These Fucking Kids, Man! Why Even Bother???

[Real2DaC0re]

You fucked up. You don't invest in something until it has proven to be worth investing. You could have got a ball and went to the park a few times before spending money on a goal and other shit. Nigga switched up on you like he found some new pussy....

 

[Costanza]

Thirteen is too old to BEGIN getting serious about ANY sport. This was over before it started.

What age did Tim Duncan get serious about basketball?

 

[Non-StopJFK2TAB]

what makes you think you can make him into a good player? have you ever coached before? have you trained other players that became "standout players"

check his posting history. serial story teller.

 

[code_pirahna]

The pussification of the world has definitely been on wide display the past 10 - 20 years.

Yeah the part that is telling is that the mother cosigned the quitting.....

You have to make sure that they are hungry before you invest......

 

[l9ikjam]

My cousin swore on a Bible that he wanted to work towards playing college basketball, and if it works out, play in the NBA. Mind you, he's 13, not that tall, not overly talented or athletic. I was willing to overlook all of that, because he told me so many times that he wanted me to work with him, and I told him I didn't want to waste my time, because he wasn't serious. He begged me to help, and I caved in.

I told him that if he is willing to do what I tell him, I could make him a standout player in his area, easily.

I went out and purchased a qoal with a glass backboard. That shit was not fucking cheap. Got him TWO NBA balls, and some gear to workout in. I made him swear to me and his mother that he would stick with it, and practice hard.

We were supposed to train yesterday, but his mother said he was sick. I didn't think anything of it, so I let it go. Today, I called to see how he was doing and his mother, all casual and shit said, 'He doesn't want to play basketball anymore'.

I was like, 'What? Are you telling me he made me buy all of that stuff, and he threw his goal away after ONE DAY???'

She got defensive and said he needs to focus on his education, and basketball was a waste of time.

We exchanged a few heated words, and I told her that I'm coming to take all of my shit back. I bought this dude so much stuff...

...and he just flaked out on me completely after one fucking session. ONE FUCKING SESSION AFTER ALL THAT SHIT HE TALKED!

How the fuck do you quit after the first fucking day?

We're raising a nation of bitches!!!

Are your coaching skills that good?

 

[World B Free]

My cousin swore on a Bible that he wanted to work towards playing college basketball, and if it works out, play in the NBA. Mind you, he's 13, not that tall, not overly talented or athletic. I was willing to overlook all of that, because he told me so many times that he wanted me to work with him, and I told him I didn't want to waste my time, because he wasn't serious. He begged me to help, and I caved in.

I told him that if he is willing to do what I tell him, I could make him a standout player in his area, easily.

I went out and purchased a qoal with a glass backboard. That shit was not fucking cheap. Got him TWO NBA balls, and some gear to workout in. I made him swear to me and his mother that he would stick with it, and practice hard.

We were supposed to train yesterday, but his mother said he was sick. I didn't think anything of it, so I let it go. Today, I called to see how he was doing and his mother, all casual and shit said, 'He doesn't want to play basketball anymore'.

I was like, 'What? Are you telling me he made me buy all of that stuff, and he threw his goal away after ONE DAY???'

She got defensive and said he needs to focus on his education, and basketball was a waste of time.

We exchanged a few heated words, and I told her that I'm coming to take all of my shit back. I bought this dude so much stuff...

...and he just flaked out on me completely after one fucking session. ONE FUCKING SESSION AFTER ALL THAT SHIT HE TALKED!

How the fuck do you quit after the first fucking day?

We're raising a nation of bitches!!!

Homie, you're OVER-HELPING, when a person helps too much, it turns from a positive to a negative. So just help a little bit, don't overdo it, or again, it will turn into its opposite, which is a negative.

 

[BlackGoku]

What age did Tim Duncan get serious about basketball?

Dude could have been an Olympic swimmer...didn't start playing ball until 16 I think...seven foot one cat swimming in the olympics

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[mcguyver]

Take the mother out of it and welcome to my world.

 

[Better]

Are your coaching skills that good?

At least for his area, I could turn that dude into a monster. I'm sure I could get him on at a small college. Anything beyond that would've come down to how he developed, which is not easy to predict.

For the person that said 13 is too early...

...are you serious? You have kids nationally ranked at 13, and my cousin would've JUST started any serious training. Dude is far behind, but I told him that the NBA, while not impossible, would've been a really, really long shot. Of course, you can't predict major growth spurts, or incredible leaps in development.

 

[Better]

Homie, you're OVER-HELPING, when a person helps too much, it turns from a positive to a negative. So just help a little bit, don't overdo it, or again, it will turn into its opposite, which is a negative.

This dude is talking college and MAYBE NBA.

You can't underestimate the difficulty of playing college ball.

