Who's your spirit baller?

One part unathletic white guy. One part hyper coordinated super facilitator.

If you walked in to an office depot and saw John s standing there in managers uni, would you think, “that guy plays professional basketball?” me neither.

I’ve never been great on offense. Not a great 3pt shooter. I like to contribute by distributing and I play hard on defense. I can’t really think of anything else. Realistically I should be choosing Bruce Bowen but I can’t bring myself to do that. I wish I could pick Tim Hardaway but my crossover isn’t nearly good enough

Ive got a hook shot like George Mikan and a sky hook like Kareem.
My regular shot is like Dirk Nowitski.
I rebound and block shots like Gerald Wallace.
I dribble and penetrate the lane like Shawn Bradley.

Billups/ Deron Williams

Control the Speed of the Game, Use body to finish over Bigs, Post up on smaller PGs, Good 3 ball, Great mid range game, Floaters. nice passer good court vision. And my favorite the Pull up 3 top of the Key before the D gets set ( alla Billups)

This is making me want to ball How about a ROF pick up game David?

Im 6feet going into 8th grade but I am only kinda good under the basket but I have crazy handles and have been looked at by scouts for my passing ability. I also have the high release turnaround jumper like Dirk.

I do though, steal inspiration from Mugsy Bogues and have used his “Don’t Tell Me No” video as a motivator for the girls on the soccer team.

Used to drain long range 3s like Thunder Dan Majerle
Then started driving the lane with a shoulder dropped like Karl Malone
Now…
I’m more of a mix of Matt Geiger and Adam Morrison
I love the game and I can get rebounds, but I look uneasy on the court
I can hit shots anywhere at times, but not all the time

i get rebounds due to being 6 foot 9, but am very gritty, and due things that otehr people arent willing to do

HUGE Portland fan growing up. I couldn’t touch the rim, much less “glide.” Still, I patterned all my inside drives after him (at least in my mind).

im going to say that my sprit baller is Larry Johnson.
im not particularly big, but i do play between the 3 and 4 positions anyway. i focus on using my “hops” to rebound the ball, and (hate to brag but…) i play outstanding Gerald Wallace quality defense.
as for scoring, i’m not a first or second option on a decent team, but almost all of my points come from drives to the basket or some type of mid-range shot. i get lucky from time to time and “dunk” the ball, if you count using the backboard on a dunk dunking.
but nonetheless, i dont bang in the post because of my size, i bang in the post because of my wits, timing, and hops.
granted, i dont have freakishly long arms like LJ, nor can i do insane dunks like him, but you wouldnt exactly expect LJ to bring the ball up the court, cross somebody out, and then drain a step-back 3. and neither can i.

i used to tell people that i play like Kevin Durant only because i’m really scrawny and somewhat long, but then i remembered that i dont have a deadly automatic jump shot. i can get to the rim like Durantula though.

I tried to answer this question for a few years, and the best answer I could come up with was Manu Ginobili cuz I score in a bunch of nifty ways and when I’ve got the touch going I can be pretty deadly…

I still maintain that I play a lot like Manu, but once I saw Flip play full time I felt like I was watching myself (albeit a black version). An aggressive guard with the ability to score creatively. My outside shot is a lot like his in that it’s a little inconsistent but when he gets it going he’s deadly. I also have the same exact streakyness, where I vacillate from being the best offensive player on the court to being kind of low-percentage…

anyway, same movements, same style, same game…I am Flip Murray

Don’t judge me.

High basketbal IQ. Always in the right spot (on D and O). I can still nail any open jumper. And i don’t miss free throws.

Not really a star, or maybe even a starter, but you want me on your team.

I used to have a Reggie Miller jersey and began playing ball in it rather than just rocking it as a fashion statement. I also was a dead eye three point shooter (and pretty much nothing else), so it went together perfect. However, not being one to try to take another man’s name and violate copyright laws, I changed my name to Reggie Iller (iller, as in sicker-my game is sick). That was about 8 years ago when I came up with that name. To this very day, my friends still call me that every time I take a 3.

Just his beard alone inspired me.

I used to abuse people on the low post offensively, and had the speed to get by most of them to drive right by them. Unfortunately I’d have to shoot lay-ups cuz I couldn’t quite dunk it. LOL

be Shawn Kemp, but I turned out more like Boris Diaw. I can help out, and rebound ok. I’m undersized, and pudgy. I jack up 3’s like mad and only make a small percentage, but atleast I don’t smell.

If would take too long to explain but I was a 3pt marksman and a Lakers fan and Van Exel could stroke it. (Please don’t insert a Greg Oden joke here!)