Yup, pretty soon these guys will actually want me to be on their team. Just in case, I'm going to buy some cool Nikes and some more baggy shorts. Everybody on a pick-up court is a liar. No one ever admits when he's knocked the ball out of bounds. This doesn't help during the inevitable disagreements.
Disagreements expose the anarchy that is pick-up basketball.
The north court at Cherry Park is the varsity court where the big guys play. That first week I resigned myself to playing on the side court. The following week, I decided to try the big time. But first I had to get on a team. On weekends, the north court at Cherry Park is of the latter variety.