NBA G League teams are having open tryouts during the next several days

[Anonymous]

I wish they had this when I was 18 years old.

If you have a NBA G league team in your area look up the dates. If you think your 18-23 year old has what it takes sign them up.

[Anonymous]

Ha!

You have to be incredibly good to miserably fail without embarrassing yourself at this level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ha!

You have to be incredibly good to miserably fail without embarrassing yourself at this level.

I know a guy from Maryland who played division 2 in college. After graduating he attended an open tryout for an NBA G league team in Texas. He made the team. He played on the team for 3 seasons. He then received offers to play professional in Europe. Not sure where he eventually ended up but he played professionally in Europe for several seasons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ha!

You have to be incredibly good to miserably fail without embarrassing yourself at this level.

Agreed. Even though it’s the G League, the skill level and athleticism to play at this level is off the charts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ha!

You have to be incredibly good to miserably fail without embarrassing yourself at this level.

Agreed. Even though it’s the G League, the skill level and athleticism to play at this level is off the charts.

Go for it. You never know what can happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ha!

You have to be incredibly good to miserably fail without embarrassing yourself at this level.

A 6’6” 220# guy who started for a good D1 team and played significant NCAA tournament minutes described his G (then D) league tryout to me. He went into a scrimmage with current players, tried to defend a guy going for a dunk, and wound up on the floor with a broken nose and the guy who made the dunk standing over him saying “And 1, b——.”

The notion that anyone on this forum imagines that they or anyone they know could play in the G league shows how delusional people are.

My kid was dunking on full grown “good” adult pickup players as a 14 year old, and he will never in a million years have a shot at playing in the G league.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ha!

You have to be incredibly good to miserably fail without embarrassing yourself at this level.

A 6’6” 220# guy who started for a good D1 team and played significant NCAA tournament minutes described his G (then D) league tryout to me. He went into a scrimmage with current players, tried to defend a guy going for a dunk, and wound up on the floor with a broken nose and the guy who made the dunk standing over him saying “And 1, b——.”

The notion that anyone on this forum imagines that they or anyone they know could play in the G league shows how delusional people are.

My kid was dunking on full grown “good” adult pickup players as a 14 year old, and he will never in a million years have a shot at playing in the G league.

Delusional is correct. Even at the G League the level of play is off the charts. It’s not just the skill, but the speed of the game. It is unlike anything most of us can comprehend. For context, players at small D1 schools are amazing players and athletes. Most of them will never sniff a G League game unless they buy a ticket.

[Anonymous]

Ever see the Brian Scalabrine or however you spell it videos where he beats the crap out of former d-1 guys 11-0, 7-0 etc. Folks openly called him the worst player in the NBA and he could still score at will over very good players. Basketball is a global sport and there are less than 500 players are the very top. 500/8,000,000,000 involves some serious skill.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ha!

You have to be incredibly good to miserably fail without embarrassing yourself at this level.

A 6’6” 220# guy who started for a good D1 team and played significant NCAA tournament minutes described his G (then D) league tryout to me. He went into a scrimmage with current players, tried to defend a guy going for a dunk, and wound up on the floor with a broken nose and the guy who made the dunk standing over him saying “And 1, b——.”

The notion that anyone on this forum imagines that they or anyone they know could play in the G league shows how delusional people are.

My kid was dunking on full grown “good” adult pickup players as a 14 year old, and he will never in a million years have a shot at playing in the G league.

Delusional is correct. Even at the G League the level of play is off the charts. It’s not just the skill, but the speed of the game. It is unlike anything most of us can comprehend. For context, players at small D1 schools are amazing players and athletes. Most of them will never sniff a G League game unless they buy a ticket.

It’s not just the speed, although that is real. Go stand on a bench 3 feet or so off of the ground. That is where top players get up to to shoot a jump shot. Normal people cannot jump that high, let along jump that high under control to launch a shot. Most people also do not understand how ambidextrous these players are. They are better with their off hand than most of us our at our best with our strong hand. Finally, normal people do not know how strong these guys are. They can hold their position against almost anyone without fouling. It takes another pro or very strong high level player to get them off of whatever spot they may have chosen. Finally, I know a few pros and have shot with them and have on many occasions not seen them miss during a 20 minute shoot around. Zero misses when no defense on them. Zero. These guys are total rarities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ha!

You have to be incredibly good to miserably fail without embarrassing yourself at this level.

A 6’6” 220# guy who started for a good D1 team and played significant NCAA tournament minutes described his G (then D) league tryout to me. He went into a scrimmage with current players, tried to defend a guy going for a dunk, and wound up on the floor with a broken nose and the guy who made the dunk standing over him saying “And 1, b——.”

