giraffe basketball?

primus said:

has anybody tryed it? i think it would be a little easier and way more
fun especialy if you could hop realy high because that would make it
possible to dunk

Giraffes don't work very well for unicycle basketball; you can dunk,
and that's about all. If you're playing against non-giraffes, you
can't ever dribble without getting it stolen, and if you're playing
with only giraffes, you'll spend the whole game getting off to pick up
the ball.

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I remeber playing or seeing somewhjere a team of uni-basketeres who
each had a giraffe on the team look realy fun

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More than 10 years ago on TV5 (a Franch channel) I saw a referee on a
giraffes to have a better overview.

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I've played basketball on a giraffe, the problem is that when you're
dribling the ball takes such a long time to get from your hand to the
floor and back that it's an easy steal for anybody not on a giraffe.

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it seemes about as possible as BC wheel paintball.

hard.

youd always be off the uni to pick the ball up

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i think having one giraffe is good. they just hang around the hoop and
are pretty much the scorers, then the other 4 team mates are on normal
unis, so they can dribble a lot easier, and they can pick up the ball.

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tomtrevor said:

i think having one giraffe is good. they just hang around the hoop and
are pretty much the scorers, then the other 4 team mates are on normal
unis, so they can dribble a lot easier, and they can pick up the ball.

Having a giraffe cherry-picking at the basket is interesting for about
15 seconds.

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primus said:

has anybody tryed it? i think it would be a little easier and way more
fun especialy if you could hop realy high because that would make it
possible to dunk

You can dunk from a 24". It involves standing up on the tire and then
leaping to make the shot. Good timing is required.

tholub said:

Having a giraffe cherry-picking at the basket is interesting for about
15 seconds.

Agreed. Try it and see how long it stays interesting. Mostly it's fun
for the person on the giraffe (not anyone else), and usually only if
they suck at shooting.

leo said:

More than 10 years ago on TV5 (a Franch channel) I saw a referee on a
giraffes to have a better overview.

Interesting. I've seen that once, at the International Cycling Festival
in Hull, Quebec (French language). High-end basketball tournament (cash
prizes!), with unicycling referee on a 9' giraffe. Other referees on
foot I think. In 1985 and 88 there were a few guys from Puerto Rico,
Teresa & Sem, and other excellent players from around Canada. I wonder
if it could have been old video from that?

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Stand up gliding to dunk it! But too much looking down to count the half
revs. UNICON XIII(I think) rules say 1/2 rev.=1 step.

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I think some of the advantages of a having a giraffe unicycle will be if
you need to paint the inside roofs of your house, If your job consists
of fruit picking like farm work or something. Then you could go from
one tree to the other without ever using a ladder. For those in the
circus. I guess it'll be much easier to wash the elephants and other
high animals. 🙂 😄 🙂

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Giraffe unicycle basketball works best if you have someone to pass the
ball into the game. When our club plays we usually have a mix of
giraffes and smaller unis who work together to get the ball in the
hoop. It is a lot of fun!

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Andy912912 said:

Stand up gliding to dunk it! But too much looking down to count the half
revs. UNICON XIII(I think) rules say 1/2 rev.=1 step.

That brings up an interesting question for the unicycle basketballers
out there. Once your feet are off the pedals is it still traveling? Or
can it count like a Michael Jordan floating through the air?

Mostly I'm inclined to say yes, pedal "steps" still count. But what if
the person goes into a glide or coast of some sort, while already in
possession of the ball? I wouldn't allow it to be passed to them, but
if they do the whole move while keeping control of the ball....

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