Could anyone on here Destroy the worst Player in the league 1 on 1?

[sammichoffate]

:rockon:

[navy]

Yes.

[Jameerthefear]

Hell no.

[JohnFreeman]

Yes

[TylerOO]

I know I can. Not sure about any of these other lames

[Inferno]

I know I can. Not sure about any of these other lames

Says the 12 year old :lol

[mattvNJ]

Destroy... no. Possibly win, really depends on who and what position were up against. I play a lot of rec ball, intramurals, and played HS.

General consensus on worst player or player youd most likely like your odds against?

[sejoon101]

retarded ass thread.

in before people who think they have a chance dropping walls of texts on why they got a chance

[Bandito]

If I am on fire? Probably not:lol

[LoneyROY7]

If I'm feeling it, I could probably beat Chris Smith. :rockon:

[Jameerthefear]

Anyone who says yes is stupid as hell.

[Bandito]

Anyone who says yes is stupid as hell.
100% sure I can beat you though.

[LoneyROY7]

100% sure I can beat you though.

+1000.

[livinglegend]

People always tell me that I should have been a NBA player. So I guess yes, I could destroy the worst player in the league.

[Milbuck]

I would wreck Durant 1 on 1. I'm 4'3" but have the density of a neutron star and the vertical of a flea relative to human height. I'd back him the **** down and dunk down his throat, and there's not a damn thing he could do about it.

[BankShot]

Destroy... no. Possibly win, really depends on who and what position were up against. I play a lot of rec ball, intramurals, and played HS.

General consensus on worst player or player youd most likely like your odds against?

:roll:

He plays "alot of rec ball [and] intramurals" so he can beat a professional one-on-one :roll:

[JohnFreeman]

I could beat Durant. I lifted weights once

[TylerOO]

Says the 12 year old :lol

:rolleyes: :sleeping

[Bandito]

People always tell me that I should have been a NBA player. So I guess yes, I could destroy the worst player in the league.
You can't even keep a bet, how would you be able to keep up with the scrubbest of the NBA players on the court.:roll:

[livinglegend]

You can't even keep a bet, how would you be able to keep up with the scrubbest of the NBA players on the court.:roll:

1. You dont know how bets work.

2. What does bets have to do with bball skills?

3. Your LOW IQ showing up again.

[Bandito]

1. You dont know how bets work.

2. What does bets have to do with bball skills?

3. Your LOW IQ showing up again. stupido!
1. Says the fggt who couldn't keep a bet.:roll: :roll: :roll:

2.Stay in school if you didn't undertood what I meant:facepalm

3. Says the dumbass who can't even spell "ESTUPIDO":lol :oldlol: :roll: :lol :oldlol: :roll:

[Bibby4Three]

I could.

Already played Jonny Flynn in highschool hes gotta be one of the worst NBA players ever right?

[IncarceratedBob]

I could beat someone like Derrick Fisher, he doesn't have any lateral movement or any real skill besides making wide open 3s. I would have a chance to beat him if winner gets ball, I'm 6'3" and played bball throughout college.

[fos]

I'm pretty confident I could beat Jan Vesely in a freethrow shooting contest.

[Bandito]

I could probably beat Wilt right now, now that I think about it.

[BankShot]

While PER is clearly no where close to a perfect indicator of the quality of an NBA player, we'll use it for now for the sake of argument.

Peyton Silva has the lowest PER of American-born NBA players that have played more than 5 NBA games this season at -0.63 (15 is the average, and Durant is a 30 so he's as far from average as LBJ and Durant)

Again, for the sake of argument we'll call him the worst in the NBA.

He's a state Mr. Basketball, a state highschool champ, and a national champ that was a two-time Big East Tournament MVP, and was awarded the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award which goes to the top NCAA player under 6'0"

My point is that even the dredges of the NBA are filled with high-school legends and extremely productive college players that couldn't be touched by your average "I played in HS" and "I play alot of rec ball"

[Bandito]

I'm pretty confident I could beat Jan Vesely in a freethrow shooting contest.
Could I beat Dwight?:eek:

[Legends66NBA7]

Off course not. Nobody would even win, let alone "destroy " a pro.

