Whereas you give Troy any of those items and he'd keep himself entertained for aaaaages. Simple things please simple people.
As they approach the park he squints over towards the court and nods his approval, quickening his pace just enough to hint that he needs to play ball right this second or he may just explode from lack of basketball. It's been a day or two now without his precious distraction of shooting hoops, so the poor guy can hardly be blamed. "Hey, at least it looks like a good park. I've totally seen worse."
Aaand he might just be starting to reach out to try and tug Dawn along with him.