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Why do players block shots hard instead of grabbing the ball out of the air?
When you swat it away, you just give the other team the ball back...
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Much harder to do. I'm no Physics major, but I'm assuming you get to a higher apex by just jumping with one arm straight up.
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[QUOTE=bmd]When you swat it away, you just give the other team the ball back...[/QUOTE]
because it looks cool and fools go
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
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That would mean the player has to be good enough to jump and just grab a shot as it goes up :oldlol: that isnt possible most of the time..
Shooters are used to pump faking and playing defenders out of position to create shots. Guys are laying it in off the backboard, and doing all types of things to make it really difficult for defenders to block their shots, let alone palm the ball and steal it in mid air. lol
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Grabbing out the air is unrealistic. But keeping it in play and maintaining possession is not.
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You should try it yourself first
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I'm sure i've seen Big Ben do it before
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[QUOTE=Rasheed1]That would mean the player has to be good enough to jump and just grab a shot as it goes up :oldlol: that isnt possible most of the time..
Shooters are used to pump faking and playing defenders out of position to create shots. Guys are laying it in off the backboard, and doing all types of things to make it really difficult for defenders to block their shots, let alone palm the ball and steal it in mid air. lol[/QUOTE]1. Players have done it before. They just usually swat it instead.
2. Yes, you have to get a good part of your hand on it... but you don't have to palm the ball. You just have to stop the ball's momentum and guide it down with you.
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In defense of the OP, there are times with huge swats that the player obviously could have grabbed the ball, or at least deflected it to a teammate. But...it is demoralizing to the opposition and motivates your team and fans.
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Stupid...
The speed of the game makes it almost impossible to just grab the ball in the air..
The only thing you can do is prevent the particular shot from going in by swatting it out of the way...
Yes you can try your best to give your team possession but even that's asking too much
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[QUOTE=bmd]1. Players have done it before. They just usually swat it instead.[/quote]
swatting it is more practical... Big Centers can occasionally go straight up and snatch the ball, but its really difficult to do it on call.
[quote]2. Yes, you have to get a good part of your hand on it... but you don't have to palm the ball. You just have to stop the ball's momentum and guide it down with you.[/QUOTE]
guide it down with you :oldlol:
sounds alot easier than it actually is..
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[QUOTE=Budadiiii]Stupid...
The speed of the game makes it almost impossible to just grab the ball in the air..
The only thing you can do is prevent the particular shot from going in by swatting it out of the way...
Yes you can try your best to give your team possession but even that's asking too much[/QUOTE]No, it isn't almost impossible to do. There are times hen a center is 100% ready for the block, and he can get his whole hand above the ball, but he'd rather play volleyball and spike it when he could have easily pulled it down with one hand like reaching for a rebound.
Makes no sense.
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[QUOTE=bmd]No, it isn't almost impossible to do. There are times hen a center is 100% ready for the block, and he can get his whole hand above the ball, but he'd rather play volleyball and spike it when he could have easily pulled it down with one hand like reaching for a rebound.
Makes no sense.[/QUOTE]
[url]www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkCYXgfFyKU[/url]
this
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because if you go up with 1 arm you can reach higher, but if u try to grab with 2 hands your not going as high. going up with 1 arm and swatting it will give you efficient results. trying to grab the ball, will result in minimal turnovers and even cost you baskets if you dont get a hand on the ball.
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[QUOTE=troyceps33][url]www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkCYXgfFyKU[/url]
this[/QUOTE]See... I knew I've seen players do it before. Players should do it more often like Dwight did.
If this was regularly taught and practiced, it could be done more. I think most players just have the natural reaction to swat it away because they never think about grabbing it instead.
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[QUOTE=nathanjizzle]because if you go up with 1 arm you can reach higher, but if u try to grab with 2 hands your not going as high. going up with 1 arm and swatting it will give you efficient results. trying to grab the ball, will result in minimal turnovers and even cost you baskets if you dont get a hand on the ball.[/QUOTE]
I'm talking about grabbing it with one hand like pulling down a high pass or reaching up for a rebound with one hand and pulling it down like when a player slaps the ball hard with the off hand.
Just watch the video posted above of Dwight doing it.
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They wouldnt really be blocked shots then, wouldnt they be more steals?
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Have you ever played basketball, OP?
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[QUOTE=ace23]Have you ever played basketball, OP?[/QUOTE]
I'm guessing the answer is no
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[QUOTE=ace23]Have you ever played basketball, OP?[/QUOTE]Yes, and I've done it, which is how I know it can be done.
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That's why Bill Russell would apply a light touch to his blocked shots, tapping it towards a teammate or tapping it upwards to transform the block into a rebounding opportunity. Compared to Wilt who had the habit of sending the ball out of bounds when blocking a shot. Crowd pleasing, sure, but it's not smart to give your opponent another go at the basket. I believe he did that in order to maximize the intimidation factor. Even his coach Butch van Breda Kolff complained to Wilt that knocking the ball out of bounds allows the opponent to retain possession of the ball. Kolff pointed out that Russell kept the ball in play when he blocked shots.