[Rake2204]

Since the answer to the original question will so clearly be "no", perhaps we can switch things up a little bit. Who, if you had to pick someone, would be the most beatable NBA player in one-on-one? That doesn't mean they would lose, per se. Just, they'd provide the best chance at an opposing victory, no matter how slim.

It'd have to be a non-guard, yes?

[Bibby4Three]

Off course not. Nobody would even win, let alone "destroy " a pro.

Don't believe me, Just Watch.

[BankShot]

It'd have to be a non-guard, yes?

Yes..... and no.

I think our only chance would be to get hot from deep and just make 5 or 6 in a row and call it a day. The bigger the player the less likely we'd be to getting shots off. While they are probably slower and less agile, we'd likely still be at an athletic disadvantage so we'd just be trying to shoot over someone taller

:confusedshrug:

[livinglegend]

1. Says the fggt who couldn't keep a bet.

2.Stay in school if you didn't undertood what I meant:facepalm

3. Says the dumbass who can't even spell "ESTUPIDO":lol :oldlol: :roll: :lol :oldlol: :roll:

1. Again showing your low IQ. Didnt get the fact that you cant claim a person couldnt keep a bet if yourself dont understand how bets work. LOW IQ.

2. Didnt answer the question. Running away just like in that avy bet thread.

3. says the fggt that cant spell understood. UNDERTOOD :oldlol: :oldlol: wtf?:oldlol:

[Bandito]

1. Again showing your low IQ. Didnt get the fact that you cant claim a person couldnt keep a bet if yourself dont understand how bets work. LOW IQ.

2. Didnt answer the question. Running away just like in that avy bet thread.

3. says the fggt that cant spell understood. UNDERTOOD :oldlol: :oldlol: wtf?:oldlol:
1. I understand how bets work is you who doesn't understand.

2. Is called read between the lines genius.

3. I misspelled a word, woe is me for not being as perfect as you and forgetting the 's'. At least I can spell 'Estupido', baldie....

[TheReal Kendall]

I could in my prime.

I'm out of shape now so I would have to say no

[livinglegend]

1. I understand how bets work is you who doesn't understand.

2. Is called read between the lines genius.

3. I misspelled a word, woe is me for not being as perfect as you and forgetting the 's'. At least I can spell 'Estupido', baldie....

1. Well, what prove you have that i dont understand it. I have a prove that you dont understand : you couldnt answer the question I asked in that avy bet thread. What prove do you have?

2. Yeah, but there was nothing between the lines except white spaces. Still, didnt answer my question.

3. Comment backfire! I also missed one letter, an ''E''. :oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol: ...... baldie!

[JohnFreeman]

I would run circles around Thabeet

[Marchesk]

I could probably beat Wilt right now, now that I think about it.

:lol

[BankShot]

I would run circles around Thabeet

He'd block every shot you took.... with his elbow. Thats how far you'd be from scoring on him.

[inclinerator]

of course i can, even the best nba players are only human

[sammichoffate]

Seems like the thread is progressing nicely :oldlol:

[FLDFSU]

While PER is clearly no where close to a perfect indicator of the quality of an NBA player, we'll use it for now for the sake of argument.

Peyton Silva has the lowest PER of American-born NBA players that have played more than 5 NBA games this season at -0.63 (15 is the average, and Durant is a 30 so he's as far from average as LBJ and Durant)

Again, for the sake of argument we'll call him the worst in the NBA.

He's a state Mr. Basketball, a state highschool champ, and a national champ that was a two-time Big East Tournament MVP, and was awarded the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award which goes to the top NCAA player under 6'0"

My point is that even the dredges of the NBA are filled with high-school legends and extremely productive college players that couldn't be touched by your average "I played in HS" and "I play alot of rec ball"

:applause:

I am pretty sure a mercy rule would take effect if anyone on ISH plays Peyton one on one. Be like 21-0.

