EL BLOG ILUSORIO DE RUDY: A Notion Nixed

3.2.09

A Notion Nixed

Advice submissions for my dunking continue arriving. But Nate McMillan, our team instructor, has weighed in and eliminated one thought. This week, he gave me an advisement:

“Just come out of it healthy. Don't be doing cartwheels and all of that.”

So much for the Spinning Majorcan Condor Dunk. And after so much practice! Oh well. I probably would have strained the area between the abdomen and the thigh doing it.

(Adición: Sergio claims the correct word choice is “groin.” This is most unlikely sounding. He overestimates my gullible aspects.)

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Will RehseFebruary 3, 2009 at 12:17 PM
Rudy, what about a handspring to grab the ball, like in soccer throw the ball to sergio who then does a touch pass for an alley oop! I love that you can and likely will infuse soccer with basketball for this dunk contest!
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AnonymousFebruary 3, 2009 at 2:13 PM
What of the high kick Rudy? Much love will be showered on the faces of Portland children if you perform well!
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Rudy's Hypothetical Rules of Basketball

1. In ten years, nobody will remember the details of score, assists, or rebounds. They will only remember who won them a chalupa.

2. Any shot worth shooting is worth shooting twice.

3. When not shooting on offense, you should be communicating, passing, and running. Also, yell “Foul!” repeatedly. Why? How can officials summon help if you yell “Good D!” or “Our opponents are superior!”?

4. If legitimately called for a foul, say, “A good call!” (Do this no more than once a game.)

5. When in possession of the ball, have a plan. Further, have a back-up plan, because the first plan won't work (unless you are Brandon Roy).

6. Use cover or concealment as much as possible. (Both Oden and Pryzbilla provide these in abundance.)

7. On defense, ignore words and direct your eyesight to the ball. (Opposing Cleveland, LeBron James told me he would pull up for a jumper. I advanced upon him. Then James drove baseline with great speed. Both of my ankles gave way!)

8. The faster you begin an opponent’s blow-out, the more shots everyone will get.

9. Be polite and professional to everyone you play against. Then destroy them, for they wish to defeat you.

10. Practice shooting in a dimly-lit practice area with someone shouting unflattering threats at you. (I found this useful in Europe, where partial power outages were not uncommon.)

11. You may feel sad about snapping another team’s back with a clinch alley-oop or a clutching 3-pointer. But sadness is preferred to losing. And the winning will then bring happiness. (In the case of defeating the Lakers, the happiness will be most pronounced.)

12. Purple is not my color. (It may not be anyone’s color.)