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re: Is it possible to be an elite high school basketball player.......
Posted on 3/12/10 at 10:14 pm to Bucky Goldstein
Posted on 3/12/10 at 10:14 pm to Bucky Goldstein
This whole thread is basically a load of horseshite, except the Wall part.
It is definitely possible and not that uncommon. And tons of high school starters don't play AAU.
The part about not playing Varsity unless you are in an AAU program by 10 (or even 13 or 14) is particularly misleading. There are NBA players who never played the sport at all until their teens, or even high school.
It is definitely possible and not that uncommon. And tons of high school starters don't play AAU.
The part about not playing Varsity unless you are in an AAU program by 10 (or even 13 or 14) is particularly misleading. There are NBA players who never played the sport at all until their teens, or even high school.
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Posted on 3/12/10 at 10:25 pm to Bubba Hotep
I'm talking about guys that have to get on the radar of college scouts. They usually need to have some AAU affiliation by the team they are 13 or 14. Obviously it's not needed for making a varsity high school team. I misread that part. But all the kids I knew that got even cursory interest from colleges (and I'm not talking about Duke or UNC, just Ivy League schools, mid-majors, and directional schools) played with traveling teams at some point of their high school career.
There are always late bloomers who are complete freaks either athletically or in terms of one skill, but those are usually the exception to the rule.
Even in a less competitive sport like lacrosse, anyone attending a non-traditional power has to be pretty damn good by their sophomore year to warrant any attention by top 20 schools.
There are always late bloomers who are complete freaks either athletically or in terms of one skill, but those are usually the exception to the rule.
Even in a less competitive sport like lacrosse, anyone attending a non-traditional power has to be pretty damn good by their sophomore year to warrant any attention by top 20 schools.
Posted on 3/13/10 at 1:02 pm to Bubba Hotep
The original question was about being elite not a starter. Look at the roster of any of the major all-star games, watch the film provided by any of the major recruiting outlets, and read the player descriptions published by those outlets and the degree of separation between AAU/summer camp and a player's national perception is very small.
There are very few examples in the last ten years of elite (top 30 nationally) players who simply played and dominated for their high school teams.
There are very few examples in the last ten years of elite (top 30 nationally) players who simply played and dominated for their high school teams.
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