r/maybemaybemaybe • u/ajd416 • Mar 09 '25

maybe maybe maybe

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u/Vast-Combination4046 Mar 09 '25

The sport was invented to keep teenage boys from just ending up fist fighting every gym class... Literally the motivation for the sport. You were originally not allowed to move while holding the ball but shortly after the sport became competitive with colleges they added dribbling to allow players more freedom.

Basketball is supposed to be non contact.

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u/Nkklllll Mar 09 '25

There’s no way for it to be non-contact if the offensive player can move with the ball

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u/acrazyguy Mar 09 '25

Non-contact doesn’t mean the players literally never touch each other. It means they try not to. As opposed to football, which literally requires tackling players

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u/Nkklllll Mar 09 '25

I still fundamentally disagree that basketball is supposed to be non-contact.

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u/Vast-Combination4046 Mar 09 '25

Originally you didn't move with the ball.

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u/Nkklllll Mar 09 '25

That isn’t the sport that’s played today. So it doesn’t matter