OT: The average fan could score 20 points in an NBA game.

[Scoe]

If the average fan plays in an NBA, ok so they get open shots they have the pressure of making those they also have to be able to get open while guarded by an NBA player.

If Boatright, Jalen Adams, or Shabazz (now) can’t make it onto a roster what the he’ll makes you think you can score 20 pts in an NBA game. You’re basically saying that average fan has to better then those guys.

 

[Doctor Hoop]

So, this is an actual discussion?

I sat court side at a Celtics game about 12 years ago, Pierce, KG and Ray still playing. The most astonishing thing was not just the level of skill, but just how fast the players move and the game is played at that level. The average fan would have the ball stolen before they even knew it was in their hands

 

[bendm]

nba players make the game look easy compared to college, which i'm not sure the average fan even understands. they just watch it and think to themselves, "i can do that too." or sometimes they say the quiet part out loud, like kolumbo.

 

[Huskybass]

No man, you can't partly agree. I'll bet you made 18 putts, amirite? For a single stroke, a single putt, you and I can be just as good as a pro. Same with hoops. A single made shot is all it takes.

Thats like saying anyone who makes a free throw is as good as a pro. It is simply lunacy. You have to see that.

 

[Kolumbo]

Thats like saying anyone who makes a free throw is as good as a pro. It is simply lunacy. You have to see that.

I love playing devil's advocate.

You have to see that many college and high school players are better free throw shooters than some pros. Shaq was a monster which kind of helps him put the ball in the basket but talentwise, he couldn't shoot. So no, it is not lunacy. You see?

Another way. There are players more talented than pro players but size trumps talent. Like I said before, putting the ball in the basket isn't very difficult, elementary school kids can do it. What really amazes me is that so many people think shooting a regulation basketball on a regulation court is completely different on an NBA court than in a local gym.
Simple physics.

 

[Deepster]

Yeah you’d basically be trying to duck dive dodge for 2 minutes

Nope. He'd position you against the ropes or in the corner, hit you in the ribs and crush your ribcage then break your neck with a headshot.

 

[Deepster]

Out of curiosity, if I get knocked out do I get 1 million dollars (obvi going to get knocked out within seconds).... So I really think the question is 2 part, 1. Would you get knocked out for a million (I think so) 2. Would you die (I think no but I am not sure), I imagine if i completely cover my head he knocks me out still but I survive major injury

Nope. Again, if you tried to protect your head, he'd hit you with a body shot that would eviscerate your innards and when you dropped your hands, he'd detach your head from your torso.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

In this hypothetical, is the other team actually guarding me? Because in reality if I played 20 minutes a game, the opposing team would double someone else and let me take as many open threes as I wanted, a small number of which I’d make (though my teammates wouldn’t pass me the ball). If someone guarded me, I wouldn’t even get a shot off. They’d strip me every single time. If I was somehow able to get a shot off, it would be swatted into the ninth row.

 

[BGesus4]

I’d give the average fan a 5% chance of living through an 82 game season

 

[the Q]

Nope. He'd position you against the ropes or in the corner, hit you in the ribs and crush your ribcage then break your neck with a headshot.

That’s why I said “trying” lol

 

[the Q]

Nope. Again, if you tried to protect your head, he'd hit you with a body shot that would eviscerate your innards and when you dropped your hands, he'd detach your head from your torso.

You’re assuming you’re still standing after the first one….

 

[Kolumbo]

In this hypothetical, is the other team actually guarding me? Because in reality if I played 20 minutes a game, the opposing team would double someone else and let me take as many open threes as I wanted, a small number of which I’d make (though my teammates wouldn’t pass me the ball). If someone guarded me, I wouldn’t even get a shot off. They’d strip me every single time. If I was somehow able to get a shot off, it would be swatted into the ninth row.

That's my contention. If they wanted to lock me down, I'd never touch the ball. If they played to win the game, they'd leave me by my lonesome to chuck all the open shots I wanted. They'd shun me like an Amish kid with a nipple ring.
No one is arguing that an average fan is as good as a pro.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

That's my contention. If they wanted to lock me down, I'd never touch the ball. If they played to win the game, they'd leave me by my lonesome to chuck all the open shots I wanted. They'd shun me like an Amish kid with a nipple ring.
No one is arguing that an average fan is as good as a pro.

Yes, that being said, I’m not getting 20 points in any scenario.

 

[polycom]

That's my contention. If they wanted to lock me down, I'd never touch the ball. If they played to win the game, they'd leave me by my lonesome to chuck all the open shots I wanted. They'd shun me like an Amish kid with a nipple ring.
No one is arguing that an average fan is as good as a pro.

What you think is an open shot and what is an open shot in the nba are completely different. But you are just trolling at this point so this doesn't matter

 

[Ratso]

Enjoyed re-watching this video referenced in that article.

The original premise of this post is insanely dumb. Even in that ridiculous hypothetical scenario, it's not possible. Would be curious to see some video of that twitter user playing basketball.

i’m closer to lebron and jordan than you are to me. facts

 

[WhereistheDove?]

