shooting sleeves

Nando88 · Post #1 » by **Nando88** » Mon Nov 1, 2010 7:09 am

i noticed grant is wearing one now... but what the HELL are they for? do they help you shoot?

sunfire0112 · Post #2 » by **sunfire0112** » Mon Nov 1, 2010 7:29 am

for Stylin n' profilin' 8-)

Supposedly they're also used for compression to keep the muscles or joints relaxed and warm.

Gorilla Warfare · Post #3 » by **Gorilla Warfare** » Mon Nov 1, 2010 7:47 am

sunfire0112 wrote:Supposedly they're also used for compression to keep the muscles or joints relaxed and warm.

sunskerr · Post #4 » by **sunskerr** » Mon Nov 1, 2010 8:10 am

He looks like barbosa in the sleeve. Bad memories of chucking.

raff · Post #5 » by **raff** » Mon Nov 1, 2010 8:24 am

Sorry, I don't have an answer. I got stuck staring at Get Nashty's avi for like the fifth time in a row.

Never Fear 33 Is Here · Post #6 » by **Never Fear 33 Is Here** » Mon Nov 1, 2010 9:15 am

Yeah I noticed that too...............ermmmmmm as if I wouldn't have. :lol:

I actually wear a similar thing on my elbow, but more like a wetsuit kind of material and nowhere near as big. Funny thing is..............it is for my neck........... :lol:

Post #7 » by **lilfishi22** » Mon Nov 1, 2010 9:34 am

I wear a sweat band on my off-hand elbow. It's just something I've worn for a long time and feels weird when I don't have it on now. But yeah, I think most people wear those sleeves just for looks. AI started the whole trend.

Itmotep · Post #8 » by **Itmotep** » Mon Nov 1, 2010 10:26 am

Like someone said before its to keep the muscles compressed/warm. I use one personally (Cut it in half and put around my bicep so not to be like "OMG LOOK AT MY SLEEVE") because I have nerve damage in my left arm and if I keep pressure on the nerves they feel a lot better. I will either do that or wrap it up with something.

DRK · Post #9 » by **DRK** » Mon Nov 1, 2010 11:19 am

I think shooting sleeves look great on professional basketballers, but if you wear one down to a pickup game you'll look like a dork. Everyone will be like "who is this try-hard Allen Iverson with his shooting sleeve on."

Yeah...

The_Setz · Post #10 » by **The_Setz** » Mon Nov 1, 2010 8:15 pm

You actually have to petition the NBA to be able to wear one of those and it has to be a medical reason...so it's not like anyone can just decide to rock one all of the sudden.

Post #11 » by **lilfishi22** » Mon Nov 1, 2010 8:58 pm

The_Setz wrote:You actually have to petition the NBA to be able to wear one of those and it has to be a medical reason...so it's not like anyone can just decide to rock one all of the sudden.

I didn't know that. What's Josh Smith's medical reason for wearing two shooting sleeves?

Nando88 · Post #12 » by **Nando88** » Tue Nov 2, 2010 12:59 am

wow... then denver must have CRAZY medical reasons since every one of their players wears every NBA accessory know to man

DBrimstone · Post #13 » by **DBrimstone** » Tue Nov 2, 2010 5:29 am

Nando88 wrote:wow... then denver must have CRAZY medical reasons since every one of their players wears every NBA accessory know to man

does that include tat's? What medical purpose do those serve?

The_Setz · Post #14 » by **The_Setz** » Tue Nov 2, 2010 4:55 pm

I'm sure they just need a note from their medical staff stating that they need to keep the arm warm. It can't be that difficult to get the waiver. Obviously.

th3matrix1 · Post #15 » by **th3matrix1** » Tue Nov 2, 2010 7:23 pm

The_Setz wrote:You actually have to petition the NBA to be able to wear one of those and it has to be a medical reason...so it's not like anyone can just decide to rock one all of the sudden.

Yeah, i heard of that before but i think it was more for the leg stockings that everybody started rocking after Kobe did for a while.

JohnVancouver · Post #16 » by **JohnVancouver** » Tue Nov 2, 2010 8:11 pm

th3matrix1 wrote:
The_Setz wrote:You actually have to petition the NBA to be able to wear one of those and it has to be a medical reason...so it's not like anyone can just decide to rock one all of the sudden.

Yeah, i heard of that before but i think it was more for the leg stockings that everybody started rocking after Kobe did for a while.

those tights were the stupidest thing on an NBA court, ever