structured basketball? who said that pick-up basketball consists of making 1 pass and taking the 1st shot? ya know, it never seems to amaze me at the comments being posted since i introduced "sunday pick-up games". WHAT ARE YOU GUYS AFRAID OF??? this is how i prefer to get MY exercise....and obviously a few other people. I'M NOT ABOUT TO PAY $9.50 TO PLAY BASKETBALL.....ya feel me!!! if you're happy with that, than more power to ya dude. but tex, let me ask you this, "could it be possible that 1 pass + 1 shot = pissed off teammates in the triangle, motion, flex, shuffle and/or any and all other offenses also? the triangle is a good offense.........but only if you have the RIGHT personnel to execute it properly. the offense doesn't win games by itself and it isn't for every team (hint). e.g., there's a team in the nbl who ran it against the sixers a few weeks ago and they didn't do a good job of it. maybe they weren't patient enough, or maybe they don't have the right players to run such a complicated offense. FURTHERMORE, (F.Y.I.), we (da wood) won the 2005 ABL CHAMPIONSHIP by running the flex offense, not by playing pick-up! POWER TO KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE GAME!

Hey KB,

Are you still looking at only ABL/Ex NBL players to come out too the pick up games?

nope, non-abl/nbl players are more than welcomed to come out and play if: you've got game & you sign the waivers. if you're under the age of 18 than your parents must sign for you. that's the way it has to be to protect both the wayville sports center and myself. i look forward to shaking you up. POWER TO THE PICK-UP!

Nice - I'll catch you sunday night KB - maybe see you out the back at the Sixers on saturday.

"Only: Former NBL, Former and Current ABA and some NBL/ABA calibre players. All players must sign waivers"

YO JUST REMEMBER DUDES, THESE PICK-UP GAMES ARE NOT FOR EVERYBODY. PRO PLAYERS AND PLAYERS WITH PRO CALIBER ONLY. I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SAY, "YES OR NO" TO ANYONE...... WHICH MEANS THAT IF YOU COME OVER, THINK YOU GOT MAD GAME, BUT IN ACTUALITY, YOU SUCK. THAN YOU CAN WORK THE SCOREBOARD. FOR GUYS I DON'T KNOW, YOU MUST HAVE SOMEONE THAT I DO KNOW WHO CAN VOUCH FOR YOU AND YOUR GAME. PEACE OUT.

GOD___FAMILY___DA WOOD

Pick up ball is a good way of player if it is done with a reasonable standard of player and doesn't turn into junk ball. Junk ball with duds who hack a Shaq and just play no D is a friggin joke and should be left on the primary school playground.


The triangle offence worked simply because Jordan and Pippen dominated the offence, Longley and Rodman knew what role to play and Kerr/BJ/Harper also understood that if they hit the open shot they would become very wealthy. The triangle didn't work for the Bulls with 'Pink' Floyd and the bulls after Jordan and Pippen left, as the player didn't understand of the principals of motion and team work; plus they pretty much sucked as NBA players. They had the 3 musketeers principal (all four one and one for all) and motion or triangle offence will never work with that structure.

your point smart arse

No I just explaining the principals behind it and why it worked for the bulls championship sides and it hasn't for others.

let's get ready to........RRUUUMMMMBBBBBLLLLLLEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

What about trying some Princeton principles. Dribble backcuts, hand of's and long offences. Flares for 3 and action of the post.

The good thing about pick up is that there isn't any shot clock. We could go back to when there was a 45 second clock and grind out wins every week.

yo, "backpeddling", GET A LIFE!!! it's obvious that you haven't figured out that the title, "ONLY FORMER NBL/FORMER & CURRENT ABA AND SOME NBL/ABA CALIBER PLAYERS", is a simple way of "weeding out", the guys with good intentions, a genuine love for the game, but who just can't compete on this level. POWER TO GOOD OLD-FASHIONED COMMON SENSE!!!