How many points would you score in an NBA game? (2 Viewers)

[GOB]

I still love how MC thinks he could defend against NBA scrubs.

They'd break his ankles or run him into a routine pick so hard that he would be concussed. Defense in the NBA is incredibly complicated and intricate. As far as scoring, lots of guys seem to underestimate the athleticism of NBA players.

I can play better perimter defense than Harden

You couldn't play better perimeter defense than Kevin Love, right now, from his hospital bed.

Why is It unreasonable to think I could stick close to my man on D and follow through?

If your athletic ability is anything close to your posting skills I feel confident.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Zero. now. And zero when I was able to play a little back in the day. I guess some idiot could've fouled me and I'd make a FT but, other than that, I'd have no chance.

 

[Zow]

I still love how MC thinks he could defend against NBA scrubs.

They'd break his ankles or run him into a routine pick so hard that he would be concussed. Defense in the NBA is incredibly complicated and intricate.As far as scoring, lots of guys seem to underestimate the athleticism of NBA players.

I can play better perimter defense than Harden

You couldn't play better perimeter defense than Kevin Love, right now, from his hospital bed.

Why is It unreasonable to think I could stick close to my man on D and follow through?

Because it is. You're delusional. These guys are in the top .001% of athletes in the world. They're faster, stronger, and quicker than you. They also know how to cut, set picks, a use spacing.

This would be you, but covering one guy only...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuJ9XUqczsM

 

[Niles Standish]

Can somebody rationally explain to me the notion that there's a reasonable chance of going to the free throw line? I just don't see it.

Defensive break down.

Maybe you set a screen close to the block for your new NBA teammate, he goes out to the 3 point line both the defenders follow him out to the line, the PG sees you wide open near the basket and passes you the ball. You put a little head fake on the rotating defender get him up in the air, jump into him draw the foul

The average FBGuy is going to be quite a bit less athletic and weaker than the NBA guys. Assuming the other team is in the penalty you might get thrown around enough times that the refs will give you a call or two even without shooting. Think of it like flopping without the acting.

 

[matuski]

I didnt see an option for "Whatever they let me score". Unless someone on this board played big time college basketball, most NBA point guards could shut you out if they wanted. Im assuming no one, or at least very few here are 6'9+ and would all play the piont.

This isn't true. Most people playing decent pickup level ball can score on NBA players. Even a non pickup level player could get a layup as a result of nothing they did (lucky cut, your man doubling off of you, defender tripping, etc).

The question is how I would react to the pressure of being on a court with 9 pros. I'd probably try to disappear.

 

[Yenrub]

Can somebody rationally explain to me the notion that there's a reasonable chance of going to the free throw line? I just don't see it.

Defensive break down.

Maybe you set a screen close to the block for your new NBA teammate, he goes out to the 3 point line both the defenders follow him out to the line, the PG sees you wide open near the basket and passes you the ball. You put a little head fake on the rotating defender get him up in the air, jump into him draw the foul

at the idea of any of us being able to "head fake" out Dwight Howard.

Well I said it was a defensive breakdown so maybe Dwight went with the 3 point shooter and the rotating player is Jason Terry.

Terry isn’t very big and isn’t known for his defensive prowess

Oh and I should have said pump fake instead of head fake

 

[Ketamine Dreams]

What till Jayrod finds this thread. The delusion factor will sky-rocket

Lol, his post is the delusional post I came to find to get a good laugh.

 

[maxwelledison]

I'm confident that the real answer for almost everyone here is between 0 and 8. Those saying more must have not only played big time D1 basketball but should be players that are well known. For those that doubt this check YouTube.

 

[B-Deep]

I'm confident that the real answer for almost everyone here is between 0 and 8. Those saying more must have not only played big time D1 basketball but should be players that are well known. For those that doubt this check YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAaM8TJLt7s

 

[CBusAlex]

Voted 6-8 points.

Put me on the Sacramento Kings so I can stand under our basket and cherry-pick the whole game.

This might be the best strategy on any team. Whatever I might do on the other end of the court would certainly not be considered "defense" by any stretch of the imagination, and I'd be more likely to get in my teammates way than to actually help them in any way. May as well just not be there at all.

 

[MC Gas Money]

I still love how MC thinks he could defend against NBA scrubs.

They'd break his ankles or run him into a routine pick so hard that he would be concussed. Defense in the NBA is incredibly complicated and intricate. As far as scoring, lots of guys seem to underestimate the athleticism of NBA players.

I can play better perimter defense than Harden

You couldn't play better perimeter defense than Kevin Love, right now, from his hospital bed.

