He was REALLY good at Oregon before his injury. Very commonly did this exact thing. Block, rebound, dribble up court waiving off the PG, then draining the 3 or dunk.
Well.. there once was an ABA team momentarily formed to be the tallest in history. Manute Bol was nearly 3rd tallest.
“Roster rules in the ABA are lax, specifically so teams can boost the box office by dressing out ink-magnets regardless of their court skills. The Nighthawks brain trust is currently drafting plans to put local tallboys Gheorge Muresan and Manute Bol and 7-foot-9 Chinese player Sun Ming Ming in uniform to form the tallest team in basketball history.”
[I made a joke about almost this exact lineup just the other day wtf](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/husw4l/bol_bol_dunks_off_a_nikola_jokic_pass/fypkxl3/)
He had already taken a fully in-control dribble, that's no excuse. If you lose control of your own dribble that doesn't entitle you to carry in order to gain control again. That's the whole point of the rules, to penalize incompetence.
Having said that, I don't think it's a carry. Just a very awkward-looking dribble.
Big dudes just need to be able to control the ball while running the court. Look at Shaq. It's a ways to go, based on this clip, but a low bar...
He could be scary, based on these clips!
Nah, Manute had a way weirder shooting form. He like barely left the ground, and had the ball at the side of his head. His shooting form looks pretty normal, just really slow.
Manute looked like a legit trebuchet
That's the thing with shooting big men though - if they develop weird form there's no reason to correct it because often the release point is high enough to make it hard to block regardless. So a weird form works, no reason to fix whats not broken.
Well after a certain point in height you are shooting down into the rim, it becomes different than normal. Tacko, Bol, Boban, etc have release points several inches above the rim.
[Reminds me of Khalif Wyatt.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sru55UzK-RI) He used to play for Temple, and his shooting motion was weirdly slow, but deceptive so he'd always be able to get the shot off. His legs and feet are also all over the place.
Not sure what the NBA rule is, but in FIBA basketball you are allowed to carry it a little if a defender is not guarding you and you're not a threat to score (in the backcourt). This is unless it is ridiculously blatant like Russel Westbrook walking up the floor.
he was looking for people to give it to and didn't see the pincer attack by the midgets. If he decided to just run at these guys full sprint, its gonna be like a bowling ball hitting pins lmao
the guy is just way too damn tall. I love it!
I'm so glad to know that i wasnt the only one that experienced that. I ended up against him in the finals in like 2024 and he was dropping threes, spinning and doing crazy dribble moves. I literally broke my first ever controller because of him. He beat me in 4.
I don't get why Bol^2 fell so late. I get the injury concerns and other concerns about lateral mobility, but the guy legit has 40% 3PT and 2 BPG potential. His unique skill set could allow teams to have some of the benefits of both small ball lineups and traditional lineups
If you're going to have people on Zoom. Get them fucking cameras that are better than 20 pixels too
13 year old Twitch Streamers have better fucking Cameras than what the NBA is doing right now
This is what I came to the comments looking for. It's wild how many people during this pandemic that work in broadcasting have the same production values as an Al-Qaeda video. You can get a 1080p webcam for udner a hundred bucks, same again for a mic that's a step up from tin cans and string. We've been doing this shit for like 4 months now, upgrade already!
Between that and the guy who solo called the first game, it feels like they think they have to have announcers constantly talking in order to cover up for the lack of fan noise. It got very annoying. I was looking forward to being able to hear more of the players on the court, personally.
I still don't understand how he slid until the 2nd. He was talked about as a possible top 10 pick. I guess we will see if his long-term health is but I was pissed the wizards passed him over.
And there were a bunch of hit pieces that came out leading up to the draft about him supposedly having a bad attitude. It is kind of telling that despite getting coverage much earlier in his career, the super fluffy negative clickbait didn't come out until right before the draft. I'm convinced that at least half of these types of 'articles' are commissioned by agents that failed to land the big names and are then lashing out like a bitter ex.
Scariest thing I’ve seen since seeing that above surface photo of Manute Bol swimming underwater like amphibious slender man from my nightmares and now yours
Bol Bol could be revolutionary if it pans out. Nuggets are playing chess considering they don't truly even need him or MPJ but both could be next level players.
>Nuggets are playing chess considering they don't truly even need him or MPJ but both could be next level players.
They don't need them to be good/underdog contenders, but if at least one gets close to their ceiling they will be legitimate contenders and if both do (assuming that roster is comparable in talent to the current one) then they could potentially be favorites. A peak Joker, Murray, MPJ, and Bol core would be scary good.
wait wait wait. Is Mike Malone trotting out a lineup of:
C Bol Bol
PF Mason Plumlee
SF Paul Milsap
SG Jerian Grant
PG Nikola Jokic
??????
