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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are there actually good players at Janney now?  Why don’t they play for Team Takeover or one of the good DC AAU teams?  Most of those kids probably won’t play basketball in high school.  [/quote]

That’s what’s so appalling.  Most of these  parents don’t know enough about basketball to even know what good AAU teams are, and they don’t have kids or relatives who played in college so they don’t understand typical player development (hint: the kids who will be 6’6”+ aren’t usually the fastest most aggressive kids in ES). Basically, they don’t know enough to be embarrassed at how absurd their behavior is.

The thing that I find really interesting about DMV basketball culture among  kids and parents who WILL end up playing on TV and getting NIL money is that they tend to be incredibly gracious and supportive.  I’ve seen parents in the stands from both teams at HS games between top teams take real joy when kids (ESPECIALLY kids who didn’t have reputation or look the part) played well.  And, I’ve seen a lot less of idiot parents who don’t know the rules screaming at refs for making correct calls. [/quote]

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