Top 10 Worst Feelings in Basketball

There's nothing worse than playing defense when all of a sudden your opponent crosses you over and "breaks ankles" as you fall helpless onto your butt, meanwhile your opponent zooms on by scoring an easy layup. This is the epitome of embarrassment, and at that point, you might as well just stop playing basketball.

It's funny to see someone fall after getting crossed, but it makes you feel dumb in the moment.

I've been crossed up once in my life. Me and him still laugh about it to this day.

You just got a steal and nobody's behind you. You race up the court and try to dunk it and flex your muscles. Instead, you turn it into an embarrassment. This is what happens when you decide to get too cocky instead of just getting the basket.

Layups are easy. Now sure, you might not get an open look, so if you miss, it's at least understandable. But if there's nobody else around and you miss, you might as well just sit on the bench for the rest of the game.

I'm not major into basketball, but when I play, if I miss one, I just kind of stand there and be disappointed in myself.

Earning a trip to the free throw line isn't easy, and airballing is not only a wasted opportunity, but you also have to deal with the chants of AIR BALL, AIR BALL! for an eternity.

Free throws are important, and when you have a 1 and 1, this is especially true. You had a tough shot, but the referee's whistle gives you a consolation prize in a trip to the line. Missing that first 1 and 1 is like a missed opportunity.

Yeah, it's not fun at all when you just look up and see your opponent hanging on the rim as they slam dunk on you.

It feels good to drive the lane and score on your opponent, knocking them over until you hear the ref's whistle with a hand pointed in the opposite direction. It sucks getting a charge, but if you are knocked down and take a charge, that's a different story.

You have the ball and you want to go up to the rim and score, only for an opponent to meet you and deny your shot. Sending you back down with no points. The only thing you can hope for is a referee's whistle for a foul instead.

Yeah, especially when I was shorter. Now I'm a lot taller and I don't get blocked as much.

I'm a small forward, and it's annoying when I steal or rebound the ball, (Miss a Layup), and I pass to the Point Guard and miss the pass. One time, I bounce-passed to a Point Guard, and the other team stole the ball and ran to the hoop. I was already back though, so he had to try and lay up. Luckily, he missed.

Usually, it's a miscommunication between teammates, but it's always embarrassing when someone throws a ball out of bounds when there's nobody there. That's just a bad turnover.

Being the Point Guard 90% of the time, I'm the one that gets in trouble.

When you think about it, this probably does have the worst effect on you.