NLSC Basketball Profiles

International basketball is hard for me to get used to.... Shit people got mad at me when I drove to the basket... Even my own teammates said I dribbled too much...

How am I gonna get to the basket if I don't dribble? Damn.

How am I gonna get to the basket if I don't dribble? Damn.

Probably here in Italy the obvious answer would be: "Pass the ball 700 times and then pass the ball to the open mate or if there isn't an open mate (most of the times it is like that), then pass it to the tallest man".
They always answer this question with the same phrase...
I have some problems with my coach for this reason too, because when I was in Under-14 I had to do everything because I was the most important man of the team and it suited myself perfectly: I had like 17 ppg, and 11 rpg and my teammates scored lots of baskets too.
Now that I am in Under-16 I just can't stand that I do have to pass the ball to someone else when I know that I could finish the play myself and score, but I have to do it, and obviously my ppg and rpg are lower now: 9.8 and 4.5 respectevely.

Sounds like you want to be the star player. That's definitely a must-have for someone who likes US style basketball.

I personally think you should just let it go. If you're winning games and are playing collectively as a team, I think you should embrace your role. Around 10 points and 4.5 rebounds a night isn't too bad for a decent role player.

If your team isn't playing well though, I think you should talk to the coach about it and tell him that you can play a bit better with a bit more freedom.

There's a HUGE difference between U-14 and U-16. Stuff you do in top age of U-14, you wouldn't try against U-16's cos they're HUGE. That's why I suck , 2ppg, but it's in A grade, so yeah, if I was in C grade, I'd pwn.

i played c grade cricket once, took 5-27, the game balls in my room

There's a HUGE difference between U-14 and U-16. Stuff you do in top age of U-14, you wouldn't try against U-16's cos they're HUGE. That's why I suck , 2ppg, but it's in A grade, so yeah, if I was in C grade, I'd pwn.

I know there is a huge difference but I know I can play better if my coach would let me play as I want. I mean, we once played one game and he wasn't there because he had university exams, and the substitute coach and my teammates let me shoot almost every shot I wanted and I ended up with 24 points against a good team (I think we were 1st and they were 2nd or something like that), so I just don't get why he wants to make the whole team build the game around only one player (the big guy, he's 6-8 and he's a monster, but...he's not invincible and sometimes he's tired because he plays with the U-18 team too).
Anyways, what are A grade and C grade?

Name: Outkast
Height: 6 foot 4
Weight: 85kg
Age-19
Location-Sydney

Preferred Position- C/PF

Playing Position-C/PF

Experience- Reps

Favorite NBA Player- Kirilenko

NBA Comparison (and why)- Ben Wallace because of my defensive efforts.

Strengths: Defence, 3 Pointers and Mid Range Shooting.

Weakness-Double Teams

Favorite Move- Quick "V" crossover like them of Kobe Bryant's

Favorite move youve done once: Got a block followed the ball's direction went for a 3.

Favorite place to shoot- Inside the key near the basket.

Biggest shot: Half Court

Best Game- 30 points.

Most Satisfying moment- When I block.

Most Shameful moment- When I get blocked
Most regretted- Getting fouled to much.

Most painful- When I tore my muscle ligament in my arm.
Future- Learn to pass out of the double team

Most painful- When I tore my muscle ligament in my arm.

oUCH!?! HAHA that must have sucked

Sounds like you want to be the star player. That's definitely a must-have for someone who likes US style basketball.

I personally think you should just let it go. If you're winning games and are playing collectively as a team, I think you should embrace your role. Around 10 points and 4.5 rebounds a night isn't too bad for a decent role player.

If your team isn't playing well though, I think you should talk to the coach about it and tell him that you can play a bit better with a bit more freedom.

I actually rack up quite a few assists per game...


How?

Getting the ball in the post (I play post and I run the 2 and 3 as well), passing out to the spotted up shooter.

When they stop doubling me, or are sluggish in doubling.... I try to get mines.

