Scoop Jackson: Playground legends no more

[pap49cba]

I mentioned this article in another thread. Gone are the days when the top college coaches trolled the playgrounds for top prospects.

"So thanks, AAU. Thanks for contributing and/or being an accessory to killing a part of basketball that was as much a part of its soul as acting is to theater's."

LINK

 

[johnnyc]

Yeah...different time and place....I loved this book as a kid....

http://www.amazon.com/The-City-Game-Basketball-Playgrounds/dp/0803259344

We used to (try to) dye our t-shirts Marquette colors because of the nyc connection and we were just as much fans of the University of South Carolina as we were of St. Johns, Manhattan and Fordham for the same reason. We knew about these players before they went to college because we heard of them and sometimes saw them from the playground. Of course as the book details...not everybody made it.

Win...keep playing....lose....you sit...lol.

 

[DaddyChoc]

playground scouting is over... too many shady characters. Coaches want to see these players perform in organized and structured enviroments.

ahhh the good ol' days of playing a game of "21"

 

[VAMike23]

playground scouting is over... too many shady characters. Coaches want to see these players perform in organized and structured enviroments.

ahhh the good ol' days of playing a game of "21"

Make-it, take-it

 

[DaddyChoc]

Make-it, take-it

8-10 awkward scrawny teenagers piled in the paint going for a rebound... geesh that was dangerous

 

[meyers7]

8-10 awkward scrawny teenagers piled in the paint going for a rebound... geesh that was dangerous

Everyone yelling at someone else to guard the guy with the ball.

 

[johnnyc]

8-10 awkward scrawny teenagers piled in the paint going for a rebound... geesh that was dangerous

lol...my brother always said my elbows should be classified as illegal weapons......after he beat the crap outa me.

 

[johnnyc]

playground scouting is over... too many shady characters.

Another great read from back in the day.....good luck finding one apparently (at an affordable price!)

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0030860210

 

[DaddyChoc]

Everyone yelling at someone else to guard the guy with the ball.

so somebody can get a easy rebound and putback

 

[meyers7]

lol...my brother always said my elbows should be classified as illegal weapons......after he beat the crap outa me.

No blood, no foul.

 

[intlzncster]

playground scouting is over... too many shady characters. Coaches want to see these players

Wait a minute, so coaches prefer AAU in this regard???

 

[meyers7]

Finally read it. A whole article on playground players, and some not making it big and not one mention of Earl "The Goat" Manigault? Really? Did he even mention Rucker Park? Or did I miss it???

 

[DaddyChoc]

Finally read it. A whole article on playground players, and some not making it big and not one mention of Earl "The Goat" Manigault? Really? Did he even mention Rucker Park? Or did I miss it???

I didnt read it

 

[DaddyChoc]

Wait a minute, so coaches prefer AAU in this regard???

no choice unless they prefer HS cocaches