Shane

[Billy Binion @billybinion]

One of the worst things the progressive movement has done for society is convince large numbers of people that the success of others necessarily came at their expense. It’s bred so much resentment. And it simply isn’t true.

[Shane @JazzerNation]

@KylePorterNS Ben Griffin

[Hans Olsen @GBSHansO]

Youth sports are more broken than College sports.

[Joe Caporoso @JCaporoso]

If Ponds is there at 44, I think the #Jets would take him yes

[Shane @JazzerNation]

@Willpa11 Great draft for them so far

[Shane @JazzerNation]

@JCaporoso Is drafting Love and trading Breece an option for the Jets?

[Shane @JazzerNation]

@JCaporoso will Ponds make it to 44 and do the jets take him there?

[Shane @JazzerNation]

@jamierkennedy Music/speakers on the course

[Tony Adragna @CoachAdragna]

I think we’ve lost the plot on youth basketball. It’s probably happening in other sports too, but basketball is the world I know.

Growing up, basketball was the neighborhood game. All you needed was a ball and a hoop. It was simple, accessible, and we’d play for hours without thinking twice about it.

I’d call myself a pretty good high school player. I started on a solid team and loved competing.

AAU wasn’t really part of the equation back then. I played in a few tournaments with friends, but everyone understood what it was. If you were elite, you played for Indiana Elite or Spiece. If you weren’t, you just kept hooping where you were. There wasn’t this pressure that you had to be in it.

Now it feels like the entire model has flipped. Kids from kindergarten through high school are paying thousands just to be on a team. And if you want to play, there’s always a team ready for you because there’s money to be made.

But it doesn’t stop there. Parents are paying $60/head every weekend just to watch. Some places are charging for parking. Tournaments are partnering with hotels and requiring teams to stay there just to participate. Then you show up and games are running an hour behind, officials are barely engaged, and someone’s parent is losing their mind over playing time.

Somewhere along the way, the focus shifted.

This isn’t about saying AAU is all bad. There are real positives. Kids get exposed to different competition, build friendships, and experience things they wouldn’t otherwise.

But it’s hard to ignore what it’s becoming.

For a lot of kids, this isn’t building a love for the game. It’s turning it into a transaction. A schedule. A bill.

And that’s the part that feels off.

It would just be nice if the kids were back at the center of it all.

[Shane @JazzerNation]

@Willpa11 Would love it if we could get Ponds in the 2nd round

[Seto Kyle🐉☔️ @ImJustKyle_]

Maybe teams like Wizards/Jazz/Kings/Pelicans/Bulls/Nets wouldn’t have to “tank” to try to get good drafts picks if San Antonio wasn’t awarded 3 top 4 picks 3 years in a row, or if the play in Hawks wasn’t awarded the number 1 overall pick, or Dallas getting the first pick

[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints @Ch_JesusChrist]

“As followers of Christ, we should seek to live peaceably and lovingly with other children of God who do not share our values and do not have the covenant obligations we have assumed.
“In a democratic government we should seek ‘fairness for all.’ In countless circumstances, strangers’ suspicion or even hostility gradually give way to friendship when personal contacts produce mutual respect.”
— President Dallin H. Oaks (@OaksDallinH) #GeneralConference

[Shane @JazzerNation]

@Michael_Nania Jordan Tyson

[Shane @JazzerNation]

@li_jets Johnston

[Shane @JazzerNation]

@NYJetsTFMedia @nfldraftscout @espn No Tyson….too many injuries

[Shane @JazzerNation]

@NYJetsTFMedia @RichCimini Quentin would be good

[Marc Weinberg @MarcWeinbergWX]

I have a million dollar idea! I am going to invent something called "cable" and you will be able to watch all the channels in the same place. You won't have to switch between 100 apps to find something to watch. This could be my ticket!

[Shane @JazzerNation]

@Willpa11 Definitely prefer Lemon or Boston over Tyson at 16

[Shane @JazzerNation]

@BadlandsTOJ @JCaporoso @ConnorJRogers @ASUFootball Injuries are a concern

[Shane @JazzerNation]

@OnyxOdds A