The Park I play at has a wide range of skills and styles. One guy told me to quit bumping him on rebounds. I explained it was called ‘boxing out’ and he looked pretty pissed when he said “I don’t care, just stop”. So I stopped and we played the post like we were back in Church league during Middle School.

I’m 6'4" ~ 200 lbs so half the time I end up being the 4 or 5 in pick up games. I play about every other day. I do know how to, and can effectively box out as a ‘big’. When you box out down low you assume a body position where your elbows potentially contact the other player. I didn’t mean to imply anyone would be…

Playing D that’s too intense is the number one cause of people getting pissed in the pick up games I play. If that’s how the game is being played, then sure - have at it. McHale vs. Laimbeer on every possession. But if your point guard is calling for an iso on every play, the ball isn’t getting into the post on either…

or the third option, WWE style struggle for the ball

Another tip: If you are playing man on man coverage, get a feel for how physically your opponent is playing. If he’s playing weak defense and not boxing out, Harden style, then you probably don’t want to go full Dennis Rodman and start boxing him out into traffic, because no one likes the guy who’s too intense like…

By “how jump balls work” you probably mean “what to do when the ball is tied up, because there are no jump balls in pick-up games”. We use an unofficial possession arrow at my local courts.

At the time America was founded the predominate attitude towards the treatment of Blacks was definitely NOT tolerance. Sadly, the situation you describe is what constitutes progress since then.

Blacks are property
Whites deserve anything they can take by force
American was founded on *this* principle

Didn’t he get beat up trying to buy crack on skid row? I would guess that’s around the timeframe you’re looking for....

Plot twist: It was a public HS graduation?

That’s eerie because ‘reconcile’ is a word I always draw a blank on, especially when I am trying to use it regarding finances.

That looked a little more like London Prizefight to me. Either way, points awarded for the ridiculous haymakers.

“(Doc) and I don’t know each other like that. We know each other as strictly basketball.” and that’s why my Dad gets stolen so much, and I turn him over all the time. (At this point Austin had to leave the interview because Damon Lillard had just stolen Doc Rivers again)

.....imma let you finish, BUT...

S0, you’re a Lakers fan then?

You’re officially ‘The Media’ now. Here’s your badge, and gun, and your media bias. Use all of them recklessly.

Possibly.... I didn’t plagiarize this one on purpose, but it’s conceivable I overheard his bit and forgot. His punch line is better, but fwiw I did have this actual conversation w/ my wife. The local news person was Heather Rowe

I asked my wife who was on her Celebrity Cheat list. She had:
1. Leo
2. Brad Pitt
3. Some other predictable dudes

My list, though, was awesome and started with:
1. The local news anchor
2. The woman at the Customer Service counter at our supermarket

Wife didn’t agree w/ my definition of Celebrity

Get the Fck It add on for Chrome and kill the troublesome DIV tags?

6 inches erect isn’t exactly Diggler-esque proportions.