QUOTE(SG3ptshooter @ Jan 25 2011, 19:01 )
Τελευταίο ματς κέρδισαν με +25, ο Μακ Ιντάιρ άγγιξε το double double και μοιάζει να επανέρχεται από την απονευροτίτιδα, συν το 8/8 σουτ του Τρίπκοβιτς, το 59% στα τρίποντα και τις σταθερές αξίες Φρίλαντ και Χιμένεθ, η ομάδα αυτή έχει την προοπτική να κάνει ζημιές ακριβώς αν τους υποτιμήσουμε...
Πιθανότατα θα λείψει ο 'Αρτσιμπαλντ.
You know you're a British basketball player when...1. You know to turn off the audio when watching basketball with British commentators
2. You got cut because you're not the coaches son
3. You're on the bench because your coach is in the starting 5
4. You haven't practiced in a week because it has been raining and you've got no access to a gym
5. The first thing people ask you when you say you're a baller is 'can you do a slam dunk ?'
6. The sneaker you (and the rest of your teammates) rock depends on Footlocker's latest delivery
7. You gotta pay to play
8. You look into the stands during a game and see 4 people watching
9. You can't see the court markings because of the 20 zillions other markings on the floor
10. At least one member of your team doesn't have a matching kit
11. You have no idea who won in the BBL last night (and you don't really care)
12. The last time you saw basketball in the national press was...well, never.
13. You know that on an outdoor Adidas rim if you don't dunk it or swish it, it aint going in
14. The only words you know in Ghanaian are Nana Papa Yaw Dwene Mensah Bonsu
15. All you wanna do is play ball in the States
16. The only thing you know Beverly Turner for is ruining your only decent basketball fix on TV (NBA 2001)
17. You think the best thing about Brighton is the beach court
18. You are falling asleep at school/college/uni/work from staying up until 5am watching the NBA
19. The refs in your games seem to be more preoccupied with making sure your shirt is tucked in as opposed to you actually committing a foul
20. You're friends with Glenn Hardaker on Facebook
21. You remember the Haribo advert with the kid dunking off Martin Henlan's back
22. You have no chance of being any number other than 1-12
23. You have at least one member of your team that looks like they have never picked up a basketball before
24. The second thing people always say to you when you say you're a baller (after #5)- "I used to play at school and was really good", you instantly know they were wank.
25. You have to wait for badminton to finish before you can get on the court
26. Your starting centre is 6'3
27. You have at least one player on your team who has as many accessories (sweat bands, headbands, arm sleeves, goggles etc) as humanely possible
28. You secretly want to punch someone in the face when they call it a ' basketball match'..it's a FUCKING GAME DAMMIT!
29. Same goes for calling a court a 'pitch', a basket a 'goal' and stealing the ball 'tackling'
30. Every few weeks it's your turn to wash the kit
31. You're on the break and someone shouts 'MAN ON!'
32. Someone asks to bounce your ball and they proceed to lift their leg up to bounce it through their legs
33. People ask if you if you play in attack or defence
34. In the first half your shooting at a basket which is a good half a foot lower than the one at the opposite end
35. The further North you get the less black people there are on the opposing team
36. The court's boundaries are walls
37. You roll your ankle mid game and the best treatment you get is to lie on the hard floor with your foot raised on the wooden bench
38. The only 'court' you have access to is actually just one ring and a backboard, above a football goal...and over grass.
39. The round the back, through the legs lay-up is a staple component to every warm up
40. You're admiring someone's fresh kicks...only to see a fresh pair of white Umbro socks sticking out the top
41. You can't shoot a baseline three pointer because there's not enough space for your feet between the three point line and out of bounds
42. You go to an event and the dunk contest is cancelled because..no-one can dunk.
43. You can't shoot a shot outside of the key because you'll hit a beam
44. You wonder why one of your teammates speaks with an American accent despite never having visited the States. If you don't, then it's probably you so stop it.
45. All you cared about was waiting for the next streetball.co.uk video
46. You consider it a lot when a team has practice more than once a week
47. For away games you have to sort out who's driving/taking their car
48. The scoreboard is a white board and a marker pen
49. Practice/games are all shut down during exam period
50. You get paid expenses to play in the top league in the country (and that's it)
51. Your friends ask "but isn't it a non-contact sport?"
52. Followed by 'are you tall enough to play basketball?'
53. No matter what court you play on, no matter where it is in the country, it's as slippery/dusty as hell.
54. On every fastbreak two of your team hang back as they don't want to be offside
55. The highlight of your summer is Midnight Madness
56. You have played with a free Sunny Delight ball
57. There's always a couple of Chinese or Filipino guys at your local court that only play between themselves
58. You have constant arguments with footballers who think basketball is for pussies
59. At least a dozen of your friends have already joined this group (and you're going to forward it on to at least another dozen)
60. When there's a leisure centre worker/ school caretaker rushing you to finish your training session
61. You have to share changing rooms with the opposition
62. You didn't know there was a guy actually called Shamgod, you just thought Stuart tanner made up that move
63. People think you're going to the NBA because you play for someone other than your school
64. At least one member of the crowd ends up doing the table
65. If you're going to watch a game, you make sure you turn up just after tip-off to ensure it's not you (see #64)
66. You miss a shot and someone says 'unlucky mate'
67. You wonder if Andre Alleyne's eyes will ever actually pop out of his head
68. You are shooting and one of the scrubs doesn't give you your 'change' when you score
69. You have a unique knowledge of American cities and states and you know exactly which ones are east coast and which ones are west coast. This always amazes even the smartest of your friends.
70. You know at least 3 people with an Air Jordan tattoo
71. You spend an hour on Facebook reading the comments on the wall of this group and make yourself late for your workout