I just saw SlamBall for the first time and I’m hooked. I can’t believe I slept on the entire first season though. I remember seeing promos for it and thinking ‘eh, so what if these guys can dunk using trampolines…’. Silly me. Here’s a description of the game:
Take basketball. Then mix it with football, hockey, lacrosse, gymnastics and — oh yeah — a few trampolines. What would you get? If you said, “a lot of fractures,” you’d be right. But the answer we’re looking for is SlamBall — the all-action human video game where two teams defy gravity and hospitalization in their pursuit of victory. It’s fast. It’s furious. And it’s not very femur-friendly.
If you like basketball and either football or hockey you’ll probably love SlamBall. It’s basically full-contact basketball that centers around dunking. (Dunks are worth 3 points while jumpers are worth 2.) They even got rid of the 3-point line this season to encourage more action at the rim. And there is indeed some serious action at the rim. In the game I saw one team’s stopper (basically a goalie), who was 6′ 6″, 235 lbs, was crushing everything that came his way. You know how b-ballers like to say ‘get that ish outta here’ after blocking a shot? Well in SlamBall the words are not necessary… the physical punishment says it all.
If you haven’t seen SlamBall, it comes on SpikeTV 3 times per week (Unfortunately they show the same game all 3 times). There’s also lots of good info at the SlamBall fansite.
they still have the 3 point line. 3 point shots only count during the last 2 minutes of the game.
I look forward to seeing the sport in the next Olympics.
Charles,
According to the rules at SlamBall.net – Points
Slam-dunks count as three points; all other shots count as two points.
Points
Slam-dunks count as three points; all other shots count as two points.
scroll down a little more just below that line you’ll find:
2 Minute Warning
At the two minute mark in the fourth quarter, all shots outside the trampolines and above the baseline are worth 3 points.
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