What does it mean to call bank?

[Sroek]

Since when was making a bank shot considered a lucky shot? It's a technique. It's much easier from certain angles to hit a bank shot than it is to sink a drainer.

People who call bank, even when they intend to shoot one are (Please Use More Appropriate Word). Bank shots are like 1/3 of my shot selection, so it would get pretty annoying yelling "BANK" all the time.

[Malinhion]

I've always thought it's stupid to make some noise (or even talk, let alone SHOUT) while playing basketball. Why can't players just shut up and play?

Communication is probably the most important part of having a successful basketball team.

[Chubby Chaser]

Bank
Definition: A type of basketball shot that is used when the person shoots the basketball off of the backboard first, then goes in the rim second.

The proper implications of calling "bank"

1) Used in shoot-around scenarios before a game. If a person shoots the ball and it banks in, but does not call it. He does not get the ball back, or what is also referred to as "change"

2) In horse, if a person calls bank before the shot, then makes it. The following person must make the shot using the "bank" method.
Exception: If a person shoots the ball and it banks in, but does not call it. The shot still counts but does not need to be banked in. The shot can be made in any way the following person desires.

3) During a pick up game in the park, if a person does not call bank but it goes in, it still counts. However, the other players are allowed to make fun of him and ask the following question, "did you call bank?" Insinuating that the shot was lucky, and the person shooting the ball did not plan to bank it.
Warning: Do not stop the game and try to take the point away because that person did not call bank. This act could result in a black eye. This is the equivalent of someone calling 3 seconds, illegal defense, or taking a charge in pick up games.

[UNLVNugsFan]

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I don't care about the term bank... perhaps "stupid school yard lingo" was a poor choice of words. In any case, I was focusing on your comment that he has no business being on these boards.

So what if he/she has never played basketball? There's no need to make the person feel stupid because they don't know some terminology. Maybe they just enjoy watching the game.

I mean, I can understand flexing your internet muscles if a poster makes a stupid comment or is being an ass, but it was an innocent question.

There were a lot more derogatory phrases used in this thread then my "I have no idea why he is on a basketball forum to begin with", but nevertheless I stick by my comment. If someone does not know what "bank" means, that pretty much shows that they have never played basketball at any level in the states(since it is common vernacular), never watched basketball in the states(since it is common vernacular in announcing) or they are foreign, so they don't use the same terms. Thus, "bank" may be a confusing term.

If he/she is foreign, then I understand the confusion. If he is from the states and never played or watched basketball, then I don't know why she/he went through the trouble of registering and posting on a basketball forum.

[superLuigi21]

I've always thought it's stupid to make some noise (or even talk, let alone SHOUT) while playing basketball. Why can't players just shut up and play?

cuz its a game, and while playing a game the intent is to have fun, and of course to win.... i never shut up on the bball court, the only way im not talking while playing ball is if i lost my voice, even then i make a damn good attempt

[Anticon]

I don't get why a bank shot is looked at as a fluke. It's one of the highest percentage shots, if you're used to making it.

There's somehow this weird phobia around shooting bank shots on a regular basis even though the best PF in the league does them all the time.

[Chubby Chaser]

I don't get why a bank shot is looked at as a fluke. It's one of the highest percentage shots, if you're used to making it.

There's somehow this weird phobia around shooting bank shots on a regular basis even though the best PF in the league does them all the time.

Banks are not looked at as flukes. The bank shot is a high percentage fundamental shot, and is very useful when you have the angle and are closer to the basket. You can normally tell when a shot is meant to be banked, and not meant to be banked. In all instances however, its pretty safe to assume that if a 3 point shot was banked in it was an accident.

[Sroek]

People are afraid to shoot bank shots because even if they miss by a small margin, it looks like they bricked horribly.

[Aventador]

its basically just trash talk. Like calling 'Luck' when some clown chucks up a wild flick while outta control and it goes in

[BubbaTee]

Bank
3) During a pick up game in the park, if a person does not call bank but it goes in, it still counts. However, the other players are allowed to make fun of him and ask the following question, "did you call bank?" Insinuating that the shot was lucky, and the person shooting the ball did not plan to bank it.
Warning: Do not stop the game and try to take the point away because that person did not call bank. This act could result in a black eye. This is the equivalent of someone calling 3 seconds, illegal defense, or taking a charge in pick up games.

I closely guarded you for 5 seconds. Our ball.

[corona]

If u dont call bank on a backboard shot, it doesnt count in my books (except on layups) Not calling bank means u can over shoot the ball and luckily make it.

ive had this discussion many times and we seem to agree with that

doesn't count? lol

it doesn't matter how the ball gets in the basket...if it goes in, it counts. that's the whole basis of basketball.

i was at the gym a couple weeks back and i tried to tip a rebound away from an offensive player and to myself....and i accidentally tipped it in the basket. should that not have counted because nobody called it? it was luck that the other team got the points for my mistake, afterall. luck never wins games?

[JellosJigglin]

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Banks are not looked at as flukes. The bank shot is a high percentage fundamental shot, and is very useful when you have the angle and are closer to the basket. You can normally tell when a shot is meant to be banked, and not meant to be banked. In all instances however, its pretty safe to assume that if a 3 point shot was banked in it was an accident.

I think the fact that the bank is a high percentage shot is exactly why people expect you to call it before it goes in. Since it has a higher chance of going, how do we know if you meant for it to go in or if you just shot such an ugly brick that you accidentally bank it in.

Anyway, every time you shoot a bank shot, a small part of your street cred dies. <- green font.

[DarthBane]

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If he is from the states and never played or watched basketball, then I don't know why she/he went through the trouble of registering and posting on a basketball forum.

Judging by the thread, my guess would be to learn about basketball. There is a wealth of knowledge on this board to be had for anyone willing to read and ask questions.

Also, I'm pretty sure most announcers don't explain why people yell bank when shooting it off the backboard.

And I'm not targeting you specifically. There were worse comments. Your's was just the last one I read before posting.

[Turgon]

Since it has a higher chance of going, how do we know if you meant for it to go in or if you just shot such an ugly brick that you accidentally bank it in.

I'm sorry, but I agree with Chubby Chaser here. You usually know when someone accidentally banks it in. Just like in pool. When you brick it, it somehows feels wrong - the trajectory doesn't seem right, the angle is odd, the ball bounces on the rim...

In all fairness, I also didn't know you are supposed to call the shot. I guess europeans tend to use the backboard more often. I remember that when I was a little kid (around 8 ), my first coach only allowed banked shots in practice games. That's how important he thought that move was.

And by the way, it doesn't take a genius to figure out that the op is not american, or at least not born in the US.