"He's on fire" "In the zone"

[louky]

we are all witnesses

 

[CardonaLJ**]

the one true explains "The Zone" (vid gets a little strange at 1:30 lol).



anybody who plays basketball at any level lives for The Zone. the only one who would deny this, is the one who has never been so fortunate as to enter The Zone, and become privy to its power. you cannot find The Zone by actively seeking it, rather The Zone finds you. it comes without warning, without warrant, of its own volition. it's the single greatest feeling a man can experience in this life, greater than sex, greater than drugs, greater than plunder and conquest, greater than the discovery of new ideas or treasure, greater still than the birth of your first-born child.

the certainty that when the ball gets in my hands - my hands... not anybody else's, for The Zone has chosen me - not only am i shooting the ball without hesitation, without fear, without a second-thought ... but it's as good as in before the release, as if it has been ordained by a higher power, be it 4 or 40 feet away, be it square or off-balance. a basket. a bucket. a forgone conclusion. your teammates will ooh and ahh, eventually you'll win over even your staunchest opponents, who will have no choice but to concede to The Zone's presence... but The Zone is a fleeting moment, a fickle beast, a bittersweet gift, for the instant you become aware of your own zone, is the instant The Zone leaves you. not gradually nor gently, but rather quite roughly, quite abruptly, on a dime - an instant regression, a deep regret over the tantalizing paradox - simply becoming aware, aware of your own zone.

until you produce evidence of playing in the highest levels of a sport, your analysis of any sport is tainted and thus you shall remain an armchair analyst

 

[Breakitdown]

until you produce evidence of playing in the highest levels of a sport, your analysis of any sport is tainted and thus you shall remain an armchair analyst

 

[snake_vato]

Lmfao, we are seeing a mental collapse here.

 

[iwhoopedbatman]

Also lol at questioning Kaderp's scientific expertise. Sure his methodology is sometimes radical, but his credentials are beyond reproach. Some layman trying to question the SBSC is just preposterous. Emotional meltdown is the only explanation.

 

[The One True]

very much in agreement w/ the last three posts.

 

[theskza]

In middle school we'd play football during PE. I was decent, but nothing special. One day though I exploded for like five touchdowns in three different ways. It was weird. Def in the zone.

 

[kuromusha]

3 threes in a row made you feel on fire? You need to raise your standards. I play in leagues to this day and had a pickup game about a month ago where i hit 9 threes in a row(yes i count).

Your team has nothing on Breakitdowns rec league team.

 

[Andersons Foot]

Muscle memory for me. I got hot today during pickup and it was just about shooting the same as i did when i hit the first few. Sometimes i can't find my stroke, sometimes i can't miss. It just depends on the day.

 

[HunterSdVa29]

Shooting is all about mechanics, and the hardest thing to do in-game is zone out and just let your mechanics take over. When you make a few in a row in-game you tend to instantly acquire a self-confidence that allows you to tune out everything else and execute your shooting mechanics unfettered by self-doubt or distraction. You just let your muscle memory take over.

The inventor killing it with science.... as a white guy whom played HS, JuCo, and on a D1 practice team almost exclusively bc i could shoot and play D, this is a perfect description of what happens to shooters. Couldnt have described it better myself

 

[Carl Drogo]

Upon taking enough shots in your lifetime, it is virtually mathmatically impossible not to make 9 in a row at any given point.

 

[Thai Domi]

we are all witnesses

Damn right.

Spoiler

 

[louky]

Damn right.

Spoiler

straight outta compton.

i was at the unc game

 

[Thai Domi]

straight outta compton.

i was at the unc game

Jelly.

 

[papitodd]

The zone is awesome. Been there. As a kid I remember it being in Basketball. As an adult I live for the rounds of golf that my ball does what I want it to; when your swing is fluid and you think that you have mastered the game. Then it goes away until you get that feeling again. Freaking great feeling if you are an athlete....

 

[auger38]

until you produce evidence of playing in the highest levels of a sport, your analysis of any sport is tainted and thus you shall remain an armchair analyst

The man invented THE chart on athletes and their respective athletic capabilities. He's basically Darwin 2.0.


Show some respect.