At what age did you stop thinking you were going to play in the NBA

[eyeh8u]

throughout elementary i was the best in my school, (it was a highly gifted school), then in jr high during lunch, i was the best point man, throwing alleyoop layups to my friends.

Then second week in highschool, basketball try outs, i made it to day 3, about 30 kids left, we split up into teams, and for the first time we had coaches telling us what to do. Coach made me a SF went i never touched the ball then whole game. "Coach told me to be more aggressive" i got mad as shit i took the ball kicked into the empty stands and left. I realized i was never gonna play in the nba

[angelbelow]

middle school when i realized i wasnt going to be over 6 foot

[sonic21]

i'm still hoping

[Vinnie_Johnson]

15 when I knew the dream was over.

[PuttPutt]

I had doubts in 8th grade when I tore my knee up the first time. Then in 9th grade tore the same knee up worse. That's when the dream officially died.

What sucks is in 2 weeks having the same knee operated on for the 3rd time. :bang

[tlongII]

40

[florige]

middle school when i realized i wasnt going to be over 6 foot



:lol Pretty much the same here.

[balli]

12 or so. Though I thought I was going to be on the US Ski team until I was 17.

[Ditty]

15 when i got kicked off the team because of grades

[manufan10]

I'm 25, 5'10, and I still think I have a chance. :lol

[Fillmoe]

at 13 when i realized i had a vagina

[manufan10]

^ :lmao

[Strike]

I'm not going to play in the NBA? That's news to me!

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

:lmao @ Fillmoe

[mavs>spurs2]

Glad to see this Arabic faggot is still thinking about me after all this time. Sup Abdul

[spursfan1000]

I will be a lottery pick next season, lol.

[Cry Havoc]

Well, if Trajan Langdon and JJ Barea made it into The League, I've still got a shot.

[KidCongo]

I'm still think I got a chance with the NBL :lol

[ShoogarBear]

I'm going to tryouts next week. Let you know how that goes.

[alamo50]

7 months

[samikeyp]

-6 months. :)

[Rip-Hamilton32]

never i didn't start playin until 4 years ago

[I. Hustle]

I had a couple of college scouts that would stay and watch me after they came to see a senior at my school. I was 14 and thought I was badass because I out rebounded the 6'6 6'7 guys and I could dunk. I really thought I was going to end up at UT then two highschools and two tore up knees later I figured it wasn't going to happen.

[mexicanjunior]

16...I had always hoped for a Dana Barros, Jeff Hornacek type of role on some team but then I realized my dribble was way too high.

[mavs>spurs2]

16...I had always hoped for a Dana Barros, Jeff Hornacek type of role on some team but then I realized my dribble was way too high.

That's something pretty simple to correct if that's ALL thats keeping you from the NBA :lol

[lebomb]

Never givin up hope!!!

[I. Hustle]

That's something pretty simple to correct if that's ALL thats keeping you from the NBA :lol

By dribble he meant brain and by too high he meant he's a meth head. So no it's not that simple.

[mexicanjunior]

That's something pretty simple to correct if that's ALL thats keeping you from the NBA :lol

I know...bad habits die hard. :downspin:

[z0sa]

i always, and still want, to ref for the NBA. Actually playing has never been more than a wild, wild dream I don't even care to entertain.

[La Peace]

Theres still a chance

[in2deep]

as long as guys like Matt Bonner and Jacque Vaughn are in the league, there is hope

[callo1]

For me, the dream of the NFL was great, so the NBA dream really never happened so I would say I never had that dream...doesn't mean I still don't have an great passion for the game though.

[Spurminator]

When the Clippers waived me.

[SAGambler]

Basketball was just something to pass the time away between football and baseball seasons. Never even considered a NBA career.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

When the Clippers waived me.

:lol

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

I fully intend to buy my own team someday and insert myself into the starting lineup.

If you thought Mark Cuban was a little too involved in the games you haven't seen 'nuthin yet.

[easjer]

I fully intend to buy my own team someday and insert myself into the starting lineup.

If you thought Mark Cuban was a little too involved in the games you haven't seen 'nuthin yet.

Love it.

[jacobdrj]

Good topic. But I never thought I would. My friend, who is 25, came to the epiphany that he was not going to have a shot at the NBA when he was older than most of the draft picks 2 years ago.

[Darrin]

9.

[ShoogarBear]

When the Clippers waived me.

Too bad, if you had made the Clippers, the next step would have been the NBA.

[angel_luv]

I fully intend to buy my own team someday and insert myself into the starting lineup.

If you thought Mark Cuban was a little too involved in the games you haven't seen 'nuthin yet.

:lol

[tonylongoriafan]

i could still hit that corner 3...but i'm no athlete

[lefty]

When I was born

[101A]

I turn 41 later this month, am ~25 lbs overweight; pulled a hammy running to first base playing softball last spring.

I'll give up the dream any day now.