[Collie]

Didn't an old washed-up Scalabrine just destroy a bunch of guys that included some decent players? He even went 3vs1 and held them to 0 points.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/brian-scalabrine-dominated-competition-boston-one-one-challenge-231654445--nba.html

[JimmyMcAdocious]

Probably Aaron Gray full court.

[J Shuttlesworth]

No way in hell I could beat Roy Hibbert in a game of basketball

[Lebron23]

Nooo. The worst NBA player would be the best basketball player outside the NBA.

[JohnFreeman]

I could beat any Euroleague player

[20Four]

lol yall are stupid if yall can think yall could beat the worst NBA player....thats why they're in the league...

Watch this Brian Scalabrine 1 on 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOw8aC78LoU) people actually thought they can beat scalabrine even if he was a bench warmer...look what happened...

[bigt]

It's an insult to the league to see so many people claiming they could destroy, let alone beat, an actual NBA player. There's a reason they are in the league and we are not.

[MrC1991]

Man a old ass D Fish would get to the paint at will, body us, lock us down, shoot over us, shit probably even break our ankles once or twice. No one on this forum could beat a NBA player or a D League player.

[JohnMax]

I would force Lebron to go left

[outbreak]

No and op is an idiot. Watch the scalabrine challenge videos.

[Vienceslav]

This question is basically 'Are you one of the 400 best players in the world?':lol
That would be a no for me.

[Fiasco]

Have we forgotten Scalabrine basically putting this idea in a casket?

[Fire Colangelo]

I played Steve Novak once at a college gym. Dude was fast tall long anything thinking they can blow by NBA guys are kidding themselves. I shot fadeaway jumpers the whole game :lol got destroyed every time I went to the rim. Score was like 11-2

[RoseCity07]

Not one player on this board could beat the worst player. In the summer when I was in my best shape playing my best ball I played against this dude that plays for a NBA D League team. I think Detroits D League team. The dude didn't seem that polished but he was very good. He was like Lebron compared to the rest of the players. Dunking easily. Pulling up on the fast break and hitting jumpers. I couldn't beat him if we were both trying. He'd just go inside or shut me down.

[Angel Face]

Thread's funny, it's like asking an average Joe if he could KO a pro boxer. You all got no chance. There's a reason they play basketball for a living and you're sitting at home posting on ISH.

[Magic731]

I wouldn't win, but I could definitely get buckets on James Harden.

[Flash31]

I wouldn't win, but I could definitely get buckets on James Harden.

James Hardens great great grandma could put up buckets on him

[iamgine]

Maybe not the worst player but if anyone here is a fairly strong 6'6+, probably can beat Derek Fisher 1 on 1.

[ImKobe]

I could destroy any player in the said league.

[WallIn]

I'm pretty confident that I would beat DeAndre Jordan in the free throw and 3-point contest :confusedshrug:

[Dragonyeuw]

Wtf.... The worst NBA player is still a world class athlete. Even the scrubs are really good, they're just benched for someone better. I attended a camp right before college where I got the chance to play with and against some d1 players and NBA players, you have no idea the power and speed these guys play at. Shiiit, I attended another camp with Craig Hodges in attendance during the first 3peat, we're talking a bench player 3 point specialist. Dude was fast as hell, and when you saw him on TV you wouldnt think to yourself 'damn this guy is quick'. But against us in a pickup game? And this was like a 32 year old Hodges, not even in his 'prime' so to speak.

[Soundwave]

Any NBA player, even the scrubs, would demolish any of the stupid kids here.

[Trollsmasher]

Did everyone forget about Scal destroying those 'best in town' challengers by a combined score of something like 21 to 1?