When I drive to the basket, I either lay it up, put up a floater... or again pass out to the corner if his defender comes to help.


The damn europeans and south americans like to run the "shell drill" where they pass the ball around and cut through.... They like to create off of the dribble... Which is fine.

However, I like to do both... I prefer creating on the dribble, or spotting up for the 3 in the corner or on the wing.

I know this is a little oldish, but still...



Name: Zak
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 61kgs
Age: 13
Location: Melb, Aus

Preferred Position: Power forward
Playing Position: Center
Experience: Season and a half
Favourite NBA Player: Kevin Garnett
Realistic NBA Comparison (And Why): Garnett or brad miller. mostly because of the range, the versatility and the quickness. Plus i rack up 3 assists a game in under14's in my second season.

Strengths: strength, quickness, shooting, hook shots, defense(in general), fast breaks
Weaknesses: handles and sometimes consistency begins to be a problem. will go cosistenly well for a while, drops it, get back up but then screws it up.

Favourite move you can do: stutter step and fade away jumper
Favourite move you've done once: crossover, drive to the lane and lay it in..reverse of course
Favourite place to shoot: elbow

Biggest shot you've made: a fast break lay up to break the other teams run

Best game you've played: when i scored half my teams points, and another when i score 18 points in 20 mins
Most satisfying moment: nailing a 3 at the buzzer beater

Most shameful moment: getting blocked by a guy who was smaller than me. but then again, any aussies? it was todd vineys son jack, so im not complaining
Most regretted moment: bailing out in my last match because i was tired

Most painful moment: getting wacked in the face

Basketball Goals for the future: dunk it in a match

Name: Antoine
Height: 5'8
Weight: 130 pounds
Age: 16
Location: Houston, TX (USA)

Preferred Position: Point guard
Playing Position: Point guard
Experience: 8 Years
Favourite NBA Player: Steve Francis
Realistic NBA Comparison (And Why): Steve Francis(handles, penetration, rebounding), Steve Nash(passing, shooting) Bruce Bowen (defense)

Strengths: Defense, court vision, shooting, hustle, handles, passing, penetration
Weaknesses: short, not strong enough yet

Favourite move you can do: pull up jumper, spin move, bounce pass, crossover

Favourite move you've done once: using my crossover to make this dude fall (it was sick)

Favourite place to shoot: tie between 3-point range and mid-range

Biggest shot you've made: buzzer beating half court shot to win the game, if i would have missed it we would have went to a 5th overtime and it was our 7th game of the day, we were exhausted....so i made the shot for some rest

Best game you've played: 45 points, 15 assists, 12 steals, 11 rebounds (10 off)

Most satisfying moment: See "Biggest shot you've made"

Most shameful moment:i got crossed by this little kid

Most regretted moment: passin the ball for the game winner, instead of taking the shot

Most painful moment: idk

Basketball Goals for the future: NBA

Wow, MJ has got nothing on you .

Yeah...If all that shit is true then Jenna Jameson must be a virgin

Name: Denis J.
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
Weight: 81 kg
Age: 19
Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia

Preferred Position: Point - powerforward
Playing Position: C (while still in the club, i played C because i was the tallest)
Experience: can't really say. Started playing basketball when 9 years old, but spent only 1 year in the club.
Favourite NBA Player: Dwyane Wade, KG, Dwight, Marion, Kidd, Hakeem when played...
Realistic NBA Comparison (and why): Tayshuan Prince (if being little unrealistic I'd say KG, but let's leave it at Prince)

Strengths: shot blocking & rebounding (especially offensive) - i've got preety long arms and i can jump quite high, mid-range bank-shooting and low post, internal defense (my legs aren't as fast as arms) and finding open players
Weaknesses: Perimeter defense, stamina (get fatigued early), streaky shooting from 3point line

Favourite move you can do: Baby hook shot, bank shot & fadeaway jumper (a la Olajuwon)

Favourite move you've done once:
1. Actually it was a pass. We were playing 5 on 5 on the streetcourt and my teammate stole the ball and i sprinted to the 3 point line, my teammate sprinted ahead of me and was expecting the ball...i stopped at the line, turn with my back against the rim and passed the ball of the floor behind my head to the teammate who caught it in the air and windmilled it into the basket.
2. It was a block. I'm not exagurating when i say it was the replay of the Olajuwon's block on Strickland against the Trailblazers ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBFVZNc- ... 20top%2010 here's the link - it's on 10th place). The ball went straight to the crowd..

