the lazy streets so undemanding...

Tuesday, May 10, 2005

Shooting my way through

Standing at 5-9 and weighing just 140 pounds, I am quite not fit for 5 or 4. Unable to dish out incisive assists or drive the ball into the paint, I am not a 1 or 2 either. Hence, by elimination, I am a solid 3, and I might just be a natural for that. A glance at the top SFs in NBA -- Quentin Richardson, Kyle Korver, Rashard Lewis, Peja Stojakovic... All have a knack in shooting from downtown, and among all the basketball skills, 3-pointer shot is probably the thing I am best at.

I have been playing basketball very often in the past few months. Even during the exams period, I have made it a point to practice whenever I am free, thanks to like-minded ballers like Pig, Laoda, Sheep, Lion, Ox, etc who are there to play with. Along the way, I can see my 3P% on the rise, especially from 90 degree and 0 degree at the two wings, except for the past few days when my right elbow suffered an injury (and I still have no idea how I got that, but my conjecture about its cause is the repeated motion of moving the mouse while reading notes off the computer screen combined with over-trained arm muscles during swimming... You should see the way I sit in front of my computer, completely distorted but very comfortable at the moment... anyway it's ok now.) My shots precision from 45 degree still cannot challenge Pig yet, but I think it will just be a matter of time, as long as I keep on firing from the arch.

P.S. last night, Pig, Laoda and I spent half an hour imitating T-mac's "4 treys in last 35 seconds", and finally succeeded in like the 20th take. But man it was fun!

Legends:
1-5 : Point Guard (1), Shooting Guard (2), Small Forward (3), Power Forward (4), Center (5)
3P% : 3-pointer percentage
All the animal names : nick of my friends

GXL got high at 1:08 AM

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