I made the Team!

Good guess Leroy, but I retired from the Mathletes a year and half ago after 8th grade, my long division isn’t as sharp as it once used to be, but like they say, your addition is the last to leave you.

Good guess Leroy, but I retired from the Mathletes a year and half ago after 8th grade, my long division isn’t as sharp as it once used to be, but like they say, your addition is the last to leave you.

Good guess Leroy, but I retired from the Mathletes a year and half ago after 8th grade, my long division isn’t as sharp as it once used to be, but like they say, your addition is the last to leave you.

Today is Day 4 of the school tryouts. They narrowed it down from 45 to 16 (plus the 6 returners). He says he’ll carry 16 of us on the roster. 2 and a half more hours untill today’s tryout,, and I still have butterflys. I did really well on day 1 and 2, but stunk it up conditioning and speed wise yesterday. But coach told me that if I don’t make the team, it’s not because of my conditioning, saying it’s a fixable problem. Just gotta go out there and give it my all, wish me luck!

Had a good day, I actually ran the suicdes in the given time, plus I beasted on the big man post up drills, but I know that conditioning is going to be a challange for me, so just gotta keep my head up, not get cocky at all, and just play ball. Another tryout tomorrow, and then I assume we’ll have cuts on Monday, probably get down to around 18 guys, and maybe have periodic cuts over the next one and half months. Just gotta keep on truging.

Missed it on the last cuts. I am sad…………………But the star big man, (who is currently playing football) might transfer. If so, we’ll only have 2 legit guys above 5’10 that can play the 4 and 5, (I am around 6’0) so I’ll be waiting for the call, just like these guys.

Thanks MDymes, It means a lot.

To be honest, after I spoke to coach(who was very positive, and told me to come out next year, and to work with him on post drills) I got the impression that I was sort of even with one of the big men, and even maybe a better option than another, but my speed, conditioning, athleticism, and most of all height(the other guys were a good inch or two taller than me) is what led to their decision. I am not counting on getting a roster spot if the other guy transfers, but gotta keep that potion open. Just gotta woek even harder to work on my weaknesses, and it’ll eventually pay off in one way or another.

Fair question, I go to a school with almost 3,000 kids, and about 35-40 of the 45 kids at tryouts were serious ballers. The competition is really tough, and although we may not have a dominating player, we are all pretty much even across the board. Plus I am a sophmore, and they need a to have a certain amount of Freshmen, which is why I think they chose me to go over a couploe other guys.