Coast to Coast Camp 2006

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JR, I understand where you're coming from. But I think Chuck was hitting on this observer's point, which was along the lines of "perception is reality."

As I said, this observer was big on hustle. This was also a tryout camp. He said, "You guys are applicants. You should be trying to out hustle your partners...and the crew on the other floor...and every other applicant here. If all three of you say, 'I'm not getting out hustled by anyone,' your crew will be better for it. We don't want to give the coaches anything to complain about (as Chuck said, like this guy is lazy...even if we really aren't). So don't walk. Run."

I don't mind if my partner's do this or not. (Jog or run and not walk up with the ball handler.) I don't think this, in and of itself, is an indicator that someone is lazy. But I did try it and I have to say, for me, it does feel better to jog / run and not walk up the court.

Just last night I did a couple games for a coach / friend at a camp he runs. High school boys...no score keeping...no record of fouls. He just wanted some refs to keep some order in case some college coaches came to see any players. I had just worked two other games elsewhere and after running an hour at his camp my legs were hurting a bit. He said, "I don't care if you just walk up to half court. As long you guys can see if someone gets hammered and call it." My partner and I both said, "We can't do that! We'll give the stripes a bad name."