OGT-Florida @ Kentucky 2/12/2022 4:00 pm ESPN

What height are the baskets that your grandson’s team plays on?

 

9' . . . FT line is in about 18"

 

To be fair, Kentucky had 3 perimeter players left, and it wouldn't of been fair to put Kareem watkins at pg with 3 minutes left. Probably should of played Collins and hopkins more but neither here or there

 

Thanks.?I am a big believer that the young kids need to play on baskets that are not to high for them. They often develop poor shooting habits on 10-foot high baskets because they are straining to get their shots to the rim.

 

I agree completely. They also use a youth-sized ball that's a 27.5" (I think) a little smaller than my granddaughter's middle school ball (again, I think), which makes it easier to handle/shoot.

We've worked on form, form, form and it pays off.

You made good points. You used to coach youth+? I did.

 

I coached a 6th grade team a long time ago, but, in more current times, I have seen guys like Nick Calathes, his brother, Pat, and Chandler Parsons (all from Casselberry) end up in high school and college with poor shooting form that almost certainly happened from developing poor shooting form when they were younger. It’s hard for many kids to then get rid of that bad shooting form. In the case of the Calathes brothers, they each had one-handed push shots. Nick never developed a jump shot off the dribble. In Chandler’s case, he developed a shoulder shot which he finally started correcting towards the end of his college career. The young kids are way better off going with 2-handed set shots until they are old enough to correctly shoot a jump shot, at least in my opinion.

 

The temperament of the thread seems to be shrinking...away from 10 feet and whatnot.

 

We got lucky with Billy. We had elite success and didn't have to pay out the wazoo to get it. Foley thought he could wave his magic wand a second time and hit paydirt. It doesn't work like that. These elite kids want deals, agents and the NBA and all its glitter.

Without those elite players, you will be on the losing end more often than not. My issue with White isn't his coaching as much as his inability to recruit and keep elite talent. Of course, even this issue is as much about the program and its priorities and him.

 

I have no problem until under 2 minutes. Just worry about injuries

 

It was petty so I will quit posting. Sorry about that.