Why is It unreasonable to think I could stick close to my man on D and follow through?

If your athletic ability is anything close to your posting skills I feel confident.

How are those related?

 

[MC Gas Money]

I still love how MC thinks he could defend against NBA scrubs.

They'd break his ankles or run him into a routine pick so hard that he would be concussed. Defense in the NBA is incredibly complicated and intricate.As far as scoring, lots of guys seem to underestimate the athleticism of NBA players.

I can play better perimter defense than Harden

You couldn't play better perimeter defense than Kevin Love, right now, from his hospital bed.

Why is It unreasonable to think I could stick close to my man on D and follow through?

Because it is. You're delusional. These guys are in the top .001% of athletes in the world. They're faster, stronger, and quicker than you. They also know how to cut, set picks, a use spacing. This would be you, but covering one guy only...

I think you are the delusional one.

I only said I would be able to play decent defense. I wouldnt be any real factor on either ebd (none on offense) but I would make it so they had to at least try a bit while im on them.

You act like I said I could keep up with Usain Bolt in a 40 yard dash.

I only saud I could stick to my man and get a hand in his face

 

[Cliff Clavin]

I only saud I could stick to my man and get a hand in his face

Hint: that is the laughable part

 

[Zow]

And I'm saying you can't.

 

[hagmania]

None.

I would score none points.

 

[timschochet]

I'd be proud to score zero.

Negative numbers is much more likely.

 

[timschochet]

Mc Gas Money does have 176 IQ. Combine that with him wearing one of his custom t-shirts, and it just might work.

 

[hagmania]

I'm not even sure if the team could inbound the ball with me on the court. 5 v 4 inbound play sounds pretty rough against NBA defenders.

 

[TheAristocrat]

"No stupid. The number doesn't begin with a one. It's just 76."

"I have an IQ of 176!"

 

[Buttonhook]

I still love how MC thinks he could defend against NBA scrubs.

They'd break his ankles or run him into a routine pick so hard that he would be concussed. Defense in the NBA is incredibly complicated and intricate.As far as scoring, lots of guys seem to underestimate the athleticism of NBA players.

I can play better perimter defense than Harden

You couldn't play better perimeter defense than Kevin Love, right now, from his hospital bed.

Why is It unreasonable to think I could stick close to my man on D and follow through?

Because it is. You're delusional. These guys are in the top .001% of athletes in the world. They're faster, stronger, and quicker than you. They also know how to cut, set picks, a use spacing. This would be you, but covering one guy only...

I picked the Kings because the owner came out and publicly admitted he thought going 4 on 5 on defense was a good idea... he obviously caught a lot of crap for it.

 

[timschochet]

I'm not even sure if the team could inbound the ball with me on the court. 5 v 4 inbound play sounds pretty rough against NBA defenders.

Exactly.

That's why I wrote I would be proud with zero, because I'm pretty sure that every moment I was on the court I would contribute to my team being heavily outscored.

In fact, there's a very good chance my team would not score the entire time I was on the court.

 

[Jack White]

Guys, have you watched any Spurs games?

Matt Bonner gets wide open threes any time he's on the floor.

Guarantee I could hit some of those.

 

[hagmania]

I don't think you understand. Matt Bonner is a Monstar compared to me, the Nerdluck.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Guys, have you watched any Spurs games?

Matt Bonner gets wide open threes any time he's on the floor.

Guarantee I could hit some of those.

Do you mean Matt Bonner, the NBA player?

 

[Jack White]

Guys, have you watched any Spurs games?

Matt Bonner gets wide open threes any time he's on the floor.

Guarantee I could hit some of those.

Do you mean Matt Bonner, the NBA player?

I mean the guy who barely plays these days, but is known as a 3-point specialist, and yet still gets wide-open looks with no defender in sight.

I would be even more wide open, and I can shoot the rock.

Playing 48 minutes, I would get 10-12 wide open threes. And I would make a few of them.

 

[Clifford]

Zero, unless the other team managed to send me to the line, which could in theory happen if my defender tripped and fell into me. Players sometimes trip.

This would be my only scenario for scoring and pretty sure the pressure would ensure I would miss every one. That and the fact that I absolutely can not hit a freethrow in the best of circumstances.

 

[timschochet]

Given a lot of height, skill, and years of experience, I could be Matt Bonner. I know I could.

 

[GOB]

Guys, have you watched any Spurs games?

Matt Bonner gets wide open threes any time he's on the floor.

Guarantee I could hit some of those.

Do you mean Matt Bonner, the NBA player?

