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Jamal Bey just lost a 3 point contest to "Jonathan from the Dawg Pack".
Hop era marches on!
Hop era marches on!
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The big shocker of the night came from KISW, who emceed and broadcasted the event. Double R, the producer on the old BJ Shea show, was both announcing and a player for the Seahawks team. Probably the best part of the event was the pregame warmups, as all of the Seahawks were dunking away and fucking around, all with Double R on a wireless mic, giving the play by play and talking up the charity and whatnot.
Then Double R drops the mic to take a few shots. Now, this dude looked about as far from an athlete as you could get. I thought his presence on the Hawks' team was strictly for comedic relief, like one of the Three Stooges joining the Harlem Globetrotters.
Noooooope.
This short, chubby dude spots up behind the arc and drains it on the first try. Then the second. Then the third. Then the fourth. No shit, he hits at least ten straight, somebody hands the mic back to him, then he carries on cracking jokes and calling things out.
The game starts, and it's pretty funny. The kids are taller and more disciplined and better shooters, but the Seahawks are freak athletes. Tatupu is giving up a lot of height under the rim but bodying the hell out of this poor skinny high school kid and getting rebounds and layups, Burleson's a monster in transition, etc. Still, it's clear Squalicum is going to run away with the game. Except for Double R. Throughout the game, he's handing off the mic, subbing in, draining a couple of threes, and running back off to get back to announcing. I'm sure he missed at least one or two on the night, but I don't remember it that way.
Long story short, shooting threes is a component of basketball that people can specialize in and beat a college player at. Double R wasn't getting anywhere near a college basketball court, but I bet there weren't a half dozen college shooters in the country who would beat him in a three point contest. It's not surprising to me that Bey is losing to a few kids from the Dawg Pack.
Guaranteed - with two weeks back in the gym, The Throbber would take down half the Husky roster shooting treys. Couldn't run to half court and back but that shit is all muscle memory. And none of that crossface Obama bullshit. Textbook form.
Shooters shoot.
I shoot left to this day. Only play once every year or two now, so I totally suck, but at least I have good form with the left hand. You're right, shooters shoot. The best shooters (apparently not me) are built to do it right.
Massive.
I shot 37% in my years of college ball from 3 point land but I bet I wasn’t even 50% shooting wide open practice shots. Because I mainly only practiced game shots. Hand in my face…run to baseline and back before shot. Come off a dummy screen. It’s about quick release, endurance and shooting well off balance. Those are game shots.
Dummy practice shots can be made by many so it’s no surprise if a random dog pack player beat Jamal Bey.
Big big difference between the two.
If I’m wide open I often think I can miss this.
Such is life. Kinda like shagging the hot chick with all the right moves but being heismaned by the easy one cause you take it for granted