program throws IllegalThreadStateException
<p>In my pong game every object(ball and two paddles) is running in the independent thread.</p>

<pre><code>static Ball b = new Ball(195, 145);

Thread ball = new Thread(b);
Thread paddle1 = new Thread(b.paddle1);
Thread paddle2 = new Thread(b.paddle2);
public void startGame(){
    gameStarted = true;
    ball.start();
    paddle1.start();
    paddle2.start();
}
</code></pre>

<p>I want to set game on pause when I press ESC and when I press ESC again - continue game. So in keyPressed event I've done like this</p>

<pre><code> if (e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_ESCAPE){
            if (gameStarted) {
                gameStarted = false;
                ballCurrentX = b.x; //save all states
                ballCurrentY = b.y;
                ballXDirection = b.xDirection;
                ballYDirection = b.yDirection;
                p1Score = b.p1Score;
                p2Score = b.p2Score;
                p1CurrentY = b.paddle1.y;
                p2CurrentY = b.paddle2.y;
                try {
                    ball.interrupt();
                    ball.join();
                    paddle1.interrupt();
                    paddle1.join();
                    paddle2.interrupt();
                    paddle2.join();
                } catch (InterruptedException e1) {
                    e1.printStackTrace();
                }   
            }
            else {
                gameStarted = true;
                continueGame();
            }
        } 
</code></pre>

<p>To continue game - I restart all threads but set parameters for the objects from previous game state</p>

<pre><code>public void continueGame(){
    gameStarted = true;
    b = new Ball(ballCurrentX, ballCurrentY);
    b.xDirection = ballXDirection;
    b.yDirection = ballYDirection;
    b.p1Score = p1Score;
    b.p2Score = p2Score;
    b.paddle1.y = p1CurrentY;
    b.paddle2.y = p2CurrentY;
    ball.start();
    paddle1.start();
    paddle2.start();
}
</code></pre>

<p>But program throws <code>IllegalThreadStateException</code> and the game doesn't continue.
What's the problem? It doesn't stop threads? </p>