Favourite place to shoot: low post & around the freethrow line

These are my moments while playing in the club:

Biggest shot you've made: We were up by 1 with 1:40 to go in the 4th quarter. I received the ball around 5 feet away from the basket, faked the defender, and went over 2 players for the reverse lay-up while getting fouled and still hit the shot. That 3 point play iced the win for our team.

Best game you've played: You decide between these 3:
1. Best scoring game; stats: 31 points, 12/15 FG, 2/3 3pt FG, 5/5 FT, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks...
2. Best all-around game; stats; 22 points, 16 rebounds (8 offensive), 3 assits, 4 blocks and 3 steals
3. We were playing against some version of Bad boys - they were playing really dirty and physical. Still, I played my game. They elbowed my about 5 times before I started bleeding trough my nose. It was 5 minutes left in the 4th quarter and we were trailing by 3. I would return for the final 3 minutes and make 2 shots down-low and block their attempt to take the lead. We would eventually win. I don't remember the stats, I had about 15 + 9 + 3 game..

Most satisfying moment: When i first dunked over 2 people while doing the putback
Most shameful moment: When i was all alone on the break and was called for traveling and i missed the wide-open lay-up

Most regretted moment: When i stopped playing in the club. I could probably play in Slovenian national leauge or even Euroleauge. But i had stop because besides basketball and studying i had no life. I would come home from school, eat, sleep, go to training, come back, eat, "study" and go to bed. So i had to choose between studying and professional basketball. I couldn't afford not to pursue education and guarantee myself enough money. I probably could play pro ball, but i didn't want to think what would i do if i got seriously injured. I still wonder if that was a wise decision

Most painful moment: physically, when i got all those elbows into my nose. Otherwise, i'm a very sore loser - so every loss is painful for me.

Basketball goals for the future: play on the streets and get better and stronger phsically

Yeah...If all that shit is true then Jenna Jameson must be a virgin

I swear, i didnt lie on none of it........if you come to houston you'll hear about me

Name: Matic E.
Height: 6'1" (186 cm)
Weight: 77kg
Age: 20
Location: Idrija, Slovenija

Preferred Position: PF
Playing Position: SF
Experience: Not much....At club level...But played a lot of street basketball
Favourite NBA Player: Dennis Rodman
Realistic NBA Comparison (and why): Dennis Rodman...Becouse of rebounds...But I am not such a good defender as he was.

Strengths: shot blocking & rebounding (especially offensive) - i've got preety long arms and i can jump quite high, mid-range bank-shooting and low post finding open players.
Weaknesses: Perimeter defense, stamina (get fatigued early), very nervous when I played at club....

Favourite move you can do:

Favourite move you've done once:
1. Blocking our own center while in training.
2. Gettin 9 rebounds in 14 minutes...6 of them were offensive rebounds.

These are my moments while playing in the club: Great atmosphere

Biggest shot you've made: Not really a shooter in club games.

Best game you've played: A have never played really good club games. Too nervous probably. Or lack of experience.
Most satisfying moment: /
Most shameful moment: When i was all alone on the break and i missed the wide-open lay-up

Most regretted moment: Becouse I didn't start playing in club 10 years ago. I just lacked experience while playing games. So this is why I stopped.

Most painful moment: /

Basketball goals for the future: Play on the street and have a good time.

