I grew up playing little league basketball from the time I was in first grade back in the '80s.... And I had been watching IU from the mid 70s.... One of the things that inspired me to want to play was watching IU and college basketball because they were playing for their school and there was so much pride in the game and it was so different from the NBA... And I remember thinking through those years "maybe one day I'll be good enough to play for my high school"... And that's what all of my teammates thought... All we cared about was being able to play for our high school one day... And so all we really cared about was ourselves and how we could position ourselves to play for our high school... We all got participation trophies and the team that won the playoff had trophies that were a little bit taller but nobody really cared... It was always just about going to high school and playing basketball...
I see a similar thing in college now that I didn't see back in the seventies and '80s... National championships almost don't seem to matter anymore they're just a bullet point on a resume... Think about it... whoever wins the national championship... after one week it's completely forgotten about... It didn't used to be that way....
Now we see kids transferring moving all around trying to pad their resume because really all they care about is an NBA contract.... If they win the national championship, their trophy is a little taller... I miss the good old days of college basketball where people were playing for pride in their schools etc... And a national championship actually meant something more than a bullet point on a resume.... Watching college ball growing up... Players didn't act like I did in little league... Just some thoughts...
I see a similar thing in college now that I didn't see back in the seventies and '80s... National championships almost don't seem to matter anymore they're just a bullet point on a resume... Think about it... whoever wins the national championship... after one week it's completely forgotten about... It didn't used to be that way....
Now we see kids transferring moving all around trying to pad their resume because really all they care about is an NBA contract.... If they win the national championship, their trophy is a little taller... I miss the good old days of college basketball where people were playing for pride in their schools etc... And a national championship actually meant something more than a bullet point on a resume.... Watching college ball growing up... Players didn't act like I did in little league... Just some thoughts...