What you think is an open shot and what is an open shot in the nba are completely different. But you are just trolling at this point so this doesn't matter

If I’m coaching an NBA team and the opponent has some average Joe playing, even if they have the ball at the 3 point line, my players aren’t closing out or defending them. They’re doubling and denying someone who can actually hurt me. The whole defense would be aimed around making that average dude shoot as many shots as he wants. 10-20% shooting isn’t going to hurt me.

 

[polycom]

If I’m coaching an NBA team and the opponent has some average Joe playing, even if they have the ball at the 3 point line, my players aren’t closing out or defending them. They’re doubling and denying someone who can actually hurt me. The whole defense would be aimed around making that average dude shoot as many shots as he wants. 10-20% shooting isn’t going to hurt me.

So now you’re changing it to the fact that an average joe would never be on the court. Because why would one coach be allowed to game plan but the the average joe coach is not able to game plan

 

[uconnfan68]

No man, you can't partly agree. I'll bet you made 18 putts, amirite? For a single stroke, a single putt, you and I can be just as good as a pro. Same with hoops. A single made shot is all it takes.

I’m pretty sure I picked up a few times just to keep things moving. And tapping in from a foot isn’t really making putts.
And no, the average fan can’t kick a PAT either… especially in a game.

 

[Kolumbo]

I’m pretty sure I picked up a few times just to keep things moving. And tapping in from a foot isn’t really making putts.
And no, the average fan can’t kick a PAT either… especially in a game.

Oh come on, a putt is a putt. A tap in counts the same as a 350 yard drive. Just because a putt is very easy doesn't mean it means more because a pro did it. And I can kick ae extra point, even with snow on the ground. It's the easiest point in all of sports.

The biggest stumbling block here seems to be "average fan." I'm thinking of fans who played the game, like high school kids who played in school. Many yarders are probably just looking in the mirror.

 

[Scoe]

I’m pretty sure I picked up a few times just to keep things moving. And tapping in from a foot isn’t really making putts.
And no, the average fan can’t kick a PAT either… especially in a game.

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[WhereistheDove?]

So now you’re changing it to the fact that an average joe would never be on the court. Because why would one coach be allowed to game plan but the the average joe coach is not able to game plan

I have no idea what you're trying to say with that statement. I'm talking in broad strokes, any NBA coach would gameplan the same way IMO. Why would you do anything other than double/deny an actual NBA player and let the average joe take as many shots as he wants? Why would you waste a defender on someone who would make MAYBE 20% of their threes?

This is all clearly hypothetical.

 

[80shusky]

I used to play plenty. Not so much anymore. In my 20s maybe I get a fluke bucket once in a while. In my 40s my man would score 50 pts without breaking a sweat and I probably blow the few layups I manage to get throughout the season.

20 points? No way. I played in a fargo parks & rec league just before Covid. Obviously against non NBA players. On occasion I'd get a favorable matchup and score a few buckets. I think I scored 8 points one time. Most games I took 1 or 2 shots and ended up with 0 or 2 points. Far from 20.

LOL yep standard rec league game. I played in a mens league for years and have games where I'd get 6 or 8 points in game and be like "damn I was fire!" Most of time a bucket or two and hopefully make few nice passes.

 

[Scoe]

I have no idea what you're trying to say with that statement. I'm talking in broad strokes, any NBA coach would gameplan the same way IMO. Why would you do anything other than double/deny an actual NBA player and let the average joe take as many shots as he wants? Why would you waste a defender on someone who would make MAYBE 20% of their threes?

This is all clearly hypothetical.

You might throw your star player at the average Joe, basically that team is getting an automatic 2 pts on the other end, you essentially give your star a night off and avoid any foul trouble.

When it’s a blow out a 12-15th guy on a roster is gonna come at you even harder knowing they don’t get a lot of playing time, by then your probably spent. You play the Nets your guarded by 7 foot (essentially 7 ft) KD, the Lakers your guarded by 6’8 Lebron, the Bucks Giannis, good luck.

 

[PNolanFan]

Nope. Again, if you tried to protect your head, he'd hit you with a body shot that would eviscerate your innards and when you dropped your hands, he'd detach your head from your torso

Well, I don't mean to say I would stay up very long. I am thinking he punches me in the face through my hands which still knocks me out. I think I live through that. My understanding is that when boxers die in the ring it is generally from a build up of many blows to the head but I don't have the stamina to stay up after one hit.

 

[ClifSpliffy]

That's my contention. If they wanted to lock me down, I'd never touch the ball. If they played to win the game, they'd leave me by my lonesome to chuck all the open shots I wanted. They'd shun me like an Amish kid with a nipple ring.
No one is arguing that an average fan is as good as a pro.

'shun me like an Amish kid with a nipple ring.'
hot dang, that's sum good mulch right thar.
gonna steal that one, yes indeedy.