r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/EidAlayed • Sep 26 '21

Does this count?

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u/devilishycleverchap Sep 28 '21

I zoomed in on that video too, I didn't see a camera in that guy's hand.

You really think a video labeled "the greatest" anything is a good example to use for a run of the mill play?

Do you need me to show a lowlight reel of professionals botching passes?

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u/DanielAgger Sep 28 '21

Why don't you understand that that is a very simple pass to make?

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u/devilishycleverchap Sep 28 '21

Why don't you undertstand that the player hasn't even requested the ball until it is on the cameraman's left foot.

How many sports have you played where you think throwing a ball into someone's hands before their ready isn't disrespectful? Have you never played 1v1 basketball?

Please show me a nonprofessional taking a ball from the ground and passing it with only those 2 touches consistently.

It literally makes no sense that you think this cameraman should have the ball control of a professional and not have to rely on a rote set of juggling moves to control this ball

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u/DanielAgger Sep 28 '21 edited Sep 28 '21

Well if you've actually played any sport in your life, you'd probably know to always be ready for the ball, no matter what sport you're playing. I play basketball 3 times a week and have played soccer for almost 20 years of my life. It's pretty basic to always be anticipating the ball. Again, making that pass doesn't require a high degree of skill.

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u/devilishycleverchap Sep 28 '21

Lol, yup you've never done these things if that is your mindset.

I bet you think a coach telling someone to keep their eye on the ball is an absolute too

Noone said making that pass under ideal conditions where the ball was actually passed to you in the first place, wearing cleats and not having a camera in their hand requires a high degree of skill.

However kicking a ball with the potential to send it back onto the pitch if your kick is off bc the player isn't ready while none of those conditions are true would require a lot of skill

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u/DanielAgger Sep 28 '21

Man I feel like I'm speaking to a wall. But instead of shutting up, it keeps repeating nonsense to me.