whats up with pickup basketball
the gorls are confused
hi queen!
welcome to what is this regarding? a weekly sletter where we take a critical lewk at wtf’s going on around us. today - i serve you proudly - *A RANT* about something that for years has left me jaw-on-the-damn-floor BOGGLED. PICKUP BASKETBALL.
literally what in tarnation?
who invites people? who manages the list? how does everyone know when and where to go? and how does no one know each other………….. yet play together?
what confuses me most is all the people that are always there. like at any given moment, a game of pickup basketball IS occuring with 6-12 people who *get it*.
before i file “pickup” as an UNCLASSIFIABLE, let me look at some pros of the game. i may not understand it or even know where to find it, but maybe JUST MAYBE i can unpack it!!!!
1) the standards are different
something that rly intrigues me about the chaotic nature of “pickup” is the come as you areness of it all. no one is waiting for a captain!!!! everyone is welcome and encouraged to dribble and dunk.
The king of pickup isn’t the most athletic player. on the court, a Dad bod with a butter 3 is aspirational.
2)i’ll take any excuse to talk about dennis rodman’s style
if lewks could kill, dennis is a damn sniper! while this is common knowledge, pickup rly gives the everyman an opportunity to flex a styleless court lewk - sweat stained tees, cut off tanks, shortie shorts, sweats, anything goes!
3) disorder is order…????
as a type A baddie who enjoys routine (but has none) - i think my biggest takeaway from studying this curious case of “pickup” is that there is a beauty in organized nothingness. rules are respected in the game… anyone and no one can come… the lack of “who’s all gon be there” makes it special.
what i’m saying is - pickup may be the ultimate practice of self love, trust in the universe, and mindfulness. being human af, getting sporty without real winners, and *gasP* dare i say it HAVING FUN.
now maybe pickup is something i can get down with. BYE!!!!
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