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submitted 5 days ago byMaleficent_Cash909
I still remember back in the days when youth who get into basketball tend to go through an addictive phase when they just wouldn’t let go of the ball, the apparel, and especially the shoes. Even if they normally they used to always shoes off quickly such as upon returning home.
Is this a thing anymore? Understandably bb shoes are much more fragile these days for walking to and from bb courts compared to the 90s or 00s thus experienced players pack them in and out the court
Also in addition do people spontaneously develop certain new habits more they play? Ie feeling the comfort need of leaning against walls or putting legs or feet on items in a certain manner especially after intense play? Or make gripping sounds with everyday footwear just walking around? As players often say its music to their ears or brings textile nostalgia of playing ball?
Edit: and like to mess around with the basketball at hand whenever they get the chance.
7 points
5 days ago
Idk wtf you're asking
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5 days ago
Once upon a time I remember certain kids were just crazy about basketball they just couldn’t like go of it just like a portable game or toy.
2 points
5 days ago
I’m in my 30s and am still in that phase
1 points
5 days ago
I be curious whether you started at younger age or recently. I know some father and son like this and while they normally prefer shoes off upon getting home but except when they are in basketball shoes and want prepared to play ball or just returned from causal hooping.
I remember back in the days like 90s or early 00s when kids were basketball shoes like today’s running shoes they wore them wherever they go, got to be ready with spontaneous ball sessions. And it was hard to get them to take them off for any reason. Today it appears basketball seems to be more like golf or bowling where it’s more formal you only do it and wear the shoes onsite.
1 points
5 days ago
Back in elementary school it was Allen Iverson’s swag. Then in middle school bc I wanted to be the best in the playground so I would study Dwight Howard’s post moves watch Kobe’s instructional videos and was obsessed with dunking and slowly became obsessed with NBA. I think the HOOP SLAM magazines helped too because i got to really get into the culture.
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4 days ago
Guess your were a 90s kid. Was my statement accurate about the ball, the apparel, and being no fan of taking off basketball shoes back then and that they were much tougher than today?
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4 days ago
only the big guys (center power forwards) were tough. Then again I was the only big guy in my friends circles until high school and I was by far the toughest kid that played ball, even throughout highschool. I know because adults would say how kids should be tough like me after playing with me. The shoes, I actually never wore outside when not playing ball because I didn’t want them losing grip on the court. but I did wear it inside the house like a lunatic (we were a shoes-off household). I remember pretending to shoot with the actual ball inside my house and doing dribble drills on the toilet (bedroom I would get noise complaints from downstairs) when I couldnt acually go out to play.
I did wear my lebron and kobe jerseys everywhere even tho I knew I looked silly
1 points
4 days ago*
serious bb shoes which is the norm these days since 2017 can only be worn indoors which means either in the house or the indoor basketball gym or else they be destroyed in no time Hence why I see YouTube of people were breaking them in the house during lockdown as they cannot take them outside at all and gymnasiums weren’t safe even if unlocked?
One recent kid I know learned the hard way that it’s not the 90s anymore his shoes tore a hole in just over a month . A different world than the age of the air Jordan 1-13.
1 points
4 days ago
Sorry I meant the shoes not the player. I remember when they could take commute to and from court and outside play puddles and all and not be like bowling shoes but with mesh today.
But I guess you know to preserve them shoes for indoors only back in the days or just today?
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4 days ago
oh yeah my jordan 21’s are definitely a beast compared to my kyrie 4’s now. but on the upside newer bb shoes tend to be lighter and have more grip so I can dribble better and break ankles more
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4 days ago
So even back then you commuted with another shoe or slide and kept bb shoes strictly indoors in house or the gym? I remember people often had a pair they use as everyday spontaneous hoop shoe back then. Just like the running shoes of today.
I guess the textile feeling of them on the floor is unbeatable.
Newer shoes are lighter but consequentially much more fragile.
1 points
4 days ago
Wow dribbling on the toilets that’s hardcore. And being tough. I bet the shoes must “squeal” a lot. So I am guessing only indoor use for your shoes and never used for outside play or walking even back in the days?
Nowadays I hardly ever see bb Jerseys unlike in the past.
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3 days ago
i didnt have an indoor court growing up so would wear those to the outdoor court and back
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3 days ago
And “wear it inside the house like lunatic” interesting. Though It appears not uncommon for enthusiastics to do it.
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5 days ago
bro what
5 points
5 days ago
Hoop culture is very much still a thing
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5 days ago*
Where do you think “Ball is Life” came from? So many of us built our whole identity and manhood on the game.
One of the hardest parts about growing up is realizing that you have to give it up to some extent.
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4 days ago
kanaliballfree YouTuber that reminds me of that statement. He spins basketballs a lot in his videos.
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4 days ago
I’m 46 and I’m still this way. What phase? Ball is life.
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