This would have been a tough topic for me, personally, as I don’t follow basketball at all really! I have little knowledge of the game outside of some basic terminology like “free throw”, “dribbling,” and “slam dunk” along with knowing some big names like Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and maybe Shaq. That’s about the extent of what I know about b-ball. Very little, to be honest, so what I would have perhaps done here is opted for something more metaphorical and less direct. The clip itself doesn’t lend itself to much else outside of basketball, what do we even see happening there… there’s clearly some sort of game at one point, then three different jump cuts to either different shots or the same shot being played from different angles. Perhaps this is a virgin trying out his game on a chick and hoping to shoot his shot successfully. Just to turn the topic on its head and come at this from left field somewhat, go for something outside of the obvious. It could be something told from the ball, or even the nets perspective, where you could work in some basketball related terms and wordplay but the actual characterisation then wouldn’t necessarily need to be all about the game itself, using the clip more as a springboard into a different story rather than you having to be pulled in the obvious direction. That could work. Anyway, on with the game, let’s see how you both scored (pun always intended)…
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