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The tip-off in basketball is so stupid

Posted by bbonb <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=bbonb' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 19:17:43

just give one team the ball to start the game. Give it to the other team to start the second half

Remember when jump balls were actually jump balls?

Posted by Stu <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Stu' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 19:30:49, in reply to "The tip-off in basketball is so stupid "

I do, Stu. I do.

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just give one team the ball to start the game. Give it to the other team to start the second half

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I mean, that's pretty much how it works. Just needed a mechanism for deciding who...

Posted by Tuscy <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Tuscy' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 19:25:49, in reply to "The tip-off in basketball is so stupid "

goes first.

Also, a well-designed tip play to start the game is a thing of beauty.

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just give one team the ball to start the game. Give it to the other team to start the second half

"I wouldn't mind the DP here." - jumpingdan

Yeah, but they seldom work unless that team steals the tip, or they have a big physical advantage on

Posted by larue33 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=larue33' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 19:32:42, in reply to "I mean, that's pretty much how it works. Just needed a mechanism for deciding who... "

the tip. And refs screw up the toss a high percentage of the time.

It works better in high school. Teams aren't usually prepared. *

Posted by Tuscy <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=Tuscy' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 4, 2026, 19:41:17, in reply to "Yeah, but they seldom work unless that team steals the tip, or they have a big physical advantage on"

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the tip. And refs screw up the toss a high percentage of the time.

"I wouldn't mind the DP here." - jumpingdan

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