The Incomplete Jumpshot.
This is the story of every Basketball player you don't know of.
I let one fly from downtown which "swished" through the net. God! I love this sound. I bet it is the only sound every Basketball player in this whole world would want to hear, after they take a shot.
I was out practising with my team one day when my eyes got caught on a lean guy watching us practise. He looked a little older than the oldest guy in my team who is 23. He wore a pair of worn out basketball sneakers.
After the drills and shooting practice we started scrimmage. I should say I was in the form of my life. I dropped 30 plus that day. I danced over my guard with combinations of hesitation moves and crossovers. My hardwork was paying off.
Next day when I reached the court for practice I found the very same guy whom I noticed the previous day in the very same spot, but with his basketball uniform on . He did not step fast to the court even though he gradually moved closer. By the time he reached us we were about to scrimmage. He asked us if he too could join us. Since we were short of a player we let him join us. Trust me, if we were even on both sides we would never have let him in.
It turned out that he was in my team. From his looks we did not expect much out of him.
He told us he plays the position of a point guard. Coincidentally we did not have a point guard in the team, so we let him "handle" the business. He left us awestruck with the very first pass he made. It was so fast and powerful that I moved 2-3 steps to undo the momentum of the pass. And yeah! My hands did ache.
With every move he made, he left us speechless. I should say he was the best ball handler I had ever met in my life. His moves were like poetry in motion. He hit more than 65% from downtown. I felt if Golden State Warriors had seen him play , Steph Curry would have been jobless by now.
His assists were such that all we had to do was lay the ball in without any contest. His defence was always the key. He made his counterpart look like fool. He sure had the talents of a true point guard. I was sure he must have played for one of the top teams in the state.
After the game I decided to get acquainted with him. I was appalled to know that he never even tried out in the district team selections. With his talents, I am pretty sure he would have made it to the Nationals. I blamed him for not trying out. He had a very sad story of lack of support from his family to share with me. Now when he did not want any support, he was well above the age limits.
I really felt bad for him. I was also glad that I had a wonderful family which supported me in every ways possible.
I met many people like him in my basketball and I felt pity for them. I wished to bring about a change to this. But I was clueless on what to do.
I am gonna work really hard to do something for those who went unnoticed.
Well... this is not a true story. But I strongly believe there are people with great talent struggling to get through. I will do whatever it takes for more talents not to go unnoticed.
I let one fly from downtown which "swished" through the net. God! I love this sound. I bet it is the only sound every Basketball player in this whole world would want to hear, after they take a shot.
I was out practising with my team one day when my eyes got caught on a lean guy watching us practise. He looked a little older than the oldest guy in my team who is 23. He wore a pair of worn out basketball sneakers.
After the drills and shooting practice we started scrimmage. I should say I was in the form of my life. I dropped 30 plus that day. I danced over my guard with combinations of hesitation moves and crossovers. My hardwork was paying off.
Next day when I reached the court for practice I found the very same guy whom I noticed the previous day in the very same spot, but with his basketball uniform on . He did not step fast to the court even though he gradually moved closer. By the time he reached us we were about to scrimmage. He asked us if he too could join us. Since we were short of a player we let him join us. Trust me, if we were even on both sides we would never have let him in.
It turned out that he was in my team. From his looks we did not expect much out of him.
He told us he plays the position of a point guard. Coincidentally we did not have a point guard in the team, so we let him "handle" the business. He left us awestruck with the very first pass he made. It was so fast and powerful that I moved 2-3 steps to undo the momentum of the pass. And yeah! My hands did ache.
With every move he made, he left us speechless. I should say he was the best ball handler I had ever met in my life. His moves were like poetry in motion. He hit more than 65% from downtown. I felt if Golden State Warriors had seen him play , Steph Curry would have been jobless by now.
His assists were such that all we had to do was lay the ball in without any contest. His defence was always the key. He made his counterpart look like fool. He sure had the talents of a true point guard. I was sure he must have played for one of the top teams in the state.
After the game I decided to get acquainted with him. I was appalled to know that he never even tried out in the district team selections. With his talents, I am pretty sure he would have made it to the Nationals. I blamed him for not trying out. He had a very sad story of lack of support from his family to share with me. Now when he did not want any support, he was well above the age limits.
I really felt bad for him. I was also glad that I had a wonderful family which supported me in every ways possible.
I met many people like him in my basketball and I felt pity for them. I wished to bring about a change to this. But I was clueless on what to do.
I am gonna work really hard to do something for those who went unnoticed.
Well... this is not a true story. But I strongly believe there are people with great talent struggling to get through. I will do whatever it takes for more talents not to go unnoticed.
After the drills and shooting practice we started scrimmage. I should say I was in the form of my life. I dropped 30 plus that day. I danced over my guard with combinations of hesitation moves and crossovers. My hardwork was paying off.
Next day when I reached the court for practice I found the very same guy whom I noticed the previous day in the very same spot, but with his basketball uniform on . He did not step fast to the court even though he gradually moved closer. By the time he reached us we were about to scrimmage. He asked us if he too could join us. Since we were short of a player we let him join us. Trust me, if we were even on both sides we would never have let him in.
It turned out that he was in my team. From his looks we did not expect much out of him.
He told us he plays the position of a point guard. Coincidentally we did not have a point guard in the team, so we let him "handle" the business. He left us awestruck with the very first pass he made. It was so fast and powerful that I moved 2-3 steps to undo the momentum of the pass. And yeah! My hands did ache.
With every move he made, he left us speechless. I should say he was the best ball handler I had ever met in my life. His moves were like poetry in motion. He hit more than 65% from downtown. I felt if Golden State Warriors had seen him play , Steph Curry would have been jobless by now.
His assists were such that all we had to do was lay the ball in without any contest. His defence was always the key. He made his counterpart look like fool. He sure had the talents of a true point guard. I was sure he must have played for one of the top teams in the state.
After the game I decided to get acquainted with him. I was appalled to know that he never even tried out in the district team selections. With his talents, I am pretty sure he would have made it to the Nationals. I blamed him for not trying out. He had a very sad story of lack of support from his family to share with me. Now when he did not want any support, he was well above the age limits.
I really felt bad for him. I was also glad that I had a wonderful family which supported me in every ways possible.
I met many people like him in my basketball and I felt pity for them. I wished to bring about a change to this. But I was clueless on what to do.
I am gonna work really hard to do something for those who went unnoticed.
Well... this is not a true story. But I strongly believe there are people with great talent struggling to get through. I will do whatever it takes for more talents not to go unnoticed.