I wish someone had helped me how I WAS willing to help him. I had all the drive in the world, but no real guidance...

...so I simply practiced how and what I thought I should've.

Wasn't good enough.

However, I've learned a lot over the years.

 

[Better]

check his posting history. serial story teller.

Motherfucker, I have stories to tell because I interact with other human beings.

You're not hiding your loneliness and reclusiveness very well.

 

[Better]

You fucked up. You don't invest in something until it has proven to be worth investing. You could have got a ball and went to the park a few times before spending money on a goal and other shit. Nigga switched up on you like he found some new pussy....

Dude, you don't know how long and often dude had been asking me to help him.

Not only that, but I detailed in the OP how I made him vow on the Bible, to me and his mother that he'd do as he's told, and commit to it. At some point, you have to take someone at their word.

I was very serious about this, and explained to him more than once that becoming a standout basketball player on any level takes an incredible amount of work, and/or an equal amount of talent. Just going to the court to play wouldn't be enough.

I should've known he was a waste of time, but I went against my better judgement.

Won't happen again.

 

[ballscout1]

But why would you buy all that bullshit when every park in the country has baskets...and they don't use nba balls in high school or college.and they aren't outside balls anyway.....I could see maybe a decent indoor/outdoor ball....

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[Non-StopJFK2TAB]

Motherfucker, I have stories to tell because I interact with other human beings.

You're not hiding your loneliness and reclusiveness very well.

you tell too many tall tales for. hence why I leave you alone.

 

[Non-StopJFK2TAB]

But why would you buy all that bullshit when every park in the country has baskets...and they don't use nba balls in high school or college.and they aren't outside balls anyway.....I could see maybe a decent indoor/outdoor ball....

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the guy has an affinity for exaggerated tall tales.

 

[ballscout1]

the guy has an affinity for exaggerated tall tales.

I wouldn't say that and I askef only because I have 5 kids and know you have to see dedication before you spend loot not just the saying they want to do something....like when they want to play a mudical instrument.....rent before you buy........I also work with kids that want to play ball....both my son and nephew played D1...

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[Better]

you tell too many tall tales for. hence why I leave you alone.

Seems legit.

 

[Better]

But why would you buy all that bullshit when every park in the country has baskets...and they don't use nba balls in high school or college.and they aren't outside balls anyway.....I could see maybe a decent indoor/outdoor ball....

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He lives in a rural area, and they don't have courts ANYWHERE near by. That maybe hard for you to believe if you live in the city.

As for the ball...

...I figured he may as well get used to the feel of it.

 

[Better]

I wouldn't say that and I askef only because I have 5 kids and know you have to see dedication before you spend loot not just the saying they want to do something....like when they want to play a mudical instrument.....rent before you buy........I also work with kids that want to play ball....both my son and nephew played D1...

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I can admit to some level of over-eagerness.

He seemed so serious when I made him promise his mother and I. You would've had to have been there. I stressed to him many times that basketball would require more dedication than he's accustomed to giving if he really wanted to go somewhere with it.

Because I know kids, I would dismiss him saying he was serious in the past. However, he started begging me to help him. I caved. I gave him a long speech, and then made him promise his mother and I...

...after THAT, I figured he was serious, and that was it.

It didn't seem like much of a gamble.

Most kids don't BEG someone to train them.

 

[MadWun]

OP thought he found his retirement plan

 

[babygwirl18]

Not to sound silly but, why is it so important that the kid learn to play basketball. His mom says that he needs to focus on his studies instead, is that a bad thing.

Sometimes I think part of the reason why you don't see more Black men out in powerful positions is we put too much focus on sports.

 

[ballscout1]

He lives in a rural area, and they don't have courts ANYWHERE near by. That maybe hard for you to believe if you live in the city.

As for the ball...

...I figured he may as well get used to the feel of it.

Okay getting a rim in that case makes sense

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[Better]

Not to sound silly but, why is it so important that the kid learn to play basketball. His mom says that he needs to focus on his studies instead, is that a bad thing.

Sometimes I think part of the reason why you don't see more Black men out in powerful positions is we put too much focus on sports.

HE asked ME. She was more than with it up until he waved the white flag...

...which took all of one day.

Don't put this on me.

They both were game until I introduced him to the harsh reality of basketball training, suddenly he wanted to become a bookworm, and she co-signed it.

Dude is a very good student, and as I said, she wasn't opposed to it. She liked the idea of her son getting a basketball scholarship. He liked the idea of playing basketball beyond the HS level.

But, that all changed.

 

[ballscout1]

Not to sound silly but, why is it so important that the kid learn to play basketball. His mom says that he needs to focus on his studies instead, is that a bad thing.

Sometimes I think part of the reason why you don't see more Black men out in powerful positions is we put too much focus on sports.

