One of you is going to cost this kid a scholarship

Wasn't that Sonny Vaccaro I saw hanging around that court the other day?

 

A bit too late, NW.

 

I don't even think I knew what basketball was when I was 2 years old.

 

Clark Francis is stopping by as the Hoop Scoop rates the nation's top 10 3-year-olds.

 

We're taking team photos Saturday. Anybody want to run it?

 

I am going to go ahead and guess this is in Indiana. I saw a high school game last winter where, at halftime, they announce that the town third-graders are going to come out and put on an exhibition of what they have learned. Next thing I know, what had to be every third-grade boy in town was on the court.
The home team lost that night by 31, and it might as well have been 70. Road team actually went on a 36-0 run during the first half, and the student section started telling the home kids to get their head out of their asses. So maybe the exhibition was just the coach's way of showing the supporters that help is on the way.

 

Slightly? A two-year old playing organized basketball in a league full of five year olds and a dad saying "he's a good shooter?"

My God - I coach a team of 12 and 13 year olds - and I've seen very few at that age who are legitimately good shooters.

And my feeling is any parent who gives me a scouting report about their kid beyond "he has asthma and can't run too many laps so be careful" or "he is diabetic and may need to eat an orange at half-time" is wrapped way too tight.

 

Zag, I coach fifth- and sixth-graders, and beyond the layup line I barely bother with shooting drills. A lot of kids aren't strong enough yet to shoot jumpers consistently. I figure they're better served at this age learning how to play defense, rebound and pass. Then they can hit a layup.

 

Shit. I had this kid as a sleeper on my 5-year-old fantasy basketball team.

 

You're crazy. Haven't you heard the stories from the team's beat writers? Kid throws temper tantrums all the time, you can't rely on him to play game-to-game, he's always getting grounded.

 

It must suck having to burn a timeout to change a diaper.

 

Norman Dale would like a word with you.