(And no, I did not have a threesome if that's what you're thinking!)
I absolutely love to play pick up basketball at my local gym. I never played organized basketball while growing up, but always wanted to. I'm honestly not that great, but I can run the floor pretty well and grab a few rebounds. I'm only 5'7, so lets just say that I'm not the first guy that gets picked when establishing teams!
So I had the ball outside the three point line along where the baseline meets the left part of the arch. My teammate came over to set a pick and I saw an opening along the baseline. I then drove to the hoop and in doing so, a helpside defender approached me as I neared the basket. My initial plan was to lay the ball high off of the glass, but the angle in which I was driving to the hoop would have made it impossible. I then decided to just take it strong and absorb the contact for a potential "and 1" play. I did a two footed jump hop as I drove and cockeyed the ball behind my head with one hand to keep the defender from blocking the ball. In doing so, I somehow absorbed some of his upward momentum which allowed me to elevate a few inches higher than normal. And what do you know....I dunked the ball. It was NOT a clean dunk as the ball rattled around the rim before falling. But it felt FREAKIN' great!
I do have a very good vertical leap for my height. I have dunked a volleyball in the past, but my hands are entirely too small and my vertical leap is not quite good enough to dunk an official mens basketball (I back-iron it everytime). I guess I got the same feeling that some of you guys get when you put up 300lbs on the bench press for the first time. I even received a few high fives from the members of the other team. Okay, that's enough chest pounding for the day!
Grace and Peace,
Mavsluva
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Originally Posted by NightTrain
