[Bouncing the ball a few times, Mulder pauses to explain.]

We'll decide who gets the ball first. A good way to do that is for us to both take free throws and see who makes it in- or makes the most of those shots if we have to give it a go a few times. [See, Jack, no poking one another with pointy objects needed!]

So standing here, I'll give it a shot. [Mulder aims, throws, and watches the ball go through, then he bounces it in Jack's direction.]