I mean the guy who barely plays these days, but is known as a 3-point specialist, and yet still gets wide-open looks with no defender in sight.

I would be even more wide open, and I can shoot the rock.

Playing 48 minutes, I would get 10-12 wide open threes. And I would make a few of them.

I'll tell you what. if you can go to the biggest college basketball team in your area and practice with them I will make you a wager.

If you can hit 2 3 pointers in a scrimmage with them I will pay you $3k. If you don't you pay me $2k and stop being stupid.

I'll fly out to any place in the us to witness this.

I'm willing to put the 3k in escrow.

 

[Jack White]

Guys, have you watched any Spurs games?

Matt Bonner gets wide open threes any time he's on the floor.

Guarantee I could hit some of those.

Do you mean Matt Bonner, the NBA player?

I mean the guy who barely plays these days, but is known as a 3-point specialist, and yet still gets wide-open looks with no defender in sight.

I would be even more wide open, and I can shoot the rock.

Playing 48 minutes, I would get 10-12 wide open threes. And I would make a few of them.

I'll tell you what.if you can go to the biggest college basketball team in your area and practice with them I will make you a wager.

If you can hit 2 3 pointers in a scrimmage with them I will pay you $3k. If you don't you pay me $2k and stop being stupid.

I'll fly out to any place in the us to witness this.

I'm willing to put the 3k in escrow.

Interesting proposition.

I'll get ahold of the local team and see if they're willing to drop everything to help settle a bet based on a hypothetical situation created on a message board.

 

[MC Gas Money]

And I'm saying you can't.

I would play timball strategy.

Recite the Naismith rules til an opposing player decks me, sink my free throws then when the starters foul out I stick to the bench scrubs like glue.

 

[MC Gas Money]

Guys, have you watched any Spurs games?

Matt Bonner gets wide open threes any time he's on the floor.

Guarantee I could hit some of those.

Do you mean Matt Bonner, the NBA player?

I mean the guy who barely plays these days, but is known as a 3-point specialist, and yet still gets wide-open looks with no defender in sight.

I would be even more wide open, and I can shoot the rock.

Playing 48 minutes, I would get 10-12 wide open threes. And I would make a few of them.

I'll tell you what.if you can go to the biggest college basketball team in your area and practice with them I will make you a wager.

If you can hit 2 3 pointers in a scrimmage with them I will pay you $3k. If you don't you pay me $2k and stop being stupid.

I'll fly out to any place in the us to witness this.

I'm willing to put the 3k in escrow.

Interesting proposition.

I'll get ahold of the local team and see if they're willing to drop everything to help settle a bet based on a hypothetical situation created on a message board.

Offer them half the wager if they let you drop a few 3's but make it look good.

 

[Penguin]

Zero, I am freakin' Penguin

 

[Yankee23Fan]

I would foul out in 3 game minutes.

 

[TheAristocrat]

Guys, have you watched any Spurs games?

Matt Bonner gets wide open threes any time he's on the floor.

Guarantee I could hit some of those.

Do you mean Matt Bonner, the NBA player?

I mean the guy who barely plays these days, but is known as a 3-point specialist, and yet still gets wide-open looks with no defender in sight.

I would be even more wide open, and I can shoot the rock.

Playing 48 minutes, I would get 10-12 wide open threes. And I would make a few of them.

I'll tell you what.if you can go to the biggest college basketball team in your area and practice with them I will make you a wager.

If you can hit 2 3 pointers in a scrimmage with them I will pay you $3k. If you don't you pay me $2k and stop being stupid.

I'll fly out to any place in the us to witness this.

I'm willing to put the 3k in escrow.

Interesting proposition.

I'll get ahold of the local team and see if they're willing to drop everything to help settle a bet based on a hypothetical situation created on a message board.

If they are dudes like any other dudes in this world, I'm sure they will oblige.

 

[matuski]

Threads like this bring out the delusion in people.

"I do ok in my rec league at the Y playing against 36 year old lawyers, so I could probably drop 10-12 in an NBA game."

My rec leagues have former NBA players in them. Range from recently out of the league to the 90's.

You can't stop them from scoring on you (Carl Herrera dumped 53 on me about 10 years ago), but if you can shoot/cut they aren't impossible to score against.

 

[jon_mx]

Anybody saying they would start hitting shots are delusional. The close out in the NBA is a lot better than college gut Jason from the YMCA.

I'm assuming of course that the defender will actually try. I still think he could help on other guys like some are suggesting but they will still close out quickly.

Yes you can hit a shot or 2 if they basically leave you alone but that is akin to hitting shots in open gym. After you make 1 or 2 shots, assuming you have the energy after getting abused on D, you will get some attention and that's the end of it.

