yep. if i woulda focused on one sport i woulda been good but ya boy was playin football, basketball, track, a little of everything. so i was good at a lot but great at nothing
When did you realize you werent making it into the NBA
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I thought I still had a chance even during my senior year in high school when I use to skim the crowd to see if coaches or scouts were in the stands. Even being a walk on my freshmen year in college my dreams were alive but I settled for being the star of the intramural and rec leagues 
My other homey tore both acls and he still thought he going to the league as a 6'1 pf
I had to have that talk with him 
My other homey tore both acls and he still thought he going to the league as a 6'1 pf
I had to have that talk with him 
Jesus Is Lord
Give Thanks, Repent, and Forgive
when i enter public school
In high school freshman I was playing with kids my age that would physically dominate like grown men
Had me like
You realize it's about hitting the genetic lottery, not always just hard work and being in the gym like bullshyt coaches say
Had me like
You realize it's about hitting the genetic lottery, not always just hard work and being in the gym like bullshyt coaches say
In high school freshman I was playing with kids my age that would physically dominate like grown men
Had me like
You realize it's about hitting the genetic lottery, not always just hard work and being in the gym like bullshyt coaches say
Great point. I was always one of the best players at my school but 8th grade we had some random dude transfer in & he could do everything I could do at the point but he was 6'2 & I was around 5'8. It hit me then that I would be better off hitting the books.
Amare's Right Hook
Southeast World Champion
Shiiiiiiiit, what kind of loaded question is this ?
I bloomed too late. 
I was 5'0 as a freshmen. Didnt make the team. Thru high school I was one of the best shooters in the city, me and this guy at the University. I was 5'9 when I graduated. Now I'm 6'2 220lb, with a 6'10 wingspan. Still pretty athletic, everyone thinks I played football or something. I feel like a waste of genes.
I was a really good left hand pitcher, with a lot of movement on my balls. 2 guys I played with got picked up by the Brewers. 100k a year fresh out of high school and I was on a damn ship.I'm almost sure I wouldve made it to the pros, unless I got injured. I can throw close to 75 mph right now still. I should never started playing basketball
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I was 5'0 as a freshmen. Didnt make the team. Thru high school I was one of the best shooters in the city, me and this guy at the University. I was 5'9 when I graduated. Now I'm 6'2 220lb, with a 6'10 wingspan. Still pretty athletic, everyone thinks I played football or something. I feel like a waste of genes.
I was a really good left hand pitcher, with a lot of movement on my balls. 2 guys I played with got picked up by the Brewers. 100k a year fresh out of high school and I was on a damn ship.I'm almost sure I wouldve made it to the pros, unless I got injured. I can throw close to 75 mph right now still. I should never started playing basketball
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BigE214
Future GOAT
When coach Mayo didn't die before my senior year in HS.
Although I didn't hoop in HS, I was still hooping against the best grown nigggas around the city to keep my game on point.
I would try out for the team, make it and then be like fucck the coach.
I was a young hot head and didn't want to: wear suits to school on game day, wear Nick Van Exel socks during the game or cut my beard off.
Now I wear suits to work, can't have a beard and make a substantial amount of money less than NBA Players. I'll never forget CJ Miles use to just shake his head at a niggga when he saw me in the hallway
Although I didn't hoop in HS, I was still hooping against the best grown nigggas around the city to keep my game on point.
I would try out for the team, make it and then be like fucck the coach.
I was a young hot head and didn't want to: wear suits to school on game day, wear Nick Van Exel socks during the game or cut my beard off.
Now I wear suits to work, can't have a beard and make a substantial amount of money less than NBA Players. I'll never forget CJ Miles use to just shake his head at a niggga when he saw me in the hallway
this coulda been you my nikkaWhen coach Mayo didn't die before my senior year in HS.
Although I didn't hoop in HS, I was still hooping against the best grown nigggas around the city to keep my game on point.
I would try out for the team, make it and then be like fucck the coach.
I was a young hot head and didn't want to: wear suits to school on game day, wear Nick Van Exel socks during the game or cut my beard off.
Now I wear suits to work, can't have a beard and make a substantial amount of money less than NBA Players. I'll never forget CJ Miles use to just shake his head at a niggga when he saw me in the hallway
James Carter
n/a
Right before high school
When i was young i thought i would tap out at like 6'5-6'7. My brother is 6'3, we had different moms and mines is taller. I played pf/c in all the leagues i played in so my skills were built for the post. A nikkas only grew to six foot i aint even try to play in high school, just hit the books and chased girls.
When i was young i thought i would tap out at like 6'5-6'7. My brother is 6'3, we had different moms and mines is taller. I played pf/c in all the leagues i played in so my skills were built for the post. A nikkas only grew to six foot
i aint even try to play in high school, just hit the books and chased girls.
Never played a game of organized bball in my life.
I had it worst. Had two uncles(twins) that were high school All-Americans that ended up playing overseas, and uncle that played D1 college ball, and my daddy that used to be busting nikkas asses, pot belly and all. I just knew that shyt was in my blood. They used to let me( I was a young'n) run with them when they would all get together and play locally. Brehs I was destined for greatness. But then around the 9th grade I realized I wasn't going to be blessed with their size. Gave up basketball and focused on football(should have been baseball, my dad was a beast at that too.) Quit that shyt because I'd rather go home after school was out and be in the neighborhood. Hard to see nikkas my size balling in both leagues, like that could have still been me if I had the fortitude to just keep at it.
And to make matters worse my lil brother was blessed with their size and that nikka did nothing with it. He was a left hander too and could shoot most people out the gym. Would be killing nikkas on the basketball team during their gym period but refused to join team. He only played when people made him play.
And to make matters worse my lil brother was blessed with their size and that nikka did nothing with it. He was a left hander too and could shoot most people out the gym. Would be killing nikkas on the basketball team during their gym period but refused to join team. He only played when people made him play.
exact same with me, ive been 5'10-11 for 3-4 years
and im good at both those sports too, tried football but quit cus practice took up too much time, i was good too i didnt even go to summer practices lol
in basketball im raw but i got mad potential, if im in a underdog game i always go hard as hell on some mj shyt, but most of the time im kinda lazy an just joke around throwin up shots