[KobesFinger]

I could possibly score on the worst player in the league once or twice but not win. I'm confident I could beat Andre Drummond in a FT contest though.

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

If u think u can even beat a D Leaguer youre gassin urself:lol :lol :lol :lol

[KyrieTheFuture]

The ONLY one people MIGHT have a chance against is Perkins, he's not quick enough to guard someone small and literally awful enough on offense to not catch up. I'd still put money on Perkins though, a random guy winning would be a huge upset.

[Joyner82reload]

Just watch the Scalabrine video. Noone can even get off a good shot against him when he actually tries, he blocks or highly contests EVERYTHING. Offensively he's not the greatest, but he never even practices isolation. He's a spot up shooter, yet he's still basically scoring at will on post ups, jump stops, etc.

Assuming you're a very good rec player, i.e. as good as an average d3 college player, you would be lucky to score.

Lets put this in perspective. Kendrick Perkins, who is probably 3-4X better now than he was in high school, averaged 28 and 16 with 8 blocks per game as a high school senior in one of the biggest high schools in the United States. He would average 40 and 30 in high school today

[iznogood]

The ONLY one people MIGHT have a chance against is Perkins, he's not quick enough to guard someone small and literally awful enough on offense to not catch up. I'd still put money on Perkins though, a random guy winning would be a huge upset.
Perkins is strong as an ox, he'd bully literally anybody here to the bucket and dunk or make a layup with an ease. He looks bad on offense since he's usually undersized and not athletic enough against NBA bigs, but these are elite athletes. And his defense is not bad, he can contest some outside shots as well. He blocked Manu's pull up in 2012 conference finals.

[Big#50]

I'd probably lose to ****ing Joey Crawford.

[iamgine]

Did everyone forget about Scal destroying those 'best in town' challengers by a combined score of something like 21 to 1?
Scal is a big though. Big guys has a lot of advantage in 1 on 1.

Derek Fisher is very beatable by anyone tall and strong enough.

[East_Stone_Ya]

no..

[Clyde]

Can someone please delete this garbage thread?

[dr.hee]

:facepalm

[Calabis]

Destroy... no. Possibly win, really depends on who and what position were up against. I play a lot of rec ball, intramurals, and played HS.

General consensus on worst player or player youd most likely like your odds against?

No u would get destroyed....its amazing how stupid people are.

[Im Still Ballin]

Me.

I scored 10 points the other night in our casual team that plays on Tuesday nights.

Dominant.

[Basketbolero]

I played 1 on 1 vs Jose Calderon before he went to the NBA. I hit my 1st shot, a jumpshot; he then proceeded to steal the ball from me as if he wasn't really interested in it and mop the floor with my ass on his way to beating me 11-1 :oldlol:

[Calabis]

I could beat someone like Derrick Fisher, he doesn't have any lateral movement or any real skill besides making wide open 3s. I would have a chance to beat him if winner gets ball, I'm 6'3" and played bball throughout college.

:facepalm

This is the shit that kills me. People trying to base a one on one game, by determining what a player does very well in a 5-5 game with advance scouting reports....ask Paul George what affect it had on his game. With that said one on one Fisher would light ur ass up...if u gave him room he's going to make college threes all day...if u get to close because he's busting ur ass...he well go by u for lay ups all day...if u probably contest his lay up he is probably too damn strong for u and well back u down all day. Also do people not realize the speed of the NBA?

There is a reason ur not in the NBA or semi pro or overseas...so no u wouldn't beat Fisher.

Now with that said...there are a ton of guys that could...but usually those are ur wash outs or dudes that are elite street ballers....they are the guys who can dominate one on one, playground all day....but when asked to run a NBA offense or played in a controlled enviroment with coaches.....they simply cant

[Westbrook0]

Obviously the people who think they stand any sort of a chance are either joking or have serious mental problems.

Now having said that, it *is* interesting hearing from people who HAVE played 1-on-1 or pickup with NBA players, so I thought I would add to that discussion.

