EOG radio guest Rick Isaacs' AAU team is 4-0 this weekend

John Kelly

Born Gambler
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Re: Friday EOG guest Rick Isaacs AAU team is 4-0 this weekend

Good luck to Rick's team in the showcase event.
 

Patrick McIrish

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Re: Friday EOG guest Rick Isaacs AAU team is 4-0 this weekend

Team Isaacs bringing the HEAT!!!!
 
Re: Friday EOG guest Rick Isaacs AAU team is 4-0 this weekend

Re: Friday EOG guest Rick Isaacs AAU team is 4-0 this weekend

5-0 for the H-Squad

Although on the west coast this year the best club teams look to be Team Bibby, Team Bayless, Belmont Shore, and the Las Vegas Prospects. Bibby beat Lakeshow Elite by 2 and Lakeshow beat Oakland Soldiers a few days ago. Compton Magic, and Cal Supreme may be in the mix.
 

John Kelly

Born Gambler
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Re: Friday EOG guest Rick Isaacs AAU team is 4-0 this weekend

Thanks for the report, Inkwell77.

Not enough hours in the day for me to follow AAU hoops.
 
Re: Friday EOG guest Rick Isaacs AAU team is 4-0 this weekend

Re: Friday EOG guest Rick Isaacs AAU team is 4-0 this weekend

Thanks for the report, Inkwell77.

Not enough hours in the day for me to follow AAU hoops.

JK, you should take Rick Issacs up on that Fab 48 offer. I'll probably be there if work permits.

I've only been following aau for 4 few years, but it is definitely interesting.

I remember like 4 years ago watching Dekker playing for the Wisconsin Playgroud Warriors and lighting it up, and Nigel Williams-Goss was next to me saying how legit Dekker was.

Some of my predictions have not exactly played out as expected. The transition to college is very hard and I believe fit and coaching has a lot to do with success. I was amazed this year Casey Benson had a more productive season at Oregon than Dorian Pickens did at Stanford. Benson is talented, but nothing like Pickens.

I think it boiled down to bad coaching vs good coaching.
I gotta believe Altman would have had Pickens contributing while Johnny Dawkins is not getting it done.
 

John Kelly

Born Gambler
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Let's meet Ink at the Fab 48 event.

I love watching hoops at any level and it's fun to project the future.

Easy to get fooled unless you've seen a kid multiple times in various settings.

The interview would be a huge part of my evaluation process, if I were a coach/recruiter.
 
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EdTheStatMan

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My son just started his AAU career (4th grade). What he likes is the level of competition and coaching that you don't get with elementary school or township ball. All the players want to be there and are not there just because the parents need extra baby sitting time.
 

Almost Allright

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Level of coaching? Maybe at 4th grade level perhaps. But it turns into one on one free for all at the higher levels. And at the highest levels it's nothing short of legalized prostitution with the AAU coach playing pimp and coach cal and coach k as the johns.
 

John Kelly

Born Gambler
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"Pop Pop" will be playing at Texas Tech next season.

Two questions: How old is he and how tall is he?

He doesn't lack confidence, that's for sure.

In an interview, he said one of the reasons he selected Texas Tech is the coaching staff there has developed NBA players in the past.
 

John Kelly

Born Gambler
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Pop pop is transferring out of tt. Dad told me it's Creighton, Ole miss, byu in the mix.

Basketball in 2024.

The transfer portal in men's basketball is one of the secondary reasons for the surge in popularity of the women's game.

Fans can more easily connect to athletes who spend four or five years at one school.

The primary reason for the interest in the ladies is, of course, Caitlin Clark.
 

John Kelly

Born Gambler
Staff member
Re: EOG radio guest Rick Isaacs' AAU team is 4-0 this weekend

Let's meet Ink at the Fab 48 event.

I love watching hoops at any level and it's fun to project the future.

Easy to get fooled unless you've seen a kid multiple times in various settings.

The interview would be a huge part of my evaluation process, if I were a coach/recruiter.

Here's a good question for a young athlete: Do you like your sport or do you love your sport?
 
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