[AirJordan™]

Originally Posted by Porn_Player

Sounds like you got yourself sorted mentally and your only 14. Congratulations i was still some crazy lil focused nba wannabe star back then and school work came last.. oh well didnt hurt me but wish i hadda put more effort in.

I got a game tomoro afternoon its a home one so i will recap for you after it. Laterz

EDIT - Game cancelled due to the court being unavailable because of ...... wait for it....... PING PONG haha oh well rescheduled for the week after!!
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I was also a "lil focused nba wannabe star" last year. I was dreaming bout what I was gonna do with my first big league paycheck till reality set in, theres like a tonn of ballers out there that may be better than me and I don't think an above average white baller from canada would be one of the lucky 450 people who make it...

But I do want to at least play on a division 1 team in the NCAA in either basketball or football...

[Porn_Player]

Originally Posted by AirJordan™

I was also a "lil focused nba wannabe star" last year. I was dreaming bout what I was gonna do with my first big league paycheck till reality set in, theres like a tonn of ballers out there that may be better than me and I don't think an above average white baller from canada would be one of the lucky 450 people who make it...

But I do want to at least play on a division 1 team in the NCAA in either basketball or football...

Well being in the UK i think making pro ball will be easier for me obviously the benefits of making nba type money wont be there but aslong as i can make a living off the game i love i aint gonna stop trying.

[pmac34]

Originally Posted by AirJordan™

I was also a "lil focused nba wannabe star" last year. I was dreaming bout what I was gonna do with my first big league paycheck till reality set in, theres like a tonn of ballers out there that may be better than me and I don't think an above average white baller from canada would be one of the lucky 450 people who make it...

But I do want to at least play on a division 1 team in the NCAA in either basketball or football...

nobody makes a division 1 team after sitting out their freshman year unless you're really, really good.

[Porn_Player]

Originally Posted by pmac34

nobody makes a division 1 team after sitting out their freshman year unless you're really, really good.

Eh? he is 14, now i understand am from a land far away but dont you guys go to highschool till your 18 then its off to college and div1 baskteball for those budding stars??

Now i been working on my maths and well that gives him 4 years. I got kids around me in the UK at 16/17 being picked up by Div1 teams. Actually am playing against one the dudes tomorow at 3oclok so i will report back.

[MonkeyBallZJr]

Originally Posted by Porn_Player

Eh? he is 14, now i understand am from a land far away but dont you guys go to highschool till your 18 then its off to college and div1 baskteball for those budding stars??

Now i been working on my maths and well that gives him 4 years. I got kids around me in the UK at 16/17 being picked up by Div1 teams. Actually am playing against one the dudes tomorow at 3oclok so i will report back.

You are correct we do have 4 years of highschool, except in Canada the universities don't give full athletic scholarships like in the US. CIS is the Canadian equivalent of NCAA but I think the best Canadian team, Carleton can easily play in NCAA division 1 and compete with the top schools. Also the chance of getting drafted into the NBA out of CIS is virtually zero, although I do remember a guy name Prosper Karangwa(sp) being the closest though.

In my opinion, there are a lot of diamonds in the rough here in Canada but it is also extremely hard to make it to an NCAA division 1 school from Canada. You usually have to be amazing in the case of Denham Brown (former UCONN) and Ryan Wright(UCLA) and expect Robert Sacre to be playing for Gonzaga next year. A lot of the top talents in Canada have moved to the United States for better exposure and they are big name players that have been touted by NBA scouts; I am talking about Olu Ashaolu and Junior Cadougan highly rated players in the United States, I know Sportsnet did a segment on him last year and he was one of the top sophomores.

[AirJordan™]

Chyeah! I'm going down to Detroit tomorrow w/ my Tech class to go see the North American International Auto Show. Gotta get up bright and early at 5:00 am though......I'll try not to get shot......It's gonna be so sick, missing a day of school to check out cars...

[Porn_Player]

Wow, fouled out my first game ever.

Picked up 3 fouls in the first quarter like some crazy rookie out there and am meant to be the main player on the team. Definately not my best performance but the reffing was crazy he called me for slipping over infront of a player even though i didnt touch him????!!!! craziest call i ever seen

Needless to say we lost the game seen as i had to sit out 2 quarters of the game. 62-43 the end and i think my team on a whole shot around 5% it was pathetic.. Myself to blame aswell.

