According to friends of the man, area cool basketball fan Kip Conroy calls the sport 'b-ball,' even though that is not the sports official name. 'Kip's always like, 'Want to play some b-ball?' or 'Did you see that b-ball game last night?' It's so cool,' said coworker Aaron Beebe, who admitted Monday he once called basketball 'hoops' but would never attempt anything as cool as saying 'b-ball.' 'I think he must know a lot about basketball. That's why he feels so comfortable abbreviating it.' When reached for comment, Conroy confirmed that 'b-ball' is his favorite sport and that his favorite b-ball team is 'all of them.' 