Okay, must be my New York upbringing but I yell at them. No ifs ands or buts. If they get mad, too bad. Maybe that will fire them up.
Where I grew up there would be tons or guys waiting to play. If you lost you might be sitting for well over an hour to get back on the court. There was no way we would let anyone play at less than full speed. I must admit to getting yelled at myself a few times, but I deserved it, and played harder because of it.
That being said I would like to quickly vent on something kind of related. I play or used to at the local YMCA. A while back the hight school kids started showing up. While some know how to play, the majority have no idea. They run up the court and pull up for 3 pointers. Their next pass will be their first. The idea of defense is the occational block, that must be followed by some moronic in your face type scream. We have spoken to the Y about having an over 21 or 25 evening but have had no luck as of yet. It has gotten to the point where I have just stopped going. I do miss it, but just can't stand it. If I wanted to just run up and down and never touch the ball, I might as well just go on the tread mill.
Thanks for letting me vent and have a nice day.