Just What We Need---3 year old basketball prodigies

[Fletch]

Alright, I know I sound like I'm hatin, but he's even got a Reebok endorsement (3 years old????).

To all parents: Y'all need some ass whoopings! That's right, I said it!

Hopefully, his moms and pops will put that Reebok money to some positive use for him.

http://www.bet.com/articles/0,,c3gb6389-7160,00.html

[Pete Nice]

sports is praised to highly in this country. and i love sports, but c'mon. why doesn't rebok give a contract to some students with excellent grades, who may actually make a contribution and not just hilight(sp) reel?

[David Le C]

Because they're a sports brand...

[Fletch]

OK, during childhood, I've seen 6 year old "Booger" Smith and 13 year old Lloyd Daniels (both became playground legends) on the same team. Unfortunately, both also had serious issues later on in life.

No, I'm not blaming Reebok for that, but what messages do 3 year old ballers send to other kids?

Mike Barnes, I know ya readin' this.

[Mike Barnes]

Say einnod23, Your exactly right when you mentioned that Booger Smith and Lloyd Daniels were both very nice basketball wise, But had crazy problems in their personal lives(Last time I heard about Lloyd Daniels he was doing fine and playing overseas and even had a family which hopefully is the case today), Booger Smith, I don't know that much about(Hopefully the brothers alright), I seen the 'Soul in the hole', video tape of the Basketball Tournament in Bed Stuy(Do or die),Brooklyn with Booger Smith and Charles Jones who used to play for LIU and the Chicago Bulls in the late 90's on the same crew(LOL), Booger Smith is definitely talented, And he can handle the shit out of the pill(Basketball), But the cat had to much street in him, And not enough discipline in his life to make it at that time of the filming of his life(About 3 years ago), Quiet as its kept, Another cat from New York was headed down the same path as Booger Smith and Lloyd Daniels(Though not as bad), And that cats name is Rod Strickland, Who played for Truman High School in the Bronx in the early/mid 80's, And Truman Took it(Won the city championship)in 1984 Rod Strickland's Junior year, And Rod Strickland was greatly considered one the the best cats in the country going into his senior year, But Rod's grades were down and he had to get out of New York to get that discipline in his life and he received that at Oak Hill Academy in Virginia, And Rod Strickland went on to Depaul University in 1985/86(After another New York Cat by the name of Kenny Patterson from Queens) And Rod had a very productive career in the NBA, There's so many horror stories of Sneaker companies pimping young cats, Summer League coaches in it(Coaching or whatever you want to call it)for the stacks(Money), it's up to the parents,Guardians,Friends who truely care to step to cats like Sonny Vaccaro or Phil Knight until a cat/young lady is at an reasonable age to look into signing endorsement deals with businesses.
Later
Mike Barnes

[YUJI-SAN]

Originally posted by einnod23:
No, I'm not blaming Reebok for that, but what messages do 3 year old ballers send to other kids?
Money, Power and Respekt yo!