Yeah, and how far can a fight really go inside a rec center? People at my school will walk all big and stare you down, they shove me sometimes and challenge me to fight, but it's like ummm..... yeah let's have it out right here right now. We both know this is protected territory, easy to talk **** when nothing could happen tough guy. I do see the same kids over and over again at the rec. Once I got a technical in Intramurals for shoving a kid, and then telling him he had a 'dumb f***in haircut' (i know, stupid but he got the better of my temper by playing dirty). Now, I play with him a few times a week. Not a bad guy actually. Needs a new haircut though.
I have fought over bball, not proud of it. But keep in mind, when you decide to take the douche bag out it isn't you against the douche bag. Its everyone against the douche bag. They will all want a piece. Assuming he has it coming.
The only fights I have ever been in have been while playing basketball. I am a very docile creature off the court.
i've seen so many fights break out over the course of a pick up game. I've really only been "involved" in one. there are the regulars who play at the neighborhood court 4 times a week, including me. we'll run full court most of the time. one weekend, a bunch of dudes we've never seen before show up. after a couple of games, they're up next and i'm on the winning team. when the regulars play, there's no partiality from the "crowd". but as soon as these guys stepped onto the court, damn, everyone was cheering for us. it was just like we had home court advantage. anyhow, halfway through the game, things started getting real physical. they were talking trash, and i started talking back. it was out of character for me but these dumbasses were pissing me off. well, it was clean until i let slip "stupid b****". all play stopped. so now we're about to go at it for sure. he turned to me and said, "I'm too old for this. Don't go there." then, i realized i stepped over the line with the personal insult, and apologized. it was just heat of the moment. if the guy didn't keep his cool about it, there'd have been a big ass brawl.
Where in Wisconsin? I'm in Wauwatosa. But yeah, anyway, only one time did I come close to fighting somebody on the court. I was playing with my usual group of guys in high school, and this huge blond douchebag jumps in the game. I'll always remember that he looked like Dirk. And he was big like Dirk... dude was probably 6'7, 230. I was guarding him, and he was stiff arming me like we were playing football or something. That was bad enough, but then he started KNEEING people in the back on rebounds. And yeah, it was intentional. So I started giving him some major elbows when I boxing him out, and he didn't like that very much, started whining about my elbows. I told him I'd cut my BS if he cut his. Right after that he pushed over a buddy of mine on a rebound, and I started yelling at him what a damn punk he was, and started walking towards him, wanting to fight him. Three guys grabbed me and stopped me, and the guy said something to me about "not being able to play physical" and then (quickly) walked away. Which puzzled me, because he was three times my size. Everybody had a nice laugh over the guy's parting remark, because I was a total glutton for punishment on the court, and I always took the toughest cover, big or small. Which is why my back is f'd up forever already.
That's the best insult if I ever heard one. I've never been in a fight on the court, but I've there's always that one guy you want to punch in the face.
i never get in a fight. especially when they talk trash. i just talk back and just play ball. i hate people who foul a lot. i have no problem if they hit me on the hand or the arm, cuz i'll call it...but when they start hitting u in the face and on the head...it's like wtf is wrong with you.
I've never gotten into a fight on the court. I've had people want to start fights with me, but I've never let it happen. I do know one guy who actually goes to bball courts to not just bully people around, but to get into fights. I just decided not to play if he's on the court. Not worth the aggravation. And that guy has to be in his 30s. Just a waste.
I've played a lot of basketball and I've gotten into one fight maybe and a few other altercations when I was much younger. I don't trash talk unless somebody trash talks to me first. I won't let anybody get away with talking trash without responding, but it's a fine line you have to walk to not let it go overboard. Other than that, I really dont have any problems on the court and the most recent incident was when somebody threw a ball (not too hard) at me at 24 hr fitness, but I just shoved him. He ran into me and thought I was trying to intentionally foul him.
gotcha. well, this is not really gang related nor racial. he was just making fun of a 16 year old. i guess i just haven't seen him for years and forgot how he is. i think when he was younger, he was like that too. oh well, i am not really pissed anymore after a few brats today. i think everything is going to be cool on the court. this is a pretty civil neighborhood.
All my fights have happened on a basketball court. People who don't know how to play and start attacking you for rebounds and steals than continue to talk trash and think their good angers me greatly....so yes i've been in many fights on the court .....but off the court i'm a nice guy
Challenge him to a guitar duel. When I get into heated arguments on the blacktop, I find that nearly always works.