If they truly guarded you, you would have very little chance to get a shot off. But the reality is, they would be wasting their time guarding you and would be doubling up on someone else. They would dare you to take shots and leave you open. That would be your window of opportunity to score.

 

[Jack White]

Anybody saying they would start hitting shots are delusional. The close out in the NBA is a lot better than college gut Jason from the YMCA.

I'm assuming of course that the defender will actually try. I still think he could help on other guys like some are suggesting but they will still close out quickly.

Yes you can hit a shot or 2 if they basically leave you alone but that is akin to hitting shots in open gym. After you make 1 or 2 shots, assuming you have the energy after getting abused on D, you will get some attention and that's the end of it.

If they truly guarded you, you would have very little chance to get a shot off. But the reality is, they would be wasting their time guarding you and would be doubling up on someone else. They would dare you to take shots and leave you open. That would be your window of opportunity to score.

That's what I've been saying all along. I'd be open, and I can make open shots.

 

[shader]

Threads like this bring out the delusion in people.

"I do ok in my rec league at the Y playing against 36 year old lawyers, so I could probably drop 10-12 in an NBA game."

My rec leagues have former NBA players in them. Range from recently out of the league to the 90's.

You can't stop them from scoring on you (Carl Herrera dumped 53 on me about 10 years ago), but if you can shoot/cut they aren't impossible to score against.

And you can beat up Pacquiao

 

[shader]

If all depends on if they want to stop you or not. If they give you open shots, you might could score. If they REALLY want to stop you, you would never score.

The reason you can score on former nba players in the gym is because they absolutely don't care. If they were giving it their all they would completely shut you down.

 

[Snoopy]

I'd be proud to score zero.

Negative numbers is much more likely.

You will make shot(s) in the opponent's basket?

 

[matuski]

Threads like this bring out the delusion in people.

"I do ok in my rec league at the Y playing against 36 year old lawyers, so I could probably drop 10-12 in an NBA game."

My rec leagues have former NBA players in them. Range from recently out of the league to the 90's.

You can't stop them from scoring on you (Carl Herrera dumped 53 on me about 10 years ago), but if you can shoot/cut they aren't impossible to score against.

And you can beat up Pacquiao

I'm not sure what that means.

What I said was fairly simple. Their skills on offense are in another world from us. On defense they can't change the fact that you can shoot/score. It isn't complicated.

At 38 I still score against former NBA and college players regularly... and that isn't bragging in any way whatsoever. I can make an open shot or layup when myself or my team make that happen.. yay me.

 

[matuski]

If all depends on if they want to stop you or not. If they give you open shots, you might could score. If they REALLY want to stop you, you would never score.

The reason you can score on former nba players in the gym is because they absolutely don't care. If they were giving it their all they would completely shut you down.

You don't guard one person in a game... you have played I hope?

Screens, picks, loose balls, rebounds... you never have your defender "giving their all" to stop you from scoring. It isn't one on one. They help, they switch, they end up in the wrong place in transition... 100 ways to find yourself free from defense enough to score. You aren't necessarily scoring on your defender, you are hitting a shot that you found or earned.

One on one, sure - the scenario isn't one on one.

 

[njherdfan]

Even if the other team doesn't guard you, think about how quick an NBA player's release is versus yours. They'd close out and more likely than not block your shot. In a real NBA game no one on this board would have what we'd consider an "open" look.

 

[Zegras11]

If all depends on if they want to stop you or not. If they give you open shots, you might could score. If they REALLY want to stop you, you would never score.

The reason you can score on former nba players in the gym is because they absolutely don't care. If they were giving it their all they would completely shut you down.

You don't guard one person in a game... you have played I hope?

Screens, picks, loose balls, rebounds... you never have your defender "giving their all" to stop you from scoring. It isn't one on one. They help, they switch, they end up in the wrong place in transition... 100 ways to find yourself free from defense enough to score. You aren't necessarily scoring on your defender, you are hitting a shot that you found or earned.

One on one, sure - the scenario isn't one on one.

exactly... it's funny that Woz turned it into a 1-1 scenario. He then posted a video and that guy scored. ( I only watched a few minutes)

 

[Tennessee_ATO]

I still love how MC thinks he could defend against NBA scrubs.

They'd break his ankles or run him into a routine pick so hard that he would be concussed. Defense in the NBA is incredibly complicated and intricate.As far as scoring, lots of guys seem to underestimate the athleticism of NBA players.

