All Talk Sports

If you’re a person that loves to play basketball and get a pick up game going, it would only be fair to warn you of this man I’m about to talk about.  This man has appeared in every basketball gym and park you can think of and is notorious for ruining thousands of pick up games a year.  We have all been victims at one time or another, and if you haven’t seen him yet, you should be be extremely careful if you don’t want to be the next victim.

The man I’m talking about is that middle aged guy that plays with the young guys in an attempt to relive his glory days. We’ll just call him “old school.” He comes in many shapes and forms, but he is always easy to spot. My objective here is to help you spot him so you don’t become yet another victim.  I’m going to describe some instant giveaways that the old guy you’re playing might very well be ”old school”.

Beside age, the easiest way to spot ”old school” is to look at his attire.  Usually he’ll be wearing some type of clothing that belonged to him in high school or college. It might be a jersey, might be some shorts, or it might even be a headband.  In addition to that, he most likely will  be wearing knee pads, elbow pads, high socks, a huge mouthpiece, and possibly goggles.

If your unable to judge by clothing, just pay close attention to the way he acts or what he says while warming up.  If he takes an extremely long time to warm up due to his hour long stretching routine, he’s “old school”. If he’s extremely siked up to play, he’s “old school”.   If he attempts a hook shot, he’s “old school”.  If he shoots with two hands, he’s “old school”. If he at anytime starts talking about an amazing play he did back in high school, he’s definately “old school”.

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