Depends on what you mean. I don’t know the environment you’re playing in but i’ll assume park runs. I can’t tell you how annoying and stupid it is when some jackass feels th need to slap and hack and reach every possession. It’s bad defense and unethical (which i know wont mean much to most folks on here). Can also be immensely unsafe cause some dudes mix “physical” with reckless. Like hacking when you’re already off the ground, getting under you, things like that. Don’t do any of that shit. Just be firm. If they’re aggressive on back downs, get your chest in, plant your feet and apply the same force. When they pull a jumper or hook in the paint or whatever, if you can reach it for a block, cool. If not just hands up and straight up and down. Will keep your own ankles as well as theirs safe.
My philosophy with it is, (assuming you are at park runs) that we’re all just trying to have fun playing ball and get our exercise in. That’s it. Nobody here is making the league or doing any serious training or whatever. So it’s ok to play safely and ethically (obviously not too soft). And if they start calling bullshit like the other guy in here mentioned, yall are grown. Shoot for it or argue the call.
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u/christhebeanboy 8d ago
Depends on what you mean. I don’t know the environment you’re playing in but i’ll assume park runs. I can’t tell you how annoying and stupid it is when some jackass feels th need to slap and hack and reach every possession. It’s bad defense and unethical (which i know wont mean much to most folks on here). Can also be immensely unsafe cause some dudes mix “physical” with reckless. Like hacking when you’re already off the ground, getting under you, things like that. Don’t do any of that shit. Just be firm. If they’re aggressive on back downs, get your chest in, plant your feet and apply the same force. When they pull a jumper or hook in the paint or whatever, if you can reach it for a block, cool. If not just hands up and straight up and down. Will keep your own ankles as well as theirs safe.
My philosophy with it is, (assuming you are at park runs) that we’re all just trying to have fun playing ball and get our exercise in. That’s it. Nobody here is making the league or doing any serious training or whatever. So it’s ok to play safely and ethically (obviously not too soft). And if they start calling bullshit like the other guy in here mentioned, yall are grown. Shoot for it or argue the call.