u/kollostomy

Question for any ball knowers of both basketball and futbol.

As a big NBA fan, I'm finding myself enthralled with this World Cup and wishing I had deeper context into the players I'm seeing.

I'd love for apt comparisons of the best players in the FWC to their NBA counterpart.

Is Mbappe more like LeBron or MJ...or a tier below, like a Derrick Rose or Allen Iverson?

Modric = Jason Kidd

Ronaldo = Kawhi Leonard?

Pulisic = Austin Reeves?

You get the idea.

I am turning 40, and I want to do a funny reveal where I suddenly have male-patterned baldness.

I have a full head of wavy hair...but I was curious how feasible it would be to ask someone to cut it/shape it in the style of someone with patterned baldness?

Shaved middle section but leaving a pretty full but shaped horseshoe of my hair.

How would I ask? Should I pay extra? Should I give some advance notice to the stylist rather than dropping in? Or complete non-starter?

As someone that is probably like MOST PBers...I play open plays, but don't do DUPR games or tourneys...and my assessment of my ACTUAL DUPR is purely speculative.

That said, I am trying to square a circle, after seeing someone say their DUPR is ~2.0 after 2 games. And, it's this: the day I picked up a paddle I felt like I was at least a 3.0. I feel like the ability to keep the ball in play, know the rules, and hit with some pace almost immediately puts you close to a 3.0, especially given the play I saw at 2.5+ when I first started.

I don't really have a concept of what a 2.0 would play like.

Are DUPR games that competitive where, say, someone that does fine in open plays at a 3.5 or higher would ACTUALLY be like a 2.87 DUPR?

TL;DR:
Casual/open play skill levels feel inflated—so how low is a true 2.0 in DUPR, and are rated games strict enough that a “solid” open-play 3.5 could actually rate much lower?