2012-04-17, 14:34 | Link #81 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007
|
Quote:
I mention this because the skill that Kuroko uses is very simple. If you've played basketball, you pay attention to the man you're guarding, and the person who has the ball. If the person you're guarding continues to stand there for a bit, it's normal to loosen up a little, and if you end up looking at where the ball is, it is very easy to lose sight of the person you're guarding, and by the time you look back at the person you're guarding, he's gone. Obviously this ability is being exaggerated a bit because it's an anime, but because they are young, it's a lot easier to get them to loosen up, and take advantage of that. Obviously on the pro level Kuroko wouldn't be able to keep up, but it's not even college, but high school basketball. I say this only because it's an easy skill to believe. Even in pick up games, if you're good at reading who's guarding you, it's very easy to make them lose track of you. It also helps that I don't appear to be a good player, so some people will sag off me more. Honestly it helps me get rebounds, and get open shots. When playing with friends a lot of them notice that I get good position for a lot of rebounds, even tho I'm not that tall, and it's because I take advantage of these small slips of people's minds. Someone like Kuroko who obviously honed this ability to the extreme isn't that surprising to me. It's not that he's disappearing, he's just going unnoticed, which allows him to do his thing. I just don't find it so unbelievable of a skill, it's just being able to subtly read people, and act accordingly. I'm really glad this got picked up. I'll see how much I like Kuroko and Kagami's VAs but so far not too bad. I like the music, especially in action scenes. The animation really takes after the manga, some parts look a little off but overall I think it looks great. Gonna be a good season. |
|
2012-04-17, 14:58 | Link #82 |
Human
Join Date: Aug 2004
Age: 37
|
I accidentally sneak up on people all the time. Whenever I talk to my mother she always jumps because she didn't notice me entering the room. I try not to out of politeness, but sometimes I also leave in the middle of a conversation and the other person keeps talking for a while. Kuroko's ability is an exaggerated version of that.
How would that work in sports? I have no idea. I remember it being my primary tactic in capture-the-flag as a kid though. |
2012-04-17, 15:47 | Link #83 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
|
Quote:
__________________
|
|
2012-04-17, 17:27 | Link #84 |
Seishu's Ace
Author
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Kobe, Japan
|
There's something to be said for this, and in way it's akin to a striker in soccer who has the ability to disappear for a while. This has the natural effect of having the back four lose sight of him mentally, and he can "mysteriously" appear and cause havoc.
__________________
|
2012-04-18, 03:29 | Link #86 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: ¯\(º_o)/¯
|
Quote:
Being able to lose your man, making backdoor cuts and in general, getting open and in the right position all involve going under the radar to different extents. Either through smart reads along with sneaky plays or just simply blowing past people with speed and power which is a lot less tactful imo lol. @ Guardian Enzo: Good players are generally able to locate where the opponents blindspots (or just weaknesses in general really) are and abuse it for all it's worth lol
__________________
|
|
2012-04-20, 12:16 | Link #87 |
Remember, no moe.
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Illinois, California
|
my two cents
One, the whole Kukoro appearing out of nowhere gag is losing its comedic value fast. Secondly, as a basketball player, I have to say that move by Kagami used in the scrimmage game and against one of the 5 Miracle players is UTTER TRASH. It's..it's not even a proper spin move! it's like he's dribbling in a circle, it's so bad. I don't know if it was like that in the original manga, or the animators are just incredibly lazy, but man that move sucked. Anyways, it's a fun series to watch, it'll give me my basketball craving.
__________________
|
2012-04-23, 17:43 | Link #92 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
|
I would guess Kuroko "disappearing" is plausible especially since he does not handle the ball that often and gets rid of it as soon as he has it. It's natural to cheat and leave your mark if the guy you are guarding isn't in the play that much. Of course, once the other team finds out his tendencies, it would be much easier to guard against if not completely stopped.
But still, it makes you wonder how anyone ever noticed Kuroko for him to get a spot among the famed Generations of Miracles basketball team and why does he play if all he can't do anything but pass. I did read the beginning chapters of the manga but I didn't find it very interesting so hopefully, the anime can be better. |
2012-04-25, 11:49 | Link #93 |
its Ghost Madoka time!!!
|
its seems that poor Kuroko isn't even safe from the fujoshi army, not to mention he shares the SAME name with a certain teleporting yuri character from a certain science vs magic series , poor Kuroko, i salute for his bravery for appearing in doujins .....
__________________
|
2012-04-28, 15:51 | Link #98 |
俺様祭り
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: France
Age: 33
|
^ You think so?
Spoiler for This week's endcard:
Completely sold on episode 4. I always get this anxious feeling when an episode completely centered on a game is starting because the studio is obviously going to have to churn out more animation than usual... and this has passed the ultimate test of not too much stock footage and montages! Sure, the budget showed just a bit at the beginning of the second half, but hey, this is still a Jump adaptation of a manga that's not a huge smash hit which makes me tolerate it, and it didn't completely kill my excitement. Now it'll be hard not to look forward to the better games later on in the story! Oh, and boy, was the ending sequence genius... Spoiler for Episode 4:
__________________
|
2012-04-29, 00:02 | Link #100 |
Remember, no moe.
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Illinois, California
|
lmao. Man, this anime is really good...I like it a lot more than Slam Dunk :x
It was nice to see some of the other Serei team members, I hope they get fleshed out more. Honestly, this is one of my favorite series this season. And yeah, fucking yaoi implications. lol. The audience is shonen, so what are these guys trying to do here :x
__________________
|
Tags |
comedy, shounen |
|
|