HawkSquawk Pick-Up Game?

[exodus]

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You tend to push yourself harder for spurts rather than pace yourself.

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True, and that poses a problem for me when i haven't played in a long time. I go to the court intending not to push myself too hard but then once i get out there that plan goes out the window. I'll play too long which i can do because of running but then the next few days i am trashed.

[Dragitoff]

It's funny how you do that to your body and you respond differently to game settings vs. anything else. We have games every Monday and Thursday. Our games consist of 2-20 minute halves. We practice on Sunday afternoons for about 2 hours. I can play full court with hardly any breaks in practice for 1 hour straight, but get in a game and get tired after 6 minutes or so. It has alot to game situations being a different level than practice.

I'm not very tall, but play PF most of the time cause' I will mix it up and bang down low with the big boys. Our team is huge compared to others, but I still do pretty good in practice, but I'm not anything special in the games. Here's a list of some of the sizes of our guys.

6-7 270lbs.

6-6 210lbs.

6-4 190lbs.

6-3 190lbs.

6-0 235lbs (that's me)

6-5 240lbs.

6-3 250lbs.

We've definitely got some size, but our guard play has been killing us.

[drzachary]

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You tend to push yourself harder for spurts rather than pace yourself.

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True, and that poses a problem for me when i haven't played in a long time. I go to the court intending not to push myself too hard but then once i get out there that plan goes out the window. I'll play too long which i can do because of running but then the next few days i am trashed.

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You guys are nuts. I last exercised in, hmm, 2001. If this pick-up game materializes (it has about the same chance as the Hawksquawkers Game IMO) I'll bring some corndogs though.

[vdunkndunk]

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I'm only 5'9 but I play like I'm 6'6!!! I dominate on the boards and have a sweet jumper that extends to 3-point range.

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I'm the bizarro you...I'm 6'6 but I play like I'm 5'9.

[frosgrim]

Sign me up as well, but the last time I played I blew out my knee in Ecuador. I think its healed, at least enough to mtn and road bike. B-balling would be a good test. If I blow it again, I can always go under the knife...

By the by I'm 5'7" but I play in the power position. I can rebound and hit free throws. Guys hate playing me in horse because I hit the weird shots but not the gimmies.

[TroyMcClure]

I'm in. I'm 5'7". I would like to think that I'm a little more but a squawk reader and buddy I play ball with tells me I'm like Chris Childs. lol! (I hit big shots and can only work in an offense) I'm pretty sure that's a dis. But an apt one. I can shoot the three with confidence, pass, hustle for loose balls, and play great team defense. I am severely lacking in the "handles" area!

We could play at the Run n' Shoot or Center Court on Memorial Dive. I could think of a few more places but those are the first two that come to mind. I also know a quiet, really nice Gym with Glass backs and breakaway rims. It's one long court with two short courts running across. It's off of interstate 20 going east of Atlanta. Maybe a thirty minute drive from Midtown.

[TexasPete]

I'm in..I am 45 now but have played about 10,000 games in my life. Scored 18 a game my last year in HS and was on the scout team at Auburn one year with Barkley, Person, Earl Hayes, etc, under Sonny Smith. I finally figured out I had no shot to actually dress so I gave it up. But I played pickup with Barkley and Person all the time. Person was a major AHOLE...Charles is very cool, at least he was then.

I can still ball a little. Just let me know the time and place. I want to put a 30 footer right in Diesels mug.

[Guest Walter]

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I wonder how many here can actually play.

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I haven't played in a year with injuries and my have to hang up the sneakers dur to a 2nd ACL tear I've yet to have repaired.

Never had much of a jump shot to lose but could handle the ball real well. Of course, as every white guy claims, I was a "hustle player". What that says about me and my game is yours to decide.

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[TroyMcClure]

You can coach the Gloom and Doom W. Who's gonna coach the Stay the Course guys?

I just thought of that. I think it would be cool!

You in as scorer Dr.Z?

This is a brilliant idea Money! Anyone at the Squawk have any pull to make that happen?

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Maybe we could get the floor as the halftime entertainment one night. After all, we'd probably look about like the little kids that they run out there occasionally.

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[drzachary]

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You can coach the Gloom and Doom W. Who's gonna coach the Stay the Course guys?

I just thought of that. I think it would be cool!

You in as scorer Dr.Z?

This is a brilliant idea Money! Anyone at the Squawk have any pull to make that happen?

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Maybe we could get the floor as the halftime entertainment one night. After all, we'd probably look about like the little kids that they run out there occasionally.

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I'd be better suited to run the concession stand, but sure. I'd be there for moral support.

[frosgrim]

Start riding a bike Walt, it has really helped my bad knees. I tore my ACL in my left knee playing football in HS. Then a couple of years ago while playing a pickup basket ball in Otavalo, I messed up my right knee. Biking has really helped both my knees tremendously. No surgery yet, though my sports doc wants me to do it.

[West]

So are we going to do this?

[uga2006]

I'll play. About 5'11 165 but I can ball a little bit.