Conversation Between vhfanjack and Jungle Drummer

Yeah, he played back in Europe. He didn't get screwed over by the Navy, but when he came down here he was trying out for a team in the NBL and blew out his knee and that was it for the pros. As long as you have your shot, you should be good. Even if you end up gaining a bunch of weight, you can still just cherry pick and bomb the threes haha. Speaking of Steph Curry, apparently the Warriors want to trade him for Chris Paul.

Cool. So your Pop is a baller too? My Pop was a good player too but he was a GREAT baseball pitcher. He was the ace of his high school squad in Idaho and they won the state title his senior year. He pitched one season for a Baltimore Orioles farm team down in California but he had already committed himself to the navy so when the season was over he had to go in. He served for 4 and a half years and by the time he got out he and my Mum already had my two oldest sisters and he had to find a full time job. No time for tryouts! I'm hoping I'm not too old to get my legs back into great shape and have 2 or 3 really good years left. I used to be able to hit from 5-7 feet behind the NBA line regularly in my prime. Now you know why I like Stephen Curry so much!

The seasons are reversed, and it's summer now. The basketball seasons are weird. The NBL is on now and I think the season finishes in February or March or something, but BIG V and SEABL run in the offseason for that, and I think the season starts in March and ends in September. If I do get recruited for a college next year, then I may have to desert my teams in the Finals which won't make them happy.
Our 3 point line changed from what you see at the Olympics (so just a bit further than the college 3) to 55cm further out. It's still off the NBA 3 by some 40cm, but with the change people are really struggling to adjust. And I understand about the legs.. Yesterday I could barely bend them because of the workout I got put through on Sunday, and I couldn't hit any shots. My Dad also said that his shot is terrible now compared to what it used to be, because he can't jump, but he's still cash compared to everyone else haha.
If I hit the gym and grow 2 more inches then you might hahaha

That's sweet that you keep so busy playing on several teams. Arent your seasons opposite down there? I mean you are just heading into summer, right? I used to be a better gunner in my more "serious" playing days, but I still have area code range when my legs are in shape haha! We play with the college three but I had several last night that were well beyond NBA range. Hopefully someday I will be seeing you on TV!

11 3's? Damn hahahaha. You must be money. "Old" guys tend to be the dominators down here. In the Big V (the league for the state, 2 levels below the National League, if you count SEABL, this other league) team I play for, we have 2 older guys, Marcus Timmons and Axel Dench. They had short stints in the NBA and then played allover, but now they're at their twilight. In the games and at training they dominate all the young bucks though.
Atleast you're still training and have a love for the game. When I had my final year of school this year, I couldn't shoot in my own time much and my shot has turned to shit. I hope to change that over the summer.
It's the offseason here for the two main teams I play for, but I play for two more casual teams. It's good to keep in shape, but I haven't had a break since this time last year.

Yeah my fall men's league at one of the local colleges just ended last night. We won our 1st round game then lost in the semifinal round. Between the two games I made 11 threes so I had a good night shootin the ball but I ran out of steam in the semis. We have a winter league that starts up in January so I'll be looking forward to that. In my hometown we have open gym from 7-8:30 every Wednesday night at one of the elementary school's gym so I try to keep my shot sharp playing there. It's a far cry from all the years I played every day but with work I just dont have a lot of time these days. Oh well I do pretty well for a 38 yr old man. I'm literally the "old man" on my team but still the leading scorer haha.

Yes! I had a horrible day two days ago, where I got my ass kicked doing some fitness stuff at training, and then had a game after. I could barely walk or jump today, but went to training and feel fine now. I have a game tomorrow, and I hope to get out the rust. Have you been hooping lately?

Hey Jack you hoopin it up full court yet?