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The hanging on the rim tech is about as dumb as it gets (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by Cute-Rich-5491@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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It’s an exclamation point on the most exciting play of the sport. You’re not directly taunting an opposing player all you’re doing is highlighting an exciting play you made. Just heard the Toyota Center get the loudest it has been all night while up 20 against the defending champs and a whistle takes the air out of the whole arena.

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[–] RIPboggs@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Said this elsewhere, but a lot of the time the lift is to reduce momentum. You can see it on Tatum, he's looking around and trying to avoid an unsafe landing. It's more complicated than just showboating

[–] Jack_M_Steel@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No, it’s extremely easy to not lift the way most guys who are getting techs do. Like I said, go into a gym and run up to a pull up bar. It takes a lot more effort to pull yourself up rather than stabilize

[–] PandaRaper@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Who rhe hell said it was about being easy? Dude said safety. Thanks for letting us know pull-ups take effort though haha. I always wondered myself.

[–] Jack_M_Steel@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

The safety of it is because it’s easy. There is zero danger to hanging for an athletic person. The techs are not for hanging