how the game is played

["J. Mark Estepp" <esteppjm@conrad.appstate.edu>]

>As I believe the shouting, clapping etc. is unsportsmanlike behavior and
>can give the offender an unfair advantage then it is illegal.
>
>Time to go back into lurking mode.
>
>Dave

Dave made me think of an incident that occurred last summer.  I play 3 times
a week at noon in an old gym on our campus.  It's a old timers game, most of
us ranging in age from mid-40's to mid-60's.  With that age group, the game
involves a lot of basic b-ball, i.e. setting picks, cutting to the basket,
boxing out.
Last summer a group of local high school kids came in right as we were
finishing up.  I sat down at the end of the gym and watched them for 15-20
minutes.  The boom box was so loud, you couldn't hear someone yell out a
pick (not that anyone was)  The game was essentially 5 individual games of
one-on-one.  I saw some great moves and great athleticism, but little that
represented (my version) of basketball.

Essentially the same thing we see happening in the NBA, wouldn't you agree?



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