Smooth and confident, Obama has hoops game

[Qutzupalotl]

Smooth and confident, Obama has hoops game
Presidential candidate using his love of basketball as a campaign weapon

PITTSBURGH - He’s confident and competitive. Superstitious and silly. Admits his mistakes. Shares credit. Always in control. That’s Barack Obama on the basketball court, the hardwood hideaway that helped him adjust to a white world as a racially mixed teenager — and now stands as a sweaty platform for his Democratic presidential campaign.

Hillary may have Bill. But Barack’s got game.

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Last Friday, he scored four baskets — including a 3-pointer — in a Kokomo, Ind., game tied to his voter registration drive. With cameras trained on his every 46-year-old move, Obama scrimmaged Tuesday with the North Carolina Tar Heels.
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Obama is extremely confident with his game, for good reason. He glides more than runs, high and soft on the balls of his feet and with graceful strides that put enough space between himself and his opponents to launch a solid jump shot. Obama, who usually plays with younger men, says he’s a step too fast for most his age.

[Qutzupalotl]

1. Link

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/24373569/

[islandmkl]

2. yeah...but if Barack was a REAL AVERAGE GUY...

he would have bowled a 225 game..or some such shit....

GOBAMA...glide right on in there!!

[Qutzupalotl]

3. LMAO

I hope this makes up for the bowling...

[Qutzupalotl]

4. Game. Set. Match.

[Awsi Dooger]

5. We'll see those impressive clips during the fall

Obama is sleek and athletic while playing hoops.

If he times it right he can earn some positive press by scrimmaging with an NCAA team next October, when the practices for '08-'09 officially open.