Get invited to the Nike Basketball Academy...you get some free stuff...

Seems a little shady.

Any context, sir?

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:Any context, sir?

Read this from a dozen years ago. There's your context.

Floyd Robertson wrote:

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:Any context, sir?

Read this from a dozen years ago. There's your context.

Bingo.

It's crazy how much influence shoe companies, AAU programs, and agents have over kids.

NigelUno wrote:

Floyd Robertson wrote:



Read this from a dozen years ago. There's your context.

Bingo.

It's crazy how much influence shoe companies, AAU programs, and agents have over kids.

Thought you meant someone specific or something. Yeah - $ ruins a lot of things. Like everything.

NigelUno wrote:

Floyd Robertson wrote:



Read this from a dozen years ago. There's your context.

Bingo.

It's crazy how much influence shoe companies, AAU programs, and agents have over kids.

The thing is, I suspect nothing has changed since Wetzel wrote that. Maybe it's even gotten worse.

Floyd Robertson wrote:

NigelUno wrote:

Bingo.

It's crazy how much influence shoe companies, AAU programs, and agents have over kids.

The thing is, I suspect nothing has changed since Wetzel wrote that. Maybe it's even gotten worse.

I would say worse. Under Armor is now dumping money into it.

Talked to a Coach a few weeks ago that played a team that has a $300,000 budget.

Nigel can you still tell me who posted the pic or what player got it etc? Curious dog.