We all knew it was a matter of time but at 6’6 Bryce James is officially here. Absolutely turns heads at the Las Vegas invitational

[GnauzBookOfRhymes]

Fathers Manning, Alou and Griffey were notable but not special.

 

[Slim]

Was Griffey Sr. considered elite though. I feel like they’re more Steph/Dell & Klay/Mychal.

Where the son is elite but dad was a good player.

 

[Optimus Prime]

Too lazy to think hard about it but what examples are there of kids who ended up equaling or surpassing their elite level parents at the same sport? And yes I understand that relative to the general public, just making it to professional status = elite. I’m talking about elite when considering the history of the sport itself.

Bobby and Brett Hull first father son in Hockey HoF

 

[Shadow King]

With this logic, which teams or sports did lebrons parents play or Jordan’s parents?

Jordan's father played semi-pro baseball. But I think that's (somewhat) of his point: Jordan and LeBron (and others) are genetic lottery tickets. If you want the direct offspring to even be a quarter of that you may have to practice a bit of sports eugenics.

 

[Slim]

Fathers Manning, Alou and Griffey were notable but not special.

The elder Manning and Alou were all-stars/probowlers.

Maybe not HOF but they were great players for a time.

 

[CrimsonTider]

He went to a school beyond his talent level

Bryce isn’t a college player