Findale Recreational Basketball: An Oral History

Part 2: The Coaches

The "Bobby Knight" incident lead to a change to the structure of the league. Billy Taylor was already coaching as a nineteen year old who had a passion for the game and slowly but surely the other seven coaching spots in the league were replaced by a either permanent or temporary replacements.

Scott Dorchester: Well there is Davy Hatch, who has been working with the rec department since he was in high school and has always been a strong and loyal employee. He can be a little tough with the kids at times, but they seem to like him. He was an obvious fit for the role.

Billy Taylor: Fuck Davy Hatch.

Tara Marcus: Davy is so cool. He doesn't really text back though. So not like totally cool, but he gets the messages. Did you know he can play Wonderwall on his guitar?

Jett Cordova: He's fine, kind of a dick when it comes to girls, like he doesn't text Tara back, which makes it so she doesn't text me back. And I just can't stand for that.. After what he did to Billy, I have no choice but to respect him on more than just a superficial level though. Guy knows how to win a pissing contest.

Davy Hatch: I broke my phone throwing it against a brick wall after I lost to Stan.

Billy Taylor: Davy Hatch is like if you took that literal shithole that Chelsey fell into and expanded it to the borders of Findale. And with the border of the hole expanding so does the gross excessive shit in, said, shithole. And that shit is Davy Hatch.

Miles Eckert: Davy is a great coach. I actually look up to him. He was in my older brother's grade and they would hang out at my house. He always ignored me and well he still ignores me now. But since we're coaching in the same league, it's like we're hanging out right? Right? You can tell me, this doesn't just have to be a one way interview. Davy and I hang out right?

Flex: Davy is an asshole. But he can coach. I once heard him say his life motto is "making sure no one else is happy but me."

Zeke Fielding, Referee, 18: I started to turn on Davy the game he stole the keys to my car after I reffed his game and he poured out three milkshakes in my car. He just left a note that said "Your move."

Miles Eckert: You don't have to say anything. Davy and I are friends. That's it. That's the end.

Davy Hatch: Who is Miles Eckert?

Chelsey Oakley: Miles? Oh Miles! Yeah, yeah I know Miles. He's that mousy high schooler that would just stand around us. Oh my God, he would say anything to get us to look at him. It's a shame that didn't translate to coaching. He would just stand there while the kids played.

Priya Shah, Scorekeeper, 18: Working the games Miles coached was perversely entertaining. There was a timeout that he just stood there, like, dead silent as his kids looked at him waiting for him to speak. He never did. He may have started crying but I'm not sure.

Jett Cordova: Miles was ina public speaking elective with me my senior year of high school last year, he sat in the back of the classroom. I'm pretty sure he got a zero. He wouldn't even write a speech because of the fear that he would have to present it. I don't know how he got this gig, but it does not suit him.

Chelsey Oakley: I once had to intervene because a group of middle school boys were picking on him between games. He is like a defenseless puppy dog. You just have to help because you feel bad.

Stan Sykes: Oh man! That one time with the big bully middle schooler. Shoot, what's his name? He was on Flex's team, Garrett Jackson. He told Miles he looked like a broke dick Mr. Rogers crossed with a Logan Paul wannabe. Miles just stood there and took it. Chelsey had to come in and tell the kid his future options in a significant other would be limited to a blow up doll and Hentai porn. I thought it was aggressive but Miles was crying and someone had to step in.