SHOCKING: A growing number of middle school athletes — mostly boys — are intentionally repeating 8th grade to delay their start in high school, giving themselves another full year to get bigger, stronger, and faster, which in turn dramatically boosts their chances at elite high school spots, college scholarships, and massive NIL deals potentially worth millions.
William La Jeunesse: “Of 8M high school students in sports only 7% will play in college.”
“On the other hand, the [likely] number one pick in this year’s NBA draft, [AJ Dybantsa], did 8th grade twice.”
CRAZY IDEA: How about we let more kids be kids!
“You win some. You lose some. I’m hoping we get Duke at the buzzer next to make up for that Christian Laettner shot.” - Rick Pitino after being on the right side of a buzzer beater this time and taking St. John's to the Sweet 16
If you were a Nas fan you would Know Nas has always made suspenseful sinister and melancholic music . He even said it in this album prod that sound like mafia movie scores . You wanted some sunshine beat so you can shake your ass to it ? Smh .
CyHi gives his side of the G.O.O.D Music breakup on "The G.O.O.D Ole Days."
"And my ni** Travis somehow developed a habit/Of lettin' ni**as diss us to try to tell us it's rapping...He dropped out the school of Donda and went and left for Degrassi"
Jeff Van Gundy: "Teams beat themselves usually by their transition defense, reckless fouling, leaving the wrong guys open behind the three, you know, coverage mistakes. …I would add, defensive rebounding too. The focus is always in those four areas."
Great assistant coaches multiply everything.
Energy.
Clarity.
Accountability.
You don’t build great programs alone.
You build them with people who care just as much, without needing the spotlight.
I’m convinced this is the best 40-second video you can watch today.
“I want to be famous in my own home.”
This was Buzz Williams’ response to what his dream is as a college basketball coach.
If you’re winning at work but losing at home, you’re not really winning.
🎥: Pardon My Take
High school basketball is simple, but it’s not easy.
Run the floor harder than anyone else.
Take charges like your life depends on it.
Move the ball instead of staring it down.
The teams that master the fundamentals are the ones still playing in March.
𝐅𝐔𝐋𝐋 𝐇𝐃 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐰𝐧 𝐊𝐞𝐦𝐩 🔥🔥🔥
We used to have an NBA full of superhuman athletes who actually USED their athleticism instead of flopping and chucking 45 threes per game ✌🏻