I can play better perimter defense than Harden

You couldn't play better perimeter defense than Kevin Love, right now, from his hospital bed.

Why is It unreasonable to think I could stick close to my man on D and follow through?

Because it is. They would run your guy on a pick-and-roll. Not only would you not be able to switch appropriately or fast enough, but you would also serve as a 6th offensive player, effectively screening the rotating help. The optimum shot against a scrub like any of us is a slam. They wouldn't run a single play that did anything other than free "your" guy for a roll to the rim. The only chance you would have of "your" guy not scoring every single time would be boredom at around the 46 minute mark.

 

[TripItUp]

Decent player/starter at a big high school back in the day...could dunk, decent shooter etc. Have played with some pros in pickup games in the past.

If they truly defended me the entire game I wouldn't get a shot off. I'm 6'2 with decent quicks.

I'll say 2 points on 1-3 shooting. NBA regular season defense is lax and knowing my team is down 30 points by the half(because of me), I might get one or two garbage jumpers, but only because they got lazy and stopped defending me or left for a double team etc.

I'd probably turn the ball over 30 times. Those guys are so good defensively and so quick I literally wouldn't be able to handle the ball for more than a few seconds when defended and I've played competitively for 20 years.

 

[Tennessee_ATO]

Anybody saying they would start hitting shots are delusional. The close out in the NBA is a lot better than college gut Jason from the YMCA.

I'm assuming of course that the defender will actually try. I still think he could help on other guys like some are suggesting but they will still close out quickly.

Yes you can hit a shot or 2 if they basically leave you alone but that is akin to hitting shots in open gym. After you make 1 or 2 shots, assuming you have the energy after getting abused on D, you will get some attention and that's the end of it.

If they truly guarded you, you would have very little chance to get a shot off. But the reality is, they would be wasting their time guarding you and would be doubling up on someone else. They would dare you to take shots and leave you open. That would be your window of opportunity to score.

Nah, it would be a feeding frenzy the moment one of us caught the ball. They would try to funnel the play to you, then attack like a lion on a wildebeest. Close-out speed in the NBA is frightening. Whomever was lucky enough to be the guy to clamp down on you the moment you caught the ball would view it as a stat-stuffing buffet. TO-breakaway-dunk would be the goal, followed by block-breakaway-dunk and TO-assist-dunk and block-assist-dunk. I mean, really talented rookies are largely inept on offense for at least half a season because the speed and athleticism of the game blows-away even major college ball.

That said, the odds of scoring, as miniscule as they may be, would be far greater than MC's belief that adequate or even quasi-adequate defense would be possible.

 

[MC Gas Money]

I still love how MC thinks he could defend against NBA scrubs.

They'd break his ankles or run him into a routine pick so hard that he would be concussed. Defense in the NBA is incredibly complicated and intricate.As far as scoring, lots of guys seem to underestimate the athleticism of NBA players.

I can play better perimter defense than Harden

You couldn't play better perimeter defense than Kevin Love, right now, from his hospital bed.

Why is It unreasonable to think I could stick close to my man on D and follow through?

Because it is. They would run your guy on a pick-and-roll. Not only would you not be able to switch appropriately or fast enough, but you would also serve as a 6th offensive player, effectively screening the rotating help. The optimum shot against a scrub like any of us is a slam. They wouldn't run a single play that did anything other than free "your" guy for a roll to the rim. The only chance you would have of "your" guy not scoring every single time would be boredom at around the 46 minute mark.

You are seriously underestimating my lateral movement

 

[Tennessee_ATO]

I still love how MC thinks he could defend against NBA scrubs.

They'd break his ankles or run him into a routine pick so hard that he would be concussed. Defense in the NBA is incredibly complicated and intricate.As far as scoring, lots of guys seem to underestimate the athleticism of NBA players.

I can play better perimter defense than Harden

You couldn't play better perimeter defense than Kevin Love, right now, from his hospital bed.

Why is It unreasonable to think I could stick close to my man on D and follow through?

Because it is. They would run your guy on a pick-and-roll. Not only would you not be able to switch appropriately or fast enough, but you would also serve as a 6th offensive player, effectively screening the rotating help. The optimum shot against a scrub like any of us is a slam. They wouldn't run a single play that did anything other than free "your" guy for a roll to the rim. The only chance you would have of "your" guy not scoring every single time would be boredom at around the 46 minute mark.

You are seriously underestimating my lateral movement

Mmmkay.

 

[sports_fan]

0. If I were to dribble it up the court someone would steal it from me every time. If left open and passed the ball someone would close out on me and block it. My only chance would be to get fouled and make one at the line.