Name: AMM(my initials)


Height: 5'4-1/2

Weight: 112 lb

Age: 13

Location: Maryland

Preferred Position: PG

Realistic Position: SG

Experience: Play for my school from 6th grade to 8th grade, and plan to do so in high school

Favourite NBA Player: Hakeem Olajuwon

Realistic NBA Player: Juan Dixon, without the great leadership

Strengths: Everyone I know says that I have the coolest passes theyve seen, shooting, ballhandling, 3s

Weaknesses: Not getting hurt when my coach made me play center for a game, getting aroundgood defenders by myself, I need a pick or a pass, getting nervous

Favorite moves you can do: Throw behind the back alley-oop passes

Favorite moves youve done once: Dream shake, a toned down version

Favorite place to shoot: Im good at shooting though I hate to... probably mid-range area


Best game Ive played: 28 points, 6 assists, 1 rebound, 2 steals, 1 turnover, 1 block

Most satisfying moment: My coach thinking my airballed 3 was a pass and calling it one of the best plays he had seen all year

Most regretted moment: Not being able to shoot regularly, I shoot like Shawn Marion...

Most Painful moment: Tore my ligament in my ankle, I tripped over my moms high heels

Basketball goals for the future: None, become a doctor...

Name: AA(All Around) ,EJ(initials)
Height: 5'3
Weight: 119lbs.
Age: 13

Location:California
Preferred Position:Point Forward
Realistic Position:SG

Experience: 2 seasons...both champs.tnx to my teammates
Favourite NBA Player: Michael Jordan
Realistic NBA Player: Lamar Odom or Carmelo Anthony

Strengths: Passing,Shooting,Rebounding....my coach said i'm an alll around player
Weaknesses: Getting Nervous,Defense

Favorite moves you can do: Behind the Back passes,Fade-Away
Favorite moves youve done once: 360 dunk on a small court
Favorite place to shoot:Clutchness town

Best game Ive played: 11 pts.,10 asts.,2 rbs.,1 blk.,3 tos.
Most satisfying moment: Buzzer-Beater score was tied 63-63 i scored with 5 secs. left....and they missed
Most regretted moment:The day that I had 9 turnovers
Most Painful moment: Fell of A 7 foot hall on my back

Basketball goals for the future: Nah,Continue Studies

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Yeah...If all that shit is true then Jenna Jameson must be a virgin

I swear, i didnt lie on none of it........if you come to houston you'll hear about me

Yeah im sure ill hear about a 5'8" 130 pound point guard.

Thats impossible to get a quad-double at your age and height. Too many bigger PG's out there.

Yeah...If all that shit is true then Jenna Jameson must be a virgin

I swear, i didnt lie on none of it........if you come to houston you'll hear about me

Yeah im sure ill hear about a 5'8" 130 pound point guard.

Thats impossible to get a quad-double at your age and height. Too many bigger PG's out there.

The NBA Record for steals is 11 so that makes it more unrealistic

Name: Shannon
Height: 5'5
Weight: dunno
Age: 16
Location: Christchurch, NZ

Preferred Position: PG
Playing Position: PG/SG
Experience: 2 1/2 years
Favourite NBA Player: Tracy McGrady, Carmelo Anthony
Realistic NBA Comparison (and why): Mike Bibby, Sam Cassell
Strengths: Shooting, Quickness, Defence
Weaknesses: Blocking,
Favourite move you can do: Come off the pick and fire the 3
Favourite move you've done once: 4 point play


Favourite place to shoot: baseline 18 footer

Biggest shot you've made: dunno

Best game you've played: dunno
Most satisfying moment: making the team
Most shameful moment: carry ball on my first dribble of the game
Most regretted moment: not going as hard as i should of in previous tryouts
Most painful moment: Falling down head first and landing lke a handstand, severly sprained both wrists
Basketball goals for the future: just play well

