10 year old basketball player

[chief2000]

Already being courted by AAU coaches. Sleazy stuff.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/03/AR2006070300718.html

[Moooo]

Already being courted by AAU coaches. Sleazy stuff.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/03/AR2006070300718.html

Its good to see them waiting a few hears longer than usual to court these players. I mean, cause 8 is just too young.

Moooo

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

Dad's NBA dream might not happen if his son only gets as tall as him. 4'6 seems short even for a 10 year old.

[Mr. Flopnuts]

While helping coach Justin's team at an AAU tournament game last month, Howard sat on the bench with his right hand covering his eyes. Playing against mostly seventh-graders, Justin -- for once -- looked his age. He had a baby tooth knocked out in a third-quarter collision with a boy twice his size, and Howard wondered later if that had left his son shaken. Justin returned to the game and threw away passes, air-balled a three-pointer and missed an open layup.

When the game ended, Justin gathered his teammates and showed off the bloody gap vacated by his upper left tooth. Then he ran to his Adidas bag and pulled out his uniform for his next game, to be played on a different court in 10 minutes. Justin had just slipped a pair of shorts over his SpongeBob SquarePants boxers when Howard wrapped his arm around his son's shoulder.

"You looked like a little kid out there," Howard said. "Get it together. You have to perform. You can be a little kid at home. But here, you're an impact player."


This is ridiculous. When this kid drops out of school, and starts doing drugs dad will have no one to blame but himself.

[ChiefsfaninPA]

Meal ticket, meal ticket.

[greg63]

The Nationwide commercial at the beginning cracked me up.

[StcChief]

What an idiot. Why would you do that to a 10 yo.

[banyon]

Wow, it's like that Mr. Show skit, "The Recruiters" come to life. :eek:

[wutamess]

Deleted for being an assole.

[DJay23]

This is ridiculous. When this kid drops out of school, and starts doing drugs dad will have no one to blame but himself.

Can you say Todd Marinovich?

[Fish]

"All these people, it's a little like they're trying to buy him or something. And I'm like: 'Wait a second. You really want to do this? My son is 10. He's not for sale.' "

News flash... Dad is selling.....

[greg63]

Can you say Todd Marinovich?

I can but perfer not to. :p

[Lzen]

Wow, it's a shame that some parents can't just let kids be kids. :shake: