daboywonder2002
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Some of us have kids or know someone that has kids. Let's talk about it
Kendrick Perkins- Public school is ruining your kid's NBA dreams
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Some of us have kids or know someone that has kids. Let's talk about it
In The Zone '98
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But...that's not what its there for. Lol
daboywonder2002
Superstar
I can say that as a parent, i Prefer my kids have a well rounded education so they are exposed to different things. Now if you child finds their niche early in life, and are truly dedicated then maybe ill give it a thought. You got prep school for athletes, you got these performing arts schools for people who wanna be in entertainment, you got these vo tech schools for people who wanna be in tech. I do think the future is gonna be specialized schools. If you wanna go in tech, you go to tech school, athlete- go to this prep school. if my kid was an athlete- im not sitting here paying for prep school then paying for AAU also.
Problem is there’s a finite amount of spots in the NBA and even in college, and truthfully no one is guaranteed anything
There’s a definite risk to placing all your eggs into the basket of “My kid is making into the NBA/NFL/MLB/etc” bc what happens if it doesn’t work out and all your kid knows is playing their sport that you’ve had them on tunnel vision for the past decade plus?
It’s interesting bc I watched the clip of Club 520 talking about this, and they were saying how beneficial it is also to have a “home base” from playing in your community, which is something you can’t get bouncing around prep programs
There’s a definite risk to placing all your eggs into the basket of “My kid is making into the NBA/NFL/MLB/etc” bc what happens if it doesn’t work out and all your kid knows is playing their sport that you’ve had them on tunnel vision for the past decade plus?
It’s interesting bc I watched the clip of Club 520 talking about this, and they were saying how beneficial it is also to have a “home base” from playing in your community, which is something you can’t get bouncing around prep programs
Kendrick perkins needs more kids involved in good HS Basketball programs....so hopefully they can get into good College Basketball programs....so he can have more opportunities at taking their NIL money
AlbertPullhoez
The Takeover
This nikka went to a public school and made the league 
mastermind
Rest In Power Kobe
Youth athletics In America is criminal
It's an interesting conversation, though halfway through I think Perk pivoted or perhaps just opened up to the broader perspective that Richard then articulated and that i've always agreed with (unrelated to basketball): public schools are pretty trash/don't educate kids on the practical competencies that will prepare them for society. i.e. what compound interest is, understanding/doing taxes 101, car maintenance 101, etc., but instead prep them to pass a standardized test (tied to a grant the school wants) about the quadratic formula or some calculus bullshyt that the kids will never use in life. Compounded that, yea, it's only about 4 or so hours of actual learning in school compared to all the other ish that eats away time, and yea... it is a blindspot, and i get why wealthier parents prefer prep or home schooling.
But to Perk's original point... gotta be careful with that, altho he added a qualifier halfway through which is key... which is if your kid is already an elite athlete/basketball player (you'll likely have a good idea by middle school) then yea, it probably makes sense for home schooling or prep school to eliminate the 50% wastage (4 out of the 8 hours) and have that time deaded to the craft. Though there's also that parental responsibility to ensure you're doing things for the right reasons and not delusional self-interest reasons that can fukk up the kid mentally. The elephant in the room.
But to Perk's original point... gotta be careful with that, altho he added a qualifier halfway through which is key... which is if your kid is already an elite athlete/basketball player (you'll likely have a good idea by middle school) then yea, it probably makes sense for home schooling or prep school to eliminate the 50% wastage (4 out of the 8 hours) and have that time deaded to the craft. Though there's also that parental responsibility to ensure you're doing things for the right reasons and not delusional self-interest reasons that can fukk up the kid mentally. The elephant in the room.
Lucky_Lefty
Dreams Are Colder Than Death...
What are parents for? idk what HS you went to or when but the ones I went to both had shop class. Guess who wasn’t signing up for them? Damn near everyone who wasn’t redneck types. Problem is some y’all want shyt taught to these youngsters when they can barely grasp the basics. It’s was teetering pre-2020 but COVID sent that shyt into overdrive (i.e. NCLB is mostly to blame)
I almost created a thread earlier off this clip I saw from Arod talking about youth baseball:
Marc Spector
the 4'11 Cuban
breh that was 20 years ago.This nikka went to a public school and made the league
Perk is correct, but hes saying it the wrong way. Public schools arent the problem, the issue is that making it to the NBA requires a professional level of development and devotion, ON TOP OF being a top 1% genetic freak. Most NBA players, even those from the hood, are getting snatched up at 10-15 years old to get into the prep to pro pipeline. Hes right in that the odds are significantly stacked against a kid with NBA talent if he isnt in a prep school. Its what the Euros have long figued out and why they have their NBA level talents playing professionally at as young as 15.
However The downside of this is (as @SchoolboyC explained) theres TONS of kids who thought they were destined for the NBA and forwent a traditional, formal education, and as a result lack critical work-life skills needed for traditional roles in the labor market.
With tha said, I believe that even the kid good enough to start in college but not good enough to make a NBA or G-League roster can still make decent money overseas or become a solid coach. Its football brehs who IMO are assed out if they arent NFL caliber but are posturing themselves as such.
Marc Spector
the 4'11 Cuban
For the bolded: Blame fakkit ass conservatives and their insane dedication to decentralized govt. Pieces of shyt are perfectly fine to let public schools rot into dysfunction as long as they can funnel their kids into Christian, 99.9% CAC private and charter schools.
Perk is right and wrong
He’s right that in this current landscape if you’re going to public school, not playing AAU, not working with trainers, etc. you will 100% be behind the curve on the top guys in your age group. It wasn’t always like this but this is the current environment
Where I agree with Channing is finding the balance, going all in on basketball for a 7th or 8th grader can be detrimental to them growing as a person, and can set them up for failure for their life post-basketball depending on how far they go
Just what we need; an anti public school sentiment in America.
No, I didn't watch the video.
No, I didn't watch the video.
FukkaPaidEmail
Retired Hoodrat whisperer
If the kid is nice by the time they’re 11-12 years old somebody from somewhere will try to scoop em up..
If you’re playing public school ball there will be travel ball coaches around ..The refs know nikkas who are tapped in with travel ball/prep .
If your kid is in the 8th grade and you have not been approached by em your kid isn’t nice.
Girls volleyball runs the same exact way
If you’re playing public school ball there will be travel ball coaches around ..The refs know nikkas who are tapped in with travel ball/prep .
If your kid is in the 8th grade and you have not been approached by em your kid isn’t nice.
Girls volleyball runs the same exact way
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