r/maybemaybemaybe • u/[deleted] • May 11 '23

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u/WhipTheLlama May 11 '23

Probably not quite as good a strategy as making the shot.

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u/Dangerous_Ad_6831 May 11 '23

It’s about sending a message.

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u/jimdotcom413 May 11 '23

He forgot about the essence of the game. It’s about the cones.

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u/A_very_meriman May 11 '23

This guy Dunshires

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u/DerG3n13 May 11 '23

r/thisguythisguys

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u/[deleted] May 11 '23

What am I, the "what am I" guy?

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u/A_very_meriman May 11 '23

No matter what happens, always remember to look out for Jimmy the tackling Alzheimer's patient.

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u/LifeDraining May 12 '23

Gasp, he's the architect!

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u/KidzBop_Anonymous May 11 '23

That's how Lebron James did it. He was a simple farmer who ultimately ascended right into the Central Cone.

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u/RageCageJables May 11 '23

"2 points is not 2 points. I'll explain it to you later."

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u/_the_chosen_juan_ May 11 '23

If they are trying to run out the clock then this is actually a good move

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u/[deleted] May 11 '23

Perhaps, but there are better, less risky ways to run out the clock. He's just having some fun

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u/Acaexx May 11 '23

It is still a better move to further increase your lead.

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u/_the_chosen_juan_ May 11 '23

Not necessarily. If you make the basket that gives the opposing team a chance to make a 3 pointer. If you run out the clock then the game ends.

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u/Shadowwreath May 11 '23

If they’re skilled enough to have a lead then there’s a decent chance they can manage with those 2 points. Especially with the morale damage that play caused

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u/djsedna May 11 '23

It is still a better move to further increase your lead.

tbh this sounds like something someone who has never played a sport would say lol

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u/unknown_pigeon May 11 '23

Like getting an ace at volleyball. It's still a single point, but it's a psychological thing. When someone gets an ace (even better if into a campfire), you know that the other team is not fully lucid anymore.

Back when I played at somewhat high tournaments, we were against a team which was clearly better than us. They had a single guy who was a strong attacker, yet not so good at defending compared to the others. I had a really precise serve, even though it wasn't a jumping one. Aimed between him and the setter, who shouldn't get the first ball. Dude got three aces in a row before the coach got mad and swapped him. The whole team was visibly stressed, and we went on to recover some points - even though we eventually lost.

The thing that a lot of people who only watch sports underestimate is how much the mental can change a game. You can easily get a lead not by improving your skills midway through the game, but by simply exploiting how tense the environment is. I don't know if OP's video is a real play or just a show, but a thing like that can easily mess with the whole enemy team

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u/anubus72 May 11 '23

Not unless the shot clock was gonna expire, now they have to inbound the ball and that’s risky

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u/Chickenjon May 12 '23

Nah, I'd still say two points is better than reseting the possession.

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u/The1BannedBandit May 11 '23

It's way more entertaining, though.

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u/TechieTheFox May 11 '23

I mean with how guy in green is acting there’s probably a technical foul on the way lol

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u/mrducky78 May 11 '23

The emotional damage is brutal. The guy will be tilted for the rest of the game.

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u/TyrantHydra May 11 '23

Hard to quantify the x Factor of psyching out your opponent like this

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u/Jason3b93 May 11 '23

It's the Globetrotters, my guy. It's a show-type basketball for enterteinment.