NBA/ESPN HORSE Tournament

Post #1 » by **HMFFL** » Fri Apr 10, 2020 1:48 am

The full list of participants for the HORSE competition is as follows: Thunder guard Chris Paul, Hawks guard Trae Young, Jazz guard Mike Conley Jr., Bulls guard Zach LaVine, Allie Quigley of the Chicago Sky, retired NBA players Paul Pierce and Chauncey Billiups, and newly elected Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Tamika Catchings.

The participants will go shot-for-shot in a single elimination contest. Each player will take their shots from their own respective and isolated home gyms. While holding the contest remotely was necessary, it may have prevented some star players from participating -- for example, Giannis Antetokounmpo said recently he doesn't have access to a hoop at his house.
Here are some more details about the contest, which will begin on Sunday, April 12 at 7 p.m. ET, from the NBA:

NBA HORSE Challenge Presented by State Farm participants will be divided into two groups of four, with the winners of the first two games in each group meeting in the semifinals. The winner from each group will move on to the championship round. ESPN will present the four quarterfinal games on Sunday. The semifinals and the championship game will air on Thursday, April 16, beginning at 9 p.m. ET.
A coin toss at the start of each game will determine who shoots first, with the more senior player calling heads or tails. Players must describe each shot attempt, specifying the type of score they intend to make before taking a shot, such as a bank shot or swish. Dunking is prohibited. The first player in each game to accumulate the letters "H-O-R-S-E" after failing to match five shots is eliminated.

And here's a look at the opening round (quarterfinal) matchups:

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/coronavirus-nba-finalizing-televised-horse-contest-with-chris-paul-trae-young-and-others-per-report/amp/

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Post #2 » by **HMFFL** » Fri Apr 10, 2020 1:50 am

Trae Young vs Chauncey Billups

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Post #3 » by **Jamaaliver** » Sat Apr 11, 2020 2:30 am

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Post #4 » by **Jamaaliver** » Sun Apr 12, 2020 4:51 pm

I still don't really understand what/why this is...

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kg01 · Post #5 » by **kg01** » Sun Apr 12, 2020 4:55 pm

Jamaaliver wrote:I still don't really understand what/why this is...

Sure you do. It's called desperate for content mode.

Post #6 » by **HMFFL** » Sun Apr 12, 2020 10:39 pm

kg01 wrote:
Jamaaliver wrote:I still don't really understand what/why this is...

Sure you do. It's called desperate for content mode.

Very desperate.
Trae makes it more interesting for me so I will watch.

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Post #7 » by **Jamaaliver** » Mon Apr 13, 2020 1:25 am

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Post #8 » by **Jamaaliver** » Mon Apr 13, 2020 1:29 am

We gotta stop participating in these stupid events...they rarely seem to work out for us.

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Post #9 » by **HMFFL** » Mon Apr 13, 2020 3:19 am

Jamaaliver wrote:We gotta stop participating in these stupid events...they rarely seem to work out for us.

Spoiler:

First 2K basketball and now Horse...ha!

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shakes0 · Post #10 » by **shakes0** » Mon Apr 13, 2020 7:00 pm

I thought this was going to be limited to players with indoor home gyms. I assumed there were more of those around the league, but guess I was wrong. at the very least it should've been restricted to guys with a nice outdoor courts like Chauncy. Watching Trae shoot
on a $40 Huffy basket with a bent rim and the branches of the trees blowing like it was a 20 mph wind just wasn't doing it for me.

I'm cheering for Quigley. Her house is in Deerfield, Illinois. I grew up there and just bought a house there and moved in a week ago.