Passing the Ball

[BillyC80]

One thing that can really get a home crowd buzzing is to watch a crisp passing team finding the open man who buries a trey or finishes at the rim.

I’m excited to see a lot more of that this year, and hopefully even see some alleys that actually oop!

 

[zebnatto]

One thing that can really get a home crowd buzzing is to watch a crisp passing team finding the open man who buries a trey or finishes at the rim.

I’m excited to see a lot more of that this year, and hopefully even see some alleys that actually oop!

Agree—“alley” is the easy part.

 

[BillyC80]

Agree—“alley” is the easy part.

An alley with no oop is like a horseless carriage. It might look nice but it gets you nowhere.

 

[Russ Wood]

People still call it an alley oop?

 

[BillyC80]

People still call it an alley oop?

Lol, people my age for sure. What do you call it Russ?

 

[Russ Wood]

Lol, people my age for sure. What do you call it Russ?

Lob.

 

[BillyC80]

Lob.

That describes the pass, what about the dunk?

 

[Russ Wood]

That describes the pass, what about the dunk?

It's a dunk.

 

[Roy_Faulker]

Kids these days...

 

[BillyC80]

It's a dunk.

So, “a lob and a dunk.” How catchy.

I’ll stick with “Alley Oop!” :Wink:

 

[NickRU714]

"who buries a trey or finishes at the rim."

If we came down and hit a 3 or finished at the rim with zero passes - crowd goes just as wild.

It's the made basket not the number of passes.

 

[BillyC80]

"who buries a trey or finishes at the rim."

If we came down and hit a 3 or finished at the rim with zero passes - crowd goes just as wild.

It's the made basket not the number of passes.

Read my OP again. I said “One thing that can get the crowd buzzing,” not the only thing.

 

[KnightsofChrome]

Agree—“alley” is the easy part.

I would rather see a bounce pass from half court, which leads to a layup, any day, over the "alley-opp" But, that's just me.