Coli Hoopers, What's The Proper Gym Etiquette On This Situation?

Double Burger With Cheese

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I hit LA Fitness to hoop after work. I just started back hooping after a 2 and a half year period of not even touching a basketball because I broke my foot in 2 places, dislocated all my toes, and had to have surgery to get some screws put in. I started light for a month and I've only been running games for a few weeks, so I'm really loving when I get to hoop cause I missed it so much.

So I ran like 2 games and won, but some people left, and it wasn't enough people for 5 on 5 anymore. From the winning team, it was only me and 1 other guy. Eventually, a lot more people walk in the gym.

So nikkas come in deep and see that we not running 5 on 5, and try to start a game. These nikkas walked in squadded up. They already had they squads.

So they try to start a game, and I'm like hold up, me and buddy won the last game, so we the winners, and we are playing in this game:dame:

Nggas tried to hit me with the:camby:Talking about, ain't nobody running now, so that shyt don't matter. I explained to them that we weren't running because people left and it wasn't enough anymore, but me and buddy were the two left from the winning team. The whole time, the other dude from my squad was standing there with me, but not saying anything.

So these nikkas tried to argue with me. I had to buck up on these nikkas. I basically told them that I didn't give a fukk what they was talking about, but I was playing in this game. Them nikkas was like it ain't that serious :whoa: I feel like nikkas was trying to hoe me out my spot, but whatever. I see this this punk ass nikka that was on my squad had went and sat his scary ass down, so I was the only one who ran with them.


What's the gym etiquette on this situation? Obviously, I feel like if some of the winning team leaves, and there is a break in games, the remaining members of the winning team have automatic spots when games resume. I'm interested to see how y'all feel.
 

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You were in the right on the small scale but in the big picture it wasn't serious enough to buck up over.

It's 2016 fam. People are crazy af. Say one of them dudes took the situation to the head and it lead to an actual fight or somebody runnin to the car to grab heat. Now we got brothers possibly locked up or murked out...over a pickup b-ball game that none of y'all are getting payed to play??

Not saying you should walk around on eggshells or overthink every situation but you gotta be wise and choose worthwhile battles. Personally I aint wildin unless you play with my family or my money.
 

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They should of jumped u and dragged u off to the sidelines while u was sleep



I kid, I kid
 

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So a group of 5-10 people just bowed down to you when you got fly at the mouth? :usure:

I didn't punk them out or nothing, but yeah. It was just a situation where I stood up for my self and they respected it.

You're correct, but don't blame buddy for remaining quiet because some people aren't built like that, and maybe it wasn't that important to him.

Can't argue with this.

You were in the right on the small scale but in the big picture it wasn't serious enough to buck up over.

It's 2016 fam. People are crazy af. Say one of them dudes took the situation to the head and it lead to an actual fight or somebody runnin to the car to grab heat. Now we got brothers possibly locked up or murked out...over a pickup b-ball game that none of y'all are getting payed to play??

Not saying you should walk around on eggshells or overthink every situation but you gotta be wise and choose worthwhile battles. Personally I aint wildin unless you play with my family or my money.

Can't argue with this either
 

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mufukka, your game was over with. you are supposed to either go to another court or get out the way when they come to your end if they are playing full. the first sentence is the answer to your question.

edit: it really depends on how long it was when everyone originally left and when the others came in. if they all left and then the other dudes came in at once, then you were right. But if they left and ya'll was in there for 20 minutes, then ya'll either need to shoot for captains or teams or whatever it is ya'll do. lol, trying to hold ups for half an hour.
 

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I don't think you were right from the standpoint that you won the last game since basically because everyone left there really was no "last game". You might've been right from the standpoint you were already on the court so you could get first game.

I play weekends with a group of people, there's about a pool of 25 guys that play but maybe 10-15 show up each week. We just shoot free throws to both see who gets to play first and who plays on which team.
 
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