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[scotto_25]

IMO -

AAU has completely killed High School and College basketball. No if's, and's, or but's about it. It's TERRIBLE street ball with a "look at me" mentality.

[CajunNation]

IMO -

AAU has completed killed High School and College basketball. No if's, and's, or but's about it. It's TERRIBLE street ball with a "look at me" mentality.

Bingo

[ManAboutTown]

IMO -

AAU has completed killed High School and College basketball. No if's, and's, or but's about it. It's TERRIBLE street ball with a "look at me" mentality.

Yep and it isn't going away any time soon.

[Ragin4U]

IMO -

AAU has completed killed High School and College basketball. No if's, and's, or but's about it. It's TERRIBLE street ball with a "look at me" mentality.

This is absolutely the problem. Most of the AAU world is sleazy. Check out the book "Play their hearts out." My boys played AAU ball and had a pretty positive experience but we saw some of the bad side as well.
When ESPN starts showing good ball reversal, rebounding and help defense as Top 10 plays, basketball will start to improve.
Ill ask again, which programs should UL try to emulate? Who is doing what you think we should be doing?

[CrazyCajun]

This is absolutely the problem. Most of the AAU world is sleazy. Check out the book "Play their hearts out." My boys played AAU ball and had a pretty positive experience but we saw some of the bad side as well.
When ESPN starts showing good ball reversal, rebounding and help defense as Top 10 plays, basketball will start to improve.
Ill ask again, which programs should UL try to emulate? Who is doing what you think we should be doing?

The winning ones, the ones who are competing for a championship every year...not competing for the 4 seed in the tournament.

[Ragin4U]

The winning ones, the ones who are competing for a championship every year...not competing for the 4 seed in the tournament.

Who is that? Are there programs not named KEntucky, UNC, Louisville, etc that compete for a title every year? Who, on our level, consistently goes to the Dance?
I can think of New Mexico state but not many others.

[CrazyCajun]

Who is that? Are there programs not named KEntucky, UNC, Louisville, etc that compete for a title every year? Who, on our level, consistently goes to the Dance?
I can think of New Mexico state but not many others.

So just give up huh? Is basketball some alien sport played on another planet? Why can we not compete for a conference championship every year? Like wku or georgia state? Hell how bout once every 8 years would be a good place to start. The goal of every sport should be to compete for your conference championship. Baseball and softball do and HUD sure gets his balls busted about not winning the sunbelt...but not ole Bob, ole Bob got it so bad here with all his disadvantages...he coaches the most storied program here. You are acting like this guy is hanging banners and people are just busting his chops.

[Ragin4U]

I agree that should be our goal but I am also realistic enough to know that consistent success is tough at this level.
GSU has 1 conference title. WKU has lots but its been awhile if I remember correctly.

[CrazyCajun]

I agree that should be our goal but I am also realistic enough to know that consistent success is tough at this level.
GSU has 1 conference title. WKU has lots but its been awhile if I remember correctly.

Lets have some success before we look to have consistent success.

[Turbine]

Because the lower levels have kickers that are just kickers...when I was in high school our starting fullback was our kicker and he would just toe the ___ out of it. You have more foreigners now kicking in American football, more converted soccer players. More points being scored which is more extra points, better offense's getting closer for shorter field goal attempts.

Designated Shooters, yeah that's the ticket.

Seriously though, those are good points of consideration.

Back when free throw shooting was better, the kids played every sport year round. Overt lifelong focus helps but is not the sole contributing improvement factor.

[Just1More]

That is a very good point.

However over half of all NFL stadiums are still on natural grass and yet kicking percentages have reached new heights there as well.

Only basketball has plateaued or decreased.

What has changed? Larger arenas, smaller practice facilities.

I believe you were responded to well in what has changed in basketball. But as far as there still being outdoor NFL stadiums... just the building of one additional indoor football facility makes 8 regular season games played indoors. Kicking accuracy has plenty of reasons to show improvement that free throw shooting does not.

[Turbine]

... just the building of one additional indoor football facility makes 8 regular season games played indoors. Kicking accuracy has plenty of reasons to show improvement that free throw shooting does not.

IPF affects accuracy!

Head down kicking towards the positive.

Heads up depth perception, towards the negative.