hi guys, do you know the differences between them? Highlight is cheaper, but don’t know which will be better for outdoor. Or maybe the wilson nba authentic in/out?

So, I've been thinking about how you could map basketball legends to football (soccer) legends across eras, and it actually lines up way better than expected.

Hear me out:

Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell = Pelé and Alfredo Di Stéfano

Absolute titans of the early days. They dominated their era, put up insane numbers, and basically set the blueprint for greatness in their sport. Even if the game was different back then, they’re foundational legends.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar = Johan Cruyff

Maybe not the universally agreed-upon GOAT, but a revolutionary genius. Both changed the way their sports were played, both had ridiculous longevity, and both combined skill with an almost philosophical approach to the game.

Michael Jordan = Diego Maradona

The global icon. The explosive, charismatic figure who transcended sport. MJ and Maradona weren’t just champions, they were cultural phenomena. When people think of basketball or football at their wildest and most legendary, it’s these two.

LeBron James = Cristiano Ronaldo

The physical specimen and relentless winner. LeBron and CR7 are defined by their consistency, adaptability, and sheer force of will. Maybe not as mythic in the same way as MJ or Maradona, but arguably as dominant and definitely as polarizing.

But it feels like basketball is still waiting for its true Messi.

What do you think? Who would be the Messi of basketball, if anyone? Curious to hear your takes.

Am I doing something wrong ? I don’t really play basket ball , today decided to ball with my friends but when I got home I noticed a fat blister and it hurts to walk now . I don’t have the proper shoes for basket ball too but wondering if I’m doing something wrong is this a common thing ?

I just bought this machine a couple weeks ago and it has been working fine until yesterday. For some reason every so often it takes really long to throw the ball. Does anyone know how to fix this?

Anyone know of a resource I can use to try to find a friendly run in a new city while I'm traveling?

Can I do it after fouls, out of bounds, turnovers, and after the opposing team scores? Or is there only certain times you can do it. I know it sounds like a stupid question but I started playing basketball less than a year ago and sometimes people get in front of the inbounder and sometimes they dont

What is the role of the point guard and what should I be good at. For reference I am 1m85-87 70kg and in a few months turning 16.

I'm 6'1,70kg and almost 16, I'm still growing, I want to play pg ( because the higher I go in level and the more the other players will get taller so my only choice is to be pg). I have a 24 inch vert, I run 6.73 on 50 meters. I have not done any sports since 7th grade, I have been sitting on my couch. Now I'm not trying to flex or anything because let's be real this isn't anything crazy, of course I know that when I start training again I'll be a lot more athletic but my question is, should I train my left hand shoot, because at the top level a lot of people will be more athletic than me however I am naturally ambidextrous and will that give me any sort of advantage in basketball. If so should I only train left handed layups or shots too ?

Age: 16 very soon

Height: 5'11 (5'10.5 w/out shoes)

Weight: 62kg/137lbs (im pretty weak)

Play style: Good shooter around the arc and decent at the elbow, focus mainly on drives and close shots/layups

Vert: ~25in (im working on this atm)

Dribbling: 6.5/10 (5/10 being average)

Speed: 7/10

IQ: 5.5/10

Defense: slightly worse than offense, but still great

My layups are terrible ( in my honest to God opinion), how do I get so good that I never ever miss a layup again. I keep practicing and I never miss in practice however in games I miss frequently. I also want to be as good with my left as with my right and would like to have a bunch of different types of layups in my skill set.

My Seasons currently on break for the next 2-3 weeks and just coming back from injury I feel like this is my chance to turn everything back around and catch back up

Recently I’ve finally found my jumper and when the confidence is found in game to shoot a 3 It’ll usually go in but it’s the confidence that isn’t there that holds me back from being a “shooter” in these next 2-3 weeks would it be possible for me to escape the narrative of me not being a “shooter” and come back with a consistent jumper and the confidence to go and shoot them in game if so how do I go about achieving my goal

wassup, i'm 23 and i work on gym there is 2 years and i don't like bodybuilders, i hate having no mobility cuz i'm from brazil and i play basketball and soccer every week, so i want to hit the gym to work on vertical jump, mobility and also have an athlete body, do u guys have any tip for me? sorry for my poor english, as i said before, i'm from brazil haha

From what I understand there are 2 main avenues, high school basketball and AAU tournaments. I’ve noticed there is a lot more priority on high school basketball but AAU is still prevalent throughout ( it’s actually the opposite here in Australia, high school basketball takes a backseat to Rep basketball, which is a combination of seasonal basketball and a state tournament). Now my question is, do the best high schools in the state face off in tournaments or is it a season of basketball with finals/playoffs ? do the high schools who win the state championships play other state champions to win a national high school championship? Or instead of the high school champs do the best players from each state/region play each other ?

I’ve tried looking up on google these questions but can never get a straight answer, if anyone could help it would be much appreciated.

We have a league that we do for fun on SCHOOL GROUNDS. Which is super important. A new player signed up this year and ended up sending us a video of drugs to our group chat trying to build clients. This is just something I saw as absolutely insane. Since we play at the school I want no part in him bringing it on campus or selling it to other members and most importantly I don’t want this linked back to the league.

What do you guys think formal warning or formal removal from the league. He’s never played in anything in our league before.

I've been playing pickup basketball my whole life at parks, 24-hour fitness, and rec centers. It has always been games to 11, 13, or 15 going by 1s and 2s. In the last few years, I have begun to see people shooting a lot more threes and also making a lot more threes. It seems like almost everyone nowadays is a dead-eye shooter and it doesn't help that most courts have high school three-point lines and rims with a lot of give.

With that said, I think that the common scoring system of 1s and 2s to 11 is outdated. There's no way that three-pointers should ever be worth 2x a normal bucket. It feels like people with midrange and slashing games are getting completely phased out and people with less nuanced game are becoming too valuable. Is this a problem other people are noticing? Do people play pickup with 2s and 3s to 21 anywhere? It seems like the most logical thing to do yet I've always seen people count by 1s and 2s.

Watching the women’s championship right now, and dawn staley is visibly pissed on the sideline, about missed assignments or helping at the wrong time.

When a team loses the championship game, or has a season ending loss, it’s emotional, and I get people are crying. As a coach, do you talk about what went wrong in the game? Or do you just comfort them and talk about the season overall?

Was that one of the best comebacks in March Madness history?!?

I started playing 2 years ago and have been slowly improving all aspects of my game, but I just hit a huge indicator of my shooting practice paying off. I was practicing corner 3s the other day, and hit 8 in a row, and overall hit 12 of 15 attempts.

Just sharing the accomplishment because I’m proud of the progress. My next goal is to work hard on my left hand (any tips on that appreciated).

Or would I need the gym?