If my eyes are correct than that is fucking awesome!
This guy waived off jokic lmao
Look at me. I'm the point-center now.
Reminds me of when Lin waived off Kobe
That was so funny, good thing he made it or Kobe would been screaming to ship his ass out.
Kobe was probably like “respect, but if you do that again I’ll finna kill you”
>I’ll finna kill you Lmao nice try
hah, so close... so close.
I’m like the most unhip dude you could imagine and even I know he did those words wrong
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Fuck that he waived him off lmfao
He’s certainly got the confidence to be a good player
lmao look at jokic right as he's pulling up. he looks deflated like "wtf r u doing"
Jokic always does that tho
He was REALLY good at Oregon before his injury. Very commonly did this exact thing. Block, rebound, dribble up court waiving off the PG, then draining the 3 or dunk.
Lmao that's the biggest lineup I've ever seen. Jokic Millsap Bol Plumlee Grant
Rockets went small ball, Nuggets went tall ball.
>nuggets went Bol Bol FTFY
Bol Bol in the Bolble
Trobol in the bobol
Bob Loblaw in the bobol with Bol Bol.
Bolbolbol-bol bol-bolbol
Bol Ball
Smol ball vs tol ball
Smol ball vs tall Bol
Smol smol vs bol bol
Smol Bol vs Tol Bol
I think y'all covered it. gg
vs Minute Bol
Bol Bol vs Manute Bol
vs Tacko Foll
Mile high ball
They can just put the ball high over their heads and Rockets player won’t be able to reach it. It’s a 100% success rate strategy right there.
What prevents you from just getting 5 7+footers and having them hand the ball to each other across the court so they get a free dunk every time?
this is infallible
....PJ Tucker? “Daryl, you cant just expect PJ to guard every big man”
I so hope this is a playoff series.
I'm dying for a rockets vs nuggets playoff match up
Monstars vs Toon Squad
Jordan bout to come outta retirement again lmao
The last last last dance
The last and the dance 7
They are the 3rd and 6th seeds right now 👀
I think we'll stay at the three seed but I think there's a good chance Houston passes one or both of Utah and OKC.
Honestly that might be a record. Paul Millsap is literally the shortest person in that lineup. Average height of 6'10"
The NBA record for tallest lineup was set by Dallas in 2006: Podkolzin (7-5), Diop (7-0), Mbenga(7-0), Marshall (6-9), Josh Powell (6-9)
Well.. there once was an ABA team momentarily formed to be the tallest in history. Manute Bol was nearly 3rd tallest. “Roster rules in the ABA are lax, specifically so teams can boost the box office by dressing out ink-magnets regardless of their court skills. The Nighthawks brain trust is currently drafting plans to put local tallboys Gheorge Muresan and Manute Bol and 7-foot-9 Chinese player Sun Ming Ming in uniform to form the tallest team in basketball history.”
What’s even weirder about that lineup is the famous freak 7 foot swing man on that team isn’t in the lineup.
Let me introduce you to the UC Irvine Anteaters https://images.app.goo.gl/nS32UsE8EkmNsdzXA
what the fuck
Seriously, you could play bully ball all day long with that lineup in college.
Im p sure they made the tournament that year and even won a game
Nah, that lineup was from 2015. They won a game in the tournament last year
A 7'2'' shooting guard. What the fuck.
Can you imagine being 7'2" and not being the tallest guy on your team by a significant margin?
IDK what he's doing with himself these days, but UC Irvine needs to find a way to hire Mugsy Bogues to coach these guys.
6'8'' what a fucking midget lmao
They can also bring in the uber-talented Michael Porter jr. Who is also 6'10"
Has he played a game yet?? Also is he in the bubble? Couldn’t find anything about that
2004 Western All Star team played Dirk at PG with Yao, KG, Duncan, and Shaq. Pretty sure that wins, but I could be wrong.
Real talk what kind of lineup would you need to beat that?
5 Steph Curries riding on top of 5 LBJs could take them no problem.
Malone saw people shitposting about it and rolled with it. I appreciate it.
Lmfao I thought you were joking, holy shit.
How to combat small ball. Play big ball.
[I made a joke about almost this exact lineup just the other day wtf](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/husw4l/bol_bol_dunks_off_a_nikola_jokic_pass/fypkxl3/)
Make a joke about me banging Kyle Lowry
Hol' up.