Since you have to maintain grades to play school sports sometimes it is the motivation to focus more on school...and as I said my son and nephew both got degrees paid for by scholarship

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[Upgrade Dave]

He is 13 and still trying to figure out who he is, you're e dumb ass who went out and bought that shit, hope you kept the receipts

Exactly. You already said he's not tall or athletic. This is what kids do at 13.
This is on you. Kids blow through a lot of people's money and time trying to find themselves. So get over it.

 

[ZuluSam]

kids and adults should begin with used cheap gear when taking up a new hobby until they are sure they are going to stick with....

that lil ninja 13...shit, I know some grown men with brand new Ping golf clubs, Chronarch fishing reels and G. Loomis rods....all sitting in the garage collecting dust.....

 

[ballscout1]

I will say this though, for basketball 13 is a late start for a kid that is trying to play college ball unless he is tall and looks like he will be over 6'8". because as they say you can't teach height and a coach will take a chance on a tall kid.

Otherwise he has to have his skills in order to compete with the many other short to average kids if he wants to make his school team.

He also will want to make either a shoe company sponsored AAU travel team or even if you have to pay a team that attends the big national tournaments.

at 13 he is most likely entering his freshman year of HS next year so depending on where he is now he would have a lot of work to do in order to start making a buzz..if he is trying to play scholarship D1 or D2 ball after HS.

Fundamentals and IQ will do a lot in getting him towards that because there is not a lot of either these days. Kids rely on talent without realizing that talent catches up.

 

[Tripster]

What age did Tim Duncan get serious about basketball?

Tim Duncan is 7 feet tall. Can't teach height.

 

[voodoo]

my son has been playing since he was 5. started out in a raggedy church gym. now he's 17 and can play his ass off. he has put in serious work several times a week since he was in 5th grade.

before I invested ANYTHING significant I made sure he really wanted it. you should have took him to they gym, park whatever and seen if he really had the heart. don't drop him off but observe him.

as for just dropping a kid off at the court to learn the game, that don't work no more. too many kids training and too many ex ballplayer's son's to compete with. kid's are training at very young ages now.

 

[voodoo]

What age did Tim Duncan get serious about basketball?

I think he was 14 or 15 but he was also huge. big guys can start later because coaches, trainers etc will kiss their ass to get them to play.

 

[ballscout1]

Tim Duncan is 7 feet tall. Can't teach height.

not only that Duncan was always involved in athletics and was a championship swimmer..

but you ever notice mofokrs always looking for the exception ?

If you said most rainy days are cloudy these mofokrs will write a paragraph about a sunshower.

 

[Upgrade Dave]

not only that Duncan was always involved in athletics and was a championship swimmer..

but you ever notice mofokrs always looking for the exception ?

If you said most rainy days are cloudy these mofokrs will write a paragraph about a sunshower.

 

[World B Free]

This dude is talking college and MAYBE NBA.

You can't underestimate the difficulty of playing college ball.

I wish someone had helped me how I WAS willing to help him. I had all the drive in the world, but no real guidance...

...so I simply practiced how and what I thought I should've.

Wasn't good enough.

However, I've learned a lot over the years.

.....see u had drive to play the sport, his cousin doesn't ........Have u ever tried to drive a car without an engine? ...well u get my point.....

 

[Lick]

My cousin swore on a Bible that he wanted to work towards playing college basketball, and if it works out, play in the NBA. Mind you, he's 13, not that tall, not overly talented or athletic. I was willing to overlook all of that, because he told me so many times that he wanted me to work with him, and I told him I didn't want to waste my time, because he wasn't serious. He begged me to help, and I caved in.

I told him that if he is willing to do what I tell him, I could make him a standout player in his area, easily.

I went out and purchased a qoal with a glass backboard. That shit was not fucking cheap. Got him TWO NBA balls, and some gear to workout in. I made him swear to me and his mother that he would stick with it, and practice hard.

We were supposed to train yesterday, but his mother said he was sick. I didn't think anything of it, so I let it go. Today, I called to see how he was doing and his mother, all casual and shit said, 'He doesn't want to play basketball anymore'.

I was like, 'What? Are you telling me he made me buy all of that stuff, and he threw his goal away after ONE DAY???'

She got defensive and said he needs to focus on his education, and basketball was a waste of time.

We exchanged a few heated words, and I told her that I'm coming to take all of my shit back. I bought this dude so much stuff...

...and he just flaked out on me completely after one fucking session. ONE FUCKING SESSION AFTER ALL THAT SHIT HE TALKED!

How the fuck do you quit after the first fucking day?

We're raising a nation of bitches!!!

He did not make you do shit! You could have did whatever it was at a fucking park.

 

[keone]

OP thought he found his retirement plan