r/Bangkok 1d ago

discussion No dunking in public park.

To anyone who plays at any public court, for God sake stop trying to dunk. You know who you are and you just broke off a rim cleanly off the backboard. Remember this, it will take months to repair and there are many people (Thai , foreigners, children) who lose the opportunity to play basketball because you can't control yourself.

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u/jonnyvegashey 1d ago

Bro you know damn well you’re not reaching the intended audience with this post.

u/chuancheun 1d ago

I occasionally troll on here too so I knew what would happen. I just hope that the one who broke the backboard might see it and hope they know the consequences of their action.

u/mjpshyk 1d ago

You came here to dunk on the guy dunking in some random park in Bangkok and expected him to see it? 4D thinking

u/eranam 1d ago

4D dunking*!

u/whooyeah 22h ago

Change management 101 is having the right conversations doesn’t really matter if that individual sees it. Put the utterances out there enough times and it leads to culture change.

OP only has a few hundred thousand to do.

u/mjpshyk 22h ago

Change management 101 is awareness that there is a problem that needs to be fixed with the people involved. Writing a post on a specific subreddit about a specific incident that occurred at a random park in Bangkok, in which the offender likely is not apart of and will never see. It's a biiiiig stretch to call this change management, no matter how many hundred thousand times OP utters it.

u/whooyeah 20h ago

Obviously there was sarcasm based on the unachievable amount. But changing a culture is definitely change management and thinking dunking is cool and vandalising property is ok is part of that.

Dunking is fucking stupid really. And I’ve seen people ruin easy points because of it.

Nothing but net is where it’s at.

u/FluffyInevitable4040 1d ago

Not a single man on this sub can dunk

u/whooyeah 22h ago

Do black men have their own reddit?

They literally have their own bangkok facebook groups so who knows.

u/InformationTrue6446 21h ago

The only dunking I do is donuts

u/gdrch 1d ago

Why don't you tell the person IRL?

u/SomchaiTheDog 1d ago

The dude can dunk, he'd easily kick a redditors ass.

u/Due-Juggernaut6595 1d ago

When I wanna get my dunk on, imma get my dunk on.

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u/Equal_Neat_4906 1d ago

are they black?

u/chuancheun 1d ago

The only black guy that I saw regularly is a really nice guy so I don't think so

u/this_happened_rigged 20h ago

You ever see the movie, white men can't jump?

u/BaconJP 16h ago

But it's so badass if you can dunk, though.

u/up-country 23h ago

Dunk you!

u/MysteriousMud1766 1d ago

Dunking and destroying them hoops is fun. I love the feeling of breaking it, glasses shattered around me and with a hoop in my one hand. I feel like I’m invincible.

u/yupidup 23h ago

Finally some obvious irony. I’m downvoting you anyway because I know you’ll take it with pride.

u/Pinknailzz69 1d ago

Great fiction writer!

u/MysteriousMud1766 1d ago

Thanks because actually I’m 5’5 girl and I’m mid at basketball 👉👈😌🌸

u/Pinknailzz69 1d ago

I would have never known. Great description. I only dunked once in my life but your description is what I would have liked to have felt once in my life!

u/Stredny 1d ago

Sorry bro, that’s not how you play basketball. If it’s allowed in the court rules, kids will practice if they can.

u/BangkokGarrett 1d ago

Not allowing dunking is the lamest rule ever. If you can dunk...dunk! Go to a court with competitive, athletic players and tell them they can't dunk. That's not street ball. That's a big fat no. It's the responsibility of the park to install collapsible rims or use stronger ones.

u/BestCroissant 10h ago

Someone needs to get out and touch grass. So out of touch with the reality.

u/BangkokGarrett 10h ago

I'm in touch with the reality of street ball in the US. A no dunking rule would never fly there. I grew up playing basketball in a lot of these parks. I guess Thailand is just different.

u/Capable_Work_3563 1d ago

Cry cry cry

u/bartturner 1d ago

Which park courts?

I was dunking this morning in Rod Fai but I am very careful and did not harm the rim at all. I do not hang on the rim. It just is not that common here so some of the kids at the court wanted to see it.