Worst game i have EVER played so strange 'cos i was really expecting a monster game.

Oh thanks for the insight MonkeyBallzJr


ps- the player on their team that is suiting up to play Div1 next year didnt come seems he may have gotten a little bigheaded for his boots. Not a good sign

[AirJordan™]

Lol, the Detroit Auto Show was great. I didn't get shot . The bus ride was awesome.
If you went to sleep or went to the washroom, you were ****ed. The show itself was pretty sweet, saw Lambo's, Ferrari's, Bentley's, Porche's, new concept cars, etc...they even had models. I even got to meet the Pistons announcer guy, John Mason, shook his hand and said "Hi" and ****. I also got to meet some of Pistons dance pack......My bud got his wallet stolen w/ $26 & his student card in it...it's Detroit, what do you expect? It was pretty sweet, I'd go again next year if I have the time...

BTW, it's so easy to smuggle **** across the border when you're with a group of people (not that I'd do it). I could've brought something like weed and they wouldn't even find out, they didn't even check my bags or passport or anything, they just asked who's not Canadian and they had to fill out papers and ****, and we got in. What they did check for is oranges from Canada, we're not allowed to bring oranges into the US. It's a $5000 fine if they find an orange that you didn't tell them about. I find that absurd because we get our oranges from Cali, FLA, etc...

[pmac34]

Originally Posted by AirJordan™

Lol, the Detroit Auto Show was great. I didn't get shot . The bus ride was awesome.
If you went to sleep or went to the washroom, you were ****ed. The show itself was pretty sweet, saw Lambo's, Ferrari's, Bentley's, Porche's, new concept cars, etc...they even had models. I even got to meet the Pistons announcer guy, John Mason, shook his hand and said "Hi" and ****. I also got to meet some of Pistons dance pack......My bud got his wallet stolen w/ $26 & his student card in it...it's Detroit, what do you expect? It was pretty sweet, I'd go again next year if I have the time...

BTW, it's so easy to smuggle **** across the border when you're with a group of people (not that I'd do it). I could've brought something like weed and they wouldn't even find out, they didn't even check my bags or passport or anything, they just asked who's not Canadian and they had to fill out papers and ****, and we got in. What they did check for is oranges from Canada, we're not allowed to bring oranges into the US. It's a $5000 fine if they find an orange that you didn't tell them about. I find that absurd because we get our oranges from Cali, FLA, etc...

I'm pretty sure it's lemons too

[AirJordan™]

Yeah baby, just got back from school, just finished my English exam. I thought it was gonna be hard, but it was EASY. Glad I got the hardest subject, IMO, outta the way. Next up, Math on Tuesday and Geography on Wednesday. Should be a breeze...I get 2 long weekends baby!

[Porn_Player]

Originally Posted by AirJordan™

Yeah baby, just got back from school, just finished my English exam. I thought it was gonna be hard, but it was EASY. Glad I got the hardest subject, IMO, outta the way. Next up, Math on Tuesday and Geography on Wednesday. Should be a breeze...I get 2 long weekends baby!

Ha, Nice.

I too had an English test today my ridiculously intelligient lecturer strangely allowed me to type up my essay's concerning Hamlet and Willam Blake on my laptop. The same laptop that contained all my previous work ... hell yeah i cheated my way to an A (well i hope)

[RC06]

The exams I had were surprisingly easy. They were no harder than the normal tests we had during the semester. I enjoyed my 3 days off (5 including this weekend) staying home with the flu. My second semester starts this Monday and I have: French, Science, Lunch, Phys. Ed/Health & Business. It's going to be a breeze, glad I got all my hard subjects over with (Math & English). It's hard to believe that there's only 93 days left of school ...

Damn is it ever cold outside. I went to the variety store to get something and my balls froze as soon as I walked out of the house. Right now it's -15°C w/ windchills of -25°C. Jesus man, glad I don't have to do anything tomorrow. I'm just going to stay on my warm cozy couch, with some Buckley's & food near by and sit and watch two amazing games (Raps/Clips & Colts/Bears)...

Word.