The notion that anyone on this forum imagines that they or anyone they know could play in the G league shows how delusional people are.

My kid was dunking on full grown “good” adult pickup players as a 14 year old, and he will never in a million years have a shot at playing in the G league.

Delusional is correct. Even at the G League the level of play is off the charts. It’s not just the skill, but the speed of the game. It is unlike anything most of us can comprehend. For context, players at small D1 schools are amazing players and athletes. Most of them will never sniff a G League game unless they buy a ticket.

It’s not just the speed, although that is real. Go stand on a bench 3 feet or so off of the ground. That is where top players get up to to shoot a jump shot. Normal people cannot jump that high, let along jump that high under control to launch a shot. Most people also do not understand how ambidextrous these players are. They are better with their off hand than most of us our at our best with our strong hand. Finally, normal people do not know how strong these guys are. They can hold their position against almost anyone without fouling. It takes another pro or very strong high level player to get them off of whatever spot they may have chosen. Finally, I know a few pros and have shot with them and have on many occasions not seen them miss during a 20 minute shoot around. Zero misses when no defense on them. Zero. These guys are total rarities.

That was the funny thing about the story my friend told about his D league tryout -- he got knocked down and had his nose broken, but the foul was on my friend.
He had played big time D1 ball, but he couldn't guard those guys _at all_ without fouling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wish they had this when I was 18 years old.

If you have a NBA G league team in your area look up the dates. If you think your 18-23 year old has what it takes sign them up.

Awesome! I'm signed up for session 2 - anybody else here going to give it a go?

https://capitalcity.gleague.nba.com/go-go-tryouts

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish they had this when I was 18 years old.

If you have a NBA G league team in your area look up the dates. If you think your 18-23 year old has what it takes sign them up.

Awesome! I'm signed up for session 2 - anybody else here going to give it a go?

https://capitalcity.gleague.nba.com/go-go-tryouts

You’re a bum

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish they had this when I was 18 years old.

If you have a NBA G league team in your area look up the dates. If you think your 18-23 year old has what it takes sign them up.

Awesome! I'm signed up for session 2 - anybody else here going to give it a go?

https://capitalcity.gleague.nba.com/go-go-tryouts

Sure -- you're a legitimate G league prospect, which by definition means you could be getting paid $200K to play basketball internationally, and you spend your time... on a DC mommy forum. Riiiiight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ha!

You have to be incredibly good to miserably fail without embarrassing yourself at this level.

A 6’6” 220# guy who started for a good D1 team and played significant NCAA tournament minutes described his G (then D) league tryout to me. He went into a scrimmage with current players, tried to defend a guy going for a dunk, and wound up on the floor with a broken nose and the guy who made the dunk standing over him saying “And 1, b——.”

The notion that anyone on this forum imagines that they or anyone they know could play in the G league shows how delusional people are.

My kid was dunking on full grown “good” adult pickup players as a 14 year old, and he will never in a million years have a shot at playing in the G league.

Delusional is correct. Even at the G League the level of play is off the charts. It’s not just the skill, but the speed of the game. It is unlike anything most of us can comprehend. For context, players at small D1 schools are amazing players and athletes. Most of them will never sniff a G League game unless they buy a ticket.

It’s not just the speed, although that is real. Go stand on a bench 3 feet or so off of the ground. That is where top players get up to to shoot a jump shot. Normal people cannot jump that high, let along jump that high under control to launch a shot. Most people also do not understand how ambidextrous these players are. They are better with their off hand than most of us our at our best with our strong hand. Finally, normal people do not know how strong these guys are. They can hold their position against almost anyone without fouling. It takes another pro or very strong high level player to get them off of whatever spot they may have chosen. Finally, I know a few pros and have shot with them and have on many occasions not seen them miss during a 20 minute shoot around. Zero misses when no defense on them. Zero. These guys are total rarities.

That was the funny thing about the story my friend told about his D league tryout -- he got knocked down and had his nose broken, but the foul was on my friend.
He had played big time D1 ball, but he couldn't guard those guys _at all_ without fouling.

The NBA drafts 60 players a year, but half of those will never make a roster. The ones who do will push NBA players off of rosters. Essentially, the D league gets to choose between anyone they want who isn't one of the best 500 players in the world. Even a guy who started for a D1 team in a power conference is going to be outclassed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish they had this when I was 18 years old.

If you have a NBA G league team in your area look up the dates. If you think your 18-23 year old has what it takes sign them up.

Awesome! I'm signed up for session 2 - anybody else here going to give it a go?

https://capitalcity.gleague.nba.com/go-go-tryouts

Sure -- you're a legitimate G league prospect, which by definition means you could be getting paid $200K to play basketball internationally, and you spend your time... on a DC mommy forum. Riiiiight.

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