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[QUOTE=bmd]Yes, and I've done it, which is how I know it can be done.[/QUOTE]
At what level?
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[QUOTE=Ne 1]That's why Bill Russell would apply a light touch to his blocked shots, tapping it towards a teammate or tapping it upwards to transform the block into a rebounding opportunity. Compared to Wilt who had the habit of sending the ball out of bounds when blocking a shot. Crowd pleasing, sure, but it's not smart to give your opponent another go at the basket. I believe he did that in order to maximize the intimidation factor. Even his coach Butch van Breda Kolff complained to Wilt that knocking the ball out of bounds allows the opponent to retain possession of the ball. Kolff pointed out that Russell kept the ball in play when he blocked shots.[/QUOTE]Good info. This thread pretty much proves my point that people are set in their ways and refuse to think outside the box.
Any suggestion of something a little unorthodox and people jump all over it saying it doesn't work, when it has worked and I've seen it work.
I just think it needs to be used more.
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It would be extremely hard to just grab the ball out of the air, however it's not very hard to just lightly tap the ball to a teammate and not swat it 10 rows out of bounds. The only reason guys swat it 10 rows out of bounds is because they think it's cool and they can scream and hit their chest about it, rather than keeping the play going.
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[QUOTE=ace23]At what level?[/QUOTE]Division II.
In high school we went to state twice, winning the 5A title as a junior and losing my senior year.
If you're asking what level I grabbed a block, it was my junior year in high school.
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There's a reason why these professional basketball players don't do it- it's because it is pretty damn hard. If you swat the ball, you are just slapping the side of the basketball, but if you grab it you would need to cover half of the basketball. It is doable but the ball must be travelling very slowly and you should also jump at the right time.
The hard part is in-game situations where everything is so quick and you would need to rely on your reflexes, hence you only have time to hit the side of the ball.
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I've been saying the same thing for years. Well, I just always felt they could swat the ball with a little less force so they can keep it in play.
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[QUOTE=ihoopallday]I've been saying the same thing for years. Well, I just always felt they could swat the ball with a little less force so they can keep it in play.[/QUOTE]That, too.
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Your username sounds like a Japanese person trying to pronounce "grab," which makes your contribution all the better.
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I can't believe this thread is still going. Those who agree with OP never played ball in real life.
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[QUOTE=SpecialQue]Your username sounds like a Japanese person trying to pronounce "grab," which makes your contribution all the better.[/QUOTE]
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Why doesn't everyone jump from the free throw line and dunk every possession?
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You can't always grab it, but players should definitely learn to do light blocks, taps so maybe they can grab it on the way down or tap it to a teammate. There are some blocks that get swatted into the stands where it could've been caught or tapped to themselves. I do love a big swat though good way to get the crowd into the game.
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It's more so an intimidation factor too. What's more intimidating, "guiding the ball down with your hand" as someone accurately explained, or swatting the s*** out of it into the stands. Must players who get absolutely swatted would tend to think twice about driving into the paint when that shot-blocker is there, or taking a jump-shot. That's just how I view it.
I'm sure some of the elite shit-blockers could grab a shot out of mid air, depends on their hand size and how quick the shots going. But yeah swatting it away makes the offensive player think twice
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It's hard to grab the ball.
It's easier to just swat it.
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Another "why dont they" question.....
WHY DONT HOCKEY TEAMS find an incredibly obese person to be goalie? Seriously, the goal isnt that big. You take someone who is like 700 lbs, put all those pads on them and lay them on their back in front of the goal theyd take up like 99% of the air space to squeeze a puck through.
Never understood why that hasnt been done
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[QUOTE=bmd]Good info. This thread pretty much proves my point that people are set in their ways and refuse to think outside the box.
Any suggestion of something a little unorthodox and people jump all over it saying it doesn't work, when it has worked and I've seen it work.
I just think it needs to be used more.[/QUOTE]
:cheers:
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I think a bit part of it is reflexs. Most block opportunities are pretty reactionary, so they go by instinct, which is to block. To do it consistently would require you to basically train yourself to look at every block opportunity as a catch opportunity, otherwise instinct kicks in. You'll notice most of the GIF's/vids used here as examples (The McGee one is the exception) the person blocking/catching has an extra bit of time to read the play because of where the shot it taken relative to where they are. They've had time to think 'block, nah I can grab this'
It's also worth noting how embarrassing it would likely look if you flubbed the catch, if you're near the basket at all and you lose control there's a fair chance an opposing player can get it and fire off an easy layup or something. The swat at least lets the defense reset if they can't take possession.