The Dave

its competition are the prequels, sequels and d+ shows none of them come close to it.

I talked a dad who told me he spent $10k a year on travel baseball between tourneys, travel, and gear for his son. He got a partial scholarship to D-2 school. If he had put the $10k in a mutual fund each year, he would have had about $190,000. The scholarship was $5k a year.

I would like to formally apologize for placing Reed Sheppard above Stephon Castle on my big board. As a 6 foot, 180 pound white man, I desperately wanted to believe that a 6'2, 180 pound white man with a 5% steal rate, a 52% three point percentage, and a 42 inch vertical was worthy of a top 5 pick. I saw the spreadsheet. I saw the shooting. I saw myself. In my dreams. Meanwhile, Stephon Castle was standing right there: 6'5.5 barefoot, built like Adonis, and very obviously a two-way hooper. I thought the jumper mattered. I thought the mediocre steal and block rates put a ceiling on his defense. They did not. I failed to ask the simplest question in basketball: Roll the ball out. Have them play 1-on-1. Who is coming out on top? It's Castle. Last night he had a triple double in the Western Conference Finals. 17 points, 11 assists, and 11 turnovers. But really, the highlight was him guarding SGA. He's bigger, stronger, and faster than SGA. The MVP can't get where he wants on the court when Castle is out there guarding him. I will improve going forward. Sincerely, draftballr