How well can you shoot a basketball?

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30 Jan 2007, 11:17 pm

I can make a set shot from half court 50% of the time



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30 Jan 2007, 11:28 pm

It depends on a couple of factors.
Is the basketball moving or at rest, and what's my range to the basketball. Also, with what kind of firearm?



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30 Jan 2007, 11:42 pm

Hurray for aspie-sarcasm!

I can get hoops about 50% the time - when I'm closer to the hoop than the free-throw line. If I'm at the line, and I'm lucky, then I might be able to keep 40-ish%.



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31 Jan 2007, 12:11 am

I used to could make 90 percent shots from anywhere. Not sure why-I'm really short. Now I'm old and lucky for a layup.


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31 Jan 2007, 1:02 am

SeaBright wrote:
Now I'm old and lucky for a layup.


You will get lucky with a laydown when we get to Hotsprings :P



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31 Jan 2007, 1:43 am

I would rate myself at 50-50. We played basketball in elementary school PE class, but my physical agility is mugh better now.

My rating on NBA Jam (the 1995 edition for the Super NES) is 99%.

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31 Jan 2007, 7:13 am

I'm great by myself, but I can't keep track of the ball and another player at the same time. Never been any good at ball games for that reason.


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02 Feb 2007, 12:25 am

Not bad at all...However, I could improve some!!



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02 Feb 2007, 4:14 am

I can't shoot worth a damn.

I can play some really good defense though, although I'm more used to football.



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05 Feb 2007, 6:31 pm

Well, I'm no professional, but I think I could do a good job, as long as I have the right camera, lighting, and some good makeup people.


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25 Feb 2007, 3:38 pm

80% when I shoot free throws. Almost 100% when I dunk. :D



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25 Feb 2007, 11:06 pm

werbert wrote:
Well, I'm no professional, but I think I could do a good job, as long as I have the right camera, lighting, and some good makeup people.


You know, I was going to post something along the lines of "Depends... am I using a pistol or a rifle?". But your answer is funnier.


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11 Mar 2007, 9:08 pm

Xenon wrote:
You know, I was going to post something along the lines of "Depends... am I using a pistol or a rifle?". But your answer is funnier.

Thanks, but diseased already used that reference, so I had to take a different route.



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12 Mar 2007, 5:38 pm

I have heard of someplace in the States that has a pumkin shooting competition (using custom guns/cannons that fire whole pumkins as the projectile). That would be the thing to use.


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15 Apr 2007, 2:39 pm

When I shoot I make almost all of my baskets



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15 Apr 2007, 3:00 pm

Depends on which gun I have. Larger guns are kinda unwieldy for shooting down fast moving objects such as basketballs.

*reads thread title properly* :lol:

I suck at it, I could never get it in the net/basket/hoop.


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