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Beekayz

Years ago

How hard would it be to get in the NBL?

Don't be too disheartened.
There's always the Special Olympics.

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Beekayz

Years ago

People give a lot of shit to the NBL and its players (myself, at times, included) but the standard of basketball is actually a lot higher than most people would think.

The best way to gauge it is to spend the $ to get a courtside seat one time and see how fast and athletic the players really are.

It looks a lot easier when they're on tv.

Especially when the better teams with good systems are playing each other.

And you see someone sprint at top speed off 2 screens, receive the ball and immediately jump vertically as high as they can, with the ball leaving their hand at their highest point, and the ball only just misses the defender's outstretched hand by millimeters...

That's when you realise how hard it would be to get into the NBL.

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Anonymous

Years ago

Really hard , if you've played rep ball , state , international then your halfway there. Although NBL isn't as focused on statistics like the NBA. You gotta have a good motor , and some intangibles. NBL seems to have athletes with skill , smarts and determination. Defence and passing are great skills for any team , along with great court vision, spacing out on the floor and always keeping yourself in play. That means , being active , playing help defence, one thing I hate about the NBL atm is the screening and off ball movement.
Can you shoot the ball? Down and deep , can you make freethrows? At least touch the rim? 3/4 sprint in less then 4seconds? How well can you handle the ball? Box out?

Well that's my 5cents!

Churrrrrrrrrrr

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Anonymous

Years ago

which afl player would carve up in the nbl?

besides dean brogan aha

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