Hoops

Social bball at Glenelg?

Sounds great......ill rally some troops and get people to sign when you get it going.

Yogee, do what I do, surround yourself with mates who don't know if you're meant to catch the ball with their hands or feet and let them watch in awe as shot after shot bounces off the rim. Great for the ego.

Actually I can assure a good 1 out of 50 wide open threes will go in the basket when I shoot, and as such should qualify as the USA's "zone breaker".

Hey Tizzle, you don't play at Flinders at all during the week do you? I sometimes try to get a pick up game between lectures in the gym.

There's a decent court at Surrey Downs Primary School with metal nets, you'll find me and my mates out there in Summer and holidays. Also a full size court and nets at Lovell Resrve in Athelstone. Neither have lighting though.

Important point is do they have lights Isaac?

Alf, ta!

Anyone else know some good places to play ball in summer? Maybe we should all start a regular central meeting place if anyone wants a game, (from the people wanting to prove their hot to people like me who just hope one of their ugly as jumpshots goes in the basket).

as u proberbly alreay know, they are building a huge complex at glenelg where magic mountain is gettin ripped down, out there would be perfect.....

Probabley due to some of the vandalism going on etc in that area.

There is actually another school with lights on 2 minutes away as well. The court isn't as good thought and the lighting is very dim, (no 3 point line either). The security guards there will let you play non stop but will take your cars' number plate and if anything goes wrong will investigate through you. Some dodgy things happen at that school so we often use that as a last resort for some before 12pm ball.

The courts I play on have no 3 point line but are extremely lit, have a pretty good surface and all. There is two rings, (smaller than official size but not too bad). The area is wind protected being surrounded by four buildings with a nice small car park attached to the court so as to keep an eye on your car. I think the school is called The Pines. Most of the time security guards will let you play, (most of them recognise me now and know I won't vandalise anything) but some kick you off. It's starting to catch on there and often its a fight of who gets the court first. Anyone looking for a nightgame on a sunday night from about 11pm to 3am etc in summer should check it out.

Me and my mates play basketball weeknights and sunday nights under some lights at a primary school in parafield gardens in summer. Sometimes however the guard will kick you off around 3am or so. Matters if you get a cool guard or not.

And then sometimes drug addicts will rock on through......but that's a different matter altogether.

I used to work at Coles Glenelg, (now at Norwood) and always thought it would be an excellent idea. Maybe we should start a petition to the council.

Terrico went about his business with out any fuss, offensively he’d go missing at times but always needed guarding, defensively very good. Cotton is a super star but Batman had Robin and Bryce had Terrico. He’ll be a big loss.