Name: Oğuz
Height: 18Ocm
Weight: 73 kg
Age: 21
Location: İstanbul, Turkey

Preferred Position: PG/SG
Playing Position: PG/SG
Experience:don't know really kinda like 8 ı started playng with a club ı played lots of clubs youth teams

Favourite NBA Player:Memo,Chauncey,Arenas,Pierce,Kidd
Realistic NBA Comparison (and why):Chauncey Billups I'm a clutch man love to score last shots and hit threes

Strengths: Shooting,ı see the floor very well ı can make no look pass all the time and stealing

Biggest shot you've made: from the half court line ı made 2 basket in the same game and the first was like ı was on the half court and just want to hit it right there and ı hit it

Most satisfying moment: Winng always satisfying

Most shameful moment:I really can make free throws no looking but the first time ı tried it in a game when ı saw that from the higlights of MJ before the match day and wanted to try it in the game but when ı hit the ball the ball was nowhere and ı got sub but now ı can make it very well

Most regretted moment: no regrets

Most painful moment: rebounding moments nearly always step on other guys foot and a sprained ankle ı get

Basketball goals for the future: blocking shots as much as ı can

Yeah...If all that shit is true then Jenna Jameson must be a virgin

I swear, i didnt lie on none of it........if you come to houston you'll hear about me

Yeah im sure ill hear about a 5'8" 130 pound point guard.

Thats impossible to get a quad-double at your age and height. Too many bigger PG's out there.

The NBA Record for steals is 11 so that makes it more unrealistic

not really, I had about 10 or 11 steals once this season....but I was playing a crap team that just threw the ball away & the majority of the steals were intercepts because I got my hands in the passing lanes....but this was a one off game....closest I've come to that again is 5 or 6 steals....most of my steals are deflections, stolen passes etc & not plain rips....

Name: Eric
Height: 5'2"(or sumthing, 167cm)
Weight: no idea (60kg)
Age: soon 13
Location: Sweden

Preferred Position: SG-PG
Playing Position: PG
Experience: 5-6 years
Favourite NBA Player: Kobe
Realistic NBA Comparison (And Why): hmm, no idea.

Strengths: Shooting, finding open players,and my strength,1 on 1.
Weaknesses:dont always dare to shoot

Favourite move you can do: Coming in a high speed and making a hesitation move

Favourite move you've done once:Cant think of anything outstanding now

Favourite place to shoot: Mid Range.

Biggest shot you've made: in a tournament in Sudden death i think it was k.o round

Best game you've played: the one in the tournament scored 21 of the teams 31 points.

Most satisfying moment: winning Best player in practice and most improve

Most shameful moment: not in a real game but i got blocked by a girl , she didnt even jump :S

Most regretted moment: dont know

Most painful moment: when I got knee problem with the growing thingy:P still have it

Basketball Goals for the future: No idea
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name: teabagging tyrant
height: 5'8 1/2
weight: 160 lbs.
age: 19
location: canada

preferred position: sf
playing position: combo guard
experience: not ap ro.
favorite nba player: kobe bryant, dwyane wade, jason kidd, tim duncan, mike bibby
realistic nba comparison: vlade divac, but heaps quicker.

strengths: 3 point shooting, good array of post moves, defense

weaknesses: strength, speed, streaky

favourite place to shoot: low post, midrange. i can shoot threes but i HATE going out there.

biggest shot you've made: 4/4 three pointers to end a game. the game was already decided, but i added the icing on the cake.

best game you've played: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists senior year in high school

most satisfying moment: the 4/4 three pointers was pretty good. otherwise, i love playing defense on shooters and forcing airballs, or blocking their shots. they're so easy to read.

most shameful moment: spraining my ankle on a drive, getting stripped by a 5'5 fat kid.

most regretted moment: i don't take a lot of shots as i like to spread the ball around. not to sound cocky, but i'm pretty sure we could've won more games had i been more selfish.

most painful moment: the sprained ankle

basketball goals for the future: develop quickness, become less streaky.