I was pretty good friends with Ekpe Udoh growing up, so I've been around him a number of times since high school. I played with and against him multiple times at high levels. First off, he was able to destroy me even in high school, but the jump to competitive D-I ball and then the jump to the NBA is absolutely staggering for a player's skill level and abilities. It's terrifying. I've played him 1-on-1 a couple of times after high school and college, and I never stood any chance of scoring a point, getting a rebound or stopping him even once.

Ekpe is a bit lanky and sluggish by NBA standards, but you stick an average joe like me in there, and all of the sudden he seems lightning quick and freakishly strong. There's no getting around him on the dribble, especially with his length, and there is no shooting over the top of him. There is quite literally nothing you can do. It's a frustrating feeling, but just goes to show you the complete and utter pants-shitting dominance of someone who does this professionally in the best league in the world, as compared to someone who plays a couple of times a week at the gym against plumbers and local high schoolers.

[ILLsmak]

I'd shit all over the WNBA. Doesn't matter. Put me in there I'm banging with those hos. Don't need to dribble, shoot, anything... just gonna go in there and throw my body against them until they quit.

-Smak

[ILLsmak]

Just watch the Scalabrine video. Noone can even get off a good shot against him when he actually tries, he blocks or highly contests EVERYTHING. Offensively he's not the greatest, but he never even practices isolation. He's a spot up shooter, yet he's still basically scoring at will on post ups, jump stops, etc.

Assuming you're a very good rec player, i.e. as good as an average d3 college player, you would be lucky to score.

Lets put this in perspective. Kendrick Perkins, who is probably 3-4X better now than he was in high school, averaged 28 and 16 with 8 blocks per game as a high school senior in one of the biggest high schools in the United States. He would average 40 and 30 in high school today

Scal is just looked upon as a scrub, I think you'd have a better bet against a freak athlete without skill... assuming you had the ability to match up with them physically. A dude like Scal has played in the NBA enough to know what he can and can't do. Because of that, he would never make a mistake.

If you could get 12th man freak athlete PG that people are waiting to develop, I think you would have a much better chance. You could at least trick them into taking a bad shot once in awhile.

-Smak

[CarlosBoozer]

Yup.

[JohnMax]

Does Reggie Evans even have basketball skills?

[Prometheus]

This is the dumbest thread ever created and everyone who has posted in it should feel ashamed of themselves. Myself included now. It's an embarrassment to ISH that this went more than one page.

:facepalm

They're ****ing professional athletes. How retarded and disrespectful can you be?

[dr.hee]

Does Reggie Evans even have basketball skills?

He was a 15/11 player on a D1 college. That's a little bit better competition than the crappy rec league players our resident keyboard warriors are jacking up contested threes against. One of the most offensively limited players in the NBA was still a stud in college.

[Random_Guy]

The ONLY one people MIGHT have a chance against is Perkins, he's not quick enough to guard someone small and literally awful enough on offense to not catch up. I'd still put money on Perkins though, a random guy winning would be a huge upset.
thanks:cheers: :banana: :rockon:

[Manila]

i could destroy Rose right now. seriously.

[davehos]

Never forget.

http://blogimages.thescore.com/tbj/files/2012/12/brian-scalabrine-dribbling.jpg

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/brian-scalabrine-dominated-competition-boston-one-one-challenge-231654445--nba.html

[SsKSpurs21]

Nooo. The worst NBA player would be the best basketball player outside the NBA.

This is true. a quick personal story...

back in the early 2000s when i was in college, there used to be a basketball player that lived in our subdivision. his name was Derrick Dial. He used to come by the gated courts to play every now and then.

This guy was a 15th man on the spurs, barely played a lick, but with us this guy was Michael Jordan. he was easily the fastest guy on the court and he nailed every shot he took. Like many of you, i played at the rec, played organized ball, was a starter and thought i was a badass, but against this dude i was complete garbage.

