BEST PICK-UP GAMES GO DOWN
CHRIS JOYNER
At the local rec. on Saturdays Dizzy with linoleum hum Of a hundred sneakers. Noonball They call it. None of that full court, Fast break, cherry-picking nonsense. Just 4 on 4/16 by 1’s/make it, take it/ Winners stay on. Where elbows penalize Lazy finger rolls, send the message, No easy buckets in the paint. But find the right combination: Couple big-men to muscle the boards, A ball-handler won’t hog the rock, a wingMan can sink j’s with ten fingers In his face—you just might Make a run. Seen it before, teams clutch The afternoon close like they held the deed, Cock-sure I got next’s sent cussing back Behind that thick baseline, heads low
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