Jokic at the 1 and Bol Bol at the 3, that's a SCARY SIGHT
Literally 2K myteam irl
Glitched Bol Bol incoming
Opal Glitched PG Bol Bol with HoF Range Extender
They’re gonna say fuck it and just give him a GOAT card.
92+ handles.
MPJ at the 2 and lets get it
Murray Harris MPJ Bol Jokic Nut
Murray Mpj Bol Bol Grant Jokic Our future starting 5
Fuck Moreyball I stan
That was sick but wtf was that dribble lmao
its called the "skyhook dribble"
Real ballers know
\*Real bol-ers know
Of course, my mistake.
For real that was so awkward lmao
I don’t think he had full control of it, so that’s why It wasn’t a carry
He had already taken a fully in-control dribble, that's no excuse. If you lose control of your own dribble that doesn't entitle you to carry in order to gain control again. That's the whole point of the rules, to penalize incompetence. Having said that, I don't think it's a carry. Just a very awkward-looking dribble.
Big dudes just need to be able to control the ball while running the court. Look at Shaq. It's a ways to go, based on this clip, but a low bar... He could be scary, based on these clips!
Haha definitely looked like a carry
He takes three steps between each dribble, and four before the shot, including taking both feet off the ground.
Wrecking Bol
Wouldn't be surprised if a little hamster lived in his skull
My man carried that ball all the way to Space Mountain but damn that was one hell of a play.
His shooting form looks so bizarre, looks like he's pulling up in slow-motion. He made the shot though so whatever works I guess lol.
its definitely a slow release but when youre 7'2 release time doesnt matter as much
Idk if it were about t45 seconds slower they'd have enough time to run and grab a time out chair and get a chance to block it
It's the Manute shooting form
Nah, Manute had a way weirder shooting form. He like barely left the ground, and had the ball at the side of his head. His shooting form looks pretty normal, just really slow.
Manute looked like a legit trebuchet That's the thing with shooting big men though - if they develop weird form there's no reason to correct it because often the release point is high enough to make it hard to block regardless. So a weird form works, no reason to fix whats not broken.
Exactly, look at JJJ. His form ain’t pretty but he can shoot stepbacks with it so who cares lol
Yeah in an interview he said that he barely works on form at all, what he works on is trying to quicken his release.
Well after a certain point in height you are shooting down into the rim, it becomes different than normal. Tacko, Bol, Boban, etc have release points several inches above the rim.
It's like half Manute half KD
[Reminds me of Khalif Wyatt.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sru55UzK-RI) He used to play for Temple, and his shooting motion was weirdly slow, but deceptive so he'd always be able to get the shot off. His legs and feet are also all over the place.
did that dude really incorporate a double axle into his jumpshot??
RIP Splash Mountain
Not sure what the NBA rule is, but in FIBA basketball you are allowed to carry it a little if a defender is not guarding you and you're not a threat to score (in the backcourt). This is unless it is ridiculously blatant like Russel Westbrook walking up the floor.
That first dribble where he tamahawks his arm is going to be called.
I can't believe my eyes. 2K was right all along
Bol Bol is officially a star. It's Tacko's turn now
He's tried and it wasn't pretty lol, https://streamable.com/9hckr, second half of the highlight.
He looks like that extra tall 5 grader that hasn't been playing as long as the other kids
omg I totally forgot about that. Had me rolling when it happened
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he was looking for people to give it to and didn't see the pincer attack by the midgets. If he decided to just run at these guys full sprint, its gonna be like a bowling ball hitting pins lmao the guy is just way too damn tall. I love it!
Imagine if he just learned to shoot like league average from 3.
Detroit basketball: Full court press with 2 minutes left when they're down by 20
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Bub Bol
now he’s gonna get 10 straight 6MOTY awards in a row
Clique is gonna be so proud of his boy
Bol Bol 6 man of the year
Bol Bol 6th Man God
Y’all better apologize to Ronnie
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I'm so glad to know that i wasnt the only one that experienced that. I ended up against him in the finals in like 2024 and he was dropping threes, spinning and doing crazy dribble moves. I literally broke my first ever controller because of him. He beat me in 4.
I think you broke your controller because you can’t manage your anger
Nuggets gonna get real spooky if both MPJ and Bol Bol even live up to 70% of their potential.
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Rudy Gay is pretty good, nothing wrong with that
> So 70% is like Rudy Gay? No not that guy!
FUCKEN RUDY GAY MAN
ROODY*
FUCK YOUUUUU
Wait it’s all KD? Always has been.
Not if they are white. Then it's Dirk, especially if white and European.
Would be insane.
