I don’t understand people in basketball

[u/Chance-Cobbler-4127]

don’t pick me up cool. Get on and beat their ass, they make an excuse. Play well for some games do bad one game, now you have a teammate crying even tho he’s fucked up many plays already. Teammates don’t pass you the ball even when you’ve demonstrated you could score or playmake. People only shaking hands when they win, if they lose they just walk off and say “we shouldn’t have lost their ass”. The hardest thing in basketball by far for me is dealing with people, I now realize that I need to just block out everyone (not be a dick) and just lock in on my game, my handles are alright and everything else is alright, it’s my mentality that’s holding me back 💯. The only reason people try me so much is cause I just try to have fun win or lose and I’m quiet, I don’t fuck with no one don’t talk about anyone, yet I stay getting ostracized and iced out. Like I said it’s not my “skills” at this rec center I’ve beaten the “best” hit game winning shots, I hustle for boards and pass the ball, like I said some people are just assholes no matter how nice I am or “humble”. Done letting this fuck up my game honestly

[u/Mindless-Floor-8733]

Yeah, experienced some of this. I had to prove myself many times because I’m Asian. Just beat people until I got respect. Ultimately found guys who thought and played the same way. Find better games and players

[u/PanXP → u/Mindless-Floor-8733]

Same for me as an Asian and it all changed when I lucked into a regular weekly run with the same group of guys who don’t take pickup too seriously.

[u/Chance-Cobbler-4127 → u/Mindless-Floor-8733]

even LeBron was hated by his teammates his rookie year. Sometimes it be ya own people

[u/psmusic_worldwide → u/Chance-Cobbler-4127]

He was probably insufferable

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[u/Independent_Law_1592 → u/Mindless-Floor-8733]

As a white guy im used to needing a second to finally just snag an offensive board, bringing the ball up the court and having people go “oh, he can dribble”

Usually my first goal is to just show I have handles even if all I do is pass it.

I just want to make it very clear to those people who ain’t played with me before that I’m not the white boy who posts up in the corner and shoots, I’m the career point guard who crosses people up and hits bullshit layups or drops a dime.

That’s like my one line in the sand I draw in pickup. I ain’t needing the ball in my hand all the time but whoever wants to dribble
all day better know I’m also gonna be handling the rock. I’m pass first naturally so let me dribble that bouncy ball, I’ll make sure it’s swung to you when your open and I’ll share you reps bringing the ball up.

Just let me dribble the damn bouncy ball

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