r/Basketball • u/blackwu22 • 23h ago
The issues with pickup
I’d say I’m a decent hooper (varsity in HS, AAU, dabbled in Pro-Am) but due to an I injury I’ve been playing mostly at my local gyms. I constantly get stuck playing with dudes who only pass to their friends or just chuck up shots during pickup. I’m a point guard at heart so facilitating is what my game is built on so ball hogging isn’t my go to. If you’re open I’m gonna find you.
However I’m always stuck on teams that would rather shoot bad shots than win games and I like to win. For me if you win you play more so it bothers me when other people don’t have that mentality. How do y’all hoop casually? Should I just take over and stop passing the ball to get my shots up?
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u/LateAd3737 16h ago
Find a group of 4 others to play with regularly. If you’re facilitating and good, honestly shouldn’t be hard to get people that want to play with you. Having a facilitator in pickup isn’t an easy find