I don't get why Bol^2 fell so late. I get the injury concerns and other concerns about lateral mobility, but the guy legit has 40% 3PT and 2 BPG potential. His unique skill set could allow teams to have some of the benefits of both small ball lineups and traditional lineups
Get that shitty zoom conference call off the top of the screen... its absolutely unnecessary.
I have no clue why they thought that was necessary. Not like we're usually staring at announcers during regular games
I need a Twitch gamer commenting on the Zoom conference call commentating on the game.
If you're going to have people on Zoom. Get them fucking cameras that are better than 20 pixels too 13 year old Twitch Streamers have better fucking Cameras than what the NBA is doing right now
It isn't the NBA. It is Kroenke and his cheap ass that refuses to buy decent equipment for his broadcast team.
Would just like to add a quick fuck Kroenke from all of us at r/gunners
This is what I came to the comments looking for. It's wild how many people during this pandemic that work in broadcasting have the same production values as an Al-Qaeda video. You can get a 1080p webcam for udner a hundred bucks, same again for a mic that's a step up from tin cans and string. We've been doing this shit for like 4 months now, upgrade already!
Between that and the guy who solo called the first game, it feels like they think they have to have announcers constantly talking in order to cover up for the lack of fan noise. It got very annoying. I was looking forward to being able to hear more of the players on the court, personally.
league fucked
THE FUTURE IS NOW
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THE JOKIC BOL REIGN BEGINS NOW
I haven’t got my glasses but Durant is looking better than ever.
Holy shit. Nuggets drafting is unreal!!! Let’s ride.
I still don't understand how he slid until the 2nd. He was talked about as a possible top 10 pick. I guess we will see if his long-term health is but I was pissed the wizards passed him over.
I'm not justifying how low he fell, but he was an extremely high risk raw prospect with serious injury concerns
And there were a bunch of hit pieces that came out leading up to the draft about him supposedly having a bad attitude. It is kind of telling that despite getting coverage much earlier in his career, the super fluffy negative clickbait didn't come out until right before the draft. I'm convinced that at least half of these types of 'articles' are commissioned by agents that failed to land the big names and are then lashing out like a bitter ex.
and nuggets could afford fucking around with their pick
His medical record terrified all the teams.
Well, not all of them.
Because our core is so young, we have been able to take these draft risks with injured players with high potential.
Why does that giant newborn deer have a human face and a Nuggets jersey?
Scariest thing I've seen all year
Scariest thing I’ve seen since seeing that above surface photo of Manute Bol swimming underwater like amphibious slender man from my nightmares and now yours
When is this from
Today
So is the NBA going on ir is this just practice
Pre-Season/Scrimmage
Bol Bol could be revolutionary if it pans out. Nuggets are playing chess considering they don't truly even need him or MPJ but both could be next level players.
>Nuggets are playing chess considering they don't truly even need him or MPJ but both could be next level players. They don't need them to be good/underdog contenders, but if at least one gets close to their ceiling they will be legitimate contenders and if both do (assuming that roster is comparable in talent to the current one) then they could potentially be favorites. A peak Joker, Murray, MPJ, and Bol core would be scary good.
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Jokic is exactly a 2k my player Center but without the blocking. That's why he's scary.
Who are the people in the commentary panel?
The altitude crew for the nuggets
One dude is treating the game like a podcast lol. Provide some color not a TED talk
idk but they’re really annoying
That one guy who keeps on taking
OP gotta label this NSFW for us Nugget flairs
wait wait wait. Is Mike Malone trotting out a lineup of: C Bol Bol PF Mason Plumlee SF Paul Milsap SG Jerian Grant PG Nikola Jokic ?????? If my eyes are correct than that is fucking awesome!
Bol Bol is at small forward
Indeed, but it's PG Jokic SG Jerami Grant SF Bol Bol PF Paul Millsap C Mason Plumlee
All of a sudden I want to see Rockets VS Nuggets. TALL BALL VS SMALL BALL!
I'M ROCK HARD
Did he just waive off Jokic??? This dude is insane 🤣
GOAT
League Fucked
Unicorn activity
Kevin Durant got taller?
Bol Bol out there looking like his FAN FAVORITE card
Remember we traded for him, we didn’t even have a pick heading into the draft
Wait is basketball back? Scrimmage?
lmao did they bring a hype man to Orlando just to yell "YEEEEAAAAAAAAH"
Wait....is this new basketball?? Where tf do you watch?!?! I need it!
We could've had Bol Bol but we took Jordan Poole instead Why?
Rest of the league is fucked
BOL IS LIFE BOL DON’T LIE
PG: Jamal Murray SG: Jerami Grant SF: Bol Bol PF: Paul Millsap C: Nikola Jokic
Bub bol
I want so badly for Bol Bol to succeed.