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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Listen folks.  When we’re talking about natural elite athletic talent, NO ONE is talking about tennis.

Send your little phenom out onto the basketball court and get back to us.  Until then, stop embarrassing yourselves.[/quote]

I don’t get this either.  Kids have been training at basketball starting at very young ages.  Basketball is very similar to soccer in terms of needing tons of muscle memory and technical skills.

You know a kid will hit a certain height by the parents, but there isn’t any “natural ability” that gets ro the upper echelons without tons of practice.[/quote]

Yeah, of course.  This is all obvious.  Literally NO ONE is making the case that athletes turn pro without lots of practice.  The point is that rich parents can spend thousands of dollars getting little Larlo all the private basketball coaching the DMV has to offer starting at the age of 5, they can get him on the very most elite travel team at 10, and if by 14 he’s not tall and only an average athlete, IT DOESN’T MATTER in the least how “skilled” he is.  HS coaches will drop him like a hot potato in favor of the [b]6’3” reasonably athletic freshman who has never played competitive basketball in his life[/b].  Because believe it or not, there is still plenty of time to teach a 14 year old how to play basketball.  [/quote]

LOL No. They will drop the hypothetical kid like a hot potato in favor of a 6'3" kid who has been in basketball since age 5. The tall kid is out of luck if he doesn't have any skills. In fact, the tall kid with no skills and experience is less desirable than the short kid who can hustle on the court.[/quote]

I have an average height very skilled kid who has tried out for competitive basketball teams and never picked. They  will not pick the short kid ever.[/quote]

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