Shooting Hoops

[thailien8]

My condo building features a basketball half court, and the basket has a net, at my expense. Nobody ever uses it but me. Many days I jump-start my exercise routine by dribbling while jogging, then shooting. I can still shoot pretty well, even at 61. I can't jump, defend, or rebound. Even a driving layup can be problematic. Dunking is a distant dream.

But I can shoot, as long as no one is guarding me. I would enjoy just shooting around with anyone who likes to shoot a basketball.

H-O-R-S-E anyone?

H-O-R-S-E

A common, less athletic game for smaller groups of players is H-O-R-S-E (pronounced as "horse"). The game may be played with as few as two people, and as many as desired. The only skill required is shooting; no player is allowed to defend. You cannot shoot the same shot over and over.

The object is to avoid acquiring the five letters in the word "horse". With two players competing, player #1 is allowed to shoot from anywhere on or off the court and, if he makes the shot, then player #2 must duplicate the same shot from the same position. If player #2 misses, he receives the first "letter" from the word "horse" (in this case - an "H"). However, if player #1 misses his original shot; then player #2 is now free to shoot from anywhere on the court and, hopefully, force player #1 to try and duplicate his made shots. A player is knocked out of the game once he has enough letters to spell out the word "horse." The game is essentially the same with three or more players, all players much duplicate the made shot until it returns to the player that made the shot.

Often, the shots in H-O-R-S-E are trick shots that are rarely, if ever, taken in a real game; although unlikely, if the shot succeeds, the opponent is much more likely to miss and therefore receive a letter.

Variations of the rules are sometimes used. In one variation, the player who chooses the next shot may not chose a shot that has already been made. Any word can be used and the games length is dependent upon the length of the word, for example P-I-G would be a shorter version of the game. Another variation is after a made shot, players must infinitely cycle through every player until someone, including the one that made the shot, until someone gets a letter. The "Prove-it" rule, when one player has gotten their final letter, then the player that made the shot must duplicate his own shot that gave the player his final letter, if they make the shot the letter stands and the player is eliminated, if the player misses no letter is given and play continues.No player is allowed to interfere with a player's shooting motion. If done the player who interferes receives a letter.

[pampal]

where is your condo?

I might be up for a game if we live near each other, I live near Sheraton River City