This guy was also basically half-assing it on the court. he came out there for cardio and you could easily tell that he was only going about 50-60%.

so I thought to myself, if this guy, Derrick Dial, who barely gets to play is this freakin good, how good are likes like Kobe and Tmac!?(tmac was a stud back in the early 2000s). They must be God-like against regular joes.

Also, George Hill lived a few houses down from my parents when he was playing in San An and that guy is freakin amazing as well. really cool guy.

[Rake2204]

I'd have to go back and re-watch the Scalabrine video to double check, but I feel as though I remember him leaving a good number of shots out there. And I can't remember all of his competitors (one was an awkward Syracuse walk-on, another a 6'2'' guy who played overseas) but I remember thinking it could have ended up closer than it did if they'd hit more of the clean looks that were presented.

Also, to play devil's advocate, that one-on-one tournament featured a 10 second shot clock per possession, which I think alters things a great deal (from both sides), hence the large portion of rushed bad shots by Scalabrine and his opponents.

But as always, let me emphasize that if there's one thing I'm not saying, it's that I could beat an NBA player one-on-one. I just tend to often notice extremes in these scenarios - the folks who think Derek Fisher would be easy to beat because he doesn't average a lot for the Thunder, and the folks who believe no one that's not in the NBA would ever score a point against the worst NBA player. I think it's somewhere in the middle there (but leaning toward the latter scenario).


This is true. a quick personal story...

back in the early 2000s when i was in college, there used to be a basketball player that lived in our subdivision. his name was Derrick Dial. He used to come by the gated courts to play every now and then.

This guy was a 15th man on the spurs, barely played a lick, but with us this guy was Michael Jordan. he was easily the fastest guy on the court and he nailed every shot he took. Like many of you, i played at the rec, played organized ball, was a starter and thought i was a badass, but against this dude i was complete garbage.Yes! Derrick Dial! The pride of Eastern Michigan. He used to fill it up while he was in Ypsi.

I think those types of NBA players would be the worst prospects for one-on-one, in terms of a regular person ever having a chance. He's a solid size (6'4''), he was athletic, could shoot the lights out, and generally had outstanding all-around skills.

That said, I'm still trying to think what kind of NBA player would provide the best (but still super slim) bet - I'd suppose a feller who wasn't a great threat from deep, but then the other side is most of those guys are huge... I guess that's the quandary.

[ArbitraryWater]

:facepalm

This is the shit that kills me. People trying to base a one on one game, by determining what a player does very well in a 5-5 game with advance scouting reports....ask Paul George what affect it had on his game. With that said one on one Fisher would light ur ass up...if u gave him room he's going to make college threes all day...if u get to close because he's busting ur ass...he well go by u for lay ups all day...if u probably contest his lay up he is probably too damn strong for u and well back u down all day. Also do people not realize the speed of the NBA?

There is a reason ur not in the NBA or semi pro or overseas...so no u wouldn't beat Fisher.

Now with that said...there are a ton of guys that could...but usually those are ur wash outs or dudes that are elite street ballers....they are the guys who can dominate one on one, playground all day....but when asked to run a NBA offense or played in a controlled enviroment with coaches.....they simply cant

People dont realize how truly great these players are, and how hard&rare it is to make the NBA.

[memetherapy]

I could totally take Bill Russell right now. Dementia is the best defense.

[sammichoffate]

I like how this thread is going, I wasn't at all being serious when I posted it but so many people are so butt hurt for some reason :lol

[Goldrush25]

A more realistic question is could anyone here beat the worst D-I college player?

Now I will say this; there are a lot of ballers on the street that can beat the lower tiered NBA players one on one. The thing is that there are more people actually capable of playing in the NBA than there are spots available. It's not as if the worst NBA player is tons more talented than the guy that he just beat out. Being good enough to play in the league is just a minimum prerequisite. You also need to be in the right place at the right time with the right people watching.