Every once in a while, NBA fans find thought-provoking videos online, going crazy after watching weird stuff taking place on a court. Recently, fans couldn’t understand what they were watching when Overtime shared a video of an odd drill carried out by high school players.
The drills consisted of saving loose balls, which is considered normal by many. However, the second exercise drew more attention. They were practicing how to take charges, with offensive players not even dribbling the ball while running towards their ‘defenders.’
This didn’t sit well with fans, who immediately reacted to the weird drills on social media. They didn’t wait to trash the coaches and the people who thought that was a legit drill for young players.
This the last team anybody wanna play π (via je_basketball/TT) pic.twitter.com/V7YWw8MuD1
— Overtime (@overtime) January 14, 2022
Naaa fam whatβre we doing πππππ https://t.co/rgWeiosJHl
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) January 14, 2022
Fire these coaches asap. What is this foolery? πππ
— Marcus Stroman (@STR0) January 14, 2022
The coach pic.twitter.com/R2jpEG60xu
— Sam Reall (@reall_sam) January 14, 2022
https://twitter.com/johnSmi35249005/status/1482083224893345793
— Zack Forrester (@ZtF4star) January 14, 2022
Stop with the extras… this is awful coaching
— Joeγ½οΈess (@THEEJoeMess) January 14, 2022
I get having them hustle and dive for loose balls, but why have them crash into each other for charges? Wouldnβt it be better to train jumping straight up and down?
— B-Dawg (@LABlitz44) January 14, 2022
— jeff (@_jeffrz_) January 14, 2022
Is this serious π³ π€
— Dan Cevette (@DanCevette) January 14, 2022
these ppl in the comments clowning it but it translates to winning ball
— Lance π€ (@happyhoostonfan) January 14, 2022
Wtf is this pic.twitter.com/bTrWaPHWTf
— Jasβnπ« (@JasonM_VII) January 14, 2022
https://twitter.com/you_know_e/status/1482023447211479042
People hating on this either never played or were horrible teammates. Shits not all about offense
— Sean Goforth (@naesgoforth) January 15, 2022
Imagine they do this in game and forget to dribble
— Lowkey Alliance (@LwkyAlliance) January 14, 2022
This is dumb. You donβt practice charges and diving on the floor. This will only get people hurt.
— Derek Gibson (@armygib) January 15, 2022
When they get off the team bus pic.twitter.com/HHpC3fWhHH
— ΓRΓNDΓN (@BrandonNextUp) January 14, 2022
When they charge the wrong one pic.twitter.com/fEt5c6sJ7A
— RAD (@radvstheworld) January 14, 2022
What is going on?? pic.twitter.com/4lpedKKu70
— Big Money π²π²π²π² (@Jun3isMe) January 14, 2022
https://twitter.com/jusjohnson86/status/1482139204830248963
once the game actually starts, these dudes are like… pic.twitter.com/uBYV4lPMbQ
— Dwight Williams (@dwight_esq) January 14, 2022
Wtf is wrong with this team!!!???
They are teaching kids how to travel!
— Call Me PeePz (@CallMePeePz) January 14, 2022
Even Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell reacted to the footage, wondering what they were doing with those drills.
Nothing we say can do justice to the video, and nothing we say can express the reactions better than fans themselves. Still, some people said they did some of these exercises when they were young, so probably these guys aren’t making up anything there.
It’s still interesting to see the players so invested in these drills and cheering each other after completing the moves. It remains unclear if they suffered any injury doing that, but they looked in great spirits after clashing with each other.
Knowing how to take charges helped plenty of people in the NBA and perhaps these young men are getting ready for that. Still, the general consensus is that they aren